Been filing chains since I picked up a saw in the 1970s, only used an attachment that came with a dremel tool besides. I think I'm decent with filing. Don't need a grinder.......
Been hitting up auctions and barn sales this month. Last week CAD got me bidding on a 026 that came home with me......last week too, a barn sale Tecomec Midi grinder, older made in Italy not China, has original box no manual, wheel says for 3/8 or .0404 chain, not much use.........seller didn't know how much? Went back to get the pile of stuff this Sat. I'd reserved..... lots of good stuff: orchard ladder good condition/useable, steel and plastic wedges, hand tools ( scythe, wooden D-handle shovels, bedding potato and hay forks, all nice old USA stuff), 2 saw horses, 2 4-lb axes, 1/2 case of isopropyl drygas, 2-gal windex ........That whole pile was $50.
I asked again about the grinder? $10. How'd I do?
Now about the grinder I'd never used........downloaded the manual it's about like teats on a bull...... Not much here or Boobtube on the Midi model grinder.
So look like three adjusts, cutter angle, grinding depth/gullet? and cutter length, can also do rakers or not?. Am I missing anything? Grinder is already mounted on short piece of hardwood that will be easy to mount on one of my workbenches. I have my barns walls adorned with old chains to practice on.
The only wheel that came with it is Tecomec says 3/8 and 0.0404 chains. From what I've read so far, is different thickness wheels for different size chains, some info seems conflicting. I have saws in 3/8 lopro 0.325, and 3/8 , no 0.404. So maybe, if I like the grinder, might need another wheel or two? Also mention of "dressing stones", to true up used wheels. Any info on those and what brand wheels. Prices seem all over........
I've been using Stihl 63PMX/lopro chain on my 066 Stihl powered sawmill, it's about the best for small cuts milling but crazy expensive now, and almost unatainable in USA. Stihl has rolls of 63PM and 63 chisel I could convert to 5 degree milling chain easy with a grinder.......
Let's just get started with the grinder and getting me up to speed. Thanks
Been hitting up auctions and barn sales this month. Last week CAD got me bidding on a 026 that came home with me......last week too, a barn sale Tecomec Midi grinder, older made in Italy not China, has original box no manual, wheel says for 3/8 or .0404 chain, not much use.........seller didn't know how much? Went back to get the pile of stuff this Sat. I'd reserved..... lots of good stuff: orchard ladder good condition/useable, steel and plastic wedges, hand tools ( scythe, wooden D-handle shovels, bedding potato and hay forks, all nice old USA stuff), 2 saw horses, 2 4-lb axes, 1/2 case of isopropyl drygas, 2-gal windex ........That whole pile was $50.
I asked again about the grinder? $10. How'd I do?
Now about the grinder I'd never used........downloaded the manual it's about like teats on a bull...... Not much here or Boobtube on the Midi model grinder.
So look like three adjusts, cutter angle, grinding depth/gullet? and cutter length, can also do rakers or not?. Am I missing anything? Grinder is already mounted on short piece of hardwood that will be easy to mount on one of my workbenches. I have my barns walls adorned with old chains to practice on.
The only wheel that came with it is Tecomec says 3/8 and 0.0404 chains. From what I've read so far, is different thickness wheels for different size chains, some info seems conflicting. I have saws in 3/8 lopro 0.325, and 3/8 , no 0.404. So maybe, if I like the grinder, might need another wheel or two? Also mention of "dressing stones", to true up used wheels. Any info on those and what brand wheels. Prices seem all over........
I've been using Stihl 63PMX/lopro chain on my 066 Stihl powered sawmill, it's about the best for small cuts milling but crazy expensive now, and almost unatainable in USA. Stihl has rolls of 63PM and 63 chisel I could convert to 5 degree milling chain easy with a grinder.......
Let's just get started with the grinder and getting me up to speed. Thanks