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    Yep done that

    I did just that last weekend to make a ripping chain, talk to someone that uses a chainsaw in the bush on the farm... and yes it lessens the load on yourmotor when doing long or large cuts. I am going to cut some black wattle slabs. Anyone want a demo? ( have lots of wattle to fell)

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    Quote Originally Posted by PECOX View Post
    I did just that last weekend to make a ripping chain, talk to someone that uses a chainsaw in the bush on the farm... and yes it lessens the load on yourmotor when doing long or large cuts. I am going to cut some black wattle slabs. Anyone want a demo? ( have lots of wattle to fell)
    Interesting timber to mill always hard as hell when it's dry we don't get any that grow big enough to bother with or if they are big there full of grubs and grub holes sharpen to 10o for the best finish on the timber but I'm sure you all ready knew that

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    AFAIK black wattle has a high silica content which makes it hard on tools used to work it.

    Also........ is the square chain being referred to in this thread another name for chisel chain?

    cheers, DL

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    Quote Originally Posted by 350RRC View Post
    AFAIK black wattle has a high silica content which makes it hard on tools used to work it.

    Also........ is the square chain being referred to in this thread another name for chisel chain?

    cheers, DL
    No, square ground or filed chain is a very different beast.
    You can make square filed from a normal round filed full chisel chain, but as the name suggests, the cutter shape is very different to a round filed chain.
    You can buy it on special order.

    It's the fastest cutting chain of all, old growth timber fallers used to use it here in clean, green Eucs, (it originated in the US) but you wouldn't use it as firewood chain.
    It'll blunt far too easily in crappy timber, and old, dry Eucs I think would be way too hard on it.
    It takes a bit of practise to square file too.

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    Why grind the teeth off, a "Skip Tooth" chain can be purchased easily(or at least where I Live)..

    I use a 30" bar with Chisel, all tooth chain... I plan on putting a 40" to 48" bar on, but to lighten the load I will purchase "Skip Tooth" chains...

    I'm only getting the larger bar as all the small timber has gone and the logs are getting bigger, in fact too big for the tractor thus time to cut them down to size...

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    Quote Originally Posted by rick130 View Post
    No, square ground or filed chain is a very different beast.
    You can make square filed from a normal round filed full chisel chain, but as the name suggests, the cutter shape is very different to a round filed chain.
    You can buy it on special order.

    It's the fastest cutting chain of all, old growth timber fallers used to use it here in clean, green Eucs, (it originated in the US) but you wouldn't use it as firewood chain.
    It'll blunt far too easily in crappy timber, and old, dry Eucs I think would be way too hard on it.
    It takes a bit of practise to square file too.
    Ya still alive mate how you been? As you can see I'm still playing with saws.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 460cixy View Post
    Ya still alive mate how you been? As you can see I'm still playing with saws.
    Hahaha, yeah Matt, you can call off the search party.

    Serg sent me a photo during the week as he had the 346 out playing for work.

    I haven't run one since..... winter 2014....

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    And here's a square filed cutter.square chain.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by rick130 View Post
    And here's a square filed cutter.square chain.jpg
    That's a very fast looking chain once that file is pointing back towards the first rivet of the next link they cut real well perfect corner alignment too wonder who filed that one. You still in Canberra ? Come run my nitro 50 for a laugh piped 2100 has had some upgrades too

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