The turner's saw chain - super long

Re: quick comments

GaryG in MD

>Hi Gary, Thanks for the reply. I'll look forward to seeing your pic tomorrow -- I've thought about what you said, but I can't quite picture it. It sounds like something I can use. ...Gary

Re: Pro sharpening

John K Jordan

>There are dealers and then there are dealers. Some may be able to sharpen.

The nearest local Stihl dealer (where I bought my last saw) did not impress me. When I asked about filing the rakers, they said they never do that. When I asked to buy a raker guage, they had to look it up in the book and order it - they didn't even know what it was and no one had ever wanted one in the past.

JKJ in East TN

Re: The turner's saw chain - super long

Barry Irby

>Mike, Thanks for writing this. I am going to read it more thoroughly before I criticize and doubt that I will even then. I had not realized how much damage dirt could do to the bar.

I would suggest that turners needs are very different that loggers. They fell, limb up and cut to length. Turners may do that, but are more likely to take a log and cut it into chunks and then rip the chunks and lop off the offending corners and even round off the humps on the ends. (pardon all the technical jargon, but I guess you get the drift) The fact is that we cut at every conceivable angle. Does that affect sharpening?

People are asking about saw bucks. Me too. It seems that handling the chunks might be more dangerous that it first appears. I have been trying to think of some buck like device that would guide the saw sort of like a chop saw. Really ticks me off to make one cut that lops one corner more than the others and reduces the entire blank. But that's a topic for another article.

Thanks Mike, This is a Big Help for Me

Ric Taylor

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Re: The turner's saw chain - super long

jeff jilg

>I think this will be a very helpful article Mike. One thing I didn't notice when I first started chainsawing (years ago) was when the chain got dull. You have that in the article and it will help along with the other tips. Looks good!

Re: quick comments

Jerry-Huntsville, AL

>Gary

I made the following to hold the small chunks for rounding off the corners. Works fairly well and is much easier on my back.

Jerry

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GaryG in MD

>Jerry, Very nice! I've seen those clamping benches used for carving work (used with spoke shaves, draw knives, etc.), but you have found a new use. Good idea. Thanks, Gary

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John K Jordan

>I agree, very nice. What is the long section to the left? I'm thinking a big v-block might be added there to aid in sawing down the center of a short log.

JKJ in East TN