Simington / Silvey Square Chain Grinders Tips/Tricks/Secrets

[pbillyi69]

I never really thought about. that makes sense.

 

[pbillyi69]

it also hadnt ever occurred to me that the depth guage was sitting out far enough on the side to be in front of the side plate it looks to be though

 

[pbillyi69]

so i have been thinking about this and it doesnt really make sense. If the depth guage kept the side cutter from only cutting down to the distance of the depth guage setting how does it get dull and why wouldnt the chain companies just design it that way to start with.

 

[Dolkitafreak]

I just checked, my top dresser is at factory setting, and the side dresser I adjusted a little for less forward lean. Side plate angle is dependent on the holder location, so it always changes.

 

[Deets066]

If you make the wheel shorter where it grinds the sideplate, you wont dig into your tie straps so much.
The side plate only cuts down to what the depth gauge will allow

I use a dressing stone and give the bottom corner of the wheel a little bevel. That helps a bit too.

 

[pbillyi69]

there has been small notches in my tie straps for years and i havent had a problem

 

[Moparmyway]

there has been small notches in my tie straps for years and i havent had a problem

Most Mustang owners don’t have traction problems either, and for the same reason too ...........
Low power = guaranteed to hookup
Or, in your case,
Low power = never have chain issues

 

[old guy]

Just had a chain with a bad notch in a side strap on a 572 husky, chain broke at a different link, sheared a rivet.

 

[Deets066]

Most Mustang owners don’t have traction problems either, and for the same reason too ...........
Low power = guaranteed to hookup
Or, in your case,
Low power = never have chain issues

Ah chit, Mike is gunna be pissed. Lol

 

[pbillyi69]

i dont have low power. my cousin has a ported 390xp and has bigger notches in his tie straps either

 

[Skeans1]

Most Mustang owners don’t have traction problems either, and for the same reason too ...........
Low power = guaranteed to hookup
Or, in your case,
Low power = never have chain issues

When’s the last time a strap failed at the corner vs the rivet pulling through or breaking? I’ve got a lot of used chains that the strap has been ground is it a great practice no but the only time I’ve a failure is when I’ve had a chain find my falling jack.


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[ManiacalMark]

I've never had an issue, usually the only time you're going to have an issue is if you cut like an ironballs. I had 3 0.063 gauge chains break in a week after I had a 100' broke and spun at the saw shop. Because the dumb f*** put a 0.058" drive link in each chain. Boy was I pissed.

 

[pbillyi69]

i have only had one chain break before and it broke where it was joined i thing that the rivets were spun too much when it was put together. i have however had all of the cutters stripped off of a chain before they were on their last grind and only lasted about 15 minutes.

 

[Moparmyway]

When’s the last time a strap failed at the corner vs the rivet pulling through or breaking? I’ve got a lot of used chains that the strap has been ground is it a great practice no but the only time I’ve a failure is when I’ve had a chain find my falling jack.

I’ve had a few fail in a few places. Watch some of the results of our chain races when we have them .......
You can even go back into some old threads and you’ll find all sorts of failures from files hitting the chassis at the rivets.
This one had the driver open up at the front and whipped the operators leg pretty good. Chaps let him take only a bruise away.

i dont have low power. my cousin has a ported 390xp and has bigger notches in his tie straps either

As far as running your ported 390, gear it up a bit and start cutting some square wood ....... you’ll see quickly what you can get away with and what you can’t

 

[ManiacalMark]

Wow that’s right down into the rivet

 

[pbillyi69]

he ran that ported 390 every day in the woods as a professional timber cutter. im pretty sure he has an 8 tooth sprocket. I would like to go to some of the chain races and play along

 

[Moparmyway]

he ran that ported 390 every day in the woods as a professional timber cutter. im pretty sure he has an 8 tooth sprocket. I would like to go to some of the chain races and play along

The fun begins with a 9 or 10 tooth

Just join right in along with everyone else when one gets setup.

Heres a 661 testing a work chain with a 10 tooth and a 20” bar, notched for the 10 tooth

 

[pbillyi69]

cuts right through it. is that walnut?

 

[RI Chevy]

That's red oak. Kevin's 661 is very strong...

 

[pbillyi69]

i want to build a piped and ported saw im not sure what though a 385 or 390 xp maybe a 066 or an 046 as i already have the cases for those