A stihl chainsaw + carbide chain = ICS concrete chainsaw?

[derekc]

A stihl chainsaw + carbide chain = ICS concrete chainsaw?
Just need to water it when cutting?

 

[Honkie]

not even close........ics has diamond chain

 

[Mad Professor]

a stihl chainsaw + carbide chain = ics concrete chainsaw?
Just need to water it when cutting?

nooooooo

 

[dragrcr]

try it and take video and post the results here.

 

[Hddnis]

This should be interesting.:biggrinbounce2:opcorn:

I think you would get some cut, don't know how much. Even with water the whole environment around the saw is very abrasive and corrosive. It will eat up a saw. This is true of the ICS saws too. They have some features that help them last longer, but compared to chainsaws they have a fairly short life.



Mr. HE

 

[derwoodii]

Duro tungsten carbide good,,, but not that good. When I hit rock or concrete it edge goes, not straight away but not likely to get though anything practical.

My concern is when then no goods find that it will cut though bullet proof or security type glass.


http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=105193

 

[BobL]

A stihl chainsaw + carbide chain = ICS concrete chainsaw?
Just need to water it when cutting?

Hope you have some bullet proof PPE

 

[derwoodii]

I can not begin to think how bad cutting glass would be debris and chip wise. But I found this youtube where the rescue saw slices toughened glass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19W0zpw-YJQ

or cutting concrete build blocks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibR-UX91f5Y&feature=related

Or other wrong materials eg steel coach bolt.. No way it just put my teeth on edge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNkMEuhPd-s

 

[The Lorax]

Think airfilters, have look at construction saws, notice the heavy duty triple filtration that most good units have.
Now look at a chainsaw airfilter designed to remove largish particles of wood from the air stream.
Now Imagine pouring fine sand into a high revving chainsaw air intake, how long do you think the P+C will last?

 

[smokinj]

Sounds like a up and coming e bay saw:greenchainsaw:

 

[BobL]

I can not begin to think how bad cutting glass would be debris and chip wise. But I found this youtube where the rescue saw slices toughened glass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19W0zpw-YJQ
or cutting concrete build blocks

They're not concrete - they're cement cinder blocks - there's a fair bit bit of a difference between the two.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibR-UX91f5Y&feature=related
Or other wrong materials eg steel coach bolt.. No way it just put my teeth on edge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNkMEuhPd-s

In one of those videos they claim to be cutting concrete sheeting, once again it's not - it was fibre cement sheeting not concrete. Proper concrete has thumb size rock metamorphic rock aggregate in it. I didn't see them cutting any of that.

To cut the steel coach bolt they feathered it and ran water over it. I'd like to see them cutting into a log and hit that bolt full on without knowing where it was and see how many cutters would stay on.

Other than that it's an impressive chain.

 

[alexcagle]

Also, most fire departments use those vent carbide chains once, then chuck them for a new one, -at least around here they do.
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I have several customers that I service their Stihl GS461's for.
I have learned that if you really want a concrete chainsaw to last, then you should remove and grease the sprocket bearing within a couple hours of use every time, plus WD-40 the crap out of the bar and chain.
I find that workers simply won't go to all the trouble of hooking up the water first to start the saw, until they confirm they can start it. The WD will prevent premature damage from dry start up.