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Thread: A flood of work
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8th February 2011, 07:33 AM #1
A flood of work
Was brought face to face with a rather unexpected consequence of the Brisbane flood yesterday when I took one of my saws along to Corinda mowers for a service and some minor repairs. "It'll be a wait of at least 5 weeks".
It seems that every man and his dog had a mower, whipper-snipper, edge trimmer, etc in the garage when it got flooded and they need them either repaired or written off for insurance.
So I'll have to do the work myself.Cheers,
Craig
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10th February 2011, 03:40 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Send it to WA, you might get it back in a fortnite
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11th February 2011, 06:42 PM #3
Thats a bit of a bugger. I assume you are referring to a chainsaw not one of the lucasses.
I am told that sharpening handsaws is a dying art.... this must mean I am an artisan.
Get your handsaws sharpened properly to the highest possible standard, the only way they should be done, BY HAND, BY ME!!! I only accept perfection in any saw I sharpen.
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11th February 2011, 08:30 PM #4
Watch out Nifty, I might take you up on that .
It was a Shindaiwa 757. I've done the tune, but I'm not real confident dressing the bar. I might be after this one.Cheers,
Craig
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11th February 2011, 09:08 PM #5
You will be right just take the lip off till the rails are flat and square to each other, when they are run the file at a 45 deg angle lightly in the groove to remove any burr from filing and give the sides of the shoulders a very light champher, just enough that the edge doesn't feel sharp. If you do it regularly it makes it easier, generally if you have a lip greater than about 0.5 mm I would dress it, makes it easy and only takes a few minutes with a flat file or you can invest in a bar dresser.
I am told that sharpening handsaws is a dying art.... this must mean I am an artisan.
Get your handsaws sharpened properly to the highest possible standard, the only way they should be done, BY HAND, BY ME!!! I only accept perfection in any saw I sharpen.
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12th February 2011, 06:29 AM #6
Thanks Travis. I know what to do and I've dressed this bar and others before, but I prefer to get the pros to do it because I never seem to get it properly square. The eyes ain't what they used to was, but I've got a new pair of specs and that might make the difference.
Cheers,
Craig
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14th February 2011, 06:27 PM #7
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