Can you train my computer??? Can't tell you how many times I searched for that using different wording w/o fining it!
Gave the little 029/390 a workout yesterday, runs good, but nothing to write home about. Fast on small to medium size wood, but craps out easily on the larger stuff. I guess it is good as a homeowner/backup saw. It was an interesting project, cheap, and a learning experience. I'm likely too spoiled by my other saws to appreciate this thing.
Then I spent 2.5 hours milling some Shag Bark Hickory, made 7 boards all over 6' long and over 6" wide (all a full 2" thick). Also downloaded an app for the computer to re size my pics, so I can share!!! Milling was done with my Smittybilt ported 046.
Maybe lol. Sure can be frustrating when you know the info is out there all over the net. Many times I will also search what I'm looking for and then put the specific site such as AS. It amazes me that google and other search engines can direct you to where they believe you want to go based on their algorithms.
The sad thing is how often they get it right. The thing that bothers be is when I have already bought an item and they keep putting all sorts of ads in on all the sites I'm on.
The little farm/ranch saws are great saws when you expectations are realistic, but once you've tasted the good stuff, it is hard to go back. That being said we have a tendency to over focus on saws and not look at other aspects of gathering/processing wood that are just as important. The Huskee splitters you and I have are painfully slow but get the job done, much like a farm/ranch saw does. I enjoy playing with saws so that is a biggy for me, but if I had a nice fab shop set up or available the huskee splitter would be down the road just like the farm/ranch saws are
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Did you mod the muffler on the 029/390 because they are very choked up. If you did I would check the compression and give it a good amount of break in time on some conventional 2 stroke oil not synthetic. The lubricating properties of synthetic oil slow the actual break in process substantially.
I also find these saws hard to get a good tune on so they will perform well, did you tach tune it, or ear and performance.
I think one of the next phases of learning for me will be how to sharpen well and I have been considering a square grinder. I know I can get some business both local and shipped to me if I get one. You know what a good square grind can do with so much more cutter working for you
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So any tips or direction from you guys would be greatly appreciated as I have never been taught the finer aspects of sharpening. I have read a fair amount and do progressively grind my rakers(yes grind, I ain't filing those things LOL).
That wood looks very nice.
I will be bringing 6-10'+ logs to another AS members on Tuesday to have them milled into cant's for a GTG up this way in August. It would take me forever to do it with the alaskan sawmill, a bunch of fuel and oil, as well as a lot of chain sharpening. It will take me more time to load the logs and to drive there than to mill them up
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I just sold my last 460 this past weekend so I will be looking for another, great saws for sure.
in there but that works
lol. Nice scrounge btw, sounds like you been busy.
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The hot dry weather is good for drying wood but not so good for forest fires.
