[AT] Chain saw cutting issues

Barry & Tanya Stait bst41474 at bigpond.net.au
Wed Jan 21 21:13:17 PST 2015


Check at the rails on the cutter bar are even and square on both sides. Also 
check that the new chain is the correct gauge to suit the bar.
Barry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vaughn Miller" <vemiller at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Chain saw cutting issues


> Almost certainly an improperly sharpened chain.  The cutters on each side 
> should be equal length.  I keep a dial caliper handy when sharpening 
> chains to check my work.
>
> Vaughn
>
>
>> On Jan 21, 2015, at 9:57 PM, David Trompower <flywelder at live.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have a [U]Poulan  18 inch classic, chain saw.   [/U]    and had it for 
>> years.
>> Today though, I have issues with the chain blade.
>>
>> the chain is but 2 months old.  it now will only cut the soft outer wood 
>> of a log and stops when it reaches the hard wood of the center of a log. 
>> It is nut cutting straight through a log.  Instead, it is cutting in such 
>> a way, that by the time the blade reaches the hard wood...  my left hand 
>> is in the air and my right ( which is operating the throttle)  is down, 
>> and the blade has cut a curve? a curve that  heads in the direction of my 
>> left leg.
>> SO I sharpened the blade teeth and filed down the  blade depth gauge just 
>> a bit...( using a Oregon,sharpening device to do so).
>>
>> [U]I am [/U]getting short chips  off the blade but the saw shows no 
>> improvement in cutting abilities and continues to  cut a curve . ???
>>
>> I have resharpened  and resharpened and even sharpened only the left 
>> cutters,  No improvement.
>> then only the right cutters, and no improvement?
>> maybe I need to sharpen yet some more the teeth on one side more than the 
>> other?,.... but which...the left cutters or the right?
>>
>> And it seems that once the blade reaches the hard center wood of a log, 
>> the only way I can get and  more shavings is to rock the saw  ( tilt it 
>> left and right in a rhythm,)  but it cuts a deeper groove towards my left 
>> leg.
>>
>> Tell me what is causing this curved cut issue ? and how do I correct it?
>> and why the cutting stops when I reach the hard wood in the center of a 
>> log?
>>
>> R. David
>>
>>
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