Slightly embarrassing depth gauge question

[Riggerbear]

Hi all,

A newbie I worked with yesterday is going to do his cs30/31 shortly and asked me about what depth gauge should he buy for the course.

We looked online and there was only one size available.

I done my basic chainsaw training nearly 20 years ago and I was sure there was different gauges for the different chains we used. I never use one now and like the title says I was slightly embarrassed that I didn't have the answer for him.

Is there different depth gauges to match the different chains commonly used (.325,3/8,.404) or is it one size fits all ?

[Charles Hey Arborist]

The back of a chain box will tell you the different options? Think all my saws use the same though.

[Eddy_t]

There are 2, .025 for 3/8 and .325 chains, and .030 for .404 chains

 

 

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[Craobh]

Hi all,

A newbie I worked with yesterday is going to do his cs30/31 shortly and asked me about what depth gauge should he buy for the course.

We looked online and there was only one size available.

I done my basic chainsaw training nearly 20 years ago and I was sure there was different gauges for the different chains we used. I never use one now and like the title says I was slightly embarrassed that I didn't have the answer for him.

Is there different depth gauges to match the different chains commonly used (.325,3/8,.404) or is it one size fits all ?

 

Agree with the above........I'd suspect if he going for his first course he won't be running a 404

[Rich2484]

What eddy said.

 

But I only use the .025. To be honest there is not much in it. The stihl ones are good as they have the open end and you can just tilt it and use it to protect the cutting edge then tilt it back to check.

[Eddy_t]

What eddy said.

 

But I only use the .025. To be honest there is not much in it. The stihl ones are good as they have the open end and you can just tilt it and use it to protect the cutting edge then tilt it back to check.

 

Yeah, I just use the .025, it fits all my saws, right through the range, but I don't run .404..................

Yet!

 

 

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[Rob D]

We looked online and there was only one size available.

 

 

I have the range here Products for the category: Depth gauges

 

 

As said .025 is pretty much fine for most chains....

 

 

But that said as you start coming back into the last third of the tooth then you can drop it to .030... to do with maintaining the angle of attack from the depth guage to the top plate of the tooth (as the distance between the tooth and the depth guage increases as the tooth gets smaller the angle gets shallower so the depth guages need to be lowered a little further.....)

 

 

I don't understand all the ins and outs - but something like that so please correct me if I'm wrong

[Rich2484]

Nope completely right rob. Also decrease the file size. All will be taught on the course.

[slack ma girdle]

Hi all,

A newbie I worked with yesterday is going to do his cs30/31 shortly and asked me about what depth gauge should he buy for the course.

We looked online and there was only one size available.

I done my basic chainsaw training nearly 20 years ago and I was sure there was different gauges for the different chains we used. I never use one now and like the title says I was slightly embarrassed that I didn't have the answer for him.

Is there different depth gauges to match the different chains commonly used (.325,3/8,.404) or is it one size fits all ?

 

And there was me thinking that you were a chainsawing GOD.

[Riggerbear]

And there was me thinking that you were a chainsawing GOD.

 

More like a chainsawing knob