• Re: Drilling chainsaw bar

    From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to Jim Wilkins on Fri Sep 6 10:10:59 2024
    On 9/6/2024 4:06 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
    I'd like to attach a 20" Husqvarna bar to an Alaskan mill with flush
    flathead screws instead of the provided clamps to increase lower side clearance for slabbing some of the bark off logs too wide to fit my
    sawmill. I found suggestions for using a carbide masonry or glass drill
    in the hardened steel, but nothing on possible damage to the tip
    sprocket pivot from drilling through it between the four rivets.

    https://www.amazon.com/Husqvarna-20-Chainsaw-Guide-Bar/dp/B08HNCZWXX?


    As I am sure you are aware, but "chainsaw mill" is a thing. How do they
    manage securing the blade on those?

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  • From Leon Fisk@21:1/5 to Bob La Londe on Fri Sep 6 14:37:59 2024
    On Fri, 6 Sep 2024 10:10:59 -0700
    Bob La Londe <none@none.com99> wrote:

    On 9/6/2024 4:06 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
    I'd like to attach a 20" Husqvarna bar to an Alaskan mill with flush
    flathead screws instead of the provided clamps to increase lower side
    clearance for slabbing some of the bark off logs too wide to fit my
    sawmill. I found suggestions for using a carbide masonry or glass drill
    in the hardened steel, but nothing on possible damage to the tip
    sprocket pivot from drilling through it between the four rivets.

    https://www.amazon.com/Husqvarna-20-Chainsaw-Guide-Bar/dp/B08HNCZWXX?


    As I am sure you are aware, but "chainsaw mill" is a thing. How do they >manage securing the blade on those?


    Maybe just knock out 1 or 2 rivets and use those holes?

    Youtube video here where a guy takes the roller tip off an Oregon Bar:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP_kGe8Q7pc

    From that video it looks like that center part that is riveted in might
    be really hard, bearing surface metalšŸ˜¬

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