Farwood measuring guide for chainsaws...

[oosik]

Jeez - I never had anything fancy. Just a stick and a small hatchet. All my firewood was always 14". Made for some interesting splitting on big 'ol pines that were 28" to 34" on the butt.

 

[mcfarmall]

Except that the all thread is SAE and the bolts on the chain bar are metric.

Use metric all-thread. It's just as readily available as SAE.

 

[dougtrr2]

I made a marking gauge out of plywood and measure each piece. I did that after my first season of burning. As I was cutting wood in my forest I would get fooled as the diameters changed. I had to recut a lot of pieces to fit in my boiler. I do know the points on my saw(s) to gauge with but I prefer the separate gauge. With the cutting I do out in the woods an attachment to the saw would be in the way and I would need it on both sides of the bar.

Doug in SW IA

 

[lennyzx11]

I'm an idiot, I use my bar. Just make marks with the chainsaw.

Usually only buck a little at a time.

I do too. I turn the saw as I move up the log. Line my "16 inch place" on the bar with the end of the wood and look where the tip is as I step into final position. Turn the saw on its tip and get after it.

 

[check]

I'm an idiot too. I scribe a line 16" & 14" (for one customer liking shorter lengths) back from the tip on both sides of the bar and brush bright red paint over the scribe marks with a thin brush. When the paint wears off the bar's surface I have a crisp thin red line down each side of the bar at 16" & 14".

Your thread tiltle reminds me of this bit:

Do you know the occupation of the Three Wise Men?

Firemen, they had come from a far.

I'm an idiot AND lazy. I just hold the bar sideways for a second and eyeball where the tip is. If I get tired I just go and ride around on my tractor for awhile to refresh myself.:thumbsup:

As well, my fireplace is quite wide, so the length of the logs doesn't need to be very precise.

 

[NBKubota]

I do too. I turn the saw as I move up the log. Line my "16 inch place" on the bar with the end of the wood and look where the tip is as I step into final position. Turn the saw on its tip and get after it.

I'm an idiot AND lazy. I just hold the bar sideways for a second and eyeball where the tip is. If I get tired I just go and ride around on my tractor for awhile to refresh myself.

As well, my fireplace is quite wide, so the length of the logs doesn't need to be very precise.

This is exactly how I do it as well. The .5 seconds it takes doesn't bother me at all.

I must be an idiot too.....

 

[BukitCase]

"Ho Man you are hard to please! I live out in the boonies."

PMS, we're not that different, altho 15 miles to the nearest town is probably closer than YOU are - if I wanted something hanging off my saws I'd most likely do it your way too, I was just pointing out possible options related to this thread - I have mig, tig, stick, plasma and O/A so if I want something done BAD enough it's usually gonna happen.

In my case, SOME of my saws are old and cranky (like me :laughing so those nuts might be USS - never had occasion to find out, and probably STILL won't... Steve

 

[bcp]

Does your bar have that hole about 4 inches back from the tip? That's where you put your all-thread length guide.

:laughing:

Bruce

 

[4570Man]

Don't forget to put your kickback guard in the hole in front of that.

 

[pmsmechanic]

"Ho Man you are hard to please! I live out in the boonies."

PMS, we're not that different, altho 15 miles to the nearest town is probably closer than YOU are - if I wanted something hanging off my saws I'd most likely do it your way too, I was just pointing out possible options related to this thread - I have mig, tig, stick, plasma and O/A so if I want something done BAD enough it's usually gonna happen.

In my case, SOME of my saws are old and cranky (like me :laughing so those nuts might be USS - never had occasion to find out, and probably STILL won't... Steve

Fair enough! I can get metric all thread locally but a metric joiner nut... I have to go to the big city with no guarantees that they'll have one in stock.