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[Lazurus]

I normally sharpen my Granberg ripping chain at 20` and 0` but in a moment of madness I have done all the cutters at 0`, is it worth redoing or will it still cut until I need to sharpen again..... Fool!!!! check sharpener setting next time!

[Daniël Bos]

It should still cut fine.

Seems to be the preferred angle by some, so you may even like it more?

I'd just make a few cuts and see how she goes.

[skc101fc]

Hi Lazarus,
Cut away with it as it is. It will actually produce a very clean finish, though slower to push through the log. Its a common angle for super hard and exotic woods. Change the angles back at the next sharpening if you need to. I go the other way with my lucas mill slabber, cutting for speed rather than finish, as my clients are paying by the hour ,and will then go on to a secondary finishing of the timber. My angles of choice are 20-25° .
Play with the angles and find what suits you and your most common timbers.
Nothings ever lost when milling
Shaun

[Rough Hewn]

I always use 0 degrees.
Gives the best finish.
Clients always like it too.
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[Woodworks]

22 minutes ago, skc101fc said:

Hi Lazarus,
Cut away with it as it is. It will actually produce a very clean finish, though slower to push through the log. Its a common angle for super hard and exotic woods. Change the angles back at the next sharpening if you need to. I go the other way with my lucas mill slabber, cutting for speed rather than finish, as my clients are paying by the hour ,and will then go on to a secondary finishing of the timber. My angles of choice are 20-25° .
Play with the angles and find what suits you and your most common timbers.
Nothings ever lost when milling
Shaun

Do you vary hook angles as well?

[Lazurus]

No haven't played with hook angles.... do tell?

[skc101fc]

No I leave hook angles alone and as spec. Mess about with them to any degree and you'll either get a dangerously snatchy chain or one which doesn't barely cut. Also accurate grinding of hook is so very much harder to judge/ measure accurately . Same with depth guages, I leave at spec for machine and chain. Milling chain lengths are expensive enough without amplifying the risk of chain breakage.

[skc101fc]

Also because I'm cutting so many different types of wood I have to find the best compromise or all rounder set up to achieve good production rates. If I was doing all one species it would be worthwhile tuning the parameters to get the very best performance:quality balance, plus I'd probably still need to keep a number of standard set up chains just for the odd jobs. -Starts to get really expensive then !

[trigger_andy]

Are you guys taking 10 degree ripping chains and grinding/filing them to 0 degrees? 

[Lazurus]

37 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Are you guys taking 10 degree ripping chains and grinding/filing them to 0 degrees? 

That's how I started the thread as I c0cked up setting the grinder so not by design.