@MikeLouder1 LOVE it!! You made the IHC guys, the Chevy guys, the Stihl guys, *AND* the New Holland guys all furious with JUST one comment... GRAND SLAM!! 😂😂🤣🤣 Thanks for joining in on the light-hearted fun around here!!!

@georgefernandes3996 Hey Mountain Man!! Thanks for the words of encouragement! A lot of the younger crowd has the attention span of a gnat... I've come to accept that they are probably not the people who will watch with the rest of us. I know there's tons of expensive bars that's been threw in the scrap heap. Tell Jim to use a little narrower bearings so that it doesn't bottom-out against the solid part of the bar. This one has wider bearings and still works fine, but can't press it past parallel if too much metal is gone from the groove. Thanks for joining-in!!

@JOEZEP54 Thanks, hope it serves you well!

@@HayChaffandSawdust1 Thank you 👌

Archer_82 be sure to allow a space for the chain adjuster when making the tool.

@Archer_82 Hope you do! I will critique mine same as if I would have built it myself. I would use thinner bearings, so that the bearing race farthest from the bar groove doesn't "bottom out" on the solid portion of the bar. If the bar is spread and not worn too much, it will fix it. If the groove is worn too much, you might not be able to get ALL of the slop out. Just thinking out loud. Let us know how yours turns out!!

@davidcedar6529 Sure glad to have ya here and glad you felt comfortable joining-in!! Mike doing better and home now. Thanks again for joining-in; we have built quite a friendly and knowledgeable community here which gets along extremely well with one another; I'm sure you have found a new favorite place to be... I hope

@robertgwalsh5878 Thank you very much, sir; I'm glad you stopped by and extra glad you joined-in. Hope you have a blessed day!

@jameswade5879 Thank You, Sir!! That means a lot to me as I'm trying to figure this dad-blasted youtube thing out; I'm more familiar with hammers and welders than computers and cameras. Thanks for the kind words.

@user-cj9yc2vj6l Well dang; tell her Happy New Year from me... Glad you started your year with a chuckle!! Thanks for being here and joining-in.

@FarmBossSaws Hope it does you some good; Have a bar straightener too (homemade); may show it sometime as well. Thanks for joining-in!

@@HayChaffandSawdust1 would like to see that bar straightener tool, have a 32 that the neighbor used when they borrowed the 660… That 32 has a nasty twist to it now, needs fixed up,as I’d like to put it on the 440 after it’s built. Great info, thanks for sharing.

@@Archer_82 I will have to do that one of these days; same guy built the bar straightener as this tool; he was a Husqvarna dealer/tool-lover/cheapskate. he has gifted it to me, but I have not picked it up yet; I will at some point though. On a different note, a near-mint 029 arrived on the bench today (low compression) Seriously considering doing the bearing pockets when I put a jug and (;probably) a LRB piston in it. Love the challenge of a clamshell!!!

⁠​⁠@@HayChaffandSawdust1 agreed! I’d like to see what you come up with. I just spent the last three hours of driving building on in my head, planing on using an old piston, some 3M90 and some sand paper to try and cut .020 out of the squish band to help drop these extremely high exhaust roofs, then adjust squish to that. Are you going to the 390 cylinder (49mm) on that 029? That’s going to make one mean clam shell!

@danielreichoff5853 Yes Sir; I love to learn; makes me feel young(er). Welcome; thanks for commenting. Hope you and your loved ones have a Merry Christmas!

@thomaszyla9184 They're pretty dang good rigs, ain't they?!

@darrelljohnson4658 Thank you sir!! I forgot to mention, may use narrower bearings than this one so that they don't "bottom out" on the solid part of the bar. Thanks again for chiming in!!

Thanks; in hindsight, it may not be a must-have depending on how much a bar gets used. I have bought "wore out" bars on yard sales for near-nothing before and made them VERY useable again. Thanks for joining the conversation!!!!!

@ewoodWood I like to hurt as many feelings as I can per-episode 😂😂😉😉

@leonardryan8723 You should!!

Thanks James; glad you like the tool; hope it can help ya

@shermanhofacker4428 I've used both; I do tend to prefer this as I'm a little heavy handed and sometimes get the sides a little wavy with a hammer. Thanks for sharing your experience and joining-in!

@HayChaffandSawdust1 I was planning, gathering stuff to make one and thought of making the handle so it has a strong stop when vertical, but folds down in line for storage.

@@shermanhofacker4428 That would be a good mod to do to it; mine is kinda bulky to store!

@treemeister1513 Thanks!!

@BWreSlippySlope Glad it helped you. Buy when it makes sense and Make when it makes sense; have to choose your battles. Can't justify to spend an hour making a tool which can be bought for $10. Thanks for joining-in and commenting!!

@anthonypuccio9575 I had not considered how it could pinch only one side as there is nothing on the bar except a bearing on each side; in my mind, it should center itself, shouldn't it? I am dang sure not arguing, but I can't wrap my head around the manner in which it wouldn't center itself. I do appreciate the insight... now, I'm going to be awake all night trying to wrap my head around it.

