Bunch of random pics of cutters

[Wilhelm]

Battery & AC powered electric tends to be 3/8" LowProfile/Picco, at least here.

 

[Woodslasher]

What size is the battery powered chain? Looks .325.

Smaller, I don't even know if it's a standard "gas saw" chain size.

 

[davidwyby]

Dukes chain still cutting well after a tank in dry hard oak

 

[Wilhelm]

Dukes chain still cutting well after a tank in dry hard oak

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Even though it is clearly getting dull!

I have been experiencing this phenomenon on Husqvarna Full Chisel X-Cut.
Visibly dull yet still cutting, while Stihl/Oregon/Carlton stop cutting barely showing any dullness.

It would seem that Duke's chains are good stuff!

 

[davidwyby]

TiffanyFX chain…ok out of the box. Two licks off the raker made it grabby, just over .025”. Pic after 1 tank. Dry hard tough live oak. Top plate seems to grab more than the side cutter can cut? Might be better in softwood.



After a filing it was considerably faster. Not sure how much of that was sharpness and how much was angles. I think it was angles because out of the box it wasn’t as fast as you’d expect with angles like Xcut. Also I could still shave my nail with it before I sharpened it.

 

[davidwyby]

I need to compare my new loops of Xcut, dukes, and TiffanyFX under magnification.

Right now I’d say Duke’s is the best value.

 

[Squish9]

I used a hexa file on some EXL. Works ok

 

[Squareground3691]

I used a hexa file on some EXL. Works ok

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I don’t think the extra cost of the hexa chain and file , are worth the gain , a good round or square will perform as good or better,

 

[Squish9]

I don’t think the extra cost of the hexa chain and file , are worth the gain , a good round or square will perform as good or better,

Completely agree with you, it works but its just a 60 degree top plate cutting angle with a 60 degree side plate.

You can do exactly the same thing with a round file for a lot less money

 

[davidwyby]

Hexa, Xcut you can sharpen with a raker file. Less junk to carry. Change the file tilt angle for durability vs. speed

 

[Wilhelm]

McCulloch chain, neither .325" nor .375" (3/8")
Semi chisel, has been ground (though not by me!).

 

[Squareground3691]

McCulloch chain, neither .325" nor .375" (3/8")
Semi chisel, has been ground (though not by me!).

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.354 ?

 

[Wilhelm]

.354 ?

No idea!
Gonna take a caliper to it and report back.

 

[Wilhelm]

3 rivets devided by 2 , right?
Seems to be .354"

 

[Wilhelm]

McCulloch chain, neither .325" nor .375" (3/8")
Semi chisel, has been ground (though not by me!).

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Correction!
Looks more like chipper.
Very low tooth profile, tiny drive links, bulky chassis though.

 

[farminkarman]

3 rivets devided by 2 , right?
Seems to be .354"

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That is wild....I have never seen a chain like that before that has a combination of .325 & .375" links.

 

[Squareground3691]

That is wild....I have never seen a chain like that before that has a combination of .325 & .375" links.

Yup , Mcculloch did it , I know they made .354 but haven’t seen it myself,

 

[Wilhelm]

That is wild....I have never seen a chain like that before that has a combination of .325 & .375" links.

Yup , Mcculloch did it , I know they made .354 but haven’t seen it myself,

I did not know what it is untill I tried to use it on my 24"/84DL bars - too short, would ride on top of the drive sprocket.
I thought I was loosing it since it is 84DL.

It came to me from the US in a collective care package containing 5lbs of various chains.

 

[pbillyi69]

yes chipper is correct as well

 

[Squish9]

I have NFI if this will work.

Husqvarna S35G semi, Pferd 3 square (hex) file. Corner of the file dropped just under the small corner radius.