How to square file

[SOS Ridgerider]

That's a good work chain.

Thanks Kevin. Going for more longevity on this one. I usually tend to go for a touch sharper angles. The one @Wilhelm posted further up I filed to be a little more aggressive, as he wants to play with it.

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

How does this look like?
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Not my chain, I am asking out of curiosity!
I think it looks good.

Hey, I’ve seen that cutter before

 

[huskihl]

Thanks Kevin. Going for more longevity on this one. I usually tend to go for a touch sharper angles. The one @Wilhelm posted further up I filed to be a little more aggressive, as he wants to play with it.

Raker height with a sharp chain can help tell how long it will last. One of dall's first chains needed .035" rakers to self feed and feel aggressive. I bet it lasted 5 tanks before it needed a touch up. And then some more aggressive ones will only last a half tank...

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

Raker height with a sharp chain can help tell how long it will last. One of dall's first chains needed .035" takers to self feed and feel aggressive. I bet it lasted 5 tanks before it needed a touch up. And then some more aggressive ones will only last a half tank...

Very true. I’m shipping the one for Wilhelm with the rakers at stock height, and he can experiment with what works best for him. The wood he’s cutting looks to be some pretty hard stuff.

 

[huskihl]

Very true. I’m shipping the one for Wilhelm with the rakers at stock height, and he can experiment with what works best for him. The wood he’s cutting looks to be some pretty hard stuff.

Did he get the new 5000 yet? I thought I read where it was on its way

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

Did he get the new 5000 yet? I thought I read where it was on its way

It’ll be on its way very soon. Finishing up everything that’s going in the box with it. Shipping over there is very expensive, so we’re maximizing what’s in the box, and getting creative with the shipment.

 

[huskihl]

It’ll be on its way very soon. Finishing up everything that’s going in the box with it. Shipping over there is very expensive, so we’re maximizing what’s in the box, and getting creative with the shipment.

I've heard that mentioned before. 2-3x more expensive than shipping to here

 

[huskihl]

It’ll be on its way very soon. Finishing up everything that’s going in the box with it. Shipping over there is very expensive, so we’re maximizing what’s in the box, and getting creative with the shipment.

Lol. He's gonna have to put a carb kit in it to run it

 

[mettee]

Converting LGX to square.

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I'd take a couple more strokes, just to bring in the side more. But heck yes it looks good.

But that is me. You know what you are doing.

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

I've heard that mentioned before. 2-3x more expensive than shipping to here

A small 5lb box is $70 Yikes!

 

[Wilhelm]

Hey, I’ve seen that cutter before

I don't know what You are talking about!

I was checking whether I'll be receiving a well sharpened loop since I don't trust You and stuff!

Very true. I’m shipping the one for Wilhelm with the rakers at stock height, and he can experiment with what works best for him. The wood he’s cutting looks to be some pretty hard stuff.

I buck Turkey oak, oak, beech and in my last firewood pile ash.
Harder to softer in the above order when green, beech shifts to second place right behind turkey oak as it dries out.
I bet a turkey oak knot can ruin an aggressively sharpened square chain, it's hard stuff.

I've heard that mentioned before. 2-3x more expensive than shipping to here

Shipping from Croatia to the US is crappy over 5lbs, it gets much more complicated and noticeably more expensive.
But getting any weight package shipped to Croatia from the US is f-ing atrocious!

Lol. He's gonna have to put a carb kit in it to run it

Why, did You take mine out JMS style?
Do I need a new clutch too?

 

[Moparmyway]

Raker height with a sharp chain can help tell how long it will last. One of dall's first chains needed .035" rakers to self feed and feel aggressive. I bet it lasted 5 tanks before it needed a touch up. And then some more aggressive ones will only last a half tank...

Soooooo true !!!

Very true. I’m shipping the one for Wilhelm with the rakers at stock height, and he can experiment with what works best for him. The wood he’s cutting looks to be some pretty hard stuff.

This is where I've ended up with every chain I send out.
Its the smartest way to give someone the best chain possible, they just have to ice the cake

 

[Hedgerow]

Soooooo true !!!


This is where I've ended up with every chain I send out.
Its the smartest way to give someone the best chain possible, they just have to ice the cake

I like to take em out and use em if I can..

A lot. After a couple tanks in the log pile, I re sharpen. See where we’re at.
The hard ones to get right are for those piped 3120’s.
They make so much power, it’s hard to load them smoothly, even with 12 pin gears.

 

[Wolverine]

I like to take em out and use em if I can..

A lot. After a couple tanks in the log pile, I re sharpen. See where we’re at.
The hard ones to get right are for those piped 3120’s.
They make so much power, it’s hard to load them smoothly, even with 12 pin gears.

I’m having that experience tuning a few loops to a 24” on my SCarr 394. The rakers keep getting lower and lower.

 

[Moparmyway]

I like to take em out and use em if I can..

A lot. After a couple tanks in the log pile, I re sharpen. See where we’re at.
The hard ones to get right are for those piped 3120’s.
They make so much power, it’s hard to load them smoothly, even with 12 pin gears.

Problems I’ve been seeing are that Maple or Oak at my place isn’t the same in other places. So, a smoothe work chain for a 70cc saw cutting my maple is grabby for someone else’s maple.

Race chain ......... yup, I’ll dial them puppies in with more scrutiny

 

[Moparmyway]

I’m having that experience tuning a few loops to a 24” on my SCarr 394. The rakers keep getting lower and lower.

Bigger gear ?

 

[huskihl]

Why, did You take mine out JMS style?
Do I need a new clutch too?

Lol nope. Its just been sitting there with fuel in the carb for awhile

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

Lol nope. Its just been sitting there with fuel on the carb for awhile

Oh, I’ve ran it here. Last time a couple of weeks ago. It’ll be my old fuel, not yours

 

[RI Chevy]

Winter mix or summer mix???

 

[huskihl]

Oh, I’ve ran it here. Last time a couple of weeks ago. It’ll be my old fuel, not yours

That's good to hear