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When crosscuting, the side plate chops through the grain; it has the harder job. The top plate clears out the chips. ***Trigger...
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Been 50 years today...
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4 pages and nobody has considered the ramifications of the available graphics on the bars that fit each particular model. OPE be slippin..
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Yes they are.
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They are down on power compared to 261/550 but considerably lighter.
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It’ not ‘safety’ chain. It’s ‘reduced kickback’ chain. If your brother, or anyone else, does not know how to run a chainsaw he can still...
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In normal cutting good quality safety chain will cut not too far behind regular chain, the difference is in bore cutting or lack there of.
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Wondering about my brother using safety chain or not. He has little experience with a saw, is a bit intimidated by one but is entirely...
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Would just instruct him where on bar kickback normally occurs and how to avoid it. Everyone will experience kickback sooner or later...
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59billy reacted to Paul Fithian's post in the thread Simple & Cheap Chain Holder for Sharpening with Like.
From Shane in the fundraiser thread: Excellent upgrade! One could also do a lengthwise slot along the rear 2/3's of the top edge to...
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I whipped one up yesterday. Cut both butt ends at 30 and a kerf. Can file from the end inward for right and left cutters, and think I...
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59billy reacted to Paul Fithian's post in the thread Simple & Cheap Chain Holder for Sharpening with Like.
Thanks! If you cut the slots close to the end, you can hold the file handle down to cut an angle. Add your ideas to make it work...
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Threw a short section of chain in my clapped out 5" vise. It wasn't secure enough for race chain level sharpening, but it was as or...