I don't mean I want to know how to break into a safe, but rather how to cut that last piece of log into two pieces safely. I can't seem to find a good safe way to do this without the piece trying to come back at me or binding the saw. Anyone come up with a jig or a tried and true method?
Safe Cutting Technique
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Roospike
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Hook your dogs into it ........ dont try to cut it with the end or middle of your bar. NOTE: DOGS = bucking/felling spikes in front of your chainsaw where the bar meets the engine.kwheat said:
MountainStoveGuy
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Roospike
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MountainStoveGuy
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were bored tonite roo. i stil need to get me one of those. but first i need to send you my saw so you can put a hemi in it.
Roospike
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"HEMI" lol, good stuff . I have been told by many that little chainsaw buddy attachment works real well when you have a lot of brush to clean up . The price is about right. I might have to give it a shot just to take a look-C . BTW , I agree with bored .........tho how could ya tell ? Does it really show ?MountainStoveGuy said:
MountainStoveGuy
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since this is almost our virtual chat room, i would say were bored, and alone. At least the threads were adressed for what they asked for before we decided to have conversations about tool sets and chainsaws.
Roospike
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My Chainsaw Buddy is headed into its second season and I really like the thing. You can whack big ones into little ones with no worry about the log jumping up and biting you or the chain going into the dirt.
It has its own little saw that it stays attached too these days.
It has its own little saw that it stays attached too these days.
Eric Johnson
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I always take the spikes off my saws, because all they do is rob you of an inch or more of bar length.
The safe way to cut a smaller (shorter) piece without any other gear is simply to set it in a place where you can cut all the way through without running your chain into the ground, then begin cutting as far back against the body of the saw as you can. All the force generated by cutting will pull and hold the piece of wood firmly against the saw body as you cut. A variation on this technique is to cut the piece almost all the way through in this way, then roll it over and finish the cut with the tip of the bar. This works well if the piece is big enough and is sitting on the ground. When cutting long lengths lying directly on flat ground, a good way to keep your chain out of the dirt is to make all your cuts 90% of the way through in this way, then roll the log over and finish cutting them with the tip of the bar.
With a chain saw, you're always ahead to do whatever is necessary to keep the chain from hitting the ground. Get lazy or sloppy, and you pay for it with a dull chain and all the many bad things that follow from that.
The safe way to cut a smaller (shorter) piece without any other gear is simply to set it in a place where you can cut all the way through without running your chain into the ground, then begin cutting as far back against the body of the saw as you can. All the force generated by cutting will pull and hold the piece of wood firmly against the saw body as you cut. A variation on this technique is to cut the piece almost all the way through in this way, then roll it over and finish the cut with the tip of the bar. This works well if the piece is big enough and is sitting on the ground. When cutting long lengths lying directly on flat ground, a good way to keep your chain out of the dirt is to make all your cuts 90% of the way through in this way, then roll the log over and finish cutting them with the tip of the bar.
With a chain saw, you're always ahead to do whatever is necessary to keep the chain from hitting the ground. Get lazy or sloppy, and you pay for it with a dull chain and all the many bad things that follow from that.
Thanks to all. My biggest problem is not much experience and still a little skeered of the saw. With several hours use today I am getting better.
Roospike
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No problem ............ and you should ALWAYS be a little "skeered" of a chainsaw. After many , many years the chainsaw still has my full respect.kwheat said:
Eric Johnson
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I'll second Roospike's motion. Scared is good.
What kind of saw do you have? Do you have protective chaps, a helmet and safety boots?
What kind of saw do you have? Do you have protective chaps, a helmet and safety boots?
BikeMedic2709
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Get a timberjack/Dog/Cant/peavey. (there is alot of names for this tool.) These work very well at positioning the logs/ hold them off the ground.
twitch
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I don't have one, but they have them at northerntoos.com a little cheaper. Not sure about shipping costs though.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200333223_200333223
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200333223_200333223
I SAVE ALL THOSE IN A PILE NEAR THE SPLITTER.....PUT EM IN THE THE SPLITTER SIDEWAYS AND USE THE RAM TO "PINCH" THEM.WORKS FOR ME AND IT BEING SIDEWAYS ITS CROSS GRAIN SO IT WONT SPLIT
I had that problem in my sawing buck. What I did was attach a thick black rubber bungie type strap (THD, 36inches long) to the 1 side of the brace that braces the 3 legs. So when needed, bring the bungie up over the saw and the log to the brace on the other side. that holds the log in place. never had it jump or spin with that in place. Hope that helps.
Gooserider
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One question on that Chainsaw buddy thing... How hard is it to take on and off the saw? Is it a quick 30 second or less task with no tools needed, or is it something that's a lot more involved? It looks like it would be a nice accessory for cutting up small stuff, but looks like it would really be in the way for cutting up big rounds.
I wouldn't mind something like that if it was a quick on/off item, but if it was a major problem to get on and off then it probably wouldn't be worth the hassle.
Gooserider
I wouldn't mind something like that if it was a quick on/off item, but if it was a major problem to get on and off then it probably wouldn't be worth the hassle.
Gooserider
Will it prevet chainsaw kickback? Or will it prevent that you get hit by the chainsw when a kickback happens? And as previous poster asked How big of a round can you cut with it installed?
Valentin
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