@@HayChaffandSawdust1 Your funny, I'm sure you're going to lay awake at night!😂 It would be like a hammer and anvil, maybe a bad analogy, where you're only pushing one side toward the other. The side on the stationary bearing wouldn't move and you are only pushing the adjusting side towards it. Just saying, no offence taken. I worked (retired now) at a nuclear power station and you got to have thick skin to work there. And like I said we're only talking a couple thousandths so this whole conversation is probably mute anyway. But I liked the video so I'm going to subscribe. Thanks for responding.

@@anthonypuccio9575 Thanks for the hammer/anvil analogy; got thick skin myself; sometimes my writing doesn't come across as light-hearted as I mean it, so I tend to be extra aware when "talking" to people that are unknown to me. Thanks for the sub; I hope I don't disappoint. Retired here as well, not from machinist, but have machinist background years ago. ...and I actually like laying awake thinking on mechanical things; it's relaxing. Lost many hours-worth of sleep recently making my chainsaw dyno. Thanks for being here!

​@@anthonypuccio9575 Your thinking is flawed. No reason to make both sides adjustable. This tool moves both sides of the bar just the way it is.

@weilfast I was leaning the same way, but am aware I don't have ALL the answers all the time. I considered the hammer/anvil analogy, but that would rely on a stationary mass to resist movement (the anvil and bar) on one side and a mass in motion (the hammer on the other) to give those results. Thanks for adding to the conversation.

@davidsusko7944 Thank you Sir! Let us know how it works out. Glad you stopped in and especially glad you took a moment to comment!

Thanks Kacee!

THANKS!! Thanks for stoppin' in and commenting!!

@lowellwhite8810 You are very welcome, sir! First time I was ever thanked; no thanks was needed, but was very refreshing. Thank you!!

@robertboyer1221 Thank You!

@Bushman9 Right!! Thanks... all of the "slicker than..." which I usually say, aren't G-rated. 😂😂 Sometimes, it's dang hard trying to remember to be family friendly. Thanks for joining-in!!

@FarmlessFarmer-xs1he Thanks Farmless! Hope all is well with all y'all. Hope weather is suitable for ya; we've been spoiled (way too dry though) around here.

Weird, I replied to this a day ago and it disappeared. I’m doing alright but we went from a week of dry weather to a week of flood watch.

@jasentonguepowersaws4206 Doubly weird; I just now seen it. We've been in drought since about June. Still dry here.

@snort455 Yes Sir! Works well. Another thing I generally use, but it didn't work well with the video, are washers that I've picked out that are the different thicknesses of the proper gap. With a washer, they are pretty tough and can be slid down the groove without wadding up. Thanks for the suggesting though!! Thanks for joining the conversation. Merry Christmas.

@bluelightguy1 Thanks you sir!

@johnr5545 Thank you, sir!. May God bestow many blessings on you as well; Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!!

@sky.hunter Meeeeee too. Any day that I make it without someone throwing dirt on my casket is a blessing. Hope you can also find happiness/contentment daily.

I can, now that I have found you🧡.

@karlsborgwi.jewell9919 *IF* only two people in the world laughed, I know who the second one was ... 'cause I was there when I read your post! On the OTHER hand Stihl is waaay more environmentally friendly than Husqvarnas. (now, follow my logic here...) Imagine you wake up and the house if a little cool; you walk outside and it's frigid; you decide to cut a little firewood and grab your Husky and cut a few tanks-full (emissions and all) of firewood. Next, you'll be splitting that wood; your elevated heart-rate and huffing and puffing will expel more of that dang of poison CO2 into the air. THEN, you will throw some of that wood on the fire; next thing you know, there's smog coming out of your smoke stack. With a environmentally-friendly Stihl, you wake up with a chill-on in the house and walk outside to the still-frigid outside. You drag out the Stihl and pull on the rope until you get a good sweat going; being overheated, pretty soon, you're down to your t-shirt in -20 weather yanking on the pull rope. Pretty soon, you have to go into the house to cool off. Not realizing the house is ACTUALLY cold, you catch pneumonia and parish thereby not emitting ANY more CO2. In the event you have kids/young adults in the house complaining of the cold, you can offer "If you guys go start Daddy's Stihl, I'll cut us some wood; they'll mumble something under their breath, put on a sweater, and quit complaining loud enough for you to hear. (c'mon Stihl guys... we shouldn't dish it out unless we can take it and/or add to making fun of ourselves.) Thanks a BUNCH for the comment!!! I always enjoy a light hearted person with whom I can banter. Remember though "First liar don't stand a chance" holds true with me.

@@HayChaffandSawdust1. Rite on .. I fortunately have two hard working sons 27 and 30 .. that know I’m joking …I hadta stop talking smack about the youngest ones welding abilities tho kuz he saw one of my last welds and took pictures to remind me ea time my mouth is running…..

