please explain chainsaw chain?

[david newbie]

I've rarely looked closely at the 3/8 chain I've accumulated over the last couple years. I brought a couple saws with me, and for the first time noticed how different these 2 chains are. Maybe one one full house and one is semi skip? fairly sure they are both 3/8. how do you determine what's what?

 

[heimannm]

Semi-Chisel, Chisel, Square ground chisel



Mark

 

[huskihl]

Top is standard full comp. Bottom is full skip

 

[tfp]

Damn i've been calling standard full comp, I didn't even know they did one with so many cutters.

 

[user 122190]

Damn i've been calling standard full comp, I didn't even know they did one with so many cutters.

I've never seen one either, nor have I seen cutterless. Everything else looks right.

 

[farmer steve]

I've never seen one either, nor have I seen cutterless. Everything else looks right.

Never saw the cutterless. Maybe that's the original safety chain?

 

[heimannm]

This is off a Milwaukie cordless saw. This is the only "Full House" chain I have ever seen.



Mark

 

[user 122190]

Never saw the cutterless. Maybe that's the original safety chain?

R&D first failure. Lucky they tried again.

 

[Lawless]

 

[Lawless]

And for fun, what I learned in years of silently lurking here is:

Stihl chain is #1

Carlton, Oregon, Husqvarna (whatever nuanced ranking are 2nd)

No name chain is serviceable for a bit but will make you cuss.

RS is the “darling” but RM is the “man” in the real world outside of west coast clean softwood.

Green vs. Yellow is a matter of vigilance and sense.

Sharp chains are second only to fuel and oil in being necessary to saw.

 

[grizz55chev]

Never saw the cutterless. Maybe that's the original safety chain?

Movie prop?

 

[heimannm]

Cutterless would be use to drive an accessory like a Lewis winch.

Mark

 

[HarleyT]

I have been called "cutterless" before...

 

[camel2019]

This is off a Milwaukie cordless saw. This is the only "Full House" chain I have ever seen.

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Mark

Skill uses them on their beam saws for a cleaner cut as well. Apparently it doesn’t vibrate as much either.

 

[camel2019]

What could be done with bumper links I have some Oregon 75 that has them and was wondering if it couldn’t have a “gullet” filed into it to carry away chips faster.

 

[J D]

What could be done with bumper links I have some Oregon 75 that has them and was wondering if it couldn’t have a “gullet” filed into it to carry away chips faster.

The original "shark fin" bumper links were actually designed to reduce vibration & the reduced kickback feature was a side effect. If your chain is sharpened properly (& they are reduced accordingly) it will still cut well (but not bore cut well). If they inconvenience you they can be ground off completely

 

[camel2019]

The original "shark fin" bumper links were actually designed to reduce vibration & the reduced kickback feature was a side effect. If your chain is sharpened properly (& they are reduced accordingly) it will still cut well (but not bore cut well). If they inconvenience you they can be ground off completely

I just had a hare brained idea of how to modify them I know why they’re there. I have never seen full size 3/8 with them until I bought the roll cheaply.

 

[grizz55chev]

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Ripping chain

 

[bwalker]

And for fun, what I learned in years of silently lurking here is:

Stihl chain is #1

Carlton, Oregon, Husqvarna (whatever nuanced ranking are 2nd)

No name chain is serviceable for a bit but will make you cuss.

RS is the “darling” but RM is the “man” in the real world outside of west coast clean softwood.

Green vs. Yellow is a matter of vigilance and sense.

Sharp chains are second only to fuel and oil in being necessary to saw.

In my book Stihl RS has always been the best. Oregon 72LG chisel was what I typicly ran because it was damn good, just not as hard as Stihl. Back then Husky and Oregon where the same chain.
However today Husky makes their own chain.
My current opinion is Stihl RS is still tops and Oregon and Husky tied for a very close second.
I don't go through much chain any more so I buy Stihl RS, but if I was still burning through it by the roll I would run Oregon chisel. Oregon EXL is really good stuff.
I also use to run Stihl RM on the landing or for bucking skidded logs into firewood. I tried other semi chisel chains but RM to me was really the best option by a long shot. I would not use semi for day to day cutting though.
I did experiment with carlton,Windsor, laser and a few others. To me it was never close to Oregon and stihl.
All of this pertained to round filed chain.

 

[Lawless]

In my book Stihl RS has always been the best. Oregon 72LG chisel was what I typicly ran because it was damn good, just not as hard as Stihl. Back then Husky and Oregon where the same chain.
However today Husky makes their own chain.
My current opinion is Stihl RS is still tops and Oregon and Husky tied for a very close second.
I don't go through much chain any more so I buy Stihl RS, but if I was still burning through it by the roll I would run Oregon chisel. Oregon EXL is really good stuff.
I also use to run Stihl RM on the landing or for bucking skidded logs into firewood. I tried other semi chisel chains but RM to me was really the best option by a long shot. I would not use semi for day to day cutting though.
I did experiment with carlton,Windsor, laser and a few others. To me it was never close to Oregon and stihl.
All of this pertained to round filed chain.

I hear ya, if you were on the east coast RM would show itself Lord and Master.

I am with you, I just buy Stihl. All the rest don’t last or stay sharp as well. Of course I am not going through yards a year.

I recently found a guy selling one time use/sharpened RM yellow for $20/loop 74dl, just what my new to me MS260 uses. It indeed looks new. Very happy.