Chain Speed on Different Bars

[DexterDay]

How many CC?

67cc IIRC? Echo uses the first 2 numbers to indicate cc (size). CS 500 (50cc)

 

[DexterDay]

That's actually not a half-bad idea (the carpet), if you build saws for sale, cosmetic condition is everything when it comes to final value.

Yep. I change it weekly or bi weekly. Soaks up oil and when its dirty, I pull it up and slap staple a new piece down. Easy peasy

 

[clemsonfor]

That's actually not a half-bad idea (the carpet), if you build saws for sale, cosmetic condition is everything when it comes to final value.

But how do you keep geese off the bench carpet? I have a few tools and the half the time stay in the box then they will get taken out for a project and set somewhere where they stay forever. Wife got me tool cart a few years ago and tools will live in it for weeks at a time. That's why I pick up that .99 set of screw drivers every few trips to HF . So I have them for all over the place.

 

[TreePointer]

I like that carpet idea. No cleaning involved.

I've been using a workbench mat the past couple years:
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/80170/10002/-1

They come with a variety of brand names from different vendors. And yes, the John Deere model is always a little more expensive.

 

[Bigg_Redd]

So...this may be an obvious thought, but if my saw sprocket rotates at X rpm and I change the bar size downwards, the shorter chain makes a full revolution in less time. So if you dropped a bar size from 32 down to 16 inches, the chain is traveling at double the rpm? If that's the case, I'm getting a super short bar for my 441 and the thing will rip and tear.

Technically, yes, because your chain is traveling 1/2 the distance at the same speed. But in this case "double the RPM" does not mean "double the chain speed" so you will not tear through logs any faster.

 

[firecracker_77]

But how do you keep geese off the bench carpet? I have a few tools and the half the time stay in the box then they will get taken out for a project and set somewhere where they stay forever. Wife got me tool cart a few years ago and tools will live in it for weeks at a time. That's why I pick up that .99 set of screw drivers every few trips to HF . So I have them for all over the place.

I think a trip to HF is in my near future.

 

[TMonter]

I somewhat understand. Not completely.

On a shorter chain, a specific cutter will pass through the wood twice as often on a bar half as long so it's moving twice as quickly?

A shorter bar can give you more cutting power though. Less chain to drag is less friction and can be faster.

 

[shawn6596]

going to a skip tooth chain will also make a saw feel more powerful. less teeth to haul through means less drag more speed. Be aware they tend to stretch more.