I tried that turn-saw hand dance about 3 cuts, that was enough, I just want to cut when it's time to cut, full throttle wide open, getterrrrrr done. Spring not needed, that nylon rod will bend around in a circle, in the brush, top of tree, on the edge of Grand Canyon, no problemo if you can unplug an air hose you can unplug the Cut Rite, and that's the most important part, on quick, off quick, now I'll collect my commission$$$$$$$
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I tried that turn-saw hand dance about 3 cuts, that was enough, I just want to cut when it's time to cut, full throttle wide open, getterrrrrr done. Spring not needed, that nylon rod will bend around in a circle, in the brush, top of tree, on the edge of Grand Canyon, no problemo if you can unplug an air hose you can unplug the Cut Rite, and that's the most important part, on quick, off quick, now I'll collect my commission$$$$$$$
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Thanks, Paul
DieselBound
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I gave up measuring, took too much time and it was just another item for me to misplace (when you're working out in the field, where there's lots of brush, stuff tends to disappear and the next thing you know you're spending more time doing the "where is that measuring thing?" dance).
18" bar. I take one orienting aim with it and then just walk along and saw. No need to flip the saw around for EVERY cut! Look at the pieces you've cut for a guide to adjust your sense of cut length. And, face it, lots of measured lengths are going to fall on knots which you'd have/want to work around anyway: so, you're going to be either short or long.
18" bar. I take one orienting aim with it and then just walk along and saw. No need to flip the saw around for EVERY cut! Look at the pieces you've cut for a guide to adjust your sense of cut length. And, face it, lots of measured lengths are going to fall on knots which you'd have/want to work around anyway: so, you're going to be either short or long.
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How about putting a band around the log and marking all the way around. Should be able to get nice even and straight firewood chunks. Just move it along the log and remark as needed. The last piece may not come out even though.
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It is more aesthetically pleasing to me to watch wood burn in the stove with a little mismatch in wood size. That is why I eyeball them.
Symmetry is over-rated.
My issue is not with looks. My stove can handle more than a 16" log, but I like to have space for air circulation around the ends (It just seems to burn better), while still having it full enough to get a good charge in there. My problem is that I tend to drift in size: I can eyeball a 4 to 6 foot log into even thirds or fourths easily, but when I'm starting at one end of a tree and cutting to the other, I keep drifting. It's worse when I switch from one diameter log to another, I almost always increase or decrease the length in proportion (even when I'm thinking about it).
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Heck, I live 1 kilometer from Lowe's, and I'd still rather weld something up.
DieselBound
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If you think about it too hard then for sure you'll screw up! I know that I do. But... life is all about continuous adjustments. Approach it all like that's the case. Establish the length (in a way that is convincing to yourself) and then as you make subsequent cuts you can see a correct length right there for comparison. Every so often double-check that you're guessing correctly. After a while, and without really thinking too hard about it, you'll be automatically adjusting (and doing so with a fair degree of accuracy). I'll walk my saw along from time to time, but I don't have to do it for every cut (only to double-check for whether I can cut long on a knot side or not).
From time to time I'll run across a piece that was cut long. Mostly, however, I can just angle them in the stove to get them to fit. Such pieces are OK if you're not needing to pack the stove: I live in a more temperate climate, so sometimes I only need a small bit of heat/fire.
I give the Cut-Rite chainsaw guide 5 stars, finally got a chance to used it today for a couple hrs., takes a hair longer to put on but less than 1/2 a hair in time to take off, comes off in a snap, no hand dancing the saw, just lay the blade, boom right there 16"> stick after stick until I get to the middle of tree from both ends, tip the bucket finish up the middle 6'-ish, the smaller ends I make 18-20", I left the guide-rod at 18" with piece of tape at 16". Works the best from right to left, from left to right have to pick a spot on the tree for the next cut while finning the first cut, no more wood over 20".
Amazon.com: Cut-Rite Chainsaw Firewood Measuring Tool-Accessory, Detachable, Flexible, Stick, Cutting, Mounts directly to bar nut.: Patio, Lawn & Garden
There's no imaginary hunting for the 18" inch guide, if you cut wood with clothes on then unplug the guide and stick it in the back pocket for refueling. I added a 1-1/2" X 10" small block of wood to my saw carryer, drilled 3/8" hole in it to stow the guide. I also had to add an 3/4" X 1" deep slot in my saw carryer because the plug-in nut is almost an 1" long, I picture of my saw carryer somewhere, might have to grab another one, in the mean time here's a couple pics. from last season when my son stopped in, same game this year only difference is now the wood is Cut-Rite
Amazon.com: Cut-Rite Chainsaw Firewood Measuring Tool-Accessory, Detachable, Flexible, Stick, Cutting, Mounts directly to bar nut.: Patio, Lawn & Garden
There's no imaginary hunting for the 18" inch guide, if you cut wood with clothes on then unplug the guide and stick it in the back pocket for refueling. I added a 1-1/2" X 10" small block of wood to my saw carryer, drilled 3/8" hole in it to stow the guide. I also had to add an 3/4" X 1" deep slot in my saw carryer because the plug-in nut is almost an 1" long, I picture of my saw carryer somewhere, might have to grab another one, in the mean time here's a couple pics. from last season when my son stopped in, same game this year only difference is now the wood is Cut-Rite
DieselBound
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Having something that's 18" sticking off your body? I have to watch out for my existing appendages as it is. Apparently you operate in a tamer environment. I'm not retired, so, sadly, stuff that I do isn't so leisurely.
