Originally posted by Mike Maas
[Why do guys testing cutting times always cut little tiny sticks that only take a second or two to cut?]
Mike you have to put them up on stands; for most people that means by hand. You also go thru a lot of wood. Once you start cutting with the nose you throw in other variables. You can make a chain that will bore and nose cut well too, but that is a whole nother ball game!
[It seems to me timing error can be up to a half a second or more, unless your video taping it with high speed film. Wouldn't it make more sense to cut a log that takes 5 or 10 seconds to get through? That way the different times would actually mean something.]
It is obvious to anyone who has used a stopwatch and compared times when several others were timing the same cut that you are a way wrong there Mike. Any way I average a lot of cuts when I am developing something I want an answer on.
[And why use poplar? Wouldn't an Oak or Hickory cant work better. My guess is it looks more impressive.]
Mike you have never used a competition chain either or you wouldnt be suggesting Oak. I use poplar becaue I am comparing times from competitions using that wood to see where I am. It is easy to spend 20 or more hours on a 16 inch chain when you are trying something new.
[My comments are backed up by the cutting times Crofter gave showing an 066 and moded 372 less than a half a second faster than the 026. If you've cut with these saws, you know there is no comparing them. Put these saws into a 30" log, then come back with some times.]
Mike are you suggesting putting the 026 on 30 inch wood? Sometimes I wonder about you ! If you read my original on the other thread, I said that the 066 and 372 would have been able to handle more aggressive chain and the 66 more sprocket or bigger wood to harness their power. By using the other saws and switching different operators and timers we were doing everything to eliminate operator cutting style and timer differences. My mission was to learn, not to deceive. If you want times for a ported 372 or muffler modded 066 on big wood, go to Eds post on Powering a 36 inch Bar. I have every reason to believe the accuracy of his times. Why dont you sharpen up a saw and tell him to get some big wood ready!
[This is the jist of my previous post. Muffler mods give big gains for cheap. After that the gains get harder and harder to achieve, more and more expensive too.]
I have no problem with the above. What I took issue with originally was you telling someone that motor modification would only yield 10% gain in power.
