I just set one of these up recently myself. Definitely caps up, for clearance and for refueling - on a long run, you’ll use more than a tank of fuel. I find it easier to set the spacing between the bar clamps and leave it. It’s actually easy to slide the saw in when you have the clamps loosened. On my mill the cast crossbars didn’t sit square on the rails - I threw them in my mini mill and squared them up. You can purchase 30 x 30 mm t slot channel online cut to length and extend the rails as long as your little heart desires. Good stuff - cheers.
Gotta use some wedges as well. Makes it much easier on the saw and you. My first wedge goes in as soon as possible at the starting point and I add more on each side every time I feel it slowing down.
I think you should flip the saw because right now you can’t saw to close to the ground or whatever your wood is laying on. I run mine the other way around because of this. Hope you understand what I meant :)
Yeah I am doing a follow up video on the correct setup. You are right. Caps up. The online manual and pictures showed it like I set it up. So much for instructions
@ yeah I forgot to mention the issue of refueling :) Usually they come with some half visible Chinese instructions that are awful :) I even rebuilt mine to make it work for a longer sword or maybe it’s called blade by you. Either way it’s always great content for others looking to get one. GJ. :)
I just set one of these up recently myself. Definitely caps up, for clearance and for refueling - on a long run, you’ll use more than a tank of fuel.
I find it easier to set the spacing between the bar clamps and leave it. It’s actually easy to slide the saw in when you have the clamps loosened.
On my mill the cast crossbars didn’t sit square on the rails - I threw them in my mini mill and squared them up.
You can purchase 30 x 30 mm t slot channel online cut to length and extend the rails as long as your little heart desires.
Good stuff - cheers.
Thanks man! That t-slot channel suggestion and leaving the mill as an assembly and just removing off the bar. Good stuff!
Make sure that your end clamp is at least an 1 1/2 away from the bar sprocket or you’ll smoke it in about 2 passes.
Excellent point! I clamped behind the nose sprocket where the bar and tip are riveted together
Gotta use some wedges as well. Makes it much easier on the saw and you. My first wedge goes in as soon as possible at the starting point and I add more on each side every time I feel it slowing down.
More wedges*
I think you should flip the saw because right now you can’t saw to close to the ground or whatever your wood is laying on. I run mine the other way around because of this. Hope you understand what I meant :)
Yeah I am doing a follow up video on the correct setup. You are right. Caps up. The online manual and pictures showed it like I set it up. So much for instructions
@ yeah I forgot to mention the issue of refueling :) Usually they come with some half visible Chinese instructions that are awful :) I even rebuilt mine to make it work for a longer sword or maybe it’s called blade by you. Either way it’s always great content for others looking to get one. GJ. :)