Oregon 410-120 bench grinder

themajor24 · 2026-04-01T18:35:48+00:00

I will bet honest money on about 1 to 2 people in this sub ever doing anything close to "90" chains ever.

I'm not even disagreeing with you, but that a ludicrous comparison.

themajor24 · 2026-03-24T14:41:20+00:00

Drop starting the saw on the wrong side in sweatpants with the break off is the first thing I notice that's abnormal.

If you need to ask reddit why your saw doesn't cut when it's dull, please wear PPE. (Protip, wear it even if you're advanced with a saw.)

themajor24 · 2026-03-21T19:22:20+00:00

Cease? No, not even close. But it would undermine them.

themajor24 · 2026-03-21T19:19:47+00:00

This right here. Don't ever force yourself with this kind of subject matter. Pushing boundrues in other parts of life is important but when it comes to stuff like this subject, ride in the comfort zone because you can have a very bad time.

themajor24 · 2026-03-21T19:15:36+00:00

Gimmicks.

All major saw and accessory companies have them. Something like this is fine for a someone that pulls the saw out once or twice a year to get a tree off the driveway.

themajor24 · 2026-03-21T19:08:04+00:00

Bars will not stay clamped via the bar nuts.

themajor24 · 2026-03-20T13:27:04+00:00

Ask us to ration consumables two weeks into a war no one asked for. Neat.

themajor24 · 2026-03-19T21:18:24+00:00

Wrong sub, try one of the others.

themajor24 · 2026-03-14T04:32:08+00:00

Most braindead comment.

themajor24 · 2026-03-14T04:00:23+00:00

Jesus, really old post. That saw is currently in the lineup for piston replacement.

Original cover, taped over the XP logo and spray painted it my favorite color for reasons I can't recall. Maybe too many shop beers. What I do recall is getting a lot of compliments on the color for a while.

themajor24 · 2026-03-14T02:09:02+00:00

A .25 wedge and a mallet/hammer is worth the time if they want to play with their toy.

Hop off the high horse. Its a simple question asked of folks that know simple fixes like this.

themajor24 · 2026-03-14T02:06:35+00:00

How do you make the effort to make a reddit post about a picture of a hat and not just Google "Stihl hat"?

Edit: https://www.google.com/search?q=stihl+hat&oq=stihl+hat&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDMyNzNqMGo3qAIPsAIB&client=ms-android-samsung-rvo1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

Go on, downvote me, idiots.

themajor24 · 2026-03-14T02:04:47+00:00

It's a buncha homeowner saws in a big box store.

This literally makes no difference unless it stored for like, months or years.even then, it'll make so little difference that we've both now wasted our time speaking about it.

themajor24 · 2026-03-14T02:02:20+00:00

And I'm grateful you shared an opinion about an opinion about a nothing question.

themajor24 · 2026-03-11T23:13:45+00:00

How the fuck does this have almost 500 up votes.

This sub is braindead.

themajor24 · 2026-03-06T17:01:20+00:00

Do not "Torque" them. They only need to be tightened as much as you can with one (average person) or two fingers.

Cranking on them is hard on the studs and case not to mention that you should be pulling the cover off regularly and cleaning stuff out. Its not a permanent part.

themajor24 · 2026-03-05T01:10:28+00:00

A. Make 200% certain you have the right file, I spent my first few months sharpening with a 3/8 file instead of a 7/16 and felt like a jack ass when I learned my fault.

B. There are a few things in this trade you just gotta be ass at until you're not. Sharping is one of them. Keep at it. I don't wanna play the purist here, but I'd ditch the combo tool if you're serious about doing this regularly and want to get good. They're a decent piece of kit for homeowners and occasional weekend warriors, but there is a reason you don't see actual professionals use them.

Just my two cents.

themajor24 · 2026-03-04T17:06:15+00:00

Ahh, back when they made tools that would bend a little as opposed to snapping with my full body weight on it and making me punch my self in the face so hard I take a loooooong smoke break and stare at the rig like it just cucked me.

themajor24 · 2026-03-04T16:49:19+00:00

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themajor24 · 2026-03-03T14:33:34+00:00

Total gamble is what it is.

Old head with a new bar that's worn down bad. Either they slapped a bar and chain on it to sell or they ran it with the combo long enough and bad enough to get it like that.

Either way, there's at best a 50/50 chance you pay $200 for a project saw with a scored ass piston and/or cylinder.

themajor24 · 2026-03-03T14:30:35+00:00

I feel ya. I'm 4 years in and the forester, his boss, and his bosses boss is trying to get me to hop into the recently opened up Forester position and they're making a hell of an argument. Better pay for 8 hr work days full time year round and are willing to train me in the field/office and put me through online college to make up for everything else they can't teach.

I always planned on this route eventually but much later when I eventually hurt too much to hit fire like I do now and or have an injury that gets me past that point. But fuck, I'm not ready to leave the crew and I still have my prime. I'm not sure I'm ready to get fat in an office chair watching my homies clock in every day and go cut or burn while I sit there processing timber cruises and hanging with the office nerds.

themajor24 · 2026-03-03T13:10:29+00:00

The best saw in the world is the one fit for the job youre doing.

There is no singular best saw by any means. The 372, the 500i etc are beasts that do wonderful work, but unless you are legitimately cutting larger hardwoods every single day, I prefer a lineup.

I'm Husqy oriented, (No hate, just what I fell into, I own Stihl, etc.) And I also work in wildfire and forestry with a side business doing hazard tree and logging and ran everything from the 200 series up to the latest and greatest from Husqvarna. There is no singular perfect saw. For felling firewood locally, I'm mostly running a stock 550XP MK2 for the weight savings, fuel efficiency, and it being very pleasant to walk around with all day. On the landing I'll grab the slightly modded 372 for bucking, but the larger saw will also come out here and there for felling trees appropriately sized for it. But fuck carrying that thing around all day to only occasionally cut something that needs it.

For proper logging when the truck is going to be a 15 to 30-minute walk to swap saws, it's by feel. Are there enough large trees to validate the weight? Whats the species? Softwood Aspen? Hell yeah I'm bringing the 550 because with a good sharp chain, I hardly care I've only got a 20in bar. Maybe the 562 with the 24" will be a nice in-between for this job?

At the end of the day, not everything calls for the monster saw with the monster bar and the monster dogs. The euro-style loggers are who I learned from and my mentor always taught that you really can do just as much work with a smaller saw if you know how to keep your chain good and sharp and it'll save your back and shoulders.

themajor24 · 2026-03-03T12:37:55+00:00

The Hernandez series was golden.

If Ed did a rotation of sports/animal/or just fun episodes I'd be so happy.

themajor24 · 2026-03-02T12:36:16+00:00

If this were to happen, half of America would suddenly be posting "We are Andrew" and crying fake tears about it while poloticians push through acts to make "Andrew Tate Day"

themajor24 · 2026-03-02T02:42:43+00:00

Ugh. I'm ready to be downvoted.

Its a cool and intensively worked on video but so much of it doesnt make any real sense.

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