@karlsborgwi.jewell9919 Gotta ride them kids hard and never let up!! They *know* and interpret what the ribbing REALLY means. You evidently raised them right judging by the pride I recognize in your post.

I'm above all of the Petty Stihl husky drivel I still run my old jonesereds so I'm good 😂​@@HayChaffandSawdust1

@Jeff-sl8xz Oooh... so I see YOU'RE agin me too??!! 😂🤣😂🤣 ...just dress your saw in different clothes with different tattoos HAHA Thanks for bein' here and commenting. Enjoy the banter!! 😁

@camperjack2620 Good deal! Bar maintenance will sure get a lot more life out of a bar!! Some people are not even aware to flip them periodically. Thanks joining in the conversation. Hope you and your loved ones have a Merry Christmas.

Thanks for the comment Jasen; will have to watch some of your vids soon too.

@@HayChaffandSawdust1 ya check it out if ya like watching saws cut slower than stock.

@jasentonguepowersaws4206 I doubt it, but humbleness seems to run deep in the chainsaw crowd. ...on the other hand, I have slowed one down a time or two. 😜

@romualdasmarcinkus7879 I admit, this one works pretty well, but could be better; if the bearings were narrower, it could/would pinch more than it does; it's limited by the solid portion of the bar. Thanks for sharing your experience!

maybe the bearings need to be od ground on a slight taper. it wouldn't take much of an angle.@@HayChaffandSawdust1

@@romualdasmarcinkus7879 That would also do it some good; it's just an idea I thought I would share; it could be improved, I'm sure.

@Kevin.L_ Heck yeah! Need to make one, if for NO OTHER REASON than, so that you'll never need it. 😂😉 I have used this quite a few times; using it, I don't let my bars get too bad. It really shines on bars that have never seen any care... I just didn't have any left. Let me know how yours turns out. Helpful hint; sort through some washers and pick some (.050, .055, .063) out that fit your chain(s)/bar(s) and they make a real quick reference; I just used a caliper to show measurement.

@@HayChaffandSawdust1 I can see using some GO/NO GO gauges. Good idea on the washers. I'll try to make one before I need it. My old Stihl bar needed the rails squared, which I did on the belt grinder. I didn't even think to check the groove width.

@TTKMM They were fanned-out this morning and showing off for their gal; reminded me of Earnest T Bass when he was "woooing" Charlene Darlin... "tuning" his gas can and "singing" 😂😉

@Peter-od7op I get it!! This video wasn't really so much about the tool as it was about teasing the Chainsaw Dyno I was building to subscribers I already had back then; I didn't expect it to get as many views as it did and didn't expect so many new watchers on THIS video. I get that it was awful slow to someone that didn't already know what was going on with the Channel at the time. Thanks for taking time to give constructive criticism. Cheers!

@Peter-od7op I get it!! This video wasn't really so much about the tool as it was about teasing the Chainsaw Dyno I was building to subscribers I already had back then; I didn't expect it to get as many views as it did and didn't expect so many new watchers on THIS video. I get that it was awful slow to someone that didn't already know what was going on with the Channel at the time. Thanks for taking time to give constructive criticism. Cheers!

@charliesmith5849 I get it; I'm brand-new at this and don't have a sense yet. i have/had no idea the knowledge level of those of whom may watch and made it remedial enough for all to understand. Sorry you didn't get to the meat of the tool... I offered if for "free" to those willing to watch; some want it cheaper than free, I guess. Thanks for commenting and giving me something to consider.

@@HayChaffandSawdust1 If you are just starting, here is a suggestion to make your videos more watchable. Before you post each video, watch it to see if it is interesting to you! In today's KZfaq world you are up against some very professional channels! Good Luck!

​@@charliesmith5849 Good advice! I've been striving to make each video better (I think); that vid was couple of months ago and I'm not sure why KZfaq chose it to present as much as they have, I don't think it's one of my best videos by-far. Thanks for taking time to offer fruitful and thoughtful criticism! ​

Buenas Creo ke es una buena y necesaria herramienta Boy a hacer una y seguro ke me acordaré de usted,,,, para bien,,, Saludos desde Norte de España

@@manuelaabadgonzalez7923 Gracias; Espero que la herramienta te sirva bien. Hace muchos años que no visito España; fue hermoso. Gracias por unirte a la conversación.

I get it! If I make vids too short, youtube won't show them without them being "shorts". Trying to figure this whole youtube thing out and gunna have quite a few misses before I get it figured. Thanks for the input.

@iansmith7369 Never should have been here in the first place; hope you find for what you are searching/missing in life.

Just another hater .... old saying there partner,,,Don't let the door hit ya on your way out!

@@jlc3867 Boy Oh Boy, I sure wish I didn't have to have a filter on here; you said what I *wanted* to say (and more)! 😉😉

gottcha my friend@@HayChaffandSawdust1

@youkidcharger World full of throw-away type people and many of them are the ones to complain about the environment; bars were designed to be maintained and not thrown away.