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Been out cutting up some nails with the chainsaw today

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  1. HDRock

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    Yep felt the saw grabbing , I thought is was more than just a knot, sure enough ,a couple of nails ,split one down the middle.
    First time for me hitting any metal , It sucks :(


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    That sucks! Where was the wood from, a yard I guess? Looks like that nail was from awhile ago.
     
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    Them nails do a lot of damage in little time.

    Better get the file out. Unless you have a grinder? Gonna take a little time to clean that chain up.
     
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  4. HDRock

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    Yes it was a yard tree from a scrounge, 2 more nails U cant see in the pic, , they were embedded, nothing to see on the outside.
    I'll go do some more splittin, deal with the chain later
     
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  5. HDRock

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    I have a HF grinder , don't use it much but it will come in handy for this
     
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    Bummer :(
     
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    Ya those nails will take a lot off of a chain. takes a good bit to clean them up
     
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    How is that HF grinder ?
     
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  9. Paul bunion

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    On the noodle none the less. You couldn't have aligned that cut any better.

    No tell tale stain on the cut end?
     
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    They work and can get a pretty good edge. But, it's got a plastic frame, non adjustable head angle, and flexes very easy. It works, but takes a little finesse. I had one and got rid of it because of inconsistencies in the grind. Some like it. Some hate it. For $40, I would save an extra $60.

    The Northern Tool Grinder is $99 when on sale and has an adjustable head angle, cast iron construction, and comes with 3 stones to do all chains. The Timber Tuff model is the same grinder, just Green instead of Red.

    I've had a HF model, an Oregon, and now have the Timber Tuff. For the money, the TT or Northern is the best bang for the buck.

    You can see the TT (Green) behind the saw. And if you look a little farther right (just to the left of my tool box, and in front of DeWalt radio) you can see the Oregon.
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    I have a HF grinder and it is OK. Not great but it doesn't suck either. I will probably upgrade someday.
     
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    Hey I remember that bench
     
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    Probably not the last. I seem to hit fence staples and barbed wire.
     
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    I do see something I love using behind the saw..... SeaFoam!
     
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    I have trees in my woods with barbed wire hanging out and still strung along in spots.. I cut them high, them low on the trunk.. Yes it's funny of all places you cut right in line with an 1/8 inch of steel. Go figure! If filing the cutter by hand after hitting steel, I take and file straight across until I have the very tip cleaned up, then bring the file back to the proper angle.. Makes quick clean up of the mashed tip..
     
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    I've hit a lot of barbed wire when cutting trees that were on old fence rows. Once I caught a metal post that a fence row tree had grown around. That chain got wiped out in a hurry.
     
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    Ouch!
     
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    That's the price you sometimes pay for easy pickings. They'd pushed the trees over with a dozer. Myself and a couple buddies had two days to get what we wanted before what was left got pushed into a pile and burned. We hauled a lot of wood out in those two days. :)
     
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    It is easy when it is hanging out, not so easy when it isn't. The oak I started noodling today is full of unseen wire. I stopped about 5' from the base because purple started showing up and I got lucky. But it is an old fence line tree and I knew to keep an eye out.
     
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    What a way to wreck your day. Lots of cutters around here won't touch a tree they suspect might have nails in it. But who can let a big fat tree trunk go to waste!
     
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