"Cristian,
On a private dwelling roof or a normal commercial roof the Vent Master saw you have is great! check out the ventilation DVD from FIre Engineering Tactical Perspective Series. We use that very saw under real fire conditions. "
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Big issues with ventilation chain saw
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My fire dept. has always used cutoff saws for vertical ventilation.Due to the way the roofs are constructed in the city (70% are galvanized roofing sheets, the rest varies between asphalt shingles…Continue
Tags: saw, chain, ventilation, vertical
Started this discussion. Last reply by Frank Ricci Apr 12, 2012.
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Willis J. Croninger, Jr. replied to Cristian Guzman's discussion Big issues with ventilation chain saw"Chirstian,
We have both a chainsaw and a cutoff saw. We have had the same problem with corigated steel roofing and grain bins. Dont care what the company reps. tell you, you will damage the blade on the chainsaw. The chainsaw works great on asphat…"
Cristian Guzman replied to Cristian Guzman's discussion Big issues with ventilation chain saw"Thanks for the reply Frank,
We were thinking the same about facing a steel beam with the chainsaw (even just a small touch) and damaging the chain. How is this saw going to react in an average private dwelling fire? is it going to still get some…"
Frank Ricci replied to Cristian Guzman's discussion Big issues with ventilation chain saw"Cristian,
I am confident that this is not a chain or blade issue. Anytime you hit a steel beam with a chain or even a wheel that has carbide tips on the cutting surface you are going to cause some damage to the cutting surface. "
Cristian Guzman posted a discussionBig issues with ventilation chain saw
My fire dept. has always used cutoff saws for vertical ventilation.Due to the way the roofs are constructed in the city (70% are galvanized roofing sheets, the rest varies between asphalt shingles and old ceramic tiles) and the fact that all roofs are peaked (with different angles, but most of them between 30° and 45°)... in my firehouse we decided to go for a ventilation chainsaw to do the job (the tempest ventmaster chain saw).The specifications of the chain saw, and the chain itself (the…See More
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