Got the chimney cleaned yesterday. About six cups of creosote out of a 25' chimney. Not to bad for one year of burning. First fire of the...
What makes me laugh (kinda) is when I'm yelling from the bathroom with blood all over the place "I need your help!!" The response is "WHY?" I...
Chainsaws can be dangerous. Even when they aren't running. Just got done putting a brand new edge on the rancher. The tip of the saw was...
Excellent - Gonna have to try a square filed chain on my rancher. I was so impressed with it on my 572, if I can make it work on a lighter saw,...
Hey Guys - Is it possible to square file .325 pitch chain, or would that not be a good idea? To much for a rancher 450?
yes, 30° bevel. I'm using a stone from McMasterCarr... its got a 5/8" thread on it so I just got a long 5/8" bolt, ran it through the stone and...
Hi Guys - I've got a woodmax DC1260 wood chipper. Its a freaking beast. It comes with reversible knives. I just put my spare set into the...
It did not spit long ribbons. Course my filing didn't look ANYTHING like what you have in your pictures. My chain is a converted round file. I...
I finally got a chance to try out my saw with my first attempt at square filing. It was a lousy file to say the least as it was my first attempt,...
Thanks for the link... I have this bug to learn how to climb with spurs. I hate heights, but I still want to learn.
chain grinders are the way to go. I have a super Jolly. Works great. However, being able to hand file is a good skill to learn. I've started...
Thanks Guys - Ordered a new recoil assy. I've never had the recoil off before this, so I can't comment on where the pins were in relation to the...
Hi Guys - So I mentioned in the square filing thread that I popped my recoil on my 572. Rather than clutter up that thread with non related...
Thanks Guys - That's primarily what I'm going to do. Was going to do full dimensional lumber up to 2x10's and a bunch of 6x6 8x8's and maybe...
Hi Guys - I've got about 4 acres of Red pine that I'm going to be thinning down for my managed forest program. I've got a small CM mill (PM14)....
Thanks WW - Those pictures are EXACTLY what I needed. I went out to play yesterday to see how the chain worked and grenaded my recoil on my 572...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] here are a couple of cutters I tried... FUGLY.... :) I was originally was trying to sharpen from low-high (inside of...
Hi Guys - Holy smokes, I suck at this. I've got the pferd double bevel file and I don't understand how to get the corners to line up. When I...
I've gone and done it. Bought my first loop of 84DL square ground 72CL chain and a Pferd double bevel file. Gonna jump in with both feet. I'm...
I'm surprised you are cutting oak during the summer. You guys don't have oak wilt? Here in Wisconsin, we don't cut live oak from about April...
