Surprise Surprise!

[Altamaha]

Wonder how this happened. New loop of chain, first time on the grinder. Driver link was backwards also. From now on I will be sure to check each cutter and driver link when putting on a new chain.

You will also notice a poorly spun rivet to the right of the backwards cutter.

Thanks to a box of spare chain parts and a spinner & breaker, problem solved.

Yep, I cleaned up the chain prior to sharpening.

 

[Deets066]

What kind of chain?

 

[Homemade]

How long did you cut with it before you realized a cutter was backwards?


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[Altamaha]

How long did you cut with it before you realized a cutter was backwards?


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Less than 10 minutes. At full throttle the saw was "chattering" a bit, just enough to notice. Likely a combination of the backwards cutter and the backwards driver.

I was milling with the 895 Mac. 404 chain, ripping grind. All that dirt on the chain is pitch from the Douglas Fir.

 

[Nutball]

Looks like Archer chain, I'm not surprised. It also looks like a poorly spun rivet before and after, like they realised the chain was a link too short, so they added one backwards.

 

[Philbert]

Probably not factory done, but by someone who had their fingers in it along the way.

I got one like that with a ‘new’ loop of Oregon Chain once off eBay. Turns out the seller bought a ‘close out’ of a shop, and there was a reason that loop was unsold.

Not a big deal if you can break and spin, but can be a surprise.

Philbert

 

[fossil]

Well, at least it wasn't inside out. I made one like that once.

 

[legdelimber]

ahhhhhh, someone probably just did that to satisfy you guys who won't quit calling the depth guides "rakers". lol.

 

[toolmaker]

For cutting both directions?
Haha