Fundraiser chain

[mdavlee]

Been messing with the chain I offered for Jeremy and Shauna. I'll put a few pictures up and I hope to get more work done on it today. Got some hours wrapped up in it already. I starters with a new LGX. Then it goes on a diet.

 

[spencerpaving]

Very nice! Who is gettin it?

 

[mdavlee]

Very nice! Who is gettin it?

Definitive Dave

 

[P.M.P.]

Dave's cool

 

[Wolverine]

 

[mdavlee]

I need to get motivated and work on it or the 044 that's here.

 

[Wolverine]

Do you just use a round file to hog off unneeded material to get it down to final size?

 

[Redfin]

Whats the purpose of taking off the heel? Chip clearance?

 

[mdavlee]

Do you just use a round file to hog off unneeded material to get it down to final size?

Usually so. I use a grinder and dremel stones to do some of it.

The clipped heel is for chip clearance and helps if you bore in on a cut.

 

[Definitive Dave]

if it isn't giving away trade secrets, what brand, size, etc of file is best for touch ups after I embarrass a bunch o fools with this sweet tamale in the cant
I might not be courageous enough to try, but if I was...
looks like you are using a 410 vise

 

[mdavlee]

Double bevel file of some sort. I hope to run it on the mutt 7900 tomorrow.

 

[ft. churchill]

Enlighten me on a halo from a bore cut. Lil' ring chips?

 

[Definitive Dave]

Enlighten me on a halo from a bore cut. Lil' ring chips?

was afraid to ask, I can only publicly admit so much ignorance in any one day

 

[mdavlee]

Enlighten me on a halo from a bore cut. Lil' ring chips?

Stupid autocorrect on the phone. Supposed to say helps. If you roll a chain around the nose the heel will push back on it. You clip the heel it's way easier to bore into a log.

 

[Frank bierce]

Looks nice!! I may have to start playing with some chain.

 

[mdavlee]

There's big gains in chain. You can get close to ported saws with stock ones with the right chain setup.

 

[mdavlee]

Ready to test. After lunch I should be able to play some.

 

[Frank bierce]

There's big gains in chain. You can get close to ported saws with stock ones with the right chain setup.

It really looks that way. Played with some square filing yesterday...seemed to make quite a difference just doing that. After doing more research on "more race" chains, I figured why not?? I'll get a few loops to switch back and forth to play with.

How much time do you usually put into a decent loop..say 25"?

 

[mdavlee]

It really looks that way. Played with some square filing yesterday...seemed to make quite a difference just doing that. After doing more research on "more race" chains, I figured why not?? I'll get a few loops to switch back and forth to play with.

How much time do you usually put into a decent loop..say 25"?

Just to sharpen less than 10 minutes. The one above is 60 dl and took 5 -7 hours of time. Been working at it all week from time to time.

 

[mdavlee]

Here it is. Not bad for hack.