Bulk Saw Chain

[sawinredneck]

Meh, I'd rather change out for a sharp one and keep cutting. I'll sharpen them when I get home, on the bench with a vise and I'm comfortable and can take my own time to do it right.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Cool, but lemme see it cranked and the proper tension set.

Meh.

 

[Reddog]

Well that saw gets locked down after that until the next stage bucking race. So he had better have gotten it right.

The competitor must remove the chain and bar, fit a new chain and turn the bar, and then re-install the chain and bar. It’s important that the new chain is correctly installed, as it may not be adjusted before the next two events. If a competitor must re-tension their chain, points are deducted.

 

[Reddog]

Where is the best buy for bulk saw chain in full comp?

Woods in Wa or Madsen's in Wa are usually the best price for Oregon or Stihl chain.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Back on topic.

Cool.

 

[flushcut]

Topic??? JK. It is good to know where to get cheap chain.

 

[squisher]

Yah I want to stay off-topic. Who doesn't roll with enough saws that you would just grab another one if it got dull? Changing it out, sharpening, that sh-t is for the shop. But on-site I'd sharpen long before I'd swap out a chain as I don't roll with spare chains, I roll with spare saws.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

+1
With exception of hiking in quite a ways and slaying trees....... But there is still BU in the truck a hike a way in case.

 

[RIVERRAT]

But on-site I'd sharpen long before I'd swap out a chain as I don't roll with spare chains, I roll with spare saws.

3 saws is the most I travel with. Any more & they are shipped out ahead of me.

Greyhound nails me an extra $40 for my duffel because its over 50 lbs. More than that if it's more than one & not carry on & must be loaded. A 200t will fit in my fanny pack which I use for carry on luggage. Ive done that twice.

If every one that you work with is skilled with a saw, keeping them in the wood & out of the dirt. Great! I don't have that luxury on the road doing storm work. At best I just hope I can find some one that is safe with a saw.

But when I have to stop & sharpen a chain they've dulled 3-4 times in an hour thats time that takes me away from the task at hand.Also I'm not coming out of a tree to sharpen a saw.
Much easier to show some one in a short time, with limited skills how to swap out a chain vs sharpening it, so they can continue cutting the mess on the ground.
The luxury of them grabbing another saw is not always present.
Does no good to get mad about it.Deal with it efficiently & move on.

Under those not so perfect circumstances I will most always continue to swap out a chain vs sharpening on the job.

Things change when you are traveling to do work by means other than your own truck. While also having to hire & work with some one possessing barely adequate skills.
Not to sure I'm going now. Seems FEMA is pretty much broke.

 

[Al Smith]

Changing it out, sharpening, that sh-t is for the shop. But on-site I'd sharpen long before I'd swap out a chain as I don't roll with spare chains

A little trick you may or may not know about .Most times on a chisel chain if you hit metal you knock the corner off which takes forever to refile with a round file .If you use a regular mill file and file the tooth angle then round file it goes a lot easier .Couple minutes you can save the tooth .

 

[SkwerI]

My limited FEMA experience is that there are 6-7 layers of subcontractors sucking money out of the system and the guys on the ground don't make shit. I will never chase another FEMA job, although I might go for the private work if the situation and timing is right. If you're low on funds and expect to make money on a FEMA gig then you will lose.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Jeff, if you were closer I could recommend a guy that is somewhat along in the process of learning, and he doesn't sharpen his rakers anymore.

Nice tip, Al, I know exactly what you are talking about with waiting for the blunt on the corner to disappear.

 

[sotc]

and he doesn't sharpen his rakers anymore.

 

[RIVERRAT]

Brian, right on.
My reason for going was not completely based on FEMA. Times I have subbed for some one contracted by FEMA I get a daily rate or I don't do it.

The folks in some of these portions of Iowa that where hit have no money. Subsisting on what their farms & river gives them. They have been told FEMA will not help because some areas are not populated enough. I have been greatly blessed with abilities I love to put to use.

Financially it will not matter or effect me one bit if I go & help for a couple of weeks on my own dime.

 

[RIVERRAT]

Jeff, if you were closer I could recommend a guy that is somewhat along in the process of learning, and he doesn't sharpen his rakers anymore.

I'm a one man show. I hire as needed. Would love to have some one to bring along & teach.
But not being home much in the past because of my other work makes this a not so easy thing.