We wish we could, but I don't know anyone with a saw that big that can make a reasonably flat cut in one passThat is one big ass stump,you could take a slice off it and it would be a table !!
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We wish we could, but I don't know anyone with a saw that big that can make a reasonably flat cut in one passThat is one big ass stump,you could take a slice off it and it would be a table !!
Something swedish or Finnish?Came up with this, needs cleaned up / sharpened.
Has a quality look to it and will be the grandsons prize possesion.
Any guesses as to brand ?
Not a single mark found.
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No, that was base layer. I drilled and added copper drain, wife put a layer of agates she found on beach and I topped it off with clear epoxy.Did it need the epoxy in the center for a split / void ?
Crazy cool, great ideaWell.. wanted a new wash basin and there was a big maple round in my garage, so got after it.View attachment 7934959View attachment 7934960View attachment 7934961View attachment 7934962debarked, sanded and added more epoxy. Completion pics to to follow
261, this is my second 261. We process firewood commercially, and the saws run alot. This saw will work like a bastard.Looks like a 362 ?
Man I want a 261 so bad but I'm already knee deep in chainsaws. Almost as many saws as rifles.
Tom, don't you run a lite bar on your saw?The 261 is a great saw. Mine is now 4 years old and has cut a fair amount of firewood. Handy for smaller work. I’ll let @oneshot86 provide the correct answer.
I run a 28 tsumura on my 462 and I like it. Mainly use it like you say, to keep from bending over.261, this is my second 261. We process firewood commercially, and the saws run alot. This saw will work like a bastard.
I love the 261 w a 20 inch bar to keep from having to bend over as much, otherwise our other log saw is the 461.
I had been running a 33 inch bar, which I like, but is a little too long when working close to the ground. Last season I put a 36 on it, I don't like it for what we do, too long.
I'm going to follow Dewey's lead and put a 28 inch bar on it.
I'm looking at a lite bar from sthil or maybe the sugahara by the end of the week.
Just the 18” bar that came with it. I think Stihl calls it a Lite, but it’s no Sugi.Tom, don't you run a lite bar on your saw?
How do you like it
Some guy on you tube weighed them and the sthil is barely the lightest.Just the 18” bar that came with it. I think Stihl calls it a Lite, but it’s no Sugi.
I’ve tried to hire laborers in the past mostly just to haul debris to the dumpster and as an extra set of hands on site. The amount of people that showed up in converse/vans or Nike basketball shoes was insane… people just don’t understand what it’s like to work anymoreA new guy, 21, going through welding school, started with us and yesterday was supposed to be his first day on the saw but he wore shorts and tennis shoes that looked like damn ballerina slippers.
Sorry Charlie, I can't let a guy run a saw like that, he isn't going to sweat like a pig bare skin on the saw chaps. Fuck that.
We'll see how he dresses today.
He can make 8 dollars more an hour running the saw if he dresses correctly
6 inches qualifies as a log ? Interesting.I mean, I have ran a chainsaw in shorts and chacos before……
But prefer pants, leather boots, and appropriate safety gear.
I also was sawing a lot at the time and just needed 2 cuts made on a 6” log
Diameter yes if longer than diameter. Length not necessarily.6 inches qualifies as a log ? Interesting.
6 inches qualifies as a log ? Interesting.
As we would say, he didn’t show up to “work”.A new guy, 21, going through welding school, started with us and yesterday was supposed to be his first day on the saw but he wore shorts and tennis shoes that looked like damn ballerina slippers.
Sorry Charlie, I can't let a guy run a saw like that, he isn't going to sweat like a pig bare skin on the saw chaps. Fuck that.
We'll see how he dresses today.
He can make 8 dollars more an hour running the saw if he dresses correctly
The lite bar and chain should be dropped off Monday, I'm interested in the difference in the weight between the 36 and chain to the 28 lite and chain.
What does...Stihl lite ? My 28" tsumura weighs the same as a regular 20" stihl es. The stihl es lite is supposed to be a few ounces less. The tsumura runs one more driver than the stihl though.
Only if you have had a bowel baby6 inches qualifies as a log ? Interesting.
I wouldn’t know where to start to find a dealer for them here. I run Stihl only because of local dealer support. They actually call me every so often to see how their/my stuff is running. And, I’m a nobody in the tree business.Any love for the Dolmar, now branded as Makita, saws out there? I have been running a 6401 w/28” bar(skip tooth chisel chain) for quite a few years now and really enjoy it. Roughly equivalent to a MS362 but probably a bit heavier. Contemplating swapping out th top end for an OEM 79cc to give it some more pull when fully engaged. Mostly cutting fir and the softer hardwoods here in the PNW.
A good book for just about any cutting enthusiast View attachment 7937291
But apparently not in print anymore based on the hardcover price!
Safe cutting everyone!
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I wouldn’t know where to start to find a dealer for them here. I run Stihl only because of local dealer support. They actually call me every so often to see how their/my stuff is running. And, I’m a nobody in the tree business.
Man $400 a cord for junk wood! At the peak of my firewood selling I was $350 for a premium hardwood mix of oak, hickory, locust and Osage orange sprinkled in. Regular hardwood mix was oak, ash, and maple for $290. It was about a 50/50 split and I typically made $35-40 to deliver.Nothing to brag about here on the homestead..... Free trash wood that will convert to BTU's during the next Montana winter.
Firewood (split, delivered) is around $400 cord in August. I'm sure it will go up after the first cold snap.
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I have a stupid new guy chainsaw question - when I'm cutting, I seem to be making curved cuts. If the cut was vertically downwards, it looks like a c from the side. Then the saw struggles because (I assume) side loading on the bar.
It's an old-ish husky 141, with a newish chain. No idea on bar age, I assume pretty old.
Can someone help me understand what I'm doing wrong or how to get back to blasting through firewood please?
Crescent moonI have a stupid new guy chainsaw question - when I'm cutting, I seem to be making curved cuts. If the cut was vertically downwards, it looks like a c from the side. Then the saw struggles because (I assume) side loading on the bar.
It's an old-ish husky 141, with a newish chain. No idea on bar age, I assume pretty old.
Can someone help me understand what I'm doing wrong or how to get back to blasting through firewood please?
I'll list a few things that I have found on saws that "run out" one way or the other.I have a stupid new guy chainsaw question - when I'm cutting, I seem to be making curved cuts. If the cut was vertically downwards, it looks like a c from the side. Then the saw struggles because (I assume) side loading on the bar.
It's an old-ish husky 141, with a newish chain. No idea on bar age, I assume pretty old.
Can someone help me understand what I'm doing wrong or how to get back to blasting through firewood please?