Well I was out on the deck last Wednesday when I heard the siren' call that
would perk up the ears of many a turner - a chainsaw. I strolled over in
the direction of the music and a neighbor was working on a large 'stump' of
maple. I say 'stump' as it was about 12' high. We talked for a bit about
this and that and I finally got around to asking him of I could have a
couple pieces. I explained my addiction (lathe) and he said "Sure. I'll
have the son drop some off at your place."
Pulled in the driveway after work Friday with the wife who immediately
noticed the treasure. And a treasure it was. 3 pieces. The largest about 26"
dia. and over 4' high. Another piece slightly smaller dia and length. The
third, the only really manageable piece (By manageable I mean I can actually
move it around by hand) about 16" dia and 4; long.
Sunday I fired up the chainsaw and made a couple cuts on the smaller piece.
But, dagnabbit, the chainsaw (Stihl 028 Wood Boss circa 1984) quit on me.
Seems that when I give 'er the gas, the rpms only go up about 100 or so
higher but the chain don't move. I'm taking it into the shop today.
Anyways, neighbors are nice and I'll certainly give him a bowl or two as
soon as I can.

Kevin wrote:

Well I was out on the deck last Wednesday when I heard the siren' call that
would perk up the ears of many a turner - a chainsaw. I strolled over in

And the best part is, he's gloating to all his friends and coworkers about how
he got rid of all that scrap wood, and IT DIDN'T COST HIM A DIME!!!

Everybody goes home happy...

....Kevin
--
Kevin & Theresa Miller
Juneau, Alaska
http://www.alaska.net/~atftb

Chain lock on?????

Kevin wrote:
Well I was out on the deck last Wednesday when I heard the siren' call that
would perk up the ears of many a turner - a chainsaw. I strolled over in
the direction of the music and a neighbor was working on a large 'stump' of
maple. I say 'stump' as it was about 12' high. We talked for a bit about
this and that and I finally got around to asking him of I could have a
couple pieces. I explained my addiction (lathe) and he said "Sure. I'll
have the son drop some off at your place."
Pulled in the driveway after work Friday with the wife who immediately
noticed the treasure. And a treasure it was. 3 pieces. The largest about 26"
dia. and over 4' high. Another piece slightly smaller dia and length. The
third, the only really manageable piece (By manageable I mean I can actually
move it around by hand) about 16" dia and 4; long.
Sunday I fired up the chainsaw and made a couple cuts on the smaller piece.
But, dagnabbit, the chainsaw (Stihl 028 Wood Boss circa 1984) quit on me.
Seems that when I give 'er the gas, the rpms only go up about 100 or so
higher but the chain don't move. I'm taking it into the shop today.
Anyways, neighbors are nice and I'll certainly give him a bowl or two as
soon as I can.

The first thing I checked was the electronic kickback thingy. Yep, they had
'em back in the early to mod 80s when I bought it. Then I fiddled about
with it for awhile and could see nothing wrong. Took into the shop and it
was fixed in about 5 minutes - no charge. I felt like a fool. The problem
was there was some chips of wood caught in & around the drive sprocket. The
guy cleaned it up and now all is fine. BTW, a ripping chain is wonderful.
A bit more dangerous than the standard crosscut but if you are VERY careful
(and you oughta be when running any equipment) but oh so sweet when cutting.
Pretty much the weight of the saw is all that is needed.

And on just one more point - yesterday after work the wife and I drove out
to one of her co-wrokers to pick up some horse flop. We are avid gardeners
as well as composters and horse flop as well as cow is great for making
compost. On the way there some *$%! crossed over the center line and
smacked into my little Ranger. Damage along the side of the bed and the
driver's side tailight is toast. To make things justa bit worse, the POS
driver of the other car never stopped. Off the insurance agent in a few to
turn in the sheriff's accident report. Got the horse flop and picked up 3
pretty good sized pieces of what I think is pine.




"Grandpa" jsdebooATcomcast.net wrote in message
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Chain lock on?????

Kevin wrote:
Well I was out on the deck last Wednesday when I heard the siren' call
that
would perk up the ears of many a turner - a chainsaw. I strolled over
in
the direction of the music and a neighbor was working on a large 'stump'
of
maple. I say 'stump' as it was about 12' high. We talked for a bit
about
this and that and I finally got around to asking him of I could have a
couple pieces. I explained my addiction (lathe) and he said "Sure. I'll
have the son drop some off at your place."
Pulled in the driveway after work Friday with the wife who immediately
noticed the treasure. And a treasure it was. 3 pieces. The largest about
26"
dia. and over 4' high. Another piece slightly smaller dia and length.
The
third, the only really manageable piece (By manageable I mean I can
actually
move it around by hand) about 16" dia and 4; long.
Sunday I fired up the chainsaw and made a couple cuts on the smaller
piece.
But, dagnabbit, the chainsaw (Stihl 028 Wood Boss circa 1984) quit on
me.
Seems that when I give 'er the gas, the rpms only go up about 100 or so
higher but the chain don't move. I'm taking it into the shop today.
Anyways, neighbors are nice and I'll certainly give him a bowl or two as
soon as I can.

My thoughts also. Before starting the chainsaw, did you press the
chain break to the rear and back out to the front to reset it and
allow the chain to move?

The Other Bruce
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Grandpa jsdebooATcomcast.net wrote in message ...
Chain lock on?????

Kevin wrote:
Well I was out on the deck last Wednesday when I heard the siren' call that
would perk up the ears of many a turner - a chainsaw. I strolled over in
the direction of the music and a neighbor was working on a large 'stump' of
maple. I say 'stump' as it was about 12' high. We talked for a bit about
this and that and I finally got around to asking him of I could have a
couple pieces. I explained my addiction (lathe) and he said "Sure. I'll
have the son drop some off at your place."
Pulled in the driveway after work Friday with the wife who immediately
noticed the treasure. And a treasure it was. 3 pieces. The largest about 26"
dia. and over 4' high. Another piece slightly smaller dia and length. The
third, the only really manageable piece (By manageable I mean I can actually
move it around by hand) about 16" dia and 4; long.
Sunday I fired up the chainsaw and made a couple cuts on the smaller piece.
But, dagnabbit, the chainsaw (Stihl 028 Wood Boss circa 1984) quit on me.
Seems that when I give 'er the gas, the rpms only go up about 100 or so
higher but the chain don't move. I'm taking it into the shop today.
Anyways, neighbors are nice and I'll certainly give him a bowl or two as
soon as I can.

and thankfully, so can rcw posters.

Fortiter,

indeed

"Arch" wrote in message
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and thankfully, so can rcw posters.

Fortiter,

Happens a lot, especially with nice sharp chain. Best answer I've found is
to remove from kerf, rev and throw periodically.

I'm not a fan of rip chain, if by such you mean square-sharpened chain for
use on log milling devices. Skip chain is grabby but usable in
crosscutting, and great in ripping along the face, rather than end grain,
which is what the rip chain is designed for.

"Kevin" wrote in message
...
Took into the shop and it
was fixed in about 5 minutes - no charge. I felt like a fool. The problem
was there was some chips of wood caught in & around the drive sprocket.
The
guy cleaned it up and now all is fine. BTW, a ripping chain is wonderful.