Level Stumps on Steep Ground
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bill22
Guest
Does your 880 have a 16" bar?
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I'm betting NO.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
sotc
Dormant hero!!
Ahahahahahhahaha! Funny stuff. Pics are easy, if you can get them onto your computer, most any of us could talk you through getting them on the site in a few minutes
SkwerI
Treehouser
There is even a sticky thread in the Announcements section explaining how to do it.
GASoline71
'cause chicks dig scars
I know squashy was makin' a funny... but to me I don't see how it can get any simpler.
Gary
gf beranek
Old Schooler
I remember someone here saying they had a small level that they put on their bar when they started their cuts...haven't tried it but it might help learn what level really is...seems like it would need to be a round level like this...magnetic would be ideal:
I used a level on my 84 inch bar a few times, and aligned it to level by setting it on wooded dowels, that in themselves had long nails running through the centers I drove into the tree. Just two was needed to get the bar started without throwing the chain.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
I guess a person could even pour a tablespoon of oil on the bar and use it for a level too.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Heck yea!
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
Low tech, readily available, and levels in two planes! Smart.
GASoline71
'cause chicks dig scars
With bars as long as 60" to 84" I can see where a level would come in handy. 
Gary
Gary
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Yeah the error really shows up a lot just being a little bit off at the start. And like B said, how you hold the weight of the powerhead when advancing the cut can make a big dif too.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Don't let it SAG!
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Of course having a good bar and chain to start with can make all the difference too.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
With a great long bar like that it would be a chore just to lift the nose heavy rascal .About like a bowling ball on the end of a broom stick I imagine .
Jed
TreeHouser
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Actually Burnham hit the nail on the head for me. I probably shouldn't EVER be pulling out the level with a 28" bar, but I got a lot steeper learning curve than you guys. Yeah, Burnham, you were 100% correct about my inadvertent torquing on the powerhead thus throwing my back cut off. Today, I took my left hand off of the 3/4 part and put it on the top of the handle bar, and the far corner matched up perfect! Watch out Jerry. (Just joking.)
sotc
Dormant hero!!
Funny. Isn't it interesting that little details can make a big difference?
Jed
TreeHouser
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Yeah Willie: I'm thinkin' about running full-comp like you guys do, cause since I ported my saw and got the shorter bar, the thing just cuts so fast, that it seems like any tiny little bit that you might be off (angle-wise) in your filing is exacerbated by having fewer chisels. I can't get away from that darned double-bevel file, and, as everyone who uses em knows--they're a right bit trickier. They suck actually. I wish I were normal.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Well, there you go. Glad to see this info from others is helping out.
I would have given a real hoot to glean all this information 40 years ago when I was learning. No internet back then, no books on technique, learn it all on the job. Ouch!
I would have given a real hoot to glean all this information 40 years ago when I was learning. No internet back then, no books on technique, learn it all on the job. Ouch!
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Just git er dun!!!
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Dang right!
