Frankie
I Build and Run Ported Saws !
What jig ? I just told you a machined one ☝️. Now I can turn em to size right quick ... I do not run spur sprockets - false economy imho
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Mick!
TreeHouser
Mick: Virtually no damage. Super rad pics/vid via the Gram btw... I’d say you crushed it. LOVED the taught-line (it wasn’t a Blake Hitch was it.) I used the Taughty twice last week and loved it. I only use Kevin’s runner srt when I have to do a ton of up and down monkey business.
Sven: Yes sir. Very much steeper indeed. Weird phone perspective.
Raj: Yeah... dude I’m thinkin that thing must have a bit of a kill switch, causeit shut down immediately.
Frankie: Glad she’s workin out. Let us know bro.
Funny you ask about the taut line, I switched back to a Blake’s for a while as I have pulled the nephew off his zig zag. I found he got himself into a tizzy using it, it would self tend and he found himself tucked in too tight to the tree, causing him (and me) to lose composure. So I put him (and me) on the Blake’s and it’s much better.
As he gets more competent he’ll move back to it.
As you say, unless there’s lots of monkeying around, up and down, there’s not much in it.
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pantheraba
More biners!!!
When I went from taut (no "gh") to Blake's it was a big difference. I couldn't tie a Blakes now without checking a book first.
When I went from Blakes to a knut that was huge...used that a LONG time. Now, finally on RRP and Akimbo...and HH2 sometimes.
When I went from Blakes to a knut that was huge...used that a LONG time. Now, finally on RRP and Akimbo...and HH2 sometimes.
PCTREE
Treehouser
Very tight setup. One of those that I THOUGHT I could do but wasn’t 100%
SeanKroll
Treehouser
There's a second story.
flushcut
TreeHouser
I think I'd be worried about collapsing the basement if there is one.
I remember JPS telling me a story about him or a job he was on. They were flopping a big oak log in spring and the hydraulic impact blew out the basement wall.
I remember JPS telling me a story about him or a job he was on. They were flopping a big oak log in spring and the hydraulic impact blew out the basement wall.
flushcut
TreeHouser
I figured you meant that. Basements, retaining walls all sketchy IMO
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Why are some houses built on slabs? Is there still a deep foundation wall with a 'foot'?
Yes, but it's not excavated, so there's nothing to collapse. It's a cheaper way to build, and saying built on slab doesn't even necessarily mean there's a slab. My house for example, was built by pouring a baby footing, and then blocking up a few courses. So i have a crawlspace, which of course is wayyyyyyy to shallow but it's what was done back then for crappy houses. I've put in a partial basement to house the mechanical stuff (water heater, well equipment, etc), and have planned to do a full one someday but we'll see.
PCTREE
Treehouser
No basement on this house. I do set up close to houses with them though and am always nervous about it
I'll have to look it up, but there's a simple formula to use to where you are set far enough away. I want to say it's a 45 degree, so if the basement is 8 foot you need to be 8 foot away, but don't quote me on that especially this early in the am.
PCTREE
Treehouser
to my knowledge you are correct on that. Not always possible though
Frankie
I Build and Run Ported Saws !
.404 rim turned to diameter of 3/8 7 picco , bar needed ,adapter to run STIHL bar on Husqvarna, hole opened for Husqvarna chain adj .... any ?
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Nutball
TreeHouser
Cool, that's good to know.
ruel
TreeHouser
Little bit of tree bondage/Frankensteining. Forgot an after picture but cut one stem on the right and got the other three pulled upright. Hand spliced 3/16 soft lay wire rope and screw eyes.
I DESPISE clump river birch, but can't ever convince people to cut back to single stem. Maintenance nightmares but whatever, I guess.
You can barely see all three cables in the second picture, pretty stealthy!
I DESPISE clump river birch, but can't ever convince people to cut back to single stem. Maintenance nightmares but whatever, I guess.
You can barely see all three cables in the second picture, pretty stealthy!
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Frankie
I Build and Run Ported Saws !
Yah , I wood urge caution using the picco chain for production application, especially on a Torque Monster 572xp Hotwoods-ported build.... With north of 7.5hp and more torque than any competing builds you WILL do a number on that smaller lo-pro chassis 
Jed
TreeHouser
Gary: Thank you (seriously) for the spelling correction. I was on the fence. My copy of The Fundamentals was probably given away by Dave Sherman, (a new guy whom I was silly enough to have loaned it to) years ago now.
Mick: Yes, I find that the Blake’s (as—I believe—Gerry described it as) is truly, the more, “high performance,”😂 knot of the two, provided that a guy is experimenting in a rock climbing gym on brand new lines; HOWEVER, if a man has the luxury of working in rain, soil, pitch and snott-impregnated conditions... well then... the Naughty Tautty (two wraps down, but only one—thus the naughtiness—up) will usually be a guy’s most attractive option, even though the full two wraps up will occasionally work better due to lack of rain, pitch, snottiness and etc.
