Full chisel or semi chisel chain?

[Woodworks]

What are the pros and cons of the above chain types?

 

Thanks

[wisecobandit]

Full chisel cuts bigger faster chips but blunts quicker

Semi cuts slightly slower, smaller chips but better resistance to dirt and blunting.

 

Basically if your cutting good clean wood use full chisel. If its dirty, rotten or wood that's been on the ground semi chisel will prob be better.

 

Theres a bit more to it but that's basically it in a nutshell.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Agreed with above; I've never run semi-chisel so find I'm rubbish at sharpening it and yet for some reason the .404 harvester chain is and I have no problem sharpening it; work that out!

[Joe Newton]

What are the pros and cons of the above chain types?

 

 

 

Thanks

 

 

Full chisel is fast cutting, but loses it's edge fairly quickly, and takes more skill to sharpen.

 

Semi chisel cuts slightly slower, but still quick. Holds it's edge better, and is more forgiving to sharpen.

 

If you're an experienced cutter unclean timber then FC is the way to go IMO.

 

If your sharpening ain't up to much and you have a habit of buggering chains the go for SC

[Woodworks]

Needing some new chains for the 25" 460 and deliberating which chains to get. Run full chisel almost all the time but got a load of largish beeches to get down on the hedge and need to cut the stumps low. Often have dirt in these stumps but realise the full chisel will be quicker for ringing up. No problems sharpening either type.

Edited February 28, 2015 by Woodworks

[Acg128]

Sounds like you need one of each bud

[mendiplogs]

Full chisel cuts bigger faster chips but blunts quicker

Semi cuts slightly slower, smaller chips but better resistance to dirt and blunting.

 

Basically if your cutting good clean wood use full chisel. If its dirty, rotten or wood that's been on the ground semi chisel will prob be better.

 

Theres a bit more to it but that's basically it in a nutshell.

 

HI WISE thats what im told mate :thumbup1:thanks jon

[Joe Newton]

You can buy Oregon multicut for dirty timber, though it's a sod to sharpen. My advice: stick to FC and buy a loop of multi cut too. Save the stump cuts till the end and put the multi cut chain on for that.

 

Myself I just keep a few old chains around on their last sharpen. No big deal if the chain gets raped then.

[mendiplogs]

You can buy Oregon multicut for dirty timber, though it's a sod to sharpen. My advice: stick to FC and buy a loop of multi cut too. Save the stump cuts till the end and put the multi cut chain on for that.

 

Myself I just keep a few old chains around on their last sharpen. No big deal if the chain gets raped then.

 

HI MATE there harder mate ive got some off JUSTIN thanks jon

[Woodworks]

Sounds like you need one of each bud

 

You're probably right. Just hoping I might get away with one.