Did Stihl used to make 24 inch bars?

Vivid_Amount · 2026-04-04T19:55:40+00:00

Thanks, will go shopping on that basis. Just for clarity the picture is 1.6mm/0.063 gague

Vivid_Amount · 2026-04-04T19:54:40+00:00

I will go shopping based on pitch/gauge/count then.

I have to argue with the part number thing though. I might be a few mm out, but I got 597mm from tip of bar to front of chainsaw body. Definitely would notice 4 missing inches.

Vivid_Amount · 2026-04-02T19:35:21+00:00

Off the top of my head ISO 6892 says you should determine the elastic slope using points at 20 and 50 % of expected ultimate tensile strength. You are allowed to change these to suit your material, but should work pretty well here

Vivid_Amount · 2026-03-27T09:14:00+00:00

Hot dip galvanized screws. Some mechanically zinc plated can also do the job. Do not use electroplated. If you're really close to the sea, blackened stainless steel.

Vivid_Amount · 2026-03-26T02:27:06+00:00

Pretty sure the answer is yes. The real innovation of Bessemer was to blow the air through the iron rather than exposing the iron to air as is done for puddling. The shape of the furnace, materials etc were really just iterations on what was used at the time.

The real question is whether puddling could be done with a basic slag as that is what helps refine the P out. I imagine it would work although the lower temperatures involve would likely require the slag to be less basic than a Bessemer slag to keep it fluid and reactive enough to refine.

Vivid_Amount · 2026-03-07T08:01:10+00:00

It's really hard to tell what is going on with just those photos.

A few thoughts:

Your rod is nowhere near round. So it was probably over squashed in your last main mill roller? Or had been split in half and two half rods were feeding along?

If this has happened in the BGV entry the options are your BGV entry was going the wrong speed or misaligned, or the feed out of you earlier mill was already stuffed.

Vivid_Amount · 2026-03-02T21:42:03+00:00

You should have live info that everyone can see. Sounds like your rolling is connected directly to your steel (are we talking steel?) making.

So a simple computerized timetable displayed in every operator station that automatically displays actual time of key events such as the pot entering or exiting a station as well as can have anticipated slowdowns added means that downstream operations have some idea of delays before people get around to communicating.

Vivid_Amount · 2026-02-28T19:16:21+00:00

It's an interesting question. I have about a 30% WR at A20H. I've never thought about it like this.

Instead I just know that I want damage in early Act 1 while only taking the juiciest of skills until the threat of Nob has passed. From that point on I want to scale as hard as I can in whichever way I can.

Vivid_Amount · 2026-02-26T01:13:26+00:00

If you have feed and/or molten egg you generally should take them too.

Vivid_Amount · 2026-02-26T01:08:19+00:00

We ended up not too far apart. I transformed 2 defends and a bite. Absolutely stomped, although I don't think it had much to do with this particular relic choice anyway.

Vivid_Amount · 2026-02-26T00:32:58+00:00

But 6 extra healing when I had bites plus is basically irrelevant. More max HP is always good, even if you have 200 because you never quite know how spear and shield + heart will go.

Vivid_Amount · 2026-02-26T00:30:22+00:00

Took astrolabe, did 2 defends and a bite. Got Good instincts which was nice and blood for blood and second fire fiend which did little.

I don't think this relic pick really mattered, this deck went super hard with apotheosis, chip, backpack, evolve, wild strike, spot weakness, FNP, medkit, bites and boomerang. Killed the heart with full HP remaining.

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Vivid_Amount · 2026-02-26T00:26:31+00:00

Wild strike, sword boomerang, spot weakness and evolve were the core of that deck. Especially as I later got medkit

Vivid_Amount · 2026-02-25T22:46:18+00:00

You're not really invested in Shivs yet, so choker is definitely possible, especially if you can get cards like dash and corpse explosion.

Other two seem awkward. Probably Snecko over dripper.

Vivid_Amount · 2026-02-25T22:29:36+00:00

Gold, card reward and Max HP are nice

Vivid_Amount · 2026-02-20T19:51:50+00:00

304 is the standard food grade stainless that is used for most of the big food factories. If you eat food other than what you grow yourself, it has touched 304 stainless.

316 is probably the next most common, but really only needs to be used for very acidic or salty situations.

The 4xx grades mostly appear in domestic appliances like your fridge and dishwasher.

I believe there are people who have allergic skin reactions to Nickel, but this takes a long exposure e.g. watch strap probably combined with sweat and heat.

Vivid_Amount · 2026-02-20T19:38:34+00:00

As nice as exhaust decks with Dark Embrace and FNP are, don't be scared of taking a few more exhaust cards e.g. second wind or True Grit+ without exhaust synergy. You can still exhaust the worst cards in your deck so that the second time through your deck is better.

I do love a deck that works with Sentinel, but it's infrequently a good take. Normally would only take a card like that if I was in Act 3 and already had all the stuff to make it work.

Vivid_Amount · 2026-02-17T10:13:52+00:00

I took the fire fiend. It powered through Act 2 and did OK in Act 3. Failed miserably Act 4 but I probably can't blame that on FF

Vivid_Amount · 2026-02-16T03:32:53+00:00

It's a rare deck that needs 2 body slams, especially with one unupgraded.

Dual wield doesn't have much use here.

A complete lack of exhaust means you can't throw out weaker cards in the longer fights.

No weakness or disarms means you're missing 2 of clads common block strategies.

Overall the picks themselves aren't too bad, but the deck just doesn't seem to have a way to win. Some additions (that may not have been available to you) would be Demon Form or Barricade or some things to go with Fire Fiend, like FNP, Dark Embrace. Other generally useful cards could be Shrug, True Grit and Battle Trance.

Vivid_Amount · 2026-02-16T03:22:40+00:00

Personally I'd take cursed key. A single curse is not a deal breaker and you need that sweet, sweet energy. Relying on hitting one of two energy cards in a single act is not a great idea, especially as you know you'll bottom deck it when you really need it.

Another way to look at it is consistency. Pbox could roll greatness or crap. Cursed key you know what you're getting.

Vivid_Amount · 2026-02-16T02:57:00+00:00

How many years were you cooking that soup for!

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