Rob D

Also another odd fact thing to notice - silver if you want to buy it right here right now is $35-00 in the UK. Yet the 'official' price on the COMEX is $26 so how does that work?

Platinum has not been considered money perhaps - but it is still seen as valuable... and it could change around again with Platinum being worth more than Gold. You could probably say both are valuable and always will be. Fiat currency will always go to zero. The $ will go to zero and be replaced. The £ will go to zero and be replaced. Or if they don't then they are the first ever not to do so [highly unlikely]. If you have studied how money came about you'll realise that they will become worthless But Gold, Platinum will always be valuable. Bitcoin will be valuable in the short term and even if it goes to zero will likely be because other cryptos have taken the baton.

I only bought $50 of Doge - just sold 90% as profit is profit! I can't see it going much higher as it is now number 5 on market cap. Got to love crypto for the silly gains - 500%+ in a week - pure nonsense 😅 And so hard to take profit because of that!

Start averaging into Bitcoin in 18 months when everyone is saying it'll be banned and the price is around $20k to $30k - it'll all come crashing down as usual - but there will likely be another bull run in the future.

Sorry Rich I lost the details of me own wallet 😞 [from when I did this I think it was a bread wallet] - but even if I had your address you won't be able to access it as you need the key or seed phrase. Sometimes if you have the phone it was on it will only need the password.

I'm still a big fan of crypto - but not quite so evangelical as 2017. It's not really being used... but these spikes in price are fun - just don't buy into them!

It's a rotational market so other coins will likely have their day in the sun! But bear in mind this sort of rise always proceeds the inevitable fall - but when who knows.

Yep it's gone fully parabolic - it'll never sustain it though.. Not got any DOGE but got a fair few others....

Yep the Intersect mill is very under rated and lots you can do with it!

Yep I guess you could but the idea of this method is more that you can mill a larger log with a smaller saw. So with this one you could not do it with an MS660 but using this method you could. To halve it you would have to have a big horizontal set up..

Not only can you quarter a log with this mill - you could mill the quarter sections with it as you go [not done here as they wanted to load onto a bandsaw].

Aha that could be the issue indeed... I never used to do it like I should of done when full time on the tools - but now I see the warranties come in it's such a crucial thing to do. Rims are ok to get - some of the drive sprockets are hard work to get from suppliers though... really should have a spare to hand for each saw if you can.

Nice never new it! Prob work better in the aux oiler if it is thinner [in summer anyway..]

When you next get a new bar try and change everything - ie new drive sprocket/new bar/x2 or 3 new chains. Run as a batch and see if that works.

Sorry if I already posted on this - not got time to go through the whole thread. Here is what I see that can cause early bar wear and failure: In first place [by a good margin] - not changing the drive rim or drive sprocket regularly. And now to customers I sound like a parrot 'have you changed the rim on that saw before you run that £400 Cannon bar?'. Often the answers run the same a) The saw is pretty new 2) I don't think I need to do that yet 3) Yes I did it recently [then find out it was 9 months ago] 4) What are you talking about [as in what is a drive rim]? 5) It should be fine I think... 6) I checked it it's fine [it's not] 7) The saw has only had 'light use' [I have still not figured out what 'light use' of a chainsaw is - it's either cutting wood or it's not!] 😎 8] My Husky dealer says it is all fine. This is not about how long the timing is - if you use an old knackered chain on a new drive rim or sprocket to 'save money' - you will wear that drive rim 3-6 times faster. So yes it may only be on there 1 month - but you've done 6 months worth of wear and tear to it. If you use a new chain, new drive rim/sprocket on an old bar - same thing [though if the bar is correctly dressed and maintained this is much less an issue than point 1.] Do not use old chains on a new bar - and be very very wary of running a chain that has de railed on a new bar [that really knackers things]. On an old shagged bar- you'll get away with it - you won't on a new bar and it will cause some of the issues you are talking about. Then there are other issues that can cause this - not matching the correct chain to the bar [but sounds like you are]. Another way to look at it is chain sharpening - do you use a guide as in a guide that controls tooth length/shape etc etc? Whether you have saw dogs or not - that saw should pull nicely through the wood... you should never have to apply too much pressure.. I know I can't sharpen by hand well - hence use the precision grinder [not trying to flog you one - we don't have them at moment anyway...]. Try a guide like this

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That's a pretty good climb - how about offer a price to get it down so folks know where they stand? If it were me I'd want £80 notes - by the time you drive there, get your gear out and get up and down and packed away, back home looking at 2 hours I would estimate. Just my take on it...

I've seen one of these before - pretty heavy but did like the screw type height adjust! Thanks for posting the instructions... what age are they dated?

Ah ok are you sure the GB 28" bar is 404 as I am not sure we sell any on 404 only in 3/8... what's the part number on that bar?

I would not get too hung up on the Granberg chains - go for the Oregon or Stihl option as they are easy enough to source, are cheaper and easier to sharpen. The only point that I would question in your post is 'Both had only moderate use and were professionally reground after the last batch of milling'. You need to put yourself in a position to do this sharpening - otherwise you are reliant on other people and it will always cost more. Or use other people but you're going to have to pay more to do so [hence trying to salvage one chain out of 2 is contradicting yourself in my opinion - if you want to save money you need to sharpen professionally and break and mend chains yourself]. Breaking and mending info and kit here - and it has the info to do it yourself. 24548B/24549B Oregon Breaker and Mender Package Deal WWW.CHAINSAWBARS.CO.UK 24548B/24549B Oregon Breaker and Mender Package Deal. Break, mend and repair your own chains using this kit.

If you have spare cash/grant money then I would advise to invest in your business and yourself and get prepped. Have spares to hand - don't rely on the courier and next day delivery. Spare drive rims/sprocket for each saw/chains and if you can bars. I am now spending an hour to 2 hours a day replying to 'when will it be here' questions - and sadly I can't give an answer [or if I do it's often 'approximate' answer which then changes. We are investing more into stock - but when the time of order to time of delivery is now up to 8 months there is no way lines will last until the next order.

It's rare I'm both helpful and right in the same day so appreciated 😀

Yep - the idea of doing an offer on the set it so that if folks then have a reel of chain it: Increases your skill set You are not hitting nails then needing chains asap with all the stress it entails It's a LOT cheaper - around 40% off chains [yes larger outlay initially] We make mistakes making chains - but with the reels we'd have to send the wrong reel [unlikely] You can take a link out of chains that have stretched It's much more efficient in terms of time/packing/posting and general mucking about Did do a thread here on .325 .050 but it's not as exciting talking about this over COVID it seems 😅

We have plenty of these but price will be going up to £98-00 for the set shortly. 24548B/24549B Oregon Breaker and Mender Package Deal WWW.CHAINSAWBARS.CO.UK 24548B/24549B Oregon Breaker and Mender Package Deal. Break, mend and repair your own chains using this kit.

Just nudging this thread - supply will be getting tighter this year. Or at least that is the probability. Everything we are ordering is longer production times - and they don't stick to these times anyway! We are really having to work hard chasing suppliers [every day occurrence]. Supply starts drying up and folks like me start upping their orders - so supply dries up further. Buy what you need well in advance. Echo 2511 TES are hen's teeth right now [ the orders that are coming in are sold long before they ever reach the importer... and are getting rationed to dealers]. Maybe it won't work out the way it is looking but am giving a heads up.