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Re: Square Grinders
« Reply #100 on: April 06, 2013, 09:45:53 am »
Good report. Glad you like the square ground chain and that it has worked out for you. Apparently the angles were all optimum on the ground chain for what you were doing.

I made a couple round chains square the other day on my Silvey.

Yes I read your report on cutter length and gave some karma for that one.   That was some good information.

   I also have a blue wheel now and will be using it more when I start converting more of these round ground chains.   
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Re: Square Grinders
« Reply #101 on: April 08, 2013, 11:26:29 pm »
Did a 3/8" Round ground Chisel Husky chain into square for a friend a couple weeks ago...

He sent me a cell phone picture of some Aspen chips that are typical of being cut with a square chain. I think he was using his 550?
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« Reply #102 on: April 08, 2013, 11:47:56 pm »
Square ground chain really does cut but when it goes bad it stops cutting right away.   I am making sure I have plenty of spares.   Good chips on the picture.
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« Reply #103 on: October 16, 2013, 07:17:04 pm »
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« Reply #104 on: October 16, 2013, 09:30:36 pm »
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« Reply #106 on: October 28, 2013, 03:30:10 am »
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Re: Square Grinders
« Reply #107 on: March 13, 2014, 11:39:28 am »
It looks like the Craigslist/ eBay supply of these dried up to a few very pricey chances every now and then.  I looked for a deal for over two months before biting the bullet and buying a new Simington from Madsen's yesterday. 

That said, it looks from this thread, and others around the net, that the blue wheel is a preferred option.  I'm not seeing any available, however.  Madsen's and Baileys don't have any and Simington's website indicates that he doesn't carry them any longer.  Does anyone know of a supplier who has them for sale?   Thanks. 

While I'm here, has anyone rigged a water spray to their unit like that German sharpener?  It makes sense from a theoretical standpoint.  Not sure how practical it is.

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Re: Square Grinders
« Reply #108 on: March 13, 2014, 12:12:08 pm »
Madsens is who I got mine from. If they don't have them call woods logging supply and see if they have any.

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« Reply #109 on: March 13, 2014, 01:25:59 pm »
The wheel that Madsen's normally caries and the one Silvey used to sell (Not blue) were from Pacific wheel.
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