turnbuckle1
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Have a 461 stihl skip tooth chain , ripping , from the dealer. Slabbing a 22 in pine . Started with the ladder on the leveling cut , then to the 1st cut 2.5 in. Took forever , was a real battle , the mill guide kept jamming on the log , the chain pulling it in , I could not get the leverage I needed to push.
Step 2.... attach a boat winch solved problem??..not quite , back to the drawing board
Step 3 ...off to lee valley for 2 small offset casters , installed on the bottom of mill , sharpened chain which was 25/. degree ripping chain , took rakers down a bit , made a lot of difference from the other slabs and a better cut.
Question now is the chain.... do I get this taken down to 10 and what difference will it make and why?? do I keep it a skip tooth?
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Step 2.... attach a boat winch solved problem??..not quite , back to the drawing board
Step 3 ...off to lee valley for 2 small offset casters , installed on the bottom of mill , sharpened chain which was 25/. degree ripping chain , took rakers down a bit , made a lot of difference from the other slabs and a better cut.
Question now is the chain.... do I get this taken down to 10 and what difference will it make and why?? do I keep it a skip tooth?
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