Recent content by Rob Shaffer

For those of you who requested samples of chain-serts you should be getting them this week if you haven't already received them. When you get a chance to check them out, feel free to comment.

We just noticed that it seemed to cut better over time.

You explained the effect very well. We first noticed it while cutting muddy and sandy rail road ties.

COOL VIDS I'm gonna keep watching. I'll discuss it at our next meeting.

Your comment just brought a tear to my eye, thanks for that. This is a family business, and our family was built on trust and that how we operate. And I really do value any feedback or questions good or bad. nothing in this world is perfect and everyone's comments help us continually improve...

Im going to look into the cutting speed concern a little more before I answer this one, I have to admit, Dave and Jenn (who are the inventors of this product) has deeper information sometimes than I do. The design of the cutter is unique to keep speed, but im not sure of the detail. Our cutters...

Hey Sean, Totally agree with you. Thank You for your comment. Ive posted our stuff on many areas on the web, this fourm has been the best in terms of great open discussion and quality of information. Lots of great experience and really cool people here. Big shout out to Butch for pretending he...

thanks for the math problem woodworkingboy, I still hate these like I did back in school, ha ha. Like I said we, don't have actuals yet, but using the data we do have from 3/4 pitch chain, you wouldn't be replacing ALL the cutters every two weeks. I don't know what the interval will be for 404...

woodworkingboy, We don't have actual data for 3/8 chain yet, but we do for 3/4 so let me use that as an example since I have actual data. The chain cost would be $428.40 (includes full set of cutters) + most people buy pack of 10 replacements ($38.90) = $467.30 total initial cost. Keep in...

great discussion, thanks for your comments. We do own the machine shop that builds chainserts have have been in that buissness for decades, so I understand what your saying sawinredneck, my necks pretty red too so I dig your handle. I think what I want to say here is two things. 1.) these things...

Hey sawinredneck, ANY cutting tool can break or shatter, ours is a lot tougher than most because through material selection, but still, steel can reach a yield point on a stress strain curve and it doesn't take much more pressure after that to cause a break. That said, we have been testing this...

sorry, for quick post before this one.... I was in a hurry. So we use a very hard durable carbide, not really the same stuff used on other carbide chain. We could handle re sharpening them at our machine shop, but its not cost effective. The replacement rate is really good, most people replace a...

Hey guys, no the cutters cannot be sharpened with conventional methoods.

Jay, thanks for your post, and honesty, its very welcomed, trust me!! Currently we are in the mechanized market, till our 404 comes out next year. As far as cutting speed goes, your partially correct on your assumption. More common chain does cut pretty fast out of the box, but dulls quickly and...

Hey Everyone, Just want to get some information out for anyone using saw chain. We have a replaceable tooth carbide saw chain. We are the ONLY manufacturers of this type of product in the world. NEVER SHARPEN AGAIN!!! Its a carbide tipped insert that attaches to the chain. Its been 10 years of...