Post A Picture Of Your Current Job (Part III)
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That saw runs 3/8” .058 chain, for which rapco industries makes something called the “dragon” tooth.
I am looking to acquire/build a couple of saws that run .404 .063 chain so I can get the “terminator” tooth. It is even more impact resistant.
The chains are expensive. This saw runs 68 drive lugs (18” bar) and the chains are $150 each before shipping.
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I have a home owner Husky that's garbage and a nice Stihl. I'll look into a blade for it, need to take down a garage and a bunch of house roof, walls soon.
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Where?Jaws and all his subs weren't working in TX today because it was 32F.
Here's older than dirt Tin handling it well in the snow.
Been in the low 40's while I installed a couple of skylights solo, though it did get windy as all getout while I was on the roof with a sawzall and at one point took my ladder down. Fortunately, the HO was home, and set it back up for me. Then, finishing the wells, had to work right above a gas fireplace that kept coming on for half a day and then hit another job outside for the second half of the day. Hard to dress for that; no phone booths handy.
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I got a “deal” on a new stihl a few years back. Then I learned it took a weird number of link chain and bar size that’s like 4 times the cost of the one the next model up uses. I can get chains relatively cheap if I look but the bar is a rip.
Call them up. I spoke with Rick. It’s easy enough to order, need to know your pitch, gauge, and drive lug count. Tell them what you’re doing with the saw and they’ll spec the chain.I have a home owner Husky that's garbage and a nice Stihl. I'll look into a blade for it, need to take down a garage and a bunch of house roof, walls soon.
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Make sure you turn the oiler all the way up in the saw and try to avoid as many nails as you can. My chains started lasting much longer when I stopped cutting rafters with decking attached - chances of hitting a big hidden nail are high. The dragon cuts through roofing nails just fine - wear a face shield. Eventually it’ll dull, of course.
Good on him for sticking around.
Generally, Charmin is one time use.
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If I could flip the saw over..and a slight 45 degree angle to material...with the leading edge hitting the sheething first, I imagine it would do better....but that's just getting goofy.
Sawzall to roof deck really isn't too bad with single layer asphalt.
Thanks.
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Yeah that works. Chainsaw is nice because you can plunge it, you can change direction easily, you have more reach (cut right through the soffit etc), less vibration, no cord, doesn’t bang when it jumps out of the kerf, it’s very fast, the big kerf makes disassembly easier, and it looks cool. If a sawzall smelled like 2 stroke I’d run mine more.
Also, as far as money goes, while the chains aren’t inexpensive, I’ve done quite a bit of work with this 10 year old saw. I could get a new one for $600 from lowes. I’ve killed a number of sawzalls but I havent quite killed a chainsaw yet. Sawzalls are especially sensitive cutting wet stuff.
Also, as far as money goes, while the chains aren’t inexpensive, I’ve done quite a bit of work with this 10 year old saw. I could get a new one for $600 from lowes. I’ve killed a number of sawzalls but I havent quite killed a chainsaw yet. Sawzalls are especially sensitive cutting wet stuff.
Well while I have been arguing with Easy I been watching these water surveyors look for water for a custom we are going to build on a ranch way the hell out in Fredonia TX. Pretty ****ing cool, they drive the 4 stakes, hook negative and positive Blue to Two, and negative and positive Red to the other Two, and drill 3 ft deep in the middle, set of a powder charge and listen for the movement in the water. We found 10 gpm at 200 ft in one location, and 5 gpm in another, he will have 20 spots marked on GPS for me today.
I marked a 1900 ft road this morning through this rocky terrain with red stakes and sledge, picked a path, picked switch backs, move this rock, cut that tree down notes, figure out drainage etc Will estimate that this afternoon and see about getting power up here, I have little doubt @TxElectrician will let Duece get this house, it's an hour and 15 from my shop 😆, if he wants it though it's his.
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The cute little old lady in the hoodie is the land owner across the road, close friends to the lady building this house. The well people were late and didnt show up until like 9, and she fed me at that bar in her kitchen fresh out of the oven biscuits and good coffee, and she had me around her finger by the time that ****er showed up 😆 - already fixed her sliding glass door (need to replace the rollers ill bring them next time i come) and a stuck door (that took a while 😆) and made a parts list for her Honda trail boss that isn't running. Widow, ranch was deeded to her family in 1838, her ancestors was fighting at San Jaciento.
I will probably have her whole place redone by the time I leave, I'm a suckered for old country people and especially widows, especially widows who make great biscuits. She said she makes cookies and pies too. So yeah I'll come by regular on this job 😆
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I marked a 1900 ft road this morning through this rocky terrain with red stakes and sledge, picked a path, picked switch backs, move this rock, cut that tree down notes, figure out drainage etc Will estimate that this afternoon and see about getting power up here, I have little doubt @TxElectrician will let Duece get this house, it's an hour and 15 from my shop 😆, if he wants it though it's his.
The cute little old lady in the hoodie is the land owner across the road, close friends to the lady building this house. The well people were late and didnt show up until like 9, and she fed me at that bar in her kitchen fresh out of the oven biscuits and good coffee, and she had me around her finger by the time that ****er showed up 😆 - already fixed her sliding glass door (need to replace the rollers ill bring them next time i come) and a stuck door (that took a while 😆) and made a parts list for her Honda trail boss that isn't running. Widow, ranch was deeded to her family in 1838, her ancestors was fighting at San Jaciento.
I will probably have her whole place redone by the time I leave, I'm a suckered for old country people and especially widows, especially widows who make great biscuits. She said she makes cookies and pies too. So yeah I'll come by regular on this job 😆
Would have been a hell of a lot easier to glue and clamp the drywall trim before the insert was in place.
Bastard who built the kitchen put the plug for the cook top behind the oven cab. Cut the cord, added a single outlet handy box, new cord for the cooktop.
Pain in the azz crown install. Bowed walls, unlevel ceilings going up and down. Not one 45º angle in the turret. Must have been something funky going on with the wall ceiling angle because my angle finder hasn't got one of the bisects correct and it's pretty much always dead on.
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We use a chainsaw for framing. Thr nee Milwaukee cordless sawzalls are pretty beefy. No troubles on demo...for their "demo class", so to speak.
No doubt a chainsaw is better for much of it.
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Expected some snark.
Williams & Hussey molder. 4" crown. 9 sticks at 16'. Did that room, a master bath and a hallway. Had two 5 footers and a 3 footer left over. Now he wants the kids bathroom done along with the other girls room. The bathroom is going to be a nightmare. The girls room is a rectangle, thank gawd.
Williams & Hussey molder. 4" crown. 9 sticks at 16'. Did that room, a master bath and a hallway. Had two 5 footers and a 3 footer left over. Now he wants the kids bathroom done along with the other girls room. The bathroom is going to be a nightmare. The girls room is a rectangle, thank gawd.
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