Stubby
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We have just had some calves born near by and my spaniel is partial to rolling about in , and eating the afterbirth . Fox poo and dead moles, pigeons and rooks are a specialty . I put it down to the very good but expensive Swiss finishing school we sent her to .
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I think there was a snails convention that week .
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Yep , got me head round that now .
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If its any help I have a 390xp and it runs a 28" bar and an 8 pin power mate no problems . ( I have every other Husky in the pro range as well ) so can recommend the 390 . Might be more saw than you need but hey !
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O.K. but surely as soon as you file an edge you have removed the chrome in the vital part , the cutting edge ?
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Yes you must be right I suppose because the cutter is of so little relative mass it does not retain the heat long enough so air cooling is rapid enough to harden it . Accepted !. So cyanide hardening followed by slow tempering in a convector oven is not what is happening to a small cutter ! Yep thinking about it you are right . Small point -- I don't think cutters are chrome plated , rather they arte made from steel with a chrome content . Also time served in a toolroom that made plastic injection mould tools . Hate the smell of slurry coolent !!!
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No . Dissagree . Its not the heat alone its the rate of cooling and the carbon content that affect hardness . If you heat it and let it cool slowly it will aneal ( soften ) it . If you cool it rapidly it weill harden it , Too rapidly and it will becom brittal . You then temper it back to the desired harness ( Measured on the rockwell scale . Case hardening ( as metioned in the first post ) is done with a non carbone steel which is heated uop to a cherry red and then dipped in corbon granuels and cooled rapidly . This only hardens the skin and not right through as with carbon steels . Both can be tempered back . If you grind a chain and get it too hot and it cools slowly it will soften .
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Kindfa what I said .
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Copper in not magnetic . To be magnetic the materiel has to be ferrus , have iron in its make up . So wearing a copper bracelet may or may not do something but it has nothing to do with magnatisum . Ho hum .
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The best , most powerful you can afford. I am a husky man myself but any good make in the 60cc to 80cc range .
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So how many are going to attend the APF wearing...
Stubby replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in The Lounge
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I would have thought it the opposite . If you get it too hot you will temper it and soften it .????
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Only in the twilight zone -----
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Savoir this mate as it goes all too quickly !
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What a HOOT !
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Gave a bloke on here your details pete. Hope thats ok Think he wants a 560 tweaked . regards Andy .
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Our local dealer has been broken into a number of times and has a list of all numbers of stolen new kit . Also the numbers of stolen saws from other dealers . Only a few months ago a dodgy looking bloke came in with a new looking saw wanting top trade it up for a bigger model . My dealer took it in to " inspect" it ( suposedly to give him a price on a trade in) and looked it up and low and behold it was stolen . He kept the saw and told the bloke it was stolen and he had it away on his toes and never came back ! Gave the police his registration number and I tghink it lead to some arrests . Sooo if its newish might be worth checking with your local dealer ??
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His user name is petemate390xp . Your best bet is to pm him using his user name .
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I am using .325 7pin as standard . I did try an 8 pin which was fine when only cutting small dia stuff but when worked hard in big wood , the full length of the bar (18") the auto tune would shut it down . Went back to a 7 and its fine . Since all that I have had it tweaked by petemate on here who will sort the auto tune huskys so it may be alright on an 8 pin now but not tried it yet .
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If you feel you have to remove any limbs leave the last cut to just in front of the collar then it will heel properly. Sorry if you know that .
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Sadly no . I was there when the late " Hizzy" lapped quicker than a gp bike on his Ducati . My claim to fame is being quicker than Ron Haslem round redgat on my 929cc blade , but slower than him every where else !
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Love mine . best 60cc saw I have ever owned . run mine with an 18" Bar .325 . pitch full chiz . Mine has had a tweek by petemate who rweeks auto tune Huskys . Warm start is not a problerm for me . one pump of the primer bulb one pull of the cord . Thats all you do . The ignition switch resets to on as soon as you press it off so no need ever to think about " turning it on " Got a Husky hedge cutter the same . All in all an absolute stonker of a saw . Oh keep the 254. Out the 353 . Thats how I see it any ways .
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The dreaded Carpel Tunnel Syndrome / white finger
Stubby replied to Bowlander's topic in General chat
Have the opp , it a doddle . Its day surgery in and out . A few stitches in your hand . I had it done and never looked back . Mine was caused/manifested itself buy motor bike track days . . -
What about a sea saw or a cold saw ? No seriously 550/560 if you have the dosh . Good alternative would be second hand 346/357 and pay spud to port it . Again you would not be dissapointed .
