What makes a chain grab?

[stehansen]

And don't forget a couple/three passes to round over the rakers when bringing them down.

I never do that. It makes a big difference?

 

[MasterBlaster]

It seems to, yes. And of course I'm talking about the forward part of the drag.

 

[stehansen]

I will try it today. I know that you are supposed to, but when ever I'm doing the rakers I'm always thinking it will take too much time. I mean that's 2 minutes that I could be here.

 

[squisher]

I've never noticed a difference and sometimes I'll do it sometimes not. I cut mainly softwoods and I like about a dimes thickness gap between the top of the raker and my flat file laid across the teeth. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with rounding your rakers and I've known some people to do it their argument was it makes for a smoother cut.

If you're getting bound up in the cut something is happening and if everything is straight I'd try just taking a little more time and backing off your cut like with the revs flowing to help clean out excess sawdust.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I usually count off the strokes in my head, and the last two will be for rounding over. It might add one second's work for each drag.

 

[fishhuntcutwood]

I usually count off the strokes in my head, and the last two will be for rounding over. It might add one second's work for each drag.

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