I came in the house yesterday and asked Ms. buZZsaw "do you want to see how big my noodle got today"? She rolled her eyes and just walked away!
No, thats an old wives tail, but i did have to shave my palms after playing with my noodle! My father walked into my room when i was a teen and caught me playing with my noodle. "Son, keep doing that and you'll go blind"! "Im over here dad"!!!
Not that size matters, but today while noodling some silver maple, this one appeared (along with millions of other shorter ones).
LOL not really, but the thread is asking "how long is your noodle" so I felt obligated to share... LOL
Big stacks, big splitter, big saws, big bars, big trucks, big tractors noodle thickness should also matter
Very impressive. I am not worthy! Do you notice a difference when noodling with the square ground chain in terms of noodle lengthMAF143?
Yes, the smoothness and the aggressive nature of the slicing action as opposed to a more blunt "chopping" on the vertical side part of the chisel seems to make a pile of noodles pretty quick. I don't know all the physics behind it, but the square filing seems to make a difference in both crosscutting and noodling. I'm fairly new to the square filing, but it just seems easy and makes sense to me and has quickly become my go to method of sharpening. I'm not concerned with getting every chisel exact and my eyesight isn't quite what it was a few years ago. I'm not trying to make a racing chain, just getting a faster working chain without spending any more (or at least not much more) time filing. I try to be consistant and I only file my chains the same way every time, on the tailgate of the truck in my C-clamp locust slab fixture while still on my saw. Nothing special. I'm just happy that the square filing works so well and I'm bummed I never tried it years ago. I'm very grateful to the folks on this forum and the founders of this forum that have shared their knowledge and encouragement that has given me the ability to do this stuff that makes my life easier and more enjoyable... Hats off to all of you.
Tall rakers will give longer chips. The tooth doesn’t rock so much and keeps slicing. Only drawback is they plug things up easier. So if your long noodle won’t stand up on its own……….
This was from a fairly new chain. It has been square filed several times (at least 6 or 7), but I haven't touched the rakers yet. Right or wrong, I usually don't mess with the rakers till I notice the chip size on crosscuts getting smaller. Same bar and chain I was running up at Dennis's place back in May. It was a new chain with one sharpening on it before I got to the GTG. That was the first time I ever square filed a chain. huskihl 's chain sharpening advice has been followed to a T and is working well. Noodle stand up routine.....
