worn out chain thread

[Lightning Performance]

 

[Lightning Performance]

 

[RI Chevy]

Nice Ken. How's it cut? Rakers are LOW...LOL

 

[Lightning Performance]

Flies in sassafras.

 

[RI Chevy]

Cool. [emoji106]

 

[Lightning Performance]

Cool. [emoji106]

The cutters are not anymore than sevenish degrees angle of attack. I like a chain with bite. Even though the cutters are uneven side to side lengths this chain is very smooth Jeff. Tell me why

 

[RI Chevy]

Don't really know Ken. Maybe the raker height is even?
I'm not really chain savvy.

 

[Lightning Performance]

Study the depth gauge. Notice the leading face angles. It helps a lot imo.

 

[RI Chevy]

They look stock. Like you didn't touch anything but the tops. ????

 

[Lightning Performance]

They look stock. Like you didn't touch anything but the tops. ????

Look closer.

 

[RI Chevy]

What did you do? Square them off? Why so secretive???
Share and share alike in here. Come on now Kenny. Spill it.
Time is too valuable...

 

[Lightning Performance]

I gave you the pics. Its just a 30 30 angle on the leading edge. No secrets lol.

 

[RI Chevy]

OK. OK. [emoji4]

 

[birdmeter]

i feel much better a bought my chain on my ms 180c now fence and nails really messed that chain up only one i have had to use the harbor freight 29 dollar chain sharpener on. it looks a bought like the last pic above this post i had to cut the rakers down a whole lot but its not got 1 or 2 more sharping left

 

[RD35]

Hey Ken, so are you saying that by beveling the leading edge of the depth gauge it helps to give more consistent regulation of the depth of bite on the cutter thereby smoothing out the performance and avoiding chatter? I don't currently bevel the leading edges. And, on chains that are worn that far back, I have to keep the gauges at .025 in order to avoid chatter. If beveling them will fix that problem....then I will definitely adopt your approach on future chains so I can make them a bit more aggressive without sacrificing smoothness!!! Thanks for the tip!

 

[Leerod83]

 

[Leerod83]

 

[Leerod83]

Surely it's got one more filin left in it???

 

[huskihl]

Surely it's got one more filin left in it???

2 or 3 more if you slowly squared the top plate off a little each time

 

[Leerod83]

2 or 3 more if you sl

I seriously never thought a whole lot about it. I'll square it up and file it till it starts busting teeth off. We'll see how little we can get em.