That problem is usually due to wear on the bar. That's why many bars are
made so they can be turned over. If I have turned it over and also worn
out the "other" side I have found you can usually grind or file the riding
surfaces flat for one more time each. After that, you pretty much have to
buy a new bar. I think I paid $20 -$25 bucks for a new bar with a chain for
my 16" Remington, but I would guess they are more than that now. It pays to
get a new chain at the same time as the new bar, as the tilting of the chain
tends to wear the riding shoulders and the "tails" of the chain to where
they don't guide quite right in the new bar.
John Briggs
Howell, MI
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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Eric J Russell
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 6:48 PM
To: shop-talk
Subject: [Shop-talk] chain saw cuts curves...?
My 16" Craftsman chain saw is cutting curves. The blade is wandering to the
left. After an inch or two, the blade binds and I can't complete a cut. I
tried replacing the chain (one that had been re-sharpened at a local
hardware
store) thinking that perhaps the 'teeth' had been damaged along one side but
that has not fixed it. I suppose I could have two defective chains but,
before
I buy a new chain, is there something else I am missing?
In case my description is inadequate, while attempting to cut some landscape
timbers for a retaining wall, the cut is straight across top of the timber
but
looks like a comma on the vertical side of the timber.
Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
http://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell
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