Northern Grinder, I'm bored and lazy

[Stihl 041S]

With the clamping bar-

Why not a spring clamp with a foot release, or vice versa, that hand tightening is load of cr*p!!!

The only reason to have a foot clamp, is if you go to move the chain witha spring clamp, and you forget, you try to push on a nice sharp chain, and i don't have the band-aid concession.

With foot clamp you cam vary the clamp force(talking myself into it)

could be knee , hip, electric pneu, or hyd, don't care

Share, talk amongst your selves!!!

Thoughts???


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[Stihl 041S]

Could a moderator dump one of these posts, my finger studdered

 

[SmokinDodge]

I've been thinking about copying the Oregon hyd clamp setup. Two small hyd or maybe air cylinders, one on the grinder head hinge, the other on the chain vise. When you pull the grinder head down compressing the top cyl it pushes the cyl mounted to the vise clamping the chain.

Couse I would like to see a hip operated vise as well :jester:

 

[Stihl 041S]

Hip if you are against a bench and with a lever could make a lot of force

 

[Stihl 041S]

Smokindodge: does it(hyd) have enough clamp and does it kill the "feel" of the grinder?

 

[Lakeside53]

I have the foot operated clamp system on my Stihl USG. Very simple, works great. Could easily be made at home or adapted to another type...

I'll take some pics in a day or so...

 

[Stihl 041S]

A bicycle brake with a hip could clamp enough?

 

[SmokinDodge]

Smokindodge: does it(hyd) have enough clamp and does it kill the "feel" of the grinder?

Haven't actually run one, just eyeballed it some time ago. I wouldn't think it would kill the feel if you used a one inch cylinder on both ends. Or a two inch on top and a one inch on bottom hooking the top one up to a sorta stiff spring.

 

[TooTall999]

Another idea...has anyone thought of continuing the arc on the pivot like a Maxx grinder?

 

[Stihl 041S]

Picture of Maxx, or northern, never seen either one, I file.







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[TooTall999]

Picture of Maxx, or northern, never seen either one, I file.

Picture of a Maxx View attachment 46066

 

[Stihl 041S]

too tall::thanks for the pic, how is it different from the NH .

How is the angle changed, does it have a positive stop?