[TheForge] OT - tried to pull a Frosty

[Bob Ehrenberger]

There is a lot of undergrowth in my tember, so I always have to clear a path 
around the tree before falling. If I get a small tree hung up I will just 
cut it again 4 or 5 feet up. This one was big so I had to bring it down 
safely. I had a tree hang a few years ago that I just walked away form and 
let the weather take care of.  It was down when I came back a month later.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Frost" <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Blacksmithing List Sponsored 
by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] OT - tried to pull a Frosty


Ayup, getting the angles right sharpening a chain makes all the difference.
Have you floated the rakers? Glad YOU were smart enough to NOT stand under
the tree when it fell. Unhanging a tree is almost always an adventure.

Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>
To: "theforge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 9:27 PM
Subject: [TheForge] OT - tried to pull a Frosty


>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
>
>