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  1. MikoDel

    Does anyone cut the angle cut first, of a conventional notch?

    I don't think the result is exactly the same, if the woodcutter were to f__k up. This is just a thought experiment on my part. When I do actual tree work I don't settle for a missed apex. Here's 4 examples, with one being a correct cut. One is a total failure with no control. The other two...
  2. MikoDel

    Does anyone cut the angle cut first, of a conventional notch?

    TBH I've never cut a Humboldt yet. I don't sell to mills so I've never been asked to. But my answer to your question "Why nobody cuts bottom angle first w/a Humboldt?" would be, it's easier to see what you're doing when you do the horiz first. When you make the bottom angle cut coming up, you...
  3. MikoDel

    Does anyone cut the angle cut first, of a conventional notch?

    My bottom cuts, at first scratch, are usually slightly nose low. Even when I'm balancing the saw and "am sure" it's pretty damn level. So I always (in big, critically accurate fellings) 'scratch' the beginning of the horizontal notch cut around the face, then stand back and look at it. A...
  4. MikoDel

    Does anyone cut the angle cut first, of a conventional notch?

    I tried this several times in the last 4 or 5 months. Most notably on gaffs dropping some very big (for me... well over 1,000lb, 8ft) blocks. It seems I spend signif less time cleaning up Dutchmans and such... like it's easier to adjust the union when you cut the level cut after. Aiming the...
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    THEFT - ALL 4 of my saws

    I am grateful to you all, weighing in. My sympathy to those of you who have had their own run-ins w/the cancer of humanity. You really get how I feel. I didn't even feel like returning to this forum. It's one of my favorite things, that I checked often and looked forward to. I used to be...
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    THEFT - ALL 4 of my saws

    -- CA$H reward for information leading to return of ANY of these saws in good working condition -- Just wanted to put this out there - some slimy $#|T for brains broke into my trailer in SE PA and grabbed four Stihl chainsaws. I believe it happened Jan. 31 or Feb 1. Two tree saws: Vintage...
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    large split in Maple, is it appropriate for support?

    Good thread - learned some things. I don't do hardly any cabling. Here's a mulberry that I mistakenly sugg. to the owner, cabling might B a possibility. But the innards aren't solid. It's hollow as hell and I see a lot of frass and nonsense. Also the recommendations here for putting rods...
  8. MikoDel

    7' accessory lanyard w/screw-in traps

    Well, I'm usually already tied in twice when I use that bugger, so three points of attachment doesn't require autoblock gates all around, IMHO. More importantly, the ISC snap's round, fixed attachment rings do not have enough room to facilitate a self-tending setup. Cinching up into a tight...
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    *Solo rigging* Whatcha using? Swivel Bail Shackle and similar methods/?

    I don't understand what kind of friction device/hitch holds the cut piece aloft before you put slack into it and lower. The rope is hanging free, the limb isn't moving... then you pay some slack upward, and it lowers. That's slick but I can't figure it. I use a figure 8 w/ears sometimes for...
  10. MikoDel

    *Solo rigging* Whatcha using? Swivel Bail Shackle and similar methods/?

    I need a picture :-(
  11. MikoDel

    *Solo rigging* Whatcha using? Swivel Bail Shackle and similar methods/?

    That's so F____NG smart!
  12. MikoDel

    7' accessory lanyard w/screw-in traps

    It took me a minute to find the right carabiners to pull this off. Occassionally I need a 3rd attachment point in a tree, to snug me in real close for a difficult cut. I don't have a lot of natural reach. I could never be an alpinist, LOL. When I do need that additional tie-in I'm...
  13. MikoDel

    Stihl MS391 saw, 11 months old, 'dropped' its muffler

    You R correct - I did kno that. I guess I didn't feel like expounding upon, what I meant was, 462 is the next saw up w/a significant displacement difference. I don't care if 400C piston is mag, titanium unobtanium or enriched uranium, LOL. I'm not about to pay $300 for 2 cc more motor and...
  14. MikoDel

    Stihl MS391 saw, 11 months old, 'dropped' its muffler

    Stihl's Loctite on their factory issued 5X16mm torx screws is grey in color. Hmmmm... also one of my best buds is an ace mechanic, and he told me that heat is the way he breaks frozen screws when Loctite is been used. He's not very confident that's the answer in an exhaust application. I...
  15. MikoDel

    Stihl MS391 saw, 11 months old, 'dropped' its muffler

    Great idea on paper, but given the fact that the 25" bar is the largest saw I own, I really need to get max depth of cut as possible. But I WILL be more careful of whomping inna future.
  16. MikoDel

    Stihl MS391 saw, 11 months old, 'dropped' its muffler

    Well, I appreciate more of you weighing in. There's a LOT more to this now. Current status: *Had to buy a new 391 saw *11 month old MS391 now needs helicoils, another new muffler (3rd one), plate, & screws. Stihl won't warranty anything because my ex-dealer told them there are signs of...
  17. MikoDel

    Stihl MS391 saw, 11 months old, 'dropped' its muffler

    Oh God I certainly hope not!! It Stihl ran pretty darn good while I was cutting after it fell off. A bit of stuttering under full throttle when cutting light, but OK under normal load. I'm glad to know you did not have this issue with your saw. I am going to be MUCH more careful about NOT...
  18. MikoDel

    Stihl MS391 saw, 11 months old, 'dropped' its muffler

    Thought this worth mentioning, the MS391 I purchased in Nov 2020 'shook off' its muffler the other day. I saw that the muffler was coming loose, eventually developing a nasty case of the hippie-hippie shakes. Eventually it just dropped off in the middle of a job. Kept using it until the...
  19. MikoDel

    NEW version of CMI RP141 dual tie-in micro pulley - small holes!

    you obviously don't like me or my claw. i can tell.
  20. MikoDel

    Proper collar cut for vertical stem?

    since the stem is much smaller than the main leader, i'm thinking it's more of a sub-dominant stem. a IV chord stem. A plagal or Amen stem. (some music theory idiot humor there)

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