Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

So finesse and no fatigue is key when using a file? I like it! I've never converted round to square myself. Though I've often thought it wood be easy to do with a grinder, and like you said. A little at a time. Makes sense to me!

One of the bummer about converting round to square is that you loose a good portion of your cutter if you lessen the top plate angle, which I do because it holds up better in hardwoods and for work chains.
The way Mike is describing is the best way to not waste the cutter and thus get the most usage out of your chains, and to get a fast efficient & very smooth cutting chain.
I have a few more square chains to grind, if I remember I'll grab a round chain and take some pictures converting a cutter over to what I like for a work grind. I'd much rather grind them with the price they are getting for files right now, it's ridiculous how much they've gone up, sure hope it's transitory .

 

[sean donato]

One of the bummer about converting round to square is that you loose a good portion of your cutter if you lessen the top plate angle, which I do because it holds up better in hardwoods and for work chains.
The way Mike is describing is the best way to not waste the cutter and thus get the most usage out of your chains, and to get a fast efficient & very smooth cutting chain.
I have a few more square chains to grind, if I remember I'll grab a round chain and take some pictures converting a cutter over to what I like for a work grind. I'd much rather grind them with the price they are getting for files right now, it's ridiculous how much they've gone up, sure hope it's transitory .

Bad enough we lost save edge files, then the price went through the roof.

 

[chipper1]

We get stickers??!!

Didn't you get 23 pms asking you to send your email so you could get one, or the 21 pms asking for your support(read cash)and then you could be a supporting member.
I was thinking maybe we could see if we can get him one of the old AS hats .

 

[chipper1]

Bad enough we lost save edge files, then the price went through the roof.

Wait, we lost them, I still have quite a few of them on the bench.

 

[sean donato]

Wait, we lost them, I still have quite a few of them on the bench.

They don't make chainsaw files anymore. I still have a few laying around myself as well.

 

[sean donato]

Didn't you get 23 pms asking you to send your email so you could get one, or the 21 pms asking for your support(read cash)and then you could be a supporting member.
I was thinking maybe we could see if we can get him one of the old AS hats .

I guess I missed all 44 pms...

 

[svk]

but they still won't move What's For Dinner from Off Topic to the Cooking Forum!

well, over on the 'you know where' thread... there are some, of late, interesting animal pix!!! one is animals having fun!!! and another one is a kitty having dinner... upside down, and inside out!

no complaints about 'the new management'... they seem to look convieniently the other way when the edge (Rules) gets pushed....

and i am ok with that! ~

They (actually I ) did exactly that years ago when we added the Cooking Forum. The thread dried on the vine over there because the people who only visited the Off Topic forum wouldn't go to the Cooking forum. After foundering for a couple of years it was moved back to OT. I believe that was during your hiatus.

 

[svk]

hi pdq - if u can change Forum Names, can u move whats for dinner over to the cooking thread. seems it mite be more on topic there! ~

@pdqdl please do not do this....see previous post.

 

[svk]

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Truth LOL

 

[svk]

sorry i missed it!

it might be back?

 

[chipper1]

You can send all the oak , cherry, maple my way Brett I’ll take it . Lol

Just went and looked at a few red oaks, one takedown, one large branch to remove, and a good sized white oak. If you want some I'll shoot the address lol. You should see the pile that maple made at my neighbors last week. I'm still looking for someone to take the willow from that site, I don't really want that laying around here, it's too humid to store the logs very long and noone is gonna pay for it... if it comes back here, I'll just be burning it in the bonfire pit.
If I'm not getting paid to take the wood I don't take it normally unless they are dead standing and I can split them right up and sell the wood. I only have so much space to work with and I already have quite a bit of scrounged wood here for my personal use.
I will be heading next door to get more black locust, it will store for a looking time, I'll add it to my locust log pile.
Now I did take some crusty spruce home from one I dropped at grandma's place this weekend, it will be split and used for the bonfire pit. You can see it on the trailer in the background.

 

[MustangMike]

Holy crap, I'm rich, I'm rich!!!

Well, not exactly, but I do still have a few PFERD square files left from the dozen I purchased several years ago.

I've used a few, and given some to relatives and friends, but luckily still have a few new ones left!

Glad I've always horded things ... bullets, gunpowder, chainsaw files and chain, saws, etc.

Everything seems to cost a lot more now.

 

[svk]

QTLA

They advise hikers to wear a bell and carry pepper spray to protect themselves from bears.

Brown Bears are more dangerous than Black Bears.

Black Bear scat is dark and often has cherry pits, etc. in it.

Brown bear scat often has bells and pepper spray cans in it!

 

[svk]

Holy crap, I'm rich, I'm rich!!!

Well, not exactly, but I do still have a few PFERD square files left from the dozen I purchased several years ago.

I've used a few, and given some to relatives and friends, but luckily still have a few new ones left!

Glad I've always horded things ... bullets, gunpowder, chainsaw files and chain, saws, etc.

Everything seems to cost a lot more now.

Reloading components are off the charts right now. As is ammo for any non mainstream chambering.

I paid $75 a box for 25-35 Hornady LeverRevolution ammo. It's insane.

I was lucky enough to have been able to get a few boxes of bullets and powder from some guys who are getting out of reloading.

 

[MustangMike]

And 22 rimfire!

I used to get 1,000 large rifle primers for under $15.-, now you are lucky if you can find them for $150.-!!!

 

[svk]

And 22 rimfire!

I used to get 1,000 large rifle primers for under $15.-, now you are lucky if you can find them for $150.-!!!

I paid $125 per 1000 this spring for large rifle primers. Had to search high and low to find small rifle primers and ended up with bench rest quality primers for $14 per 100

 

[Squareground3691]

Holy crap, I'm rich, I'm rich!!!

Well, not exactly, but I do still have a few PFERD square files left from the dozen I purchased several years ago.

I've used a few, and given some to relatives and friends, but luckily still have a few new ones left!

Glad I've always horded things ... bullets, gunpowder, chainsaw files and chain, saws, etc.

Everything seems to cost a lot more now.

Pick up a dozen Vallorbe double bevel files little while ago hard to come nowadays.

 

[SS396driver]

I’ll be down a few days . Was working the pile yesterday stepped on a piece of bark with moss on it . Wet moss is like ice went down and hurt my left hand and elbow . Nothing broken but hurts like hell . Glad I was just moving rounds and not cutting .

Have been working on my truck almost ready to scrounge wood with it .
These caps are extreamly rare . I paid $675 for 4 NOS 3 years ago . I could just about double my investment if I sell them .


And a shot a few days ago .

 

[svk]

Hope you are feeling better soon!

 

[chipper1]

Holy crap, I'm rich, I'm rich!!!

Well, not exactly, but I do still have a few PFERD square files left from the dozen I purchased several years ago.

I've used a few, and given some to relatives and friends, but luckily still have a few new ones left!

Glad I've always horded things ... bullets, gunpowder, chainsaw files and chain, saws, etc.

Everything seems to cost a lot more now.

I'm rich too lol.
I have quite a few files in my "inventory ", this is a few packages that were on the bench. The good thing is I also have the grinders. If I didn’t flush cut any stumps I could do a lot of cutting just with the chains I have that are new or ready to go, I still need to stock up on the picco chain though, I hate buying them because they are more than what I've paid for my standard 3/8x72dl, even more than many of the 84dl . The good thing is they do last a long time for me .