Agreed, I was impressed by jackattacks Echo last fall. Nice little saw.
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Agreed, I was impressed by jackattacks Echo last fall. Nice little saw.
Thanks. Yeah, I have to adjust it to keep cutting. Then end up having to tighten when I start again.
There was a puddle of oil under the saw. It sat for a couple months, but at the most, I've typically only seen a couple of drops.
That said, I'll probably pick up my dad's tuned 041 av this weekend. It's been tuned by his saw guy in Oso, it's heavy and old but runs really well and cuts through big logs like butter with a skip tooth.
yup, should have given the model number. Echo had a sale last Fall so made it extra nice shopping the local shop. Think they do one in the Fall and Spring so might be worth checking the site.Quote:
Originally Posted by zion zig zag
Also a bunch of the gas stations up here have started stocking premium non-ethanol gas. So much better in the saws.
Consider that usually when the chain oiler gets filled some of it will get slopped down the cases so that could also leave oil uder yer saw, the saw instructor called that "a Valdez situation"Quote:
Originally Posted by bagtagley
when I look in the bottom of my storage case after 6 months there will be a table spoon of oil so that sounds ^^ pretty standard to me
Care/time to share critiques? ThxQuote:
Originally Posted by Powder Ho
^^^
You ever end up buying an Alaskan mill? I have project ideas and it'd be fun to use some local wood.
No. I can probably borrow one or rent. Big oak laying on the property. I was planning on not bucking the ten feet from the butt cut with hopes to cut some slabs. I think I need a bigger saw for that milling job. Neighbor has an older 880 with an assortment of bar lengths.
Hmm... Interesting.
Let me know when/if you get around to it. I'd happily assist with rental cost and labor in exchange for a 2-3" slab or two.
The tiki bar will happen, damnit! :wink:
Rad! Thanks. Kinda down the list a bit at the moment.
As is the tiki bar. :biggrin:
We have both an Alaskan mill and a band saw mill.Quote:
Originally Posted by bodywhomper
Most important thing is stacking it on a absolutely flat surface with stickers between each board.
^^Thanks!
No problem-> BTW in case it wasn’t obvious stickers are small boards used as spacers. Usually 1”x1”
I understood. I had a neighbor mill a bunch of his beetle kill pine a few years ago. enough, I think, to redo his 3 ac fence. Reading your post reminded me that he had lots of stickers (and a ton of mold) while trying to dry outdoors during the El Niño winter. I’d need to make space in my garage, I think. Or maybe one of the kids rooms; they can sleep in the living room with the dog.
Slab-spiration
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Looks like some nice white oak.
I’ll try to post some pics after our next session.
furring strip is good stickers
run them frequent and stack high, making sure the first board is true - nice and straight furniture grade when dry
cheap moisture meter to find best pickin
That’s how that saw isQuote:
Originally Posted by bagtagley
I have access to two millsQuote:
Originally Posted by LightRanger
U been slabbin’?Quote:
Originally Posted by ~mikey b
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I somehow acquired several old saws for free over the last few weeks. I need to learn how to say no thanks!
^^^I'lll take one of those Huskys off your hands, you know, just to help out.
They are the only two I’ll use. Although I did use the Mac Pro 610 the other day. Man it’s heavy!
you probably don't wana use any saw that doesn't have a chain brake, the old saw on the right and the one in the middel don't look they have em ?
those Husky's are probably gona be lighter/ faster/safer
are either of those Huskies pro grade?
No pro models-> one is a 445 the other a rancher 55. But I do plan to he a 365 shortly.
Yea I’m not going to use anything without a break. Even the ones that have a break are so heavy and have such slow rpms that it’s just too much work! I’ll proy just clean em up and see if I can get some pocket change for em.
I own the same Skip shop saw as the one on the right. At least mine looks the same. It’s got a 12” bar and is an awesome little saw for bike trail maintenance. I used to put it in my kayak, between my legs for cutting strainers on our local creek and play runs. I wouldn’t be too afraid to use it just b cause it has no chain brake. In 30 years of running saws, I’ve never needed/used a chain brake
I own the same Skip shop saw as the one on the right. At least mine looks the same. It’s got a 12” bar and is an awesome little saw for bike trail maintenance. I used to put it in my kayak, between my legs for cutting strainers on our local creek and play runs. I wouldn’t be too afraid to use it just b cause it has no chain brake. In 30 years of running saws, I’ve never needed/used a chain brake
you probably don't need kevlar pants & gloves, a helmet with chip screen & hearing protection, kevlar instep/ toe caulk safety boots, hi vis either cuz all that shit costs as much as the saw
but get tired make a misteak and any of it might seem like a pretty good idea .... best practises eh?
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Originally Posted by steepconcrete
True. However I didn’t trade my vehicle in for a newer one when they came out with side airbags. I guess I’m kind of a wild man that wayQuote:
Originally Posted by XXX-er
I meant I have never had a kickback that locked the brake. I use it when I’m not cutting and the saw is running all the timeQuote:
Originally Posted by Jethro
10 year old 455 Rancher still killing it. Freshie chain this morning! Ooh la la!
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I had a bar slip and throw a chain while I was limbing overhead. The chain brake caught it and the stopped chain landed on my face guard and hardhat with the saw still running.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jethro
At the time, I fixed the problem and carried on, but I still have anxious ruminations about it.
Y'all feel free to come by here this weekend and clear the streets around my Durham NC neighborhood! I'd like to be able to get out and get more propane for the genny by bout Tuesday. Thanks in advance for that..
so you got no problem running an old saw with no chain brake right?Quote:
Originally Posted by highangle
I am kind of puzzled how a chain falling off activated your chain brake. I have to push mine forward in a definite motion to stop my chain. Did you have some kick back which activated it?Quote:
Originally Posted by highangle
Here is my little Skil 1712 which I can mtn bike with, strap to my dirt bike, and fit in my kayak. It’s not my go to landowner saw or firewood saw. It has worked fine for me for 25 years in light duty usage, often in neoprene river shorts or bike shorts, and sometimes river shoes. Definitely no face shield or muffs.
I will post a pic next. I can’t do it editing this post
I can’t post a pic from my phone. Google Skil 1712 and see how tiny it is, and see if you use it. I bought a Stihl 020 AVP(?) to replace it, but it had carb issues and would run to full throttle with no control. It is a basket case in a storage tub for another time
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nqKO0h8Z7ew
My saw looks just like this one, but it has a sharp chain. It’s an awesome little saw I got for $20, twenty five years ago. It works well as a saw which I wouldn’t be distraught over if I swam kayaking and lost it. Or if a ranger confiscated it for unauthorized trail maintenance on seldom used legit trails. Or if I burned it up running 80:1 Amsoil saber in it, like my KTM 300. The saw says 16:1 oil, but it’s been going for years on a leaner mixture of better oil
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Can't imagine why I would, outside of a hypothetical desert island scenario. Maybe a snap shot chance to rustle some beef off a Koch Brothers ranch...