10-27-2019, 04:56 PM
(10-27-2019, 01:03 PM)f350ca Wrote: Nice work on the planters Pete. They make a rip chain, different tooth shape, apparently cut quite a bit faster but still puts a lot of load and wear on your saw.
Sure as heck does, loading up the full length of the bar for over ten minutes at a time can't do the saw any good. I haven't seen a proper ripping chain, but I figured out pretty quickly that a normal chain profile is not made for ripping. After a bit of youtube research I modified a chain to a ripping profile- you cut the top part of one left / right pair to leave just the side of the teeth, then sharpen the next left / right pair at 90 degrees, alternating side-cutting and top-cutting pairs around the chain. Made a huge difference but it's still slow going and my old Husky 55 was a bit out of its depth.
I can see that turning your own trees into useable timber could be addictive though. Know anyone with any ideas for a bandsaw mill?
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