Let's talk race chain

[ferris]

@Wolverine ??

 

[Wolverine]

@Wolverine ??

Well, the thread is.. let's talk race chain.


With a 3 cube chain, weight is a factor, but all others also get the raker treatment as well.

 

[chipper1]

So here you can see on the left(not sure why my pic got rotated, I've clipped the heel a bit. Heel just being the back of the cutter.
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I got toenail clippers, but no heal or drag clippers .
What do you use on the front of the depth gauges.

 

[Wolverine]

I got toenail clippers, but no heal or drag clippers .
What do you use on the front of the depth gauges.

Angle grinder?









After my double bevels have been used up square filing, they make pretty good raker/toe clippers.

 

[chipper1]

Angle grinder?









After my double bevels have been used up square filing, they make pretty good raker/toe clippers.
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Sounds good, thanks.
Anything that I can do to make my results more repeatable is what I've been shooting for with my chains.

 

[Deets066]

Angle grinder?









After my double bevels have been used up square filing, they make pretty good raker/toe clippers.
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I don’t like double bevels for chassis work cuz the edges are always makin grooves where I don’t want em

 

[Wolverine]

I don’t like double bevels for chassis work cuz the edges are always makin grooves where I don’t want em

You use a chain vice? When it's just one single cutter like I have pictured, no stray marks happen. Many ways to skin a cat!

 

[Deets066]

You use a chain vice? When it's just one single cutter like I have pictured, no stray marks happen. Many ways to skin a cat!

Just one less thing for me to worry about. They can work if you setup for em. I just don’t take the extra time

 

[ManiacalMark]

Pretty easy to clip the heels if you have a chain grinder. I've done it a few times when having to cut hard tight grain wood that chatters.

 

[Deets066]

I’ve even ground the edges off when they chip and get dull.

 

[species8472]

This is about where im at the moment. Nothing fancy just cuts out hardwood well.

 

[Battle Cross 2]

So it seems most of you start with Oregon chain for your race/play chains is there a reason for that? Easiest chain for me to get is carlton is there a disadvantage to using something other then oregon? I really should start asking questions in the how to square file thread.

 

[Moparmyway]

View attachment 163499This is about where im at the moment. Nothing fancy just cuts out hardwood well.

Top beaked ?

 

[species8472]

Yes was just the start of work on this one. Not like that now.

 

[Wolverine]

So it seems most of you start with Oregon chain for your race/play chains is there a reason for that?

Yes, it's soft so very easy to file and easy on the files. Double bevels ain't cheap.

 

[ManiacalMark]

Yeah oregon chain would be what to start with. If you get to the point where you can file a rocked stihl chain then you're pretty damn good.

 

[Armbru84]

Have seen a little top beak on lots of fast chains...here is one I have been messing with. It’s .404 which @Deets066 reminded me is slow...but fun to mess with something different.

 

[concretegrazer]

 

[Deets066]

Have seen a little top beak on lots of fast chains...here is one I have been messing with. It’s .404 which @Deets066 reminded me is slow...but fun to mess with something different.
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Keep them rakers high, that would be a power suckin chain right there

 

[Deets066]

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Nice