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Noodling thread
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farmerdoug
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Ripping vs Noodling
Quote: Yes! Ripping is the opposite of noodling, and different than cross cutting. Noodling is done with the grain so as to make long chips. Ripping is across the ends of the grain and makes very small chips. Ripping requires a lot of torque and chain is normally ground with top plate angle at 0-10 degrees vs 25-35 degrees normally used for cross cutting.
A lot of people don't realize the difference between ripping and noodling. If you can keep your saw with the grain of the log "noodling", then you don't need a very big saw to do this.
Ripping which is across then ends of the grain is a totally different experience and you will find that your saw will not cut very well. You will use up your saw quickly if you try to split much wood this way as your saw will heat up. Usually a saw that is over 70 cc is used for ripping and making lumber. If you are serious about lumber, then forget the chainsaw and hire a portable miller at $75 an hour.
Quote: Yes! Ripping is the opposite of noodling, and different than cross cutting. Noodling is done with the grain so as to make long chips. Ripping is across the ends of the grain and makes very small chips. Ripping requires a lot of torque and chain is normally ground with top plate angle at 0-10 degrees vs 25-35 degrees normally used for cross cutting.
A lot of people don't realize the difference between ripping and noodling. If you can keep your saw with the grain of the log "noodling", then you don't need a very big saw to do this.
Ripping which is across then ends of the grain is a totally different experience and you will find that your saw will not cut very well. You will use up your saw quickly if you try to split much wood this way as your saw will heat up. Usually a saw that is over 70 cc is used for ripping and making lumber. If you are serious about lumber, then forget the chainsaw and hire a portable miller at $75 an hour.
gcdible1
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Got to do a tank or two of noodling today with the ms290. I know its less than stellar, but I didnt feel like taking the 36 inch bar off the 066 since its such a pain to put on. And no pics either, the only proof is the chain is now dull and the big rounds are small enough to pop onto the splitter. It was fun though!
stormpetrel
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The 550 ate that wood up...but I could feel the power it was taking to do it. I went back out today and went through a tankful or two, and did some serious noodling! It did go quicker & easier, the noodles flowed out the top and bottom of the chain until I had to clear the piles of noodles away in order to keep working. And the woodpile grows!
DarthTater
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Also on the somewhat comical side, It Makes your saw look like it's taking a massive dump!
B_Turner
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MCW
Somebody's talking crap here & it ain't the tree!
Hah hah. That was me! That little Solo was one impressive old school saw.
On another note...
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DarthTater
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man that Dolmar can sure rev to the moon....
7sleeper
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Was that a wolf running in the backround across the field beginning at about 1:30? Looked like it.
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Anyone do a lot of noodling with both a ported 70cc and a ported 90cc saw and find the larger one works that much better than the other? I'd love to get a 2188 but I'm not sure I'd gain much just chunking up 20" rounds.
MCW
Somebody's talking crap here & it ain't the tree!
I run both ported 7900's (79cc) and a ported 390XP (88cc). The larger saw noodles better simply because it will pull a longer bar but with a bar such as a 24" then they are both pretty well the same. What I've found though is that chip clearance is the main issue and some saws are better at clearing noodles than others. I know some here have called the 7900's "noodle monsters" but in my experience they tend to block up around the chip deflector easier than the Huskies. The larger pro Stihls clear chips well.
If you get really excited you can move up to a 120cc saw
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Good stuff, thanks. Personally I don't run into a need to noodle anything longer than something already bucked to firewood length but a 390/2188 is such a sweet saw I might have to get one anyway. I wish there was a red version of your 3120.
As far as chips go I think keeping the speed up makes a world of difference. Also the wider "western" clutch cover works great for me, maybe the 390/2188 comes with the wider cover as OE?
As far as chips go I think keeping the speed up makes a world of difference. Also the wider "western" clutch cover works great for me, maybe the 390/2188 comes with the wider cover as OE?
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ReggieT
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MCW
Somebody's talking crap here & it ain't the tree!
B Harrison
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On a serious note, My 268 has plenty of power for noodling, especially with a 20" bar, but the clutch cover gap is small. Are there any saws that for one reason or another have more room, to release chips?
little possum
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