Thread: Saw chain sharpener ( electric )

Originally Posted by Krunchie

Seeing as we kinda touched on chain a bit i thought that this might "fit" in here

WHO THE F**K PAYS $65 FOR A 72DL CHAIN
STIHL 029 FARMBOSS CHAINSAW - eBay Chainsaws, Outdoor Power Equipment, Gardening, Home. (end time 15-Mar-10 20:50:56 AEDST)

Sorry for the whole bold and caps thing but seriously if i go and buy 1 form my stihl dealer in balarat i pay $36 for a 72dl when i do it from the role (cost $460 1640 dl or $0.28 per dl)

Amazed lil Rob

guys a bit of a dreamer when it comes to the pricing of what it is all worth but at least it has a decent auction price so far on the saw $315 at the moment. personally i wouldnt buy a farmboss. He says it is made in germany but I can guarantee if the serial number was pulled up the first digit would be a 4 signifying it is made in china.

Originally Posted by weisyboy

a stihl file wont finish sharpening one of my slabber chains where a vallorbe will sharpen it 3 or 4 times before it gets dull.

Honestly Carl I find them to be of equal quality and I have used a few now to see how they both go and honestly I find nicholson to be quite durable as well, they just do not have the wanky smoothed out finish that the stihl and vallorbe units have, they work well and long though.

and I thought we had safety rules in australia. Wheres the chain brake?

PRO 78CC 24" CHAINSAW + OREGON CHAIN + Bonus,PRUNER SAW - eBay Chainsaws, Outdoor Power Equipment, Gardening, Home. (end time 30-Mar-10 20:37:37 AEDST)

That would probably be illegal to sale here, might pay for someone to report him.

that just oozes the thought of blood and knuckles and bits of face material in your chain

is that REAL? OREGON gear

That farm boss looks a hell of a lot like a Brumar ag sx62 lol

Originally Posted by Travis Edwards

and I thought we had safety rules in australia. Wheres the chain brake?

PRO 78CC 24" CHAINSAW + OREGON CHAIN + Bonus,PRUNER SAW - eBay Chainsaws, Outdoor Power Equipment, Gardening, Home. (end time 30-Mar-10 20:37:37 AEDST)

LOL. It gets better - a 78cc saw and it only puts out 2.9kW. You probably won't need the chain brake, cos with a 24" bar it won't have enough power to kick back far enough to hurt anyone...

DJ's right, really, he needs reporting to Fair Trading.

I reckon it needs reporting for the bloody ugly colours

Max grinders a pretty good one. not cheap though. about 450 I think.

Originally Posted by itsposs

That farm boss looks a hell of a lot like a Brumar ag sx62 lol

not even in the same league itsposs, that stihl would outcut the baumr all day any day

Originally Posted by Travis Edwards

Honestly if you want to buy a grinder there is only one type of grinder I would look at, it is the oregon design, but the oregon one is around 300 dollars plus however there are these ones,

Chain saw Grinder Chainsaw Sharpener Oregon Spec tools - eBay Chainsaws, Outdoor Power Equipment, Gardening, Home. (end time 30-Mar-10 18:34:58 AEDST)


Avoid this style of sharpener they are crap

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-320W-PRO-...item563a44e297

Travis

After so long, the eBay listing is not surprisingly current. Can someone point me to an updated listing so that I will know what, and what not, to buy.

TIA

Originally Posted by cava

After so long, the eBay listing is not surprisingly current. Can someone point me to an updated listing so that I will know what, and what not, to buy.

TIA

There are just too many cheapies to provide a comprehensive list. Anything less than a couple of hundred dollars is a cheap electric chain sharpener sometimes characterised by dodgy adjustment screws, thin metal or alloy bits, limited adjustment angles, crappy grinding wheels, poor alignment of chain and grinder, bits that break off or wear too easily. Most will not grind the left and right cutters automatically to the same length without some adjustment. Note the power ratings on the cheapie motors are usually complete BS, besides, 100W of power is plenty for a chain grinder. Some advertize advertize RPMs that are too high and can damage the chain

As usual with cheap stuff it's a lottery - I have heard of some of the cheapest ones doing OK for a limited period of time for a range of normal angles.

Thanks BobL.

'spect the new acquisition may show all the faults that BobL mentions.

Click

(No financial interest).

So far with dry runs it looks OK, and it's been a good learning experience (with Bob's help) to get across all the angles (or should that be angles on angles )

If it works 'in anger' it'll pay for itself in ten grinds.

A recent resharpen of one of the chains was done by 'professionals' and they trashed the cutters. Blued burred and buggered. $40 down the drain. Hope I can't do worse than that.