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Bought a 3d printer last week, for now, I have been printing tat found online, but will be learning how to design stuff soon. Seatbelt un bleeper Climbing felling wedge. Added a hole and scaled it down to fit in the side pocket, fuzzy texture to give it more grip. It can print some of the better plastics, nylon-cf and PPA, but I will mostly will be using PET and ABS.
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Does anyone make a small chipper like these that is road towable?
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Assuming its all new, first option is a light sharpen but leave the rakers, it will reduce the chip thickness, therefore be less agressive. I've seen a few chains that come a bit agressive/rakers too low out of the box. One issue with these small pruning saws is they have a slow chain speed, that lets it dig in more on small branches. I think its for some safety reason rather than any technical limitation of it being a small saw, yet it has the opposite effect! Standard chain looks to be 3/8" 1.1 gauge. Stihl do a full chisel version which should cut a lot smoother, due to being sharper. While 1/4" has smaller teeth, more teeth in contact with wood eats more power. Can be smoother. Theres the .325, Oregons Speedcut nano, which Makita use on the UC029, my opinion its not much different to the narrow 3/8lp chains.
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Most including me, run them on E10 and havent got this problem. I know many climbers dont stow their saws between cuts, just leave running and dangling on the strop. Often leave mine running but will either stow it on harness or in the tree. Could be that when its dangling, the exhaust outlet part of the cover, can be resting against the tree, so the rest of the cover gets cooked.
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Yes, the clone exhaust and cover should fit nicely on the genuine Echo saw. I did not swap the exhaust as I did not want to disturb the original... I'd expect the clone cover to melt if tried with the original exhaust, as the original is open at the bottom, to allow the gas out. If you had wanted to use the original cover on a clone exhaust, the cover would need modifying, not sure why anyone might want to but since I had it off, I tried it. While I was there, the clone has felt slightly low on power. Checked the plug and its been running rich. I've never touched the carb, so probably needs a slight adjustement.
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Another option is to get both exhaust and cover from a clone 2511 saw. The exhaust is one part that people say is an improvement and the cover does appear more robust. I know the exhaust is a straight swap, unsure about the cover... But I have both.. give me a couple hours and I can try it.
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In a video/comment he said it was ready. I think its more that if released at the same time, no one would buy the RRP. If they wait a year, the RRP buyers can buy again.
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Wasn't Reg Coates designing a climbing device a while back, said to be nearly ready around the time the RRP /RC graple was released? Did anything happen with that?
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Whe the nuts are slackened a tiny bit, is the bar lifting up away from the saw, if somethings bent so its not sitting correctly until fully tightened, that will do it. With saw on its side, slacken nuts, adjust tension, press down on the tip of bar, whilst somone holds the saw and see if tension changes.
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Interesting stuff, fan wheels exploding could be dangerous. The serial number range implies there could be a lot of units affected!
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Another idea is a biner could be tied in that orientation, no need to buy a twisted. This is 3mm starter cord, 4mm might be better. Barrel knot, get it tight and add a barrel stopper. Carabiner easily unclipped when not needed. Going to leave this tied and add one to my other ground saws.
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
kram replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
Interesting, is it litchen, as its on rock? Felled a small tree today and noticed in the yew opposite, what looks like old builders foam? Is it fungi?
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I can imagine several cyclists returning to their pedals to find scraps of cut innertube hanging out, near to a freshly cut stump 😆 Kong, and I'm sure others, do a twisted carabiner which would allow the bar to sit nicely parrallel to the harness. Might prevent the chain catching on trousers.. I dont know if it would. KONG Twisted DNA Connector: Triple Lock | UK Rigging UKRIGGING.NET Special “helical-shaped” connector with a twisted carbon steel body and circular bar, a must-have when an “offset” load is required. It permits 90° rotation...
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Husq do this thing, I assume something like that but with a big enough ring to have a tool stop and clip onto harness?
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Not had any issues of them getting stuck, mostly pull them from the ground unless its a tight union. The steel ringed saver needs a bit of thought before pulling as it would hurt.
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I would bend some 4mm dia steel bar in a loose basket hitch type shape to fit the handle which will become the strength/reinforcement, followed by the attachement ring. Weld a plate on either side so that it can be bolted up with a thumb screw or similar. Use rubber sheet/3d printed part to make it a nice fit on the handle. I'd probably have the attachment ring to pivot on the plate, if it were for me, but your you want it fixed and stiff.
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Mine is clearly not a 020AV from looking at google pictures, does seem to share parts with the 200/201. LSE sent me this parts doc..might help someone.. 020t.pdf
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Not so clean at the moment. It was a retired climbers spare/backup saw. He said it had very little use and it was a great price. Hadnt been used in ages, foul looking fuel. Poured it out, fresh fuel, fired up 6th pull. It was initially cutting out but after a few tanks of fuel its now pretty much running perfectly. I'd like to replace the side cover, chain brake side, as its not looking too great. Cosmetic as it looks burnt around the exhaust. I gave it a light sand and made it look worse. I'll either do it properly and give it a spray of 2k white, or replace the cover.
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The carb is not for this saw but came in the same order as the mounts.. Old pic from 2023 when I got her.
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Arrived a few days ago, the right handle mounts were good but I swapped them anyway. Yes original aluminium 020T, but same part number for the 200/201.
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020T AV mounts, chain catcher for the g372XP, carb for the McCulloch CS340.
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Echo has a new one, DCS3500T. 2.2kg plus battery. It can use the 2.5Ah but has no more power than the 2500T like that, 0.9kw. With the 5Ah, doubles the power to 1.8kw and doubles the battery weight, making it 4kg total. 28 cells in the 5Ah battery, they use 18650 cells. Nice idea one saw that can do both jobs. Except the you'd be swapping bars and chains constantly. Pruning I like a 10" and removals I want 14" or bigger. I quite like my Makita UC003 but its not got the same power as my 020T for spear cuts, and the 2511 is still better for small pruning.
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A reasonably tall hedge on a slope is always a fun combination. To add extra fun, the path was being rebuilt and had lots of freshly layed bricks and slabs. Laurel, yew, yew, spiky pyrocantha covered in Ivy and laurel. Second photo was getting dark and hasnt come out well with the trees behind.
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I have not used it on plastics however the cherry red is excellent for annodising and I believe its the right type for plastics, and may be a good match for the Jonsered? I made an enclosure for some electrics a few years back. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00AQ761Y6
