I just got an Oregon 1/4" chain in the mail for my carving saw & realized it wasn't long enough. So, I went down to a store I knew carried 1/4" Oregon and asked to have a link put in. There's a "50k" stamped on my driver links. I noticed the driver link the salesman took off the store reel to install on my chain was marked "25". I asked twice if it was the same chain & the guy ignored me and proceeded to install the link. Didn't think much of this till I got home.
Well, not only did the screwball bend some of the parts kinking that part of the chain (it won't pivot around the rivets. It's stuck), the pieces that holds the links together are bigger.
So, my questions are: are there two types of 1/4" pitch chain made by Oregon? What does the stamps on the links "50k" & "25" mean?
Even if the chain wasn't kinked, I'm afraid having the bigger peices I mentioned above will cause undue vibration. Any thoughts?
Well, not only did the screwball bend some of the parts kinking that part of the chain (it won't pivot around the rivets. It's stuck), the pieces that holds the links together are bigger.
So, my questions are: are there two types of 1/4" pitch chain made by Oregon? What does the stamps on the links "50k" & "25" mean?
Even if the chain wasn't kinked, I'm afraid having the bigger peices I mentioned above will cause undue vibration. Any thoughts?