Recent content by Philbert

‘I made a paper airplane, and threw it in the air: It just stayed in one place, like a hovercraft. Then, I realized it was stationary!’ Philbert

* untill you get into low profile (‘Picco’), and some of the newer chains. If you normally work with 1 or 2 types / brands of chain (most people?), it’s not hard to keep the right ones on hand. Geeks who work in all types of chain . . . Philbert

I can’t answer everything. But keeping the top of the drive links the same, lets a company use the same rivets and presets, and the same width guide bars, with lots of chains. Philbert

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It ‘used’ to be simpler: STIHL .063, .058, and .050 cutters were all .063 at the top, and used the same presets for same pitch chains. Oregon .063 was .063. But .058 and .050 were .058 at the top. Except, narrow kerf .050, which was .050 at the top, and used different presets. And then 3/8...

Thanks for a nice tour of the updated collections today! Philbert

A couple of more, simple, things I made, to keep classes interesting. A ’keychain’ of 1/4”, 3/8”, and 3/4” (harvester) pitch chains, to pass around for comparison: Another of a few types of chain used on concrete cutting chainsaws: Philbert

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Of course, several companies now sell chainsaw attachments for cutting beams (SKIL, Mafell, Prazi, Makita?). But I also started thinking about the triangular guide bar. Philbert

Ney cool. Did they have different bars available, for cutting beams, etc? Looks like PowerSharp chain from description. Different chains for kiln died / finished lumber? Philbert

I’m so old that most of my tools have cords! Including chainsaws, lawn care equipment, etc.! I only got into battery powered OPE when some companies sent me stuff to try / evaluate, 13+ years ago. Really started to appreciate the convenience of good quality, battery powered tools, and can...

The EU has a new, common battery platform. Different manufacturers use the same batteries. Not all. But, at a recent trade show, several reps commented that their more advanced batteries have unique form factors, to fit their tools; and have internal circuits that ‘communicate’ with their...

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That’s a good reason to choose your battery platform, before choosing a tool. Will they be there in X years, with their proprietary batteries? Are you already invested in other tools that use the same batteries? The last few times I checked, Batteries Plus said they would not rebuild a Li-ion...