When Times Are Tough - Make A Longer Bar

clint53 · Mar 30, 2022

The 87 year old retired logger that gave it to me today, said he made it to cut one large oak.
Odd size at 26".
He didn't care for log dogs, anti kick backs and long bars.
He only ran Mac 800 series saws.

Bill G · Mar 30, 2022

Right there shows ingenuity, skill, and knowledge. Seems to cement what I as well as others were saying awhile back in the thread abut the guy wanting to build a long bar by welding two together.

Bill

Old2stroke · Mar 31, 2022

In days gone by when all saws had hard tipped bars, a local welding shop was set up to rebuild the nose with welding rod and then recover the grove for the chain. Superb craftsman and the new bar nose lasted longer than the original and was a lot cheaper. Back when labor was cheap.

clint53 · Mar 31, 2022

Bill G said:
Right there shows ingenuity, skill, and knowledge. Seems to cement what I as well as others were saying awhile back in the thread abut the guy wanting to build a long bar by welding two together.

Bill

Thanks Bill
I feel as if I have been making something from nothing all my life with such things.
I would have tried this if needed back in the day and just may do it to prove I can.
My main concern would be to keep it straight while welding it.
Clint

clint53 · Mar 31, 2022

Old2stroke said:
In days gone by when all saws had hard tipped bars, a local welding shop was set up to rebuild the nose with welding rod and then recover the grove for the chain. Superb craftsman and the new bar nose lasted longer than the original and was a lot cheaper. Back when labor was cheap.

I believe cutting the hard tip off and installing a roller nose is very much doable.

Old2stroke · Mar 31, 2022

clint53 said:
I believe cutting the hard tip off and installing a roller nose is very much doable.

You are right, I'm just reminiscing about early times when all the saws in pulpwood production were hard nose bars and there were NO sprocket or roller nose ones available or just tips. When chainsaws replaced bow saws in North Western Ontario, there were only North American saws available, Pioneer, McCulloch, Homelite and Remington .