That's not a problem, yet
.When you have saws for pine, hardwood and then the shelf queens your starting to have a problem.
What you speak of is merely symptoms, your not full blown yet
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Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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.When you have saws for pine, hardwood and then the shelf queens your starting to have a problem.
What you speak of is merely symptoms, your not full blown yet
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I usually like to sharpen every two tanks, but they will go longer (usually), I just like "peak" performance. I did 4 tanks with the 660 milling Red Oak, but that was with a 36" full comp chain that I converted from RS to RSL (square). But milling a big Oak is tough on a chain, so I was pleased how it did, and it was still going well, no signs that it needed sharpening.
It usually depends on the wood you are cutting. Green stuff is not hard on chains, dry stuff is, and grit in the bark will dull any chain.
I've got a long list of saws that will maybe get a little shorter.
I enjoy spending the end of the afternoon puttering with the project saws on a test log. But when wood needs to be cut I'll grab the 550 and 562 and maybe a small saw with some cheap LP chain if I need to buck logs that have been dragged.
I enjoy spending the end of the afternoon puttering with the project saws on a test log. But when wood needs to be cut I'll grab the 550 and 562 and maybe a small saw with some cheap LP chain if I need to buck logs that have been dragged.
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Well over here in "hardwood world" I dont cut pine. Softest thing I have ever cut is silver maple, and most of that was already cut. Roadside scrounge.That's not a problem, yet
When you have saws for pine, hardwood and then the shelf queens your starting to have a problem.
What you speak of is merely symptoms, your not full blown yet
coryj
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I have wood for the next three seasons, but I keep cutting. I have business cards I give to people I cut for and they tell others. I still scrounge on CL and wherever else I can.
I think Silver Maple may cut faster than pine, no sticky sap to slow things down. Both are very soft and will make your saw look like Superman!
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1st, 2nd and about 7th cut on the new mill. You can guess which one was the 1st cut. This thing works excellent. Shoulda got stitches or stapes but didn't want wifey to make a big deal out of it. Started raining as I did the last cut so the wound got washed as I cleaned up.
Crap man, glad your ok.
The wood looks real nice.
That acid rain coming from Detroit should clean it right out
.Hope your feeling better soon, now that you've got cants well have to have a scroungers gtg
.Hey Steve, bring the red husky
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There's a reason they call it hero wood
.It sure does cut nice, and splits great too.
I may be cutting 4 fair sized ones this week, scroungers can't be picky, and I can't complain about the
.Just as Dan, my go to saw is the 241, and then the 360 pro, great softwood saws(my dirty saws), huskys for the hardwoods lol.
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I dont have anything against softwood. I love silver maple. The stuff is everywhere(along with ash), it cuts easy, splits easy, dries fast, light to carry, isn't sappy and easy to light on fire. The only downside I see to silver maple is it doesn't burn long, but this year since I got a new(to me) NC30 I could realistically burn nothing but softwood during the day when I'm up and only use hardwood at night. The only issue with that is, 95% of the stuff I have is hardwood.
50* 82% humidity unseasonably cool for MO. In regard to using a granberg file guide for square chisel. Just use the 6 side triangle file since the 6 sided rectangle can't be clamped. It is what I've used to bring consistency back to a loop of square chisel, which forester makes for my ms 170. My medium saws all have 3/8 .063 chisel square file cause I like it, even hand filed. My hand filing puts inconcistancies cutter to cutter over time so the granberg once inna while smooths the cutting some.
Play safe out there
nighthunter
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got all this for free by being in the right place at the right time by helping a lad on the side of the road except for the saw which was mine already
6 sided triangle file??? Never seen one. I'll have do a little searching.
nighthunter, I like that old David Brown. Looks like a nice operation you have there, Joe.
Yes the "square" file is actually hexagonal.
Basswood, cedar, and white pine really cut easy. Aspen too.
The gummiest wood I ever cut was red oak that was cut in the spring. Put a dried layer of sap on my bar and chain that baked on by the friction heat.
The gummiest wood I ever cut was red oak that was cut in the spring. Put a dried layer of sap on my bar and chain that baked on by the friction heat.
Black Birch & White Pine (near the base) are the sappiest I've seen.
I'm with you there - had to do some searching myself. I think this is what really got me confused:
I thought I would have to go back to kindergarten to relearn my shapes because a triangle, hex, and rectangle are all mentioned - none of which are square! LOL
This is what he is talking about.
http://www.baileysonline.com/Chains...el-Files/Pferd-3-Corner-Chisel-Files-Each.axd
OK if you want to use it in a guide, but if you are free handing, get the rectangular file, just trust me on that!
I exclusively use the rectangular files.
http://www.baileysonline.com/Chains...el-Files/Pferd-3-Corner-Chisel-Files-Each.axd
OK if you want to use it in a guide, but if you are free handing, get the rectangular file, just trust me on that!
I exclusively use the rectangular files.
nighthunter
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It's does the job perfect it makes life easier having it
