Bar Oil hole modification?

[confused]

Hey I have question for everyone.

Do you guys open up ro put an angle in your bar oil holes to allow easier oil pickup onto the chain? I recently was reading all about the oregon Pro bars and they have a angled oil ramp it looks like to deliver oil to the chain more efficently. I was thinking about using my buddies dremmel to put an angle and possibly open up the hole a touch or is this a bad idea.

Thanks everyone

 

[Walt Galer]

Howdy,

Smaller oil hole diameter is more important than the angle. The flow of oil keeps it cleared out. If the hole is larger, it plugs easier. The angle is a red herring that Oregon threw in there to answer Stihl's E-matic claims. (Like Lubri-jet followed Oil-o-matic). These two are in a contest to come up with new verbage!

The Oregon design does work better, but it is because of the reduced diameter of the hole.

Regards,
Walt Galer

 

[confused]

Thank you Walt, I havnt taken fluid mechanics yet. So much to learn so little time to play with my chainsaw

So the smaller hole keeps a higher vaccuum pressure to pull the oil up and into hte chain then? Or is is simply the fact that the bigger hole will plug easier.

 

[WOLF_RIVER_MIKE]

easy confused, hopefully you'll learn about chainsaws your whole life... ask Mr. Walt