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  1. Ukulian
    and it's a superb saw :thumbup:
  2. Ukulian
    Dime tips and heavy cutting just don't go hand in hand. Quarter tips are better, but it will still depend on the size of the saw. You would be better off with two saws, one for the 'heavy' cutting and one for the detailing. If that is not possible, then 1/4" 0.050 chain/sprocket with a 16" quarter tip bar and a 10/12" dime tip would be the way forward until you can get a second saw.
  3. Ukulian
    Another vote here for Rye Oil
  4. Ukulian
    Got more
  5. Ukulian
    Nice one Rick, and happy birthday
  6. Ukulian
    I've done a couple of bars the same Ian, and I think it's down to the chain being too slack allowing it to slap as it goes around the tip. It seems to burr the links as well, which accelerates the damage. Some of it can be removed by dressing the bar, preferably with a diamond stone, as files won't touch the stellite tip. I've got a small block of wood with a groove routered in it to take the diamond stone, which keeps it square to the bar. I'll post a pic tomorrow if I remember. This kind of thing
  7. Ukulian
    The law of common sense! Oh, sorry, scrap that. H&S took over!
  8. Ukulian
    As in "%&ck 1t, should have bought the Echo!!" ? :thumbup1:
  9. Ukulian
    Why do you want to use a top handled saw for carving?
  10. Ukulian
    [ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGjNAAFoCKE&t=868s]Simon O'Rourke on carving chains[/ame] Hope it helps
  11. Ukulian
    Go for it !! :)
  12. Ukulian
    £5 a month + £10 a year for domain United Hosting
  13. Ukulian
    Echo CS281 with 10" Sugihara R7 using the Stihl 0.043 1/4 chain with the heels ground off the teeth. Echo CS 280, 12" Tsumura bar running Oregon 1/4 .050, also with heels of teeth knocked off. :)
  14. Ukulian
    Nice Si. Been trying to create a Fairy village for a while now, but they keep selling!
  15. Ukulian
    I'm in. Well done Steve
  16. Ukulian
    And how many of either have you used?
  17. Ukulian
    Welcome Ian. Otherwise, I like the concept with the feathers added.
  18. Ukulian
    Nice try Ian. Slightly more beak and less hood over the beak ('cos I don't know it's proper name) and a hole through for the nostril would make it even better. HIH
  19. Ukulian
    I have both. The 501sx is the better saw, and great with 18" on it. The 450 is bomb proof but better with a 15" than an 18" and still a tad heavier than the 501 and not as powerful. The fuel filler caps on the 501 are also a tad bigger so no struggling to fill it. They're all easy to start, but the decomp on the 501 makes it sooo easy
  20. Ukulian
    Nice one Ian. Did you cut the wings right through on the angle to relieve shrinkage/splitting? I use a sacrificial slab of plywood between the carving and the welded plate, save a lot of sharpening ;)
  21. Ukulian

    Bar oils

    Ukulian replied to AllyH's topic in Chainsaws

    Rye Oils
  22. Ukulian

    Bar oils

    Ukulian replied to AllyH's topic in Chainsaws

    Rye Oil is excellent, but as noted, can be rather thick in the weather we've experienced recently. A drop of paraffin to thin it slightly works fine though.
  23. Ukulian
    Wordpress and United Hosting.
  24. Ukulian
    Alternately, run a Quarter tip bar if the chain is 3/8 lo-pro
  25. Ukulian
    You could always try www.sugiharabarsuk.co.uk It caught me out for a week or so about 3 weeks ago

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