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Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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What is it about ported saws that brings out the worst in people.
What is it about ported saws that brings out the worst in people.
KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
small penis syndrome, me thinks
If you want to see arguments, take a gander at the politics and religion section. No other section has spawned a greater number of posters placed on my ignore list for getting personal rather than effectively arguing their position.
If you want to see arguments, take a gander at the politics and religion section. No other section has spawned a greater number of posters placed on my ignore list for getting personal rather than effectively arguing their position.
Well , with all this talk of black locust and the talk of an early winter and the fear of Zogger's polar vortex I figured I'd better get at it so I headed to one of the scrounge piles to look for that locust y'all talk about ...
I searched through that pile , cutting as I went through it
But alas not a stick to be found .
I did get excited for a brief moment after finding some peppermint ,,,, that peppermint pattie was right some tasty
While I was cutting this load the fella that owned the lot that I cut this off of stopped by , he was telling me that he just got this winter's firewood delivered ....
I searched through that pile , cutting as I went through it
But alas not a stick to be found .
I did get excited for a brief moment after finding some peppermint ,,,, that peppermint pattie was right some tasty
While I was cutting this load the fella that owned the lot that I cut this off of stopped by , he was telling me that he just got this winter's firewood delivered ....
Well I for sure didn't! Lol. That chain was on the saw when I bought it and I never really ran it. I've found I can file sharpen pretty fair if I start with a good chain. So first thing I do when I get a saw is to put a new chain on.
I'm trying to get a pic of the growth on a Black Locust. It looks like half of a mushroom, but it's as hard as wood. If I find a small log or limb with the growth, that is hollow, I make bird boxes out of them. Sometimes I put the growth over the bird hole like a porch roof, and sometimes below the hole for a perch, Joe.
http://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/poroid fungi/species pages/Phellinus robineae.htm
http://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/poroid fungi/species pages/Phellinus robineae.htm
So after dinner, I took the file and guide to the rakers and shaved 5 seconds off that 20 second video. I won't bore you with the next vid but it felt a lot better and threw more chips and way less dust. I'm not trying to emulate a cookie cutting race saw here, haha. Just trying to improve my sharpening skills. With this little grinder and some knowledge, I shouldn't have to buy a chain for a couple years at the rate I cut.
I have no idea if the polypores have anything to do with any of the root rots. I just know that every tree I've seen with the polypores on it have been hollow, Joe.
What's got me worried isn't the polypores, it's the small penis vs ported saw thing. Because I have one but not the other!
Yeah I really don't understand why some take it to such extreme levels.small penis syndrome, me thinks
If you want to see arguments, take a gander at the politics and religion section. No other section has spawned a greater number of posters placed on my ignore list for getting personal rather than effectively arguing their position.
The builder groupies are the worst.
Those boys need to spend some time in the scrounging firewood thread..... its like taking Valium.
On second though better keep them out of here.
On second though better keep them out of here.
So, do you ever plan on getting one of your saws ported? Joe.What's got me worried isn't the polypores, it's the small penis vs ported saw thing. Because I have one but not the other!
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beat me to itSo, do you ever plan on getting one of your saws ported? Joe.
KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
Know any local woodturners? They sometimes like spalted timber.
Ha probably not. Or an implant, lol.So, do you ever plan on getting one of your saws ported? Joe.
While I have to admit after watching YouTube vids of ported saws, it would be cool to own one, I couldn't justify it for my homeowner needs. I wouldn't know where to take it either. Here in Ontario, I'm not aware of anyone who does it. Heck my Stihl dealer looked at me like I had two heads when I asked if they had dual port mufflers for the 460.
Couple guys like Manitoba maple (box elder) which I have some of. Red streaks in it. That piece I was cutting was elm. Dead standing from Dutch elm disease. Some of the hard maple I have cut has green in it. Most of it winds up in the wood stove. Father in law turns some.
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I want a lathe bad. Been looking for about a year. I turned a whole set of chess pieces in high school.
Hook ... Definition ... On a round filed chain, the file is too low in the tooth. In a square filed chain, the filed corner is below the corner of the tooth (nothing to do with the lean).
Why square is more efficient: The vertical cutter (which does the work) is straight, not a continuous varying angle like on round. Look at the side view.
In dirty wood, semi chisel is the best choice. However, properly sharpened square will stay sharp just as long as full chisel, and will noodle and mill a lot better.
There are many regional differences that do not always make sense. Square is popular on the West Coast, Round elsewhere. On the West Coast, .063 bars are common. In the East, they use them a lot on small bars, and the long bars are all .050, which makes no sense at all as .063 oils better. It just "is what it is".
Round file chain is common on the East Coast because it is available, and most people can't learn to sharpen square, and very few grinders (mostly very expensive ones) will sharpen it.
I've converted all of my Full Chisel to square, but I do keep a few loops of semi around, along with a loop of carbide in case I need them. Since I mostly cut green wood, I don't need them much.
Why square is more efficient: The vertical cutter (which does the work) is straight, not a continuous varying angle like on round. Look at the side view.
In dirty wood, semi chisel is the best choice. However, properly sharpened square will stay sharp just as long as full chisel, and will noodle and mill a lot better.
There are many regional differences that do not always make sense. Square is popular on the West Coast, Round elsewhere. On the West Coast, .063 bars are common. In the East, they use them a lot on small bars, and the long bars are all .050, which makes no sense at all as .063 oils better. It just "is what it is".
Round file chain is common on the East Coast because it is available, and most people can't learn to sharpen square, and very few grinders (mostly very expensive ones) will sharpen it.
I've converted all of my Full Chisel to square, but I do keep a few loops of semi around, along with a loop of carbide in case I need them. Since I mostly cut green wood, I don't need them much.
Cool that makes sense to me Mike
Square chisel can be sharped with a granberg file guide if a triangle hex is clamped in place. A rectangle six edged won't clamp on the one end, so will not function. Takes longer than free hand but puts all the teeth at the same angle.
