depth guage tool

[davidwyby]

Very nice. Assuming that is accurate, it is surprising that it was not more widely sold.

Looks Canadian due to the English and French? I rooted around on Google to try and find it, but was not successful.

Philbert

Me neither.

can you recommend a saddle type gauge with multiple depths?

 

[Philbert]

No. There have been some through the years (e.g.’FileMate’), but I only see cheap copies now, and I don’t knew how accurate they are.

Basic depth gauges are pretty simple and inexpensive. Less likely to make mistakes.

Philbert

 

[Philbert]

Here is a long thread on depth gauge tools on ‘another forum’:

https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/depth-gauge-tools-for-saw-chain.279374/

Philbert

 

[pbillyi69]

i looked for it online too. im surprised i havent ever seen one before i have a lot of friends that are loggers and have been since the 80s

 

[pbillyi69]

i will try and measure it to see if its accurate

 

[pbillyi69]

i wasnt able to get a good measure off of the guage itself. i will have to use it on its different settings and measure the chain

 

[Philbert]

I imagine that accuracy / precision might vary between different gauges: a slight movement of the dial could change several thousandths. But once set, it should provide consistent depth gauge heights, as long as it does not slip.

Neat tool.

Philbert

 

[davidwyby]

Brandynew adjustable raker gauge chat - YouTube

 

[davidwyby]

@Philbert seems like not super accurate though I think I could tweak it to make it so. This chain is .025” by 3 other methods.

 

[Philbert]

seems like not super accurate though

‘Accuracy’ is sometimes overrated!

I would take ‘consistency’ over accuracy, in this application, and maybe adjust the reference / index with a piece of tape, label maker, scratch awl, etc.

Philbert

 

[davidwyby]

Totally agree. I did not test consistency, but I will. I also have to adjust it because .025” is more like my min raker height, not max.

 

[jetsam]

.025" on a new chain is very different than .025" on a chain with short teeth.

Progressive height adjustment is the answer to that.

 

[pbillyi69]

Where did you get that? Looks interesting.

How's the 357 doing?

so i have a couple of them and after christmas i am going to get two of them ported. Im going to get one sausage stuffed and one by tree monkey should be fun

 

[davidwyby]

Looks like these are NLA but the guy bought the last 3 they had for us. PM me if you’d like one.

 

[president]

anyone ever see one of these before?View attachment 310445 View attachment 310446

what is that tool to the right of the clutch tool used for?
Keith

 

[pbillyi69]

im not sure. its just a flat bar with a short 90° bend at the end