chain saw chips

[383 240z]

My main saw is an Echo CS-670 with a 20" bar. I have 2 chains that I swap back and forth as needed. I use a Harbor Freight electric sharpener to take care of sharpening duties. Most of the time I get the typical little chain saw chips. The ones pictured are from the professional sawyers that I used to drop a large maple that was in the way of my new shop.

I decided to grab a new chain today. So I headed over to Home Depot to see what that had on the shelf, I grabbed the only one that they had that fit.

Added a new spark plug, air filter and a tank of high-test with a bottle of two cycle oil.

I fired the saw up and went after a couple of large logs. The saw chewed through the wood as I would have expected. My only issue was the chips looked odd. Long thin shavings. Not the chips I was expecting. Pic of those attached as well.

Is this an issue? Is the chain cutting incorrectly? Will I have any issues running the saw as is? Did I grab the wrong chain?

Thanks in advance.

 

[dwasifar]

My only issue was the chips looked odd. Long thin shavings. Not the chips I was expecting. Pic of those attached as well.

Is this an issue? Is the chain cutting incorrectly? Will I have any issues running the saw as is? Did I grab the wrong chain?

Thanks in advance.

Were you by any chance cutting with the grain this time instead of crosscutting?

What your picture shows is called "noodles." If you're using your saw to rip a log instead of cutting across it, this is completely normal.

 

[PCustoms]

You bucking the logs or noodling big chunks down?

Looks like you may have been cutting with the grain. I had some 40" oak rounds I cut in half so I could get them on the splitter. Got several buckets like your 2nd pic, made great fire starter

 

[brewchief]

Were you cutting the logs lengthwise? Those look like shavings from cutting with the grain instead of across it.

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[wrenchguy]

I got a good laff about making pasta in 2 minutes! Well done guys!

 

[Bent Handle]

Even if you weren’t intentionally cutting with the grain, sometimes crotches swirl and you get some noodling and regular chips. No biggie, carry on.

 

[383 240z]

That is exactly what I was doing. I was ripping big chunks down to make them easier to load into the truck then the splitter. Thank you all!