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Post by w30bob on Feb 1, 2022 22:45:04 GMT -5
Hi Guys,
So I see the early saws, both electric and gas powered, had big holes in the bars, obviously to lighten them. Seems like a good idea. So why did they stop doing that? Seems all saw manufacturers were concerned with weight and wanted to brag if theirs was the lightest........so why did the big holes go away? Doesn't look like it would significantly drive up the manufacturing cost of the bar......and definitely makes it lighter. Hmmm...............doesn't leave enough room to stencil a big logo? Did they flex too much? Did people foolishly used the holes as carrying handles while the chain was still spinning? Must be an obvious reason I'm just not thinking of. Any ideas?
;0) bob
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Post by blythkd on Feb 1, 2022 23:22:22 GMT -5
I'm guessing in a big cut the holes would pack full of chips and cause the bar to bind in the log. Smooth bars just slide right on through.
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Post by rarefish383 on Feb 2, 2022 10:28:28 GMT -5
The old bars with big holes were VERY wide. The bars got to the point you could probably set two on top of each other and not be as wide as some of the old ones.
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