Ordered LGX, received LPX

[Simondo]

Have been using LPX on my Husqvarna saws in .325 for a while now. I rate it as my " Go To" choice for the Husqvarna 15in bar lengths i run. Have Stihl RS Full Chisel on my Ms 361 in 3/8 with Rolermatic E 20in bar and that cuts really well to .
Have some Windsor .325 1.5mm( LPX equivalent spec in there range ) full chisel on a 42 special and that i rate highly as well. I am hard pushed to say 1 is better than another in the full chisel chains I'm using... but go to a semi chisel and then i notice a reduction in the bite for sure.

 

[SawTroll]

I've used em on those chains to, they work and shape the raker at the same time as taking it down. Woodland pro is carlton and stihl has the same top plate angle as carlton.. 30 deg where oregon is 25.
The angle i was referring to was the top plate from the toe to the heel viewed from the side. Carlton has less angle than the oregon or stihl and the geometry may be a tad different, probably not enough you would notice thou. Since the husky chain is actually oregon, the husky tool would maybe be more suited to the LG, but using the FOP won't be that far off and will give you a consistant setting.

The recommended (or actual) top plate angle hardly is a factor, and you can vary it on all the chain models without changing how the raker guides works. The raker guides relates to the tip anyway, which it should.

 

[J.w Younger]

Hello ol' friend!

Frank Crofter and Oregon have claimed that LP bore cuts better than LG, and as far as I can tell they were right.

This was before the "X" chain, but that hardly matters.

Hey Niko, I've certainly missed some of our spirited debates.
Frank was a good poster and definitely knew his way around chain sharpening.
I never could understand the argument of lp being harder to lower the rakers, once you are into the bumpers you either have went way too low are are out of cutter, the rakers are actually narrower than lg.
I read somewhere the "x" referred to a new sharpening technique or possibly the blueing, the round file cancels one of those out and use the other.

 

[SawTroll]

Hey Niko, I've certainly missed some of our spirited debates.
Frank was a good poster and definitely knew his way around chain sharpening.
I never could understand the argument of lp being harder to lower the rakers, once you are into the bumpers you either have went way too low are are out of cutter, the rakers are actually narrower than lg.
I read somewhere the "x" referred to a new sharpening technique or possibly the blueing, the round file cancels one of those out and use the other.

There was some hype about the "X" chain (still is), but I never noticed much (if any) practical difference, except the obvious - LG was not a low vibe chain, but LGX is. Both LP and LPX are, and both still are smoother in the cut than LGX (and RS/RSC, that also share the same feature) - so I assume that has to do with the small raker/small ramp vs. the large ramped raker only design.

I haven't seen Frank Crofter posting in a long time now, do you know what happened to him and/or why he stopped posting?

 

[J.w Younger]

The recommended (or actual) top plate angle hardly is a factor, and you can vary it on all the chain models without changing how the raker guides works. The raker guides relates to the tip anyway, which it should.

That's why I said the angle I was referring to was viewing from the side and not the top

 

[J.w Younger]

There was some hype about the "X" chain (still is), but I never noticed much (if any) practical difference, except the obvious - LG was not a low vibe chain, but LGX is. Both LP and LPX are, and both still are smoother in the cut than LGX (and RS/RSC, that also share the same feature) - so I assume that has to do with the small raker/small ramp vs. the large ramped raker only design.

I haven't seen Frank Crofter posting in a long time now, do you know what happened to him and/or why he stopped posting?

Frank's name no longer shows up in a search of the other site, for whatever reason. In my opinion the site was the loser and not Crofter.
As for what happened, you are in a better position than me for finding out. Their current mods or at least a couple of them have made a hobby of stalking and banning me.

 

[SawTroll]

Frank's name no longer shows up in a search of the other site, for whatever reason. In my opinion the site was the loser and not Crofter.
As for what happened, you are in a better position than me for finding out. Their current mods or at least a couple of them have made a hobby of stalking and banning me.

I can't really imagine why "they" did that, but of course I didn't read everything that was posted on the site.

Frank Crofter last posted on the "other site" mid 2009. His last post was rather negative to how many people acted at forums, but contained nothing about him leaving. After that, no sign of him on any site I know of. He may of course have posted on sites that I don't know of.

I don't really remember how the moderation worked on that site by mid 2009, it has varied quite a bit.