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Chainsaw blade sharpened?
On Sep 25, 10:41*am, Kenneth
wrote: On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:17:34 -0400, wrote: That would be a better result than what I had happen once. I hit a bolt embedded in a tree trunk and the whole chain went sailing past my ear at a very high rate of speed. It was VERY close. ( It only dulled one tooth of the chain) whew... I gotta stop reading this thread... -- Kenneth If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS." I have hit nails and other unidentified stuff several times. Most recent was Monday and of course it was with a new chain that I had only been using for about an hour. Seems it always happens to a new chain or one that has just been sharpened. Never broke a chain...yet, knock wood. Harry K |
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Chainsaw blade sharpened?
On Sep 23, 2:46*pm, "ng_reader" wrote:
Using my Poulan "Wild Thing" chainsaw this weekend, and a lot of burnt wood where I made my cuts. Don't recall the chain being so bad, but a new one --- on Amazon --- is $20. My question is, is that the definitive answer of an unsharp chain? *Slow cutting and burnt wood? And, as a follow up, if I may, youtube showed me how to sharpen with a tool. Doesn't look that hard, but if the tool is as much as a new chain, well, you do the math. Buy the tool once, sharpen the chain 20 times: $20 Buy 20 chains: $400 Being smarter than the log you're trying to cut: Priceless |
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Chainsaw blade sharpened?
On Sep 23, 2:46*pm, "ng_reader" wrote:
Using my Poulan "Wild Thing" chainsaw this weekend, and a lot of burnt wood where I made my cuts. Don't recall the chain being so bad, but a new one --- on Amazon --- is $20. My question is, is that the definitive answer of an unsharp chain? *Slow cutting and burnt wood? And, as a follow up, if I may, youtube showed me how to sharpen with a tool. Doesn't look that hard, but if the tool is as much as a new chain, well, you do the math. thanks in advance. Incorrect cutting methods? And if you wanna take the time, you can sharpen the chain with a small "rattail" file. |
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Chainsaw blade sharpened?
I presume you are using bar oil, and that the bar oil is properly feeding
onto the chain? -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "ng_reader" wrote in message . .. Using my Poulan "Wild Thing" chainsaw this weekend, and a lot of burnt wood where I made my cuts. Don't recall the chain being so bad, but a new one --- on Amazon --- is $20. My question is, is that the definitive answer of an unsharp chain? Slow cutting and burnt wood? And, as a follow up, if I may, youtube showed me how to sharpen with a tool. Doesn't look that hard, but if the tool is as much as a new chain, well, you do the math. thanks in advance. |
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Chainsaw blade sharpened?
Saws are designed with the bar off to the right. Ideally, a right handed saw
operator keeps his head far to the left. So that when the chain comes flying back at you, the saw goes over your right shoulder. I've seen saw operators (complete idiots) with their head exactly in line with the bar. I told em why that was dangerous, and they didn't (complete idiots) listen to me. http://www.motherearthnews.com/uploa...1pix_01-01.jpg Here is a good safety page. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Kenneth" wrote in message ... On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:17:34 -0400, wrote: That would be a better result than what I had happen once. I hit a bolt embedded in a tree trunk and the whole chain went sailing past my ear at a very high rate of speed. It was VERY close. ( It only dulled one tooth of the chain) whew... I gotta stop reading this thread... -- Kenneth If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS." |
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Chainsaw blade sharpened?
definition of an 'unsharp' chain??? one that hasn't been sharpened since
the last use. s "Ron" wrote in message ... On Sep 23, 2:46 pm, "ng_reader" wrote: Using my Poulan "Wild Thing" chainsaw this weekend, and a lot of burnt wood where I made my cuts. Don't recall the chain being so bad, but a new one --- on Amazon --- is $20. My question is, is that the definitive answer of an unsharp chain? Slow cutting and burnt wood? And, as a follow up, if I may, youtube showed me how to sharpen with a tool. Doesn't look that hard, but if the tool is as much as a new chain, well, you do the math. thanks in advance. Incorrect cutting methods? And if you wanna take the time, you can sharpen the chain with a small "rattail" file. |
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