Chain sharpening service!

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smokinj

smokinj

Minister of Fire
Aug 11, 2008
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Anderson, Indiana
Do believe I just bagged the perfect customer. Tree service guy is going to trade log loads for chain service......My back needs this! :) He just pick up 12 chains said if he like the its mine for the trade. Now of-course I charged him for the 12 chains but he can have his money back when he show up with the rest of the chains and my first load.;)
 
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Nice that's a great deal
 
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Awesome.
 
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Smokin, I'm sure he'll love the chains because you know what you're doing, with all the milling, felling and bucking you do. Keep us posted on how you make out bro.
 
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Way to go Jay! I'd sit at my bench & grind chain for a few hrs. a week for firewood too. Good for you. A C
 
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Sounds like a most Excellent deal Jay!!!!

Billy
 
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amateur cutter said:
Way to go Jay! I'd sit at my bench & grind chain for a few hrs. a week for firewood too. Good for you. A C
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Heated and a/c where a guy can stay cool in the summer time and warm in the winter. Remember that quote? (It will be log loads so still work but no truck gas)
 
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smokinj said:
Heated and a/c where a guy can stay cool in the summer time and warm in the winter. Remember that quote? (It will be log loads so still work but no truck gas)
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No truck gas, no loading of a trailer, and no unloading of same trailer! All that for sipping some bud light in a climate controlled shop and going tap, tap, tap :cool:
 
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Sounds like a great deal smokin, is the GF doing any sharpening?

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I've often tried to think of a side business to do in the garage. If I could sharpen chains I would need to get a much better grinder!
 
zap said:
Sounds like a great deal smokin, is the GF doing any sharpening?

zap
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I think that would be fair to say. I train James as well....I may not even need to be on the grinder. lol But this leaves me more time for work and the money is better than I have ever done.
 
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Highbeam said:
I've often tried to think of a side business to do in the garage. If I could sharpen chains I would need to get a much better grinder!
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I found mine on ebay with a cyclone wheel already on it. I just about poop my pants when it went off at min bid 190.00 bucks. Retail was 800.00!
 
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What a deal!
I go out and buy new chains. I cant sharpen to wear I can tell any difference but I sure can with a new chain.
The barter system is the best.
 
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Realstone said:
I must have one!

MM, is a round cut, like the Timberline, better than the square cut of a wheel as shown in that video?
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Not for me my chains cut very well and only 200.00 investment! ;)
 
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Bocefus78 said:
No truck gas, no loading of a trailer, and no unloading of same trailer! All that for sipping some bud light in a climate controlled shop and going tap, tap, tap :cool:
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Yep yep! Now I have a new machine that makes bigger noises! :)
 
Realstone said:
I must have one!

MM, is a round cut, like the Timberline, better than the square cut of a wheel as shown in that video?
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Square ground chain is sworn upon by many a logger. Supposed to cut a bit faster than round filed. Is it better? I really can't answer that even having used both and sharpened both ways.

BTW that machine is about $10K last I checked. Supposed pay for itself after a year if you grind 12+ chains a day. Start saving ;)
 
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Yep yep! Now I have a new machine that makes bigger noises! :)

Did you get a new truck?
 
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Mmaul said:
Yep yep! Now I have a new machine that makes bigger noises! :)

Did you get a new truck?
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Muffler fell off up to the manifold! :p
 
I had a hard time paying $10 a chain the local place was charging so I bought my own sharpener. $10/chain works out to like $100/hr!

That big machine is cool and all, but it looks to be really slow! I could go faster than that with 1/2 a case of beer in me.
 
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nate379 said:
I had a hard time paying $10 a chain the local place was charging so I bought my own sharpener. $10/chain works out to like $100/hr!

That big machine is cool and all, but it looks to be really slow! I could go faster than that with 1/2 a case of beer in me.
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Yeah but that machine cuts while you drink the beer, (or fix the saw, whatever, :p). Gotta ask, how straight do the 1/2 case chains cut? Straight as viewed before or after the 1/2 case? ==c
 
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