[TheForge] OT - tried to pull a Frosty

[Bob Ehrenberger]

I was cutting wood yesterday and got a tree hung up while falling it.  So I 
used an ax to cut the hinge and the Gant hook to rock it off the stump. It 
jerked pretty good but didn't come loose.  So back to the shop for log 
chains and a come along.  After half an hour fighting it, it finally came 
the rest of the way down. I was never in danger of having it fall on me, but 
I kept thinking there was a potential for injury and always made sure I had 
a clear path of escape.

On a related subject, we had gotten a professional quality chain sharpener 
from a BAM member (blacksmith content) off of his tail gate at one of our 
meetings.   We didn't get a manual with it but thought we had it figured 
out.  After sharpening our saw with it, it cut straight but not real fast 
(when I sharpen with a file it allways cuts to one side).  I had kind of 
gotten used to this, until a bought a new chain last year and wow, did it 
ever cut. When that chain got dull and I resharpened it, I was back to lack 
luster performance.  Determined to bring the chain back to life, I searched 
the internet for a manual.  I have and EFCO sharpener made in Italy. I did 
not find a manual for it but came across a chain saw forum where someone 
said that the EFCO sharpener was an exact copy of the Oregon 511A, and that 
manual was on line.  While reading the manual I discovered an adjustment for 
the file angle.  I checked the chart I discovered that I needed a 10 deg 
file angle for my chain.  I resharpened it with the 10 deg angle and went 
back out to cut.  The wow is back, what a differance.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net