How to square file

[junkman]

This chain has cut down 8 trees and limbed and bucked into firewood rounds ,and still has a decent edge on it .404 96 dl

 

[Hedgerow]

Those angles will wear better than a round filed full chisel..
Big, square, beautiful cutter edges. With lotsa metal to support the working corner.
.404 just puts it on steroids.. Lol.
@JWYounger told me that square could be made durable as anything years ago at a Gtg in AR.
He was right!

 

[Hedgerow]

One of my 115dl work chains.

 

[junkman]

Those angles will wear better than a round filed full chisel..
Big, square, beautiful cutter edges. With lotsa metal to support the working corner.
@JWYounger told me that square could be made durable as anything years ago at a Gtg in AR.
He was right!

That is what i have been aiming for ,make the corner strong and get more work done .

 

[mdavlee]

Naaaa..
Remember the custom round chain they wouldn't let me use for the loggers class?
I just filed a flat top plate on it last night.
And increased the top plate angle.
Gonna be a chain for pine and cottonwood.

Ahh. Yeah I think you could have won that class with a good chain easily.

 

[junkman]

View attachment 18192
One of my 115dl work chains.

That looks like a good work chain ,have you played with .404 yet ? stuff is pretty durable ,even if bump the ground .

 

[Hedgerow]

My

That looks like a good work chain ,have you played with .404 yet ? stuff is pretty durable ,even if bump the ground .

.404 consists of a 72" bar of skip, and 2 loops of 36" for the 084.
So yes, I go for longevity on those for sure.

I don't even know how many cutters are on that 72" cannon..
But it's an ass load..

 

[Hedgerow]

Ahh. Yeah I think you could have won that class with a good chain easily.

Sorta like shooting fish in a barrel.

 

[mdavlee]

Sorta like shooting fish in a barrel.

Yeah it would have been.

 

[Redfin]

View attachment 18109
Extra pokey

What was the top angle on this one?

 

[Deets066]

View attachment 18109
Extra pokey

Takes a lot of focus to not get into the side plate like that. Looks crazy sharp

 

[Deets066]

I checked the rakers on that last chain I did for the 034, this time I brought my feeler gauges from the shop. They are at - .032 not .040

 

[Hedgerow]

What was the top angle on this one?

Over 30...

 

[Moparmyway]

i prefer to grind a chain that will last at least 8 tanks of fuel now before have to swap it out

I feel guilty after 12 tanks, so I swap chains with a fresh one, but I could easily get more with my 404

 

[mdavlee]

I wish I could get 12 cuts out of a chain milling. I get 1 with 3/8" in 16" wide hardwood and 2 cuts with 404 in 12" wide oak. That was Oregon chain since it was all I had in 404 to fit that bar.

 

[Cutmaster]

View attachment 18109
Extra pokey

Looks Nice! But, Don't you file your rakers down?

 

[mdavlee]

Looks Nice! But, Don't you file your rakers down?

You don't run near as low of rakers on these play chains. They bite too hard and pull the saw out of the powerband.

 

[Hedgerow]

Just made a test run with this one on the mutt..
I like. Guess it's worth finishing.

 

[mdavlee]

View attachment 18222
Just made a test run with this one on the mutt..
I like. Guess it's worth finishing.

Still a full raker. Probably get a little faster the lighter it gets.

 

[Hedgerow]

Looks Nice! But, Don't you file your rakers down?

On a couple of the bigger saws, I may set them a little.. The best answer is to get em to cut fast, with high rakers.