Paul: Sir, you are a man. The very IDEA of that heavy of a machine, that close to a house makes me slightly nauseous.
Sean Ruel: Yer the man. I’m jealous of snow at the moment, even though I know that you’re half dead sick of it. I love you and miss you.
Frankie: Will (almost certainly) take you up on a build at some point in the most uncertain future. I, like you, find that quantification is just about all that matters. If a guy is running laser-sharpened square on some turd of a stocker... well... what then?; and by the same turn if a guy is running a racehorse on stock chain... same difference. I like you, am all about cutting performance within reasonable financial perameters. Sure Jack can build a saw that can tear the guts out of the world, but you gonna PAY Niggh.
Mick: Yes, I find that the Blake’s (as—I believe—Gerry described it as) is truly, the more, “high performance,”😂 knot of the two, provided that a guy is experimenting in a rock climbing gym on brand new lines; HOWEVER, if a man has the luxury of working in rain, soil, pitch and snott-impregnated conditions... well then... the Naughty Tautty (two wraps down, but only one—thus the naughtiness—up) will usually be a guy’s most attractive option, even though the full two wraps up will occasionally work better due to lack of rain, pitch, snottiness and etc.
Paul: Sir, you are a man. The very IDEA of that heavy of a machine, that close to a house makes me slightly nauseous.
Sean Ruel: Yer the man. I’m jealous of snow at the moment, even though I know that you’re half dead sick of it. I love you and miss you.
Frankie: Will (almost certainly) take you up on a build at some point in the most uncertain future. I, like you, find that quantification is just about all that matters. If a guy is running laser-sharpened square on some turd of a stocker... well... what then?; and by the same turn if a guy is running a racehorse on stock chain... same difference. I like you, am all about cutting performance within reasonable financial perameters. Sure Jack can build a saw that can tear the guts out of the world, but you gonna PAY Niggh.
biggun
Monkey for Hire
Bear with me here Frankie, what would be the benefit of this? Genuine question and not a pisstake.
Advantages and disadvantages please. Thanks.
Frankie
I Build and Run Ported Saws !
You gonna PAY for a Hotsaws101 build for sure! ($700 for and insane-0 iirc- might be more idk) That being said Jack (to the best of my knowledge) consistently builds strong saws so even though the customer is paying a premium he’s IS getting a heckuva powerful saw and more importantly they last! It’s not like you’re paying excessively for a turd 😂. No doubt on the chain aspect - that’s where the rubber meets the road ... my videos feature off the roll STIHL RS (though recently I have switched to the c83xcut , noted in video description as it IS quicker (8-10%)than the RS) ... My opinion is ALL “saw porn videos” from builder x,y,z should be using a STOCK off roll chain with .026 STOCK raker height and in a hardwood like red oak - otherwise how the hell can a potential customer compare ? It’s apples and oranges using balsa wood and invites shenanigans/monkey business (sqr/sqr chain filed or ground with “race mods”) excessive raker height .05-.100 (which ain’t good for saw or the operators hands) ... member Jonny has run a few of my saws (395xp and the 572xp on the white oak job we did recently) ... You can ask him for his honest assessment of performance (power / torque) ... Of course I’m going to toot my own horn and tell ya it’s the most fun ya can have with your pants on !
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Frankie
I Build and Run Ported Saws !
Advantages ? ... ... Using stock saw 20% quicker cut (30-35% with sqr / sqr file or grind ... see Jedi) less fuel used / wear tear on equipment / superior hr/rate, operator enjoyment , less fumes etc ... disadvantages : chain stretch/breakage on higher cc / more hp saws... I’ve used this setup on me Hotwoods ported 261c and she’s well north of 5hp with a shit-ton of torque ... No issues at all and cuts about 45-50% quicker than stocker , not sure where the “line” is with this chain but I’ll find out in due time ... I think folk are better off experimenting themselves should this interest them , this way YOU have the knowledge ... lotta cock and bull artists out there - I’m givin ya the straight goods
biggun
Monkey for Hire
Cheers.
Clear on the narrower chain, higher HP and torque, less friction and therefore a quicker cut.
Why would you turn down a .404 to 3/8 7 pin as opposed to just using a regular 3/8 7 Pin?
Although I have ported saws, I have never done any of the tweaks myself apart from changing a 7 pin Sprocket to an 8 pin on my 441 and 660.
Clear on the narrower chain, higher HP and torque, less friction and therefore a quicker cut.
Why would you turn down a .404 to 3/8 7 pin as opposed to just using a regular 3/8 7 Pin?
Although I have ported saws, I have never done any of the tweaks myself apart from changing a 7 pin Sprocket to an 8 pin on my 441 and 660.
