milling bar gauge?

[onegunsmith]

I posted earlier about milling bar types and got some good info there. I'm now a bit confused about the gauge of the bar. One poster suggested using a bar of .050 but i read last night that a .063 bar carries more oil down the bar. Getting oil down the bar seems to be an issue with CSM so wouldn't a .063 bar be a better choice? I've been doing a lot of reading on chains and bars and gotta say rocket science may be easier to figure out. lol Everytime i google something i get results that lead me right back to AS. Thanks for all the time you guys take to post the information.

 

[rarefish383]

Yep, my son is a physicist, and he can't explain bars and gauges to me either, LOL. That's why I run the factory bar on my Super 1050 from when my dad bought it over 40 years ago, Joe.

 

[Justsaws]

It has not matter much for me on narrow boards but on anything over 20" wide I would want the .063.

Beyond the wider groove the other advantages of using .404 and a bit beefier drive link out way any other advantage that .050 might offer for me. Not really looking to use .404 on the mill but the less longer bars I have to buy the better.

 

[CR888]

I posted earlier about milling bar types and got some good info there. I'm now a bit confused about the gauge of the bar. One poster suggested using a bar of .050 but i read last night that a .063 bar carries more oil down the bar. Getting oil down the bar seems to be an issue with CSM so wouldn't a .063 bar be a better choice? I've been doing a lot of reading on chains and bars and gotta say rocket science may be easier to figure out. lol Everytime i google something i get results that lead me right back to AS. Thanks for all the time you guys take to post the information.

050 gauge bars will allow you to run lo pro (picco) chain. Picco chain is usually used on smaller saws and cuts with a thinner kerf. Less kerf (width) in the cut, the less energy required to make the cut. This basically means your csm will run faster and be less taxing on the powerhead. Good luck hope this helps.:msp_wink:

 

[onegunsmith]

Ok, that makes sense. Use the .050 to get the smaller kerf. Clear as mud now, well except for that .058 bar. Thanks!