You'd best put up a pic of the build !
We like pics cause we can't read directions lol
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You'd best put up a pic of the build !
We like pics cause we can't read directions lol
Sometimes I even have trouble reading the pics.
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What?! I can't hear your fingers!
'Pitch' only measures the average spacing of the chain rivets. It says nothing about the height, width, or profile of the cutters. Through the years, there have even been profile differences between same pitch, but different models, of Oregon or STIHL chains. So a different file size may make a difference.
These companies have controlled testing equipment to measure small differences. I was surprised to see Oregon narrow-kerf, low profile chain (Type 90) recommending a slightly larger diameter file than their narrow-kerf chain (Type 91). But I tried it and it did cut better! Oregon rep said that the cutters have different profiles.
Some people don't notice a difference in their cutting, or prefer a different size than the manufacturer recommends. One advantage of sharpening your won chain is being able to experiment, and then do what you want.
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Nice thing about square file is I use the same one for everything … 3/8 and .325!
Had a good day cutting today, and got done way before the people we were cutting for predicted. Nice to have lots of good running saws in lots of sizes. Was not as much big wood as I was led to believe, but still got to play with a 660 and 710 with 36" bars.
A large Red Oak (over 36" at the base) went down, and took a medium size Smooth Bark Hickory with it (mostly hidden beneath it). It was growing in the middle of one yard, went across another yard taking out the chain link fence on both side, plus the deck and BBQ grill, and the tops of both trees were in a third yard.
Had to be careful of metal in both trees, and the chain link fences, deck and BBQ, but Harold and I got it all cut up with my saws in under 4 hours. The home owner told us it was goin to take us two full days!
Weather was great, people were nice, and I got to work with my friend Harold … a good day!
A large Red Oak (over 36" at the base) went down, and took a medium size Smooth Bark Hickory with it (mostly hidden beneath it). It was growing in the middle of one yard, went across another yard taking out the chain link fence on both side, plus the deck and BBQ grill, and the tops of both trees were in a third yard.
Had to be careful of metal in both trees, and the chain link fences, deck and BBQ, but Harold and I got it all cut up with my saws in under 4 hours. The home owner told us it was goin to take us two full days!
Weather was great, people were nice, and I got to work with my friend Harold … a good day!
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Well this arrived today from @MillerModSaws. To say I’m pleased with how it runs would be an understatement. Carl does one heck of a job on his saw builds. If I can get a video to upload I’ll put one up but going off of 1 bar of LTE service may take a while.
Bought the .325 bar and chain combo (with full chisel chain) for $29.99. L and M fleet appears to be going totally to Tri-Link as the only Oregon chains left on their shelves are in the oddball DL counts. I asked an employee if they were going away from Oregon and he wouldn’t confirm or deny, just stated “people have been happy with Tri Link”. I said “I know, I’m one of them”. Chain cuts great and throws huge chips although I’d like to take the rakers down a bit.
I’ll throw 3/8 on it and try when my wife brings my saw stuff up. Some guys swear by 3/8 and others by .325. I guess I’ll have to figure it out myself. The saw definitely has the nuts to pull 3/8.
Bought the .325 bar and chain combo (with full chisel chain) for $29.99. L and M fleet appears to be going totally to Tri-Link as the only Oregon chains left on their shelves are in the oddball DL counts. I asked an employee if they were going away from Oregon and he wouldn’t confirm or deny, just stated “people have been happy with Tri Link”. I said “I know, I’m one of them”. Chain cuts great and throws huge chips although I’d like to take the rakers down a bit.
I’ll throw 3/8 on it and try when my wife brings my saw stuff up. Some guys swear by 3/8 and others by .325. I guess I’ll have to figure it out myself. The saw definitely has the nuts to pull 3/8.
Ahh, I miss Mt Cowboy.
I don't think I'll ever be able to replace it. Note how happy the Cowkids are to be standing in front of it. Cowlass ripped her pants a moment earlier, and being a good father I sent her off to school in them.
Anyway. We lost a member of the family today.
The saw family, I mean. There it was in September 2008, my first ever chainsaw, sitting on my first ever trailer. Bought them both on the same day. One of those momentous days in life, just like your wedding day, the birth of your children or the first time you tipped 100kgs (220lbs) on the scales.
And here we are nearly a decade later and he still has the original Farm Boss sticker on the side, bless him.
I sold it to a local lady (works at the local Parks office - like your Forestry folk) who was looking for a reasonable used chainsaw. She wanted to use it for cutting ~12 inch eucalypt. I'm assuming girls just can't handle more than 12 inches. I mean, I have found they can't handle.... Anyway. I had just had it serviced and made a coupla test cuts today to make sure that they didn't cock it up. They put a new chain on it and I must say it wasn't cutting half bad. And thus being warm, it started first pull when she turned it over. She was happy, didn't want to make any test cuts herself. $575 is helping to ease the pain of giving up my first saw. So we're back to being a three saw family now. Not sure that's enough.
Whats the car the saw and trailer are hitched too? I can't imagine a three saw family. I just put a bid in on 25 saws. I think I was a day late. I offered more than the first guy, but the owner told him they had a deal, and he's supposed to pick them up today. If something falls through, I get them. One of them is a Disston DA211 two cylinder, two man saw with a giant Bow Bar. It's the first one I've ever seen.
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Thanks for that info Philbert, it was a surprise to both of us that there was a difference between the brands, but you live and learn I guess.
Cheers mate
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I will have to do a bit of research on the square file thing, what's the advantage in it over the round file?
Square file is faster. At least in every video and every thread about it. I’ve never tried it but I’m thinking about it when my round file wears out. Which may be a while, not sure what kind of file it is. It came with an old homelite I picked up and had a homemade handle but it cuts twice as good as the Oregon one I bought.
Square they say dulls faster so you’ll definitely need 10 saws. Right Mike?
Square they say dulls faster so you’ll definitely need 10 saws. Right Mike?
I didn’t notice any difference between round and square as far as how long it stays sharp.
Not bad for 45 cc’s
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Here are a couple of pics of a bow saw. It needed an external engine to get it started.
As soon as I throw down one more coffee I’m going to go out and split some of the aspen I cut yesterday. It was 63 earlier on its way to 88 again so I’ll be doing lighter duty tasks once it warms up.
That's a pretty nice one! The Disston looks a good bit bigger. I talked to the seller a little while ago and the price is out of my range, so I passed it on to a collector friend. I might still try to get one of the little 3.5 HP Disston Bows, he has 3-4 of them. What model power head is that?
I just went back and looked and the Bow on the DA211 is a LOT bigger. Wish I had the funds to get in the game for that one.
In my experience, Square stays sharp just as long as full chisel round.
According to Madsen's website, Full Chisel is 10-15% faster than Semi Chisel, and Square is 10-15% faster than Full Chisel.
IMO, Full is 20% faster than Semi, and Square is 5% faster than Full.
I can sharpen Square just as fast as I can sharpen round, so I don't see any downside to it. If a chain gets rocked, I can have it machine sharpened, then re convert it to square.
According to Madsen's website, Full Chisel is 10-15% faster than Semi Chisel, and Square is 10-15% faster than Full Chisel.
IMO, Full is 20% faster than Semi, and Square is 5% faster than Full.
I can sharpen Square just as fast as I can sharpen round, so I don't see any downside to it. If a chain gets rocked, I can have it machine sharpened, then re convert it to square.
