"Blades"

[Philbert]

I do have a pet peeve about 'rakers', which mostly only comes up discussing sharpening. 'Depth gauge' makes sense, as it controls how deep the tooth will cut. This is something I put together for training:


Philbert

 

[CR888]

Well, most 'saws' have 'blades'.

The advantage is once you hear that, it gives you some idea of who you might be dealing with.

Philbert

Yep....for a dealer it's like a forewarning to steer the customer straight to the ms170 on the shelf.

 

[USMC615]

Yep....for a dealer it's like a forewarning to steer the customer straight to the ms170 on the shelf.

...and love every minute of it! Lol

 

[Nutball]

I do have a pet peeve about 'rakers', which mostly only comes up discussing sharpening. 'Depth gauge' makes sense, as it controls how deep the tooth will cut. This is something I put together for training:
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Philbert

It bugs the heck out of me when people call them rakers, one guy I know call them drags. If you call them depth gauges you are more likely to remember they gauge the depth of the cut, and that they need ayttention once in a while.

I have a couple big old hand saws I'd like to learn to sharpen, they are quite dull.

 

[CR888]

1:I'm geeetin a nice nu saw..
2:That's great, what type?
1:A new 20" one.
2:Oh yeah, what size power head?
1:It's big, the blade stikin' out the box says 20", it was the biggest one the store had.

 

[Wonkydonkey]

Yeh they call them depth gauges here, I call them rakers. And I interchange if I get odd looks. But explain why , rakers is one word, depth gauges is two words and the forma is easier to say.
the other day I heard someone say sharpen your chain before we Snead those trees tomorrow. So asked that same someone how there chain cut after he sharpened it.
I got a blank look so I asked does it kick out sawdust or chips after you sharpened it.
I got the what’s it supposed to do... I just replied...you just told me how much you know about saws and chains

 

[Dub11]

Its not just chainsaws or automobiles. I work in the firearms/firearms parts industry and people come in all the time and ask for this or that for my Smith & Wesson, or my Remington 22, etc. When I ask them what the model is the answers I get are unbelievable. Things like it's a .22, did they make more than one type/model.????? Or it's a pump or bolt action.....

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Them people scare the *s-word out me, if you own a gun and don't know the ins and outs to a tee you shouldn't own a gun

 

[Spike60]

1:I'm geeetin a nice nu saw..
2:That's great, what type?
1:A new 20" one.
2:Oh yeah, what size power head?
1:It's big, the blade stikin' out the box says 20", it was the biggest one the store had.

Get a lot of that. "I'm looking for an 18" saw." Hey, we can put an 18" bar on any saw in the store.

But guess what? Only a half hour to go and no idiots all day long.

 

[Ronaldo]

Did you ever watch some of the chainsaw professionals on here make YouTube video's showing everyone how smart they are ?..Geniuses..

Something I seldom do is call people stupid, the reason ? A plumber or an electrician could make make me look really stupid.

Just like I could make them look really stupid if we climbed trees together or framed a house a put a roof on it.

There's guys on here that regularly call people stupid that would get their ass kicked by a 2nd grader in a spelling bee...

Who's stupid ?

You certainly have a point about the plumbers, electricians, etc. They would put me to shame with the knowledge in their field, however, if I'm going in to get parts I'm definitely doing my due diligence to arm myself with the details so they can help me.

"Hey can I get a magazine for my Sig Sauer? Sure, what model? Uuhhh, it's a 9mm. WOW!

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[USMC615]

You certainly have a point about the plumbers, electricians, etc. They would put me to shame with the knowledge in their field, however, if I'm going in to get parts I'm definitely doing my due diligence to arm myself with the details so they can help me.

"Hey can I get a magazine for my Sig Sauer? Sure, what model? Uuhhh, it's a 9mm. WOW!

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The stupidity is unreal nowadays...but it’s like it’s the f’ng ‘norm’ in todays’ world with a lot of these idiots.

 

[homeheater]

I gave my son 1 free pass. He just turned 12 and wants to learn all about chainsaws so I have 6 for him to go through and am going to show him and explain every part and what it does. Should be a great time. He asked me "what size blade are you putting on the 028?" Looked him straight in the eye and said if you ever say that again you are out and then explained it to him.

 

[USMC615]

I gave my son 1 free pass. He just turned 12 and wants to learn all about chainsaws so I have 6 for him to go through and am going to show him and explain every part and what it does. Should be a great time. He asked me "what size blade are you putting on the 028?" Looked him straight in the eye and said if you ever say that again you are out and then explained it to him.

Lol...a Dad with a plan!

 

[TreeLife]

This thread gives me the big laugh. Until you work in a retail situation you just don't get it

 

[fossil]

Very few young people have any interest in fixing their own stuff.

A little interest and action there makes them smarter about knowing their equipment.

 

[Basher]

Its not just the customers these days. I just went into the dealership and asked for a .325 X .050 gauge with 67 drivers. Guy on the counter says what saw is that on and I say it could be on any saw. He then says he can`t find a chain unless he knows what saw it fits on. I roll my eyes I guess and walk around the counter and pick two chains up off the shelf and place them on the counter, then school the dude on how a chain is identified without looking it up on a computer screen. Next came an ordeal for him to find a .325 7 tooth rim sprocket, that took him a tad over 20 mins and only after I pointed them out on the IPL parts on the screen, they did not stock them.

 

[sawmikaze]

If any of you get the chance to watch The Social Dilemma on Netflix do yourself a favor and watch it. It helps makes sense of the world people don't understand anymore.

 

[sawmikaze]

Them people scare the *s-word out me, if you own a gun and don't know the ins and outs to a tee you shouldn't own a gun

I have a gun and I know exactly how it operates and how to kill with it.

The nomenclature and all the numbers and letters doesn't impact use.

There's self proclaimed stihl and husky heads on here that still ask some of the most obvious questions about their beloved brand that have been covered on here 1000x over by regular members, are they stupid.....?

 

[homeheater]

Now that's good parenting. What saws do you have to put him through the ringer with?

Started an early Jred 630 last night. Got a chuckle letting him try to get a comp reading. Pulled 175. Jred 590 x 2 one with heat not looked at. Jred 535 needs a piston. Pioneer P28. Homie Super XL. And 2 heated Jred 490 I don't know if I have enough parts to complete. He is going to be busy for quite some time.

 

[Dub11]

I have a gun and I know exactly how it operates and how to kill with it.

The nomenclature and all the numbers and letters doesn't impact use.

There's self proclaimed stihl and husky heads on here that still ask some of the most obvious questions about their beloved brand that have been covered on here 1000x over by regular members, are they stupid.....?

Them numbers can comeback bite a person if they have an older .38 spl and someone uses +p ammo in it.


And for the repetitive question people, if they refuse to take notes then yeah that can be stupid. Especially since this site has a bookmark system for saving useful info.

 

[jacob j.]

Especially since this site has a bookmark system for saving useful info.

I just found out the other day that Randy has skinny legs. I went all this time without knowing that (f'in bookmarks!!)