Bar maintenance

[jargo432]

My saw wasn't cutting straight so My dad and I took the chain off and decided to squeeze the grooves together since the chain was moving a lot side to side.  We used calipers to see how thick the guides were then got a feeler guage with a little more width and inserted it in the goove and hammered it together. (the feeler guage kept if from getting too tight)  It took a while but we got it a lot better.  (saw cut like a dream)  The only problem with all this is we pretty much destroyed the feeler guage.  Is there a better way to do this? 

Thanks

[webgal]

Congratulations on spotting the problem and narrowing down the solution. :D
Bailey's and other companies carry a handy device called a bar rail closer. You dial in the gauge, then roll it across. It acts as a controlled wringer.

[luvmexfood]

Oh no webgal. I am a tool nut and now you have just posted one I don't have or knew about. Problem is getting to be not what I have but what I can find.

[sawguy21]

Unless money is real tight, use a dime in a .050 bar and a nickel in an .058. :D

[petefrom bearswamp]

My bar maintenance at this point in the winter consists of daily visits to my spirits cabinet.
Doesn't help the saws but calms the disposition.

[Dave Shepard]

sawguy, what's the exchange rate from Canadian to US?  :D

[Bandmill Bandit]

sawguy, what's the exchange rate from Canadian to US?  :D

Just under a dime at the moment. CND is .904USD

[LeeB]

Pete, that was pretty much what popped into my head when I saw the title of this thread. too bad mines on the other side of the world right now.

[Dave Shepard]

sawguy, what's the exchange rate from Canadian to US?  :D

Just under a dime at the moment. USD is .904CND

I was talking mm to inches. :D

[jargo432]

I guess bar maintenance could be fixing all the tables and chairs after the biker gang left.  ;D

[JohnG28]

sawguy, what's the exchange rate from Canadian to US?  :D

Just under a dime at the moment. USD is .904CND

I was talking mm to inches. :D

.050"=1.3mm
25.4mm to an inch.

[JohnG28]

My bar maintenance at this point in the winter consists of daily visits to my spirits cabinet.
Doesn't help the saws but calms the disposition.

Agreed!  This cold needs to quit soon. 40s this week sounds tropical.  :D

[Dave Shepard]

I was trying to make a joke about the difference between US and Canadian coinage thickness.

[JohnG28]

I know, I was being smart.  ;D :D

[LeeB]

Spend the night at Holiday Inn?