Who works magic on square grind chain? I've thought about trying a couple of loops, but I'm sure I'll need someone to machine grind my loops after I screw em' up. I understand the learning curve is a beeotch!
I might know someone too. Look at my sig.
Ever decide if your going to make a couple of those slides?
You can always just round file them, I have tried a couple in our hardwoods, actually surprised at how long they will stay sharp, I thought they would dull fast in some of the dirty wood that we cut, actually can't tell any difference in how long they stay sharp compared to round ground chisel. I'm to old to try to learn and no one close has a grinder so I've just put them on the old Oregon grinder and round ground them, which works well.
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The ATOP race file guide makes a cookie cutting chain with very sharp angles.
Yes I did decide. A few gen 2 blocks are being hacked out at a CNC shop.
Do you have one? I was thinking about getting one to touch up work chains faster than throwing the saw in a vise..... any way to change the angles some? I don't have time to play with saws like I used to. I have a couple EC chains for GTG's that I've never even used...
The ATOP makes a racing chain. The result is not good for a work chain. Mine looks just like the one in the link below.
In using it you must use the Vallorbe single bevel files
You keep the corner of the file at the point of the cutter and the far end of the file will rest on the Delrin roller.
I use the smallest roller and it stihl makes a race chain. To put tape on the roller or use a bigger roller, the angles get even thinner.
Bailey's - Atop Square Filing Guide with 2 Files
Bailey's - Vallorbe Single Bit Chisel File - 1 Dozen
You will wear out a file just converting a Oregon 72CL chain to the new angles.
I was taught to have the chain reasonably tight on the chainsaw.
Then when you get the chain in position and backed up against the stop, you cram your scrench or a big screw driver in between the chain and the bar on the bottom side. Do your filing on that tooth, jerk the scrench out and move the chain up to the next tooth.
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