Chainsaws

nevermind ABP takes out amazon links
 
So meet up with @jeepinmatt yesterday and pick up my new to me saw. Went by the shop @Wes recommended and he hooked me up with a 32” bar. The dealer in Hartsville made me a chain. Bar was $79.99 chain was about $44. Looking forward to dropping some big ass pines real soon.
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ghost said:
So meet up with @jeepinmatt yesterday and pick up my new to me saw. Went by the shop @Wes recommended and he hooked me up with a 32” bar. The dealer in Hartsville made me a chain. Bar was $79.99 chain was about $44. Looking forward to dropping some big ass pines real soon.
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Sah-weet! That 32" doesn't even look out of place on there. :gitrdun:
 
Wes said:
That turned out nice!
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Yep I think so.
jeepinmatt said:
Sah-weet! That 32" doesn't even look out of place on there. :gitrdun:
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Had to go cut something... Cut some branches on a tree and discovered a leaky cap. Overall so far very pleased with what I have invested. Back to the Local Stihl dealer and see if they have an O-ring or cap.
 
ghost said:
Yep I think so.

Had to go cut something... Cut some branches on a tree and discovered a leaky cap. Overall so far very pleased with what I have invested. Back to the Local Stihl dealer and see if they have an O-ring or cap.
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I hope Matt didnt chgarge you more than the $100 I sold that saw to him for.... :stirthepot:
 
jeepinmatt said:
If it's just cutting slow, you may have too much material on the rakers. They are the things that stick up in front of the cutting edge, and that's what sets the depth or thickness of what each tooth cuts.
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My dad used to file the rakers down a little extra. He had one of the old great big husky saws. That thing would cut like butter. Send chips flying the size of quarters!
 
I use a cheap file with guide like this:

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I shorten up the rakers with a grinding disc on my angle grinder very carefully.

I really like the Stihl one that Loganwayne posted though. I didn't know that those existed. I may have to buy one of those.
 
jeepinmatt said:
Might as well just buy 2 chains. Yet I'm also sitting here considering buying one.
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One of y'all go buy it and let me know if its half as good as all the "100% unbiased" reviews. I'd buy one if it was $20...

Speaking of which, I have a Husky gizmo that looks similar, but doesn't work with Stihl chains.
 
I guess I need to turn in my man card or something.
I have 3 chains. The local Stihl, appliance, tire dealer sharpens chains for $8.

I mean I guess I could buy the $50 gizmo but I just bought two extra chains and they turn them around in a day or two. Ive never ran through three chains in a weekend. If I did I might invest in the tool and take time to learn how. But I suspect Id just end up frustrated.

Years ago grandad had this electric sharpener. You put the chain on set it up for the first swipe, then you went and poured a glass of sweet tea and sat on the porch for an hour and played with the coon dog, then came back and took the chain off and did it again. When he broke his back the second time and couldnt work anymore he sold it to the above mentioned shop who used to send everyone to him. I like to pretend they still use grandads machine on my chain..
 
Ron said:
I guess I need to turn in my man card or something.
I have 3 chains. The local Stihl, appliance, tire dealer sharpens chains for $8.

I mean I guess I could buy the $50 gizmo but I just bought two extra chains and they turn them around in a day or two. Ive never ran through three chains in a weekend. If I did I might invest in the tool and take time to learn how. But I suspect Id just end up frustrated.

Years ago grandad had this electric sharpener. You put the chain on set it up for the first swipe, then you went and poured a glass of sweet tea and sat on the porch for an hour and played with the coon dog, then came back and took the chain off and did it again. When he broke his back the second time and couldnt work anymore he sold it to the above mentioned shop who used to send everyone to him. I like to pretend they still use grandads machine on my chain..
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Most of those places just remove life from the chain and don't sharpen it well. There really isn't a grinding machine that can put an edge on it as well as a file. And the theoretical sentiment certainly outweighs everything else.

But who gave you a man card in the first place? :flipoff2:
 
How often do y'all sharpen your chain? I was always told to sharpen it every tank or two of fuel.
 
awheelterd said:
How often do y'all sharpen your chain? I was always told to sharpen it every tank or two of fuel.
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I typically sharpen it every one or two tanks of fuel, but it depends on when it starts to slow down. I can't stand even a slightly dull chain. It only takes me a few minutes to have it hitting a lick again.
 
awheelterd said:
How often do y'all sharpen your chain? I was always told to sharpen it every tank or two of fuel.
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Once it stops cutting when I push down really hard, haha. I should do it a lot sooner, but there's usually some time pressure which prevents it from happening.
 
jeepinmatt said:
Most of those places just remove life from the chain and don't sharpen it well. There really isn't a grinding machine that can put an edge on it as well as a file. And the theoretical sentiment certainly outweighs everything else.

But who gave you a man card in the first place? :flipoff2:
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The machine grandad had, and this was back in the early 80s, was a huge beast and 3 phase. It hand an automated arm that somewhat resembled a band saw, and it took a rat tail file, not an abrasive disk like the ones you can see in a quick google search, then it had two crescent shaped chain guides on a slide rail that would extend to any darn near any size chain. You would set it up, adjust the space between teeth and then it ran. It took like an hour or so per chain. As a young kid it seemed so dumb, but loking back I wish I could go back and watch him and it work.

He used to sharpen saw blades for all the local loggers and had a shop of tools dedicated to sharpening saws. Everything from hand held skill saw sized blades up to ones that had to be 2' in diameter. That went on the front of a feller.
And he sharpened all their "hand saws" which were chain saws....I was probably 10 before I realized the common name wasnt hand saw for a chain saw because he worked for almost all loggers.

ANyway...thansk for the cool trip down nostalgia lane.
 
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