Introducing the New Chainmeister

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And here we have fat brother vise
with two new models, one bare metal and one painted black.

I was able to find a company who could do the cutting, drilling, tapping, welding and assembly under one roof. They send them out to a specialty firm for a durable, corrosion resistant powder-coating black.

I liked the look of the bare metal, and I know there are a lot of arborists who live in coastal areas, so we had a limited run of these done in stainless steel. These should be around generations from now.

Also, since I had to have a knob company make the knobs to an exact length for these clamps, I spent a few extra cents per knob to have the threaded stud portion made in stainless steel.

I was willing to modify the design to get your price down, but I was not willing to skimp on the overall quality and durability. I want these to last you the rest of your life. I want them to work so that every time you use them you will be glad you bought them.

 

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Normally, the saw sits on the bench and is secured with the clamps for sharpening.

Why I took this photo with the saw suspended in the air, I really don't know.

For small saws, only one clamp is necessary.
For your bars 18 through 42 inches and up, I highly recommend two. This stabilizes the bar from any movement, which is essential for accurate sharpening.

 

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Here is a 36" bar being clamped.
All my spare chains were sharp on this day, and this 36" chain I was using just needed a touchup, so no need to use the ChainMeister.

The ChainMeister, however, was mounted onto the 24" bar I exchanged off this saw.
When I need the 24" back on this saw, the ChainMeister will go onto the 36" bar. There it will keep the chain mounted on the bar and I can sharpen it when I have a convenient time to do so. Otherwise it keeps the bar and chain mounted and readied on the bar for an immediate swap when that time comes around.

 

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Shortly, I will share some extended advantages and uses, beyond just stretching a chain on a bar without a chainsaw.

I promised you this earlier.

Extended use. The ChainMeister's purpose is to mount a chain so you can sharpen it. That's all it does.

In the above scenario, the ChainMeister becomes a valuable convenience in facilitating a process, the process of swapping bars. This is a very important part of coexisting with a larger-sized chainsaw, or a number of saws. This spells 'professional use' because homeowners don't use big saws, or a number of them, or have varying lengths of bars and chains. This makes the ChainMeister a "Professionals-only" tool.
Professionals use their saws to earn a living, so it is of the utmost importance to have your moneymaking tool giving you the very most it can give.

Down-time on a saw can mean money lost, so anything the Professional can do to keep his saw giving all it can give, with minimal down-time, the more profitable and smooth your business is. The ChainMeister acts to be one of the tools to help keep down-time managed in your favor. I would like to share a real-life example of the ChainMeister giving the professional saw guy this said "extended advantages and uses, beyond just stretching a chain on a bar"

It was a crane job.