Chain Cutter Glint

[WalterWhite]

Nice work BobL. I've (tried to) do enough of that sort of stuff to know how difficult it can be. I was happy to get this:

And as long as we're showing off, a sunrise at my son's place:

 

[BobL]

are you shooting in RAW format since you get 15MB files? anyway that's some nice work

That's 15 Mp (Mega pixels) not 15 Mb. If I shoot RAW the files are ~45 Mb!

the computer control software is also included with the canon rebel T1i or as it's also called, the 500D. I'm waiting for my payment so i can buy my first DSLR i decided to get the 500D but i don't get the money before 12. October.. Can't wait

You'll love it !

 

[BobL]

Nice work BobL. I've (tried to) do enough of that sort of stuff to know how difficult it can be. I was happy to get this:

And as long as we're showing off, a sunrise at my son's place:

Nice chain and nice sunrise there WW

 

[songofthewood]

Nice pics.Learn something everyday.Thanks!!!

 

[edisto]

The reason I have stayed away from digital is that I can't afford to get the gear to match the quality I can get with the film gear I already have...especially underwater.

 

[BobL]

The reason I have stayed away from digital is that I can't afford to get the gear to match the quality I can get with the film gear I already have...especially underwater.

I agree, there is still a lot of room for film and if you need digital a relatively low cost scanner is still cheaper than a bunch of pro lenses.

Cost wise it depends also on the number of pics one takes. Digital has a virtually zero cost of film/development relative to the numbers of pics taken and these costs have for me far outweighed the cost of purchase. I used to shoot and develop my own slides to keep the development cost down but there is no way I could afford to get even 1/10 of my digital pics developed on film. There's no doubt with digital I take a lot more pics than I would otherwise, eg more bracketed images, and most panoramas I take are 12-18 shots, and I usually shoot them 2 or 3 times. Sometimes I go totally nuts like taking 400 pics in 30 minute ferry ride from Positano to Amalfi but it is not unusual for me to take 500 in one day of panorama shooting. On one trip to Europe where I had a lot of time to look around I took about 12,000 photos and my wife also took about the same number. They all fit on 4 DVDs - 2 copies at home and one at work - that's another advantage - one big unanswered question is, can we view them in 100 years time?

 

[breymeyerfam]

i am very happy with the canon rebel xsi. a pic from a dewey morning. it may not be a top of the line camera, but good pics can be taken on it.

 

[WalterWhite]

i am very happy with the canon rebel xsi. a pic from a dewey morning. it may not be a top of the line camera, but good pics can be taken on it.

And your picture is proof. That's a great image!

I would dearly love to have the latest and greatest that Nikon manufacturers, but I have to remind myself that my level of skill is more limiting than my equipment (entry level Nikon D50.) Of course when it comes to macro work, there is the need to have some specialized equipment for lighting, lenses and camera stabilization. Nevertheless, I think that skill is still the major factor in the results achieved.

-walt

 

[edisto]

I agree, there is still a lot of room for film and if you need digital a relatively low cost scanner is still cheaper than a bunch of pro lenses.

I'm a biologist, and it made more sense for me to spend 2 grand on a Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 (it will scan 35mm, medium format, and 4"x5") to support the film photomicrograph equipment I already had, than to invest 10x that on the digital equivalent. In fact, I bought a used scope, and the dealer threw in a research grade 35mm complete with the electronic exposure equipment for free because no-one was using film anymore.

And, as Bob mentioned, film is archival. Digital formats might change, but I can always pull out my film and look at it.

 

[Dan_IN_MN]

Chainsaws! Chainsaws! Isn't this a forum about chainsaws?:spam::greenchainsaw:

Nice pics and equipment!

 

[BobL]

Chainsaws! Chainsaws! Isn't this a forum about chainsaws?:spam::greenchainsaw:

Oh - all right then!

 

[edisto]

That got me to thinkin!

My FM2 has a 1/2000th shutter speed. When I get my mill up, I wonder if I can "stop the chips". Even if the saw was turning 8000 rpm in the cut, it should only turn 24 degrees during the exposure.

 

[BobL]

That got me to thinkin!

My FM2 has a 1/2000th shutter speed. When I get my mill up, I wonder if I can "stop the chips". Even if the saw was turning 8000 rpm in the cut, it should only turn 24 degrees during the exposure.

@ 60 mph chain speed means the chips move ~1/2" in 1/2000 second.

Here's a couple of shots taken with my phone camera.

The cutters in the pic move 1.5" during the 1/640th of a second exposure so that works out to be 54 mph which is 9000 rpm for an 8 pin 375 sprocket which is about right for the 076

This is what happens if you brace the camera on the mill while trying to take a photo.

 

[belgian]

Nice pics, Bob !
Photography is a nice hobby too, but you need the equipment, seems like you have em !

keep the pics comin

 

[edisto]

The bracing makes for a cool effect!

 

[Dan_IN_MN]

I think.....this thread.....deserves........ a







































BUMP!!

 

[parrisw]

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Seems quite a few of us like photography...

Nikon D2Xs, Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8




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I love that pic. Takes some skills to do it that good!!

 

[landroverbill]

How about another great shot ,but this time of a really good sharpening job?

 

[Walt41]

I like the pics guys, I did nine chains myself today. I washed em up in The sink with soap, then mounted each one on a parts saw that I keep for the chain holder. I tried the dremel thing but, went back to hand filing after one chain, the dremel just does not feel right to me, guess old habits die hard.
Now I wish the weather would break, I've got alot of cutting to do!

 

[BobL]

How about another great shot ,but this time of a really good sharpening job?

I assume you mean a close up of a cutter? I'll give it a go but this is really hard to do because a sharp cutter in reality a "photo of nothing" ie an edge that "no glint".

And a photo of a sharp chain is like photo of a page of 12 pt font text from about 6 ft away.

The best type of photo of a really good sharpening job is showing what the chain can do, like this. Just to put this in perspective the wood I'm cutting here is about 40% harder than hickory.