(yes, what can I say, I just love chainsaws, my bad....)
It seems widely accepted that if a chainsaw produces what people would call sawdust, then it must not be sharp. Conversely, that if it produces chips, that I think look like tiny flat squarish flakes, then it must be sharp. That makes sense to me. Seen both.
Then the other day, I saw one video on YT that had a chainsaw producing something else entirely. First time I saw that. More like fairly long ribbons, rather than little flakes. Guessing I would say they must have been like up to 1/2" or 3/4", maybe even more.
What's with that? Unusual sharpening technique? Different chain, like some odd full chisel or something exotic? Carbide?
Of course, I am no expert on chainsaws and have not cut that much in my life, so that may be obvious to you saw whizzes. But, curious...
It seems widely accepted that if a chainsaw produces what people would call sawdust, then it must not be sharp. Conversely, that if it produces chips, that I think look like tiny flat squarish flakes, then it must be sharp. That makes sense to me. Seen both.
Then the other day, I saw one video on YT that had a chainsaw producing something else entirely. First time I saw that. More like fairly long ribbons, rather than little flakes. Guessing I would say they must have been like up to 1/2" or 3/4", maybe even more.
What's with that? Unusual sharpening technique? Different chain, like some odd full chisel or something exotic? Carbide?
Of course, I am no expert on chainsaws and have not cut that much in my life, so that may be obvious to you saw whizzes. But, curious...