Chain gauge

[Bill G]

I sent a PM back

 

[el33t]

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Is it OK to ask what type of chain it is, if you don't mind?

 

[EFSM]

This is not necessarily true. E.g., for 3/8 Rapid Super/Micro Stihl chains, the chain kerf will be the same width for all gauges.

I have a lot more experience with Oregon than Stihl.

 

[blades]

Seen a lot of 325 with .058- not always stilh chain . Just ran a bucket of chains for a customer, got to have a conversation with them as they are useing .325 but drive links are .050,.058,.063 all in the same drive count and all stilh- some one isn't paying attention I think.

 

[Bill G]

Is it OK to ask what type of chain it is, if you don't mind?

Not Stihl

 

[Al Smith]

FWIW the 48" hard nose bar on my avatar saw is .404 by .058 .I'd imagine though it's 40 years old or older . Fact I bought one of the last reels of .404 x .058 chisel chain Baileys had when they sold out . I might add at one time they made .404 in .050 .

 

[Hinerman]

I run 3/8 .063 on everything from 16-36" bars on 50cc saws and up. Some smaller saws get smaller gauge chain; the 3120 gets .404 .063.

 

[blades]

Some of the .050 stuff is getting particularly less robust on the complete assembly, needless to say stretching is a bad issue with that stuff. doesn't seem to be too much of and issue with full sized 3/8 but any of the half height verisons are pretty wimpy. Had a lot of problems last year- crooked cutting that I just couldn't find a reason for, even with a new bar and chain, switched to .058 and .063 problem solved. Hard to say it is just import chain as almost all of it is made in chi-com territory- including Stilh. ah well get what ya pay for i guess.