Jonsered Jack
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Maybe a dumb question but what is the reasoning behind lifting the bar tip when tensioning the chain. I see recommendations to do that but I have never noticed a difference between lifting it or not.
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Up_and_climber
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This is my little experience I have here, but I’ve been told lifting it raises the bar to match evenly with your gunning sights on the saw, for example the black lines on stihl’s. Not sure to the truth behind that.
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I lift the bar tip because if I tension the chain without lifting the tip, the tip while raise while cutting and my chain will become too tight.
Jonsered Jack
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I was thinking that might be the reason.
It's what woodslasher said. It takes the upwards play out if the bar slot, has nothing to do with lighting up with witness marks on the saw
Huskybill
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That’s how I was taught by the local gurus. Think about it we pry up on the rear handle with the bar tip in the upward position it’s locked in place. If it’s in the lower position I believe the chain can go slack.
Why is this in the trading post, Are you selling something here?
Is obvious if you look at it with the bar nut on but not tight you can see what happens the chain gets tighter and looser as you move the bar up and down.
It has been suggested to turn the saw upside down when tightening the chain and let gravity hold the bar in the "up" position. I think I saw this at the Husqvarna demo at the Paul Bunyan show a couple hears ago. Never tried it.
Not necessary really overkill. Sounds stupid to me.
I already know my mental challenges and some other deficits - maybe why on a half of dozen occasions I have flipped the saw upside down or set the tip on a block so I could use both hands as I struggled with a bent bar adjustment screw on a front adjustment saw.
One of our esteemed members contends you shouldn’t hold the tip up and has a YouTube video on it. Personally, I have never had an issue with the practice.
This is my first ever non-sales related discussion in the Trading Post. Maybe a mod will move it.
Ron
Why not hold the tip up fear of cuts? You could put a piece of wood under it to raise it or if on a tailgate or something just tip the saw so the bar presses down and it will rise up. No big deal really.
lw, I usually hold the bar with one hand and turn the screwdriver with the other - like I assume most everybody does. I also usually get my saws ready to go before they hit the truck. If I need two hands with one of my old saws and a chock isn't within arms reach I just flip the saw over. As you said, no big deal.
Ron
Ron
