Chains for milling

[Brewz]

Reading, researching, learning....... so much to know

I have pretty much decided on an 084 for a power head. I would like a 3120 but they are few and far between and expensive 2nd hand.

Before I buy an 084, I have been researching bars available for them.

GB make their extra long titanium bars for them from 44 to 84" so I am set there.

These bars only come in a .063 gauge and can be run with either 404 or 3/8 tips.

Is there a good dedicated ripping chain worth using that would fit these bars or am I better off just buying standard chain and filing it to 10*

Carlton offer a 3/8 ripping chain but its .050???
They also offer a 404 .063 ripping chain.
Is this stuff any good?

Remember I wont be milling soft white stuff with big growth rings.
I am in Australia and will be milling nasty hard wood only.

 

[junkman]

I would run the .404 ,it does not stretch as bad and oils a lot better than 3/8 ,if not available in ripping ,just regrind reg chain to 10 degrees

 

[Gunn]

Do you guys have an abundant supply of 084 parts? Stateside they're getting rare and really pricey.

 

[VinceGU05]

Do you guys have an abundant supply of 084 parts? Stateside they're getting rare and really pricey.

some parts are NLA. but most are available. there are heaps of these saws around so can always make one into a parts saw.

 

[Brewz]

Hey folks.
Shopping around for chain for milling.

I will be running a 42" and 50" bar with 404 chain pulled by a Husky 2100 and Stihl 090
Hard timber but clean.
should I go semi chisel ripping chain or get full chisel and grind it to 10*?
Full comp or skip?

I am looking at getting Oregon chain.

Recommendations?

 

[mdavlee]

I would think Carlton or Stihl if it isn't crazy expensive will hold up better. RM is semi chisel and will last a long time in our woods. I don't like how slow ripping chain is but I don't worry about finish on the logs so I use square filed chisel. That probably won't work in your wood types.

 

[CR888]

Square chisel works pretty well in our hardwoods but unless you have a square grinder its PITA to hand file in big loops when our wood dulls chain as fast as it does. If I had a Simington I'd take that over full chisel any day. Next would be semi chisel. Chain by Oregon/Carlton/Stihl is pretty pricey here through normal purchasing channels. I've really liked the 'Typhoon' chain made by Archer & also the GB evoII. I bought two 25' rolls of the GB in .404 semi its a copy of Carlton's .404 and it's been great. $60 per roll delivered was hard to beat. Ya could spend more than that on 1 Stihl loop.

 

[wiersy111]

I personally like the Granberg ripping chain better than anything else I have tried.

 

[Marshy]

Anyone use this for milling?

 

[junkman]

Full house ,

 

[Marshy]

Full house ,

What's the advantage, any?

 

[junkman]

What's the advantage, any?

Maybe in racing ,milling it may plug up .

 

[Stackowood]

Oregon RD ripping chains work pretty well. 72RD is full comp, but I'm going to try a loop of 72AP (skip) and file it to 10 degrees same as the RD. When the snow melts.

 

[jakethesnake]

They use full house chain on bamboo... never seen anyone use it at all

 

[jb-chainsaws]

They use full house chain on bamboo... never seen anyone use it at all

I've also never seen full house used, I'd love to get some though one day to play with.

As for angles, I'd say listen to junkman, I've ground some chains to some angles he listed in a thread a while back and all I can say is damn!

I did make my own granberg style chain once out of Oregon full chisel, but it honestly wasn't worth all the extra work making the scoring cutters etc

 

[Trevj1]

Anyone use this for milling?
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The only place I have seen that type of chain used is on the wood carving tools that go on an angle grinder.

I have a Lancelot model, on a 4 1/2" grinder, and it is, bar none, the one power tool that scares me more than a chainsaw.

As the saying goes, "Who's afraid of a chainsaw?" "The smart people!"

Anyway, I would still like to actually find a source for a small spool of that.

Cheers
Trev

 

[Marshy]

The only place I have seen that type of chain used is on the wood carving tools that go on an angle grinder.

I have a Lancelot model, on a 4 1/2" grinder, and it is, bar none, the one power tool that scares me more than a chainsaw.

As the saying goes, "Who's afraid of a chainsaw?" "The smart people!"

Anyway, I would still like to actually find a source for a small spool of that.

Cheers
Trev

I can tell you where there is some available but it's not cheap.

 

[peter92]

Anyone use this for milling?
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ive got enough for 98 DL 3/8 of that chain so when i start milling ill let you know how it goes
Peter

 

[TPA1]

Mill with the chain just the way it is out of the box. When it gets dull, sharpen to 25 degrees and mill. When it gets dull, sharpen to 20 degrees...etc. You get more out of the chain that way. Your first boards will be a little rough but not too bad, will get better the further down you take the angle.

 

[peter92]

Anyone use this for milling?
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what size is the chain