I picked up an 036 today. It needs a little attention to get it running right but it looks pretty nice for an old saw.
Less material = less resistance and weight. I still don't know how to make a chain this fast. But every one I see? Gets me closer to understanding it. This chain and the saw it's going one have one purpose. To make a few cuts and that's it. That's why one tooth was broke already. It's filed back pretty far. May get one more sharpening. Then that's it. Some of the fastest chains out there are one file stroke away from breaking every cutter.
Finished the maintance on my saws. Took the 42 Special I got from HoneyFuzz and put the 246 upper end on it. I did a muffler mod and base gasket elimination and cleaned and polished the ports. Also took a Stihl picco bar and machined it to fit the "246's" with PS chain. I put the same chain on my ms261c...awsome!!!!
At first I thought that chain was all jacked up from cutting dirt and concrete and then I thought about it and realized it was ground down to reduce its profile in the cut and all the shoulders from the tie straps to make a spot for resistance so it didn't bump past each link as hard.
Early-mid 70's 16 x 25 vinyl banner Late 60's-early 70's 12 x 18 sheet steel dealer's sign.Other side has some fading,few small scratches & a tiny spot or two of surface rust. Heavy cardboard 11.25 x 17 double sided 1980 sign Early-mid 60's 2.5 gallon can Early-mid 80's battery operated clock