Making up a Chain Loop, Quick Question.

[R Mac]

I finally managed to get some 7/16 chain for my old Danarm which consisted of one loop of chain, an extra length of chain and a handful of presets.

 

The problem I have is that to get the chain the correct length it looks like I'm going to end up with 2 right cutters one after the other rather than a left/right, If I remove the extra right cutter then the chain will be too short, if I put an extra left cutter in it'll be too long as being a 7/16 chain 1 link makes a significant difference to the overall length. It looks like I'll have to go for it as there doesn't seem to be any way around it and I can't exactly walk into a shop and buy a different bar.

 

I've seen this before on a chain but wondered if it's commonplace, less than ideal or totally frowned upon.

[arboriculturist]

No major issues whatsoever - take your time and practice on some old chain de-riveting and spinning new ones, before moving onto the real thing.

 

The cost of a few rivets is minimal

[Stubby]

Its normal as you say on some . 14" MS200t for example . I use it as a convenient marker for starting and finishing sharpening .

[R Mac]

Cheers guys, just need to spin up the rivets then.

[R Mac]

No major issues whatsoever - take your time and practice on some old chain de-riveting and spinning new ones, before moving onto the real thing.

 

The cost of a few rivets is minimal

 

Not when they're 7/16" pitch

[peatff]

Its normal as you say on some . 14" MS200t for example . I use it as a convenient marker for starting and finishing sharpening .

 

My Dynamac 16" chains come with 2 cutters the same and I find that useful like you to mark your start point.

[R Mac]

Well I made the loop of chain and give it a quick run, needs the carb adjusted as it's not 4 stroking wide open but apart from that it's working fine. It's a bit of a beast weight wise, I wouldn't want to be using it all day.