OK five gauge 3/8 pitch, and 84 drivers, but what chisel sequence do you think would be best for your 572?
(Sorry brothers... this is all voice-texted In haste over my phone and therefore Nauseating to read, but perhaps better than nothing.)
recently I have been trying to make my way through some scrap chain, and definitely ain’t guaranteeing nothing... also… I would never dream of charging you for a single chain, because I just hate the idea of charging for something that isn’t sustainable: I.E. You hit the dirt, and you’re done.
I think it is very important for everyone who uses round chain to know that if one is merely cutting by feel, then very often if not always, round chain will generally have much better “feel,” e.g. “pull” than square. This is because the “hook,” (on round chisel) and almost more importantly, the flat spot on the side plate that the hook produces, Is what is responsible for producing the “pull” that is generally attributed to round ground. Think Buckin Billy Ray’s stand up and buck stuff.The round chain, with the same raker height, generally pulls the user into the wood harder, because of the mechanical operation of the hook of the round side plate. The hook on a round filed side plate is approximately 30°. The hook on a square filed side plate is, believe it or not, about 40°, Even though the top plate angle comes out at only 19 or 20°. and therefore, although it’s severs the wood more expediently, does not pull as hard as the lesser angled round filed side plate. This is really useful for loggers who are working on the landing, who are trying to buck smaller diameter logs to spec with 70 cc motor heads on 32 inch, skip tooth guide bars. They don’t have to be bending over, and they don’t have to physically push the bar into the wood Because the hook of the round chisel is so advantageous for pulling the chain down through the wood. Of course, a guy is sacrificing a lot of Motörhead power for this, but in certain applications, it’s like, who cares?
I remember years ago, when a guy came out from Philadelphia, who is still to this day one of the best overall tree men I personally know Tried out my saw with the square edge… He was like, this chain is lame. I was like, oh yeah, well then let’s go partner. My chain on the same size motorhead beat him through 24 inch wood with about fourSeconds to spare.
if anyone actually reads all of this, I will be totally amazed, but, this is also why a guys raker height is so terribly critical, for the application that he is desiring his chain for, is he crosscutting? Is he ripping? is he making bias cuts, i.e. diagonal cuts? Ie face cuts. I can think of many a round chain guy, who’s saw it was just cracking until he tries to make the diagonal cut on the face. Now he just stalls the motor, and cannot even feather the guide bar with no use of the dogs at all through the stupid diagonal.
in other words Frankie, I now know what pitch gauge and driver count you want, but I would also like to know what chisel sequence and raker height you want.
I will PM you for your address if I can scare up some five gauge, (for some reason our shop only uses 63 gauge) with the type of chisel sequence, and raker height which you might want.
Wow, this was super annoying to read…Sorry boys I will try to get on the laptop next time LOL.
Lotta work
) who is credited with creating the genre of “creative nonfiction,” who spent a bit of time in the woods, and came away with the overall assessment that Ash is the firewood of kings. I am thinking that there is no way that he cannot have been influenced by the poem that you shared with us. Thanks.
