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Hipa sent me a couple of loops of chain to try out for free, it's a little dull out of the box and I think it needs sharpened and the rakers taken down a bit before you use it.
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I've never heard of it. Do they have a website?
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https://www.hipastore.com/ they also sell on Amazon.
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Thanks. I guess I have heard of their carbs. I just didn't associate them with chains. Did they send free chains with an order or something?
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They sent me an email asking if I would like to try one of there products, I think they got my email address off youtube.
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That's cool. Who doesn't want a free chain, right.
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Right
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I’d be curious if it gets super floppy Like if you hold the loop sideways after say a quarter of life.
had some super cheap chain do that to me to the point it just wouldn’t stay on the bar.
maybe good stuff though. Keep us updated
had some super cheap chain do that to me to the point it just wouldn’t stay on the bar.
maybe good stuff though. Keep us updated
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I'll let you know after I use it a bit, It did stretch out a bit after just four cuts.
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How did it feel sharpening it? Soft, hard, similar to Oregon? I got a cheap chain from eBay once and the cutters are so hard a file won't touch them.
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Soft like Oregon chain.
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It's funny the box says Kickback - safety chain and then has a warning about kickback.
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@ammoaddict man I’ve ran into some of that chain too. THe one I tossed in the trash after it started jumping off the bar way too easy was that way
I’ve had some Oregon and Carlton come that way too
I pop them on the little harbor frieght grinder I have and seems like after I cut that first little bit off every chain I’ve had can be filed again
I’ve had some Oregon and Carlton come that way too
I pop them on the little harbor frieght grinder I have and seems like after I cut that first little bit off every chain I’ve had can be filed again
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I don't have a grinder so I haven't messed with that one anymore. It looked like a decent chain but was dull when I got it so I tried to sharpen it and couldn't.
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Hipa emailed me and said they have some more sizes in 3/8 and ask if I'd like to try some, I sad sure, send me some 3/8 .50 84dl full chisel. Two loops came today, it looks nice and feels sharp. I'll put it on a saw tomorrow and put up a video. They also sent me a free Stihl coil to try out, love free stuff.
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I had a few minutes before supper so I went ahead and gave it a try, it does ok but stretched out a lot. The first pic is after the video and the second one is after about four cuts in some bigger wood. All together I made around 20 cuts and it has held up as good as Oregon does.
