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Advice on Purchasing a New Chain Saw
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Nice organizational skills.
I knew you'd appreciate that. See? even the thread is color sorted. 
... and I put up all the shelves all by myself with my handy-dandy cordless drill/screw driver.
You're going to want these, they are for pruning.
http://m.lowes.com/pd/PORTER-CABLE-3-Pack-9-in-6-TPI-Bi-Metal-Reciprocating-Saw-Blade-Set/1208287
That would be a good saw. I would personally spent the extra money for the 20 volt version. I'd also consider the Lithium Ion battery saw also, at least to compare price.
So, PPE is not a requirement for an electric chain saw?
Making a trip to Lowes in the morning. ..
20 volt Dewalt cordless saw
20 volt lithium Ion battery
charger
porter cable 3-pk blades
Anything else I need for this saw?
wombler
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Go not unto the ArboristSite for advice, for you will be told both yea and nay (and quite a few things that just have nothing at all to do with the question).
Michigan Escapee
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You can derive some useful info though. And in the end, a DeWalt sazwall can be worth its weight in gold for a variety of tasks. Be it removing a section of sewer pipe, cutting up junk furniture, cutting rebars, cutting 2x8s, or just cutting down a few branches. Plus cutting up deer in the garage before further butchering.
But once you have one power tool there are many others. Even for your hobbyist type. Imagine what sort of patterns you could cut with this gizmo.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-18-Volt-Cordless-Cut-Out-Tool-Tool-Only-DC550B/202220994
Cut through tile, plastic, metal, cardboard, sheet metal, just like using a pencil.
Then a precision rotary tool, an oscillating multitool, a jigsaw, and one and on from there. lol!
But once you have one power tool there are many others. Even for your hobbyist type. Imagine what sort of patterns you could cut with this gizmo.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-18-Volt-Cordless-Cut-Out-Tool-Tool-Only-DC550B/202220994
Cut through tile, plastic, metal, cardboard, sheet metal, just like using a pencil.
Then a precision rotary tool, an oscillating multitool, a jigsaw, and one and on from there. lol!
I CAN do this!!
A guy once told me he was going to cut some Oak trees down with a Skill saw! I told him nope! He said yes. Next day he called us back to come over and get the damn things down. I bet he only lasted 3 or 4 minutes then gave up judging by the cut marks.
Homeowner
Yes, I'm with stupid <-
Even electric chainsaw with a really long cord beats bow saw and axe, it seems my CS-2145 developed issue last night, fuel tank vent blows fuel out and saw runs only for few seconds, I wanted to fell a few trees so thought I try the axe method as I had so great experiences from last time attempting that.
WIth short handle axe I had not even nearly as much issues than with long handled one, just it was quite slow work, so it seems axe handle of 20" long seems to be safer than those longer handles.
Electric chainsaw was so much faster though, despite being only 1400W and 25-26 years old, I had not trouble felling 6" trees with it. Chainsaw PPE is pretty useless with electric chainsaw of that kind, big constant torque will render most PPE useless, but helmet/visor/earmuffs is needed in my opinion. Maybe some make PPE that works with electric chainsaws too.
Those sawzalls and such are great tools, but with bit over 1 inch saw blade movement, how well it is going to cut up to 6" thickness, isn't saw dust just moving back and forth in the cut and teeth will not clear? Never used such, just curious about it as with jigsaw it becomes quite slow to saw thicker wood.
WIth short handle axe I had not even nearly as much issues than with long handled one, just it was quite slow work, so it seems axe handle of 20" long seems to be safer than those longer handles.
Electric chainsaw was so much faster though, despite being only 1400W and 25-26 years old, I had not trouble felling 6" trees with it. Chainsaw PPE is pretty useless with electric chainsaw of that kind, big constant torque will render most PPE useless, but helmet/visor/earmuffs is needed in my opinion. Maybe some make PPE that works with electric chainsaws too.
Those sawzalls and such are great tools, but with bit over 1 inch saw blade movement, how well it is going to cut up to 6" thickness, isn't saw dust just moving back and forth in the cut and teeth will not clear? Never used such, just curious about it as with jigsaw it becomes quite slow to saw thicker wood.
There is a dedicated pruning blade that has quite a bit different tooth profile than the normal wood blades. My sawzall, actually a porter cable tiger saw has a straight line and an orbital mode. I have a sabre saw/jig saw not sure what term to use but it has a straight and three degrees of orbital. 6 inches is likely a bit much.
Michigan Escapee
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I suppose if you wanna go totally wussy surburbanite, there's the Worx Jawsaw.
https://www.worx.com/20v-cordless-jawsaw-wg320.html
https://www.worx.com/20v-cordless-jawsaw-wg320.html
The clerk in Lowes actually showed this to me this morning.
okay. I'm armed and dangerous now!
You guys would have been so proud of me. I told the clerk I was wanting a sawzall. With that funny expression I've grown accustomed to here lately, he asked, "Do you know what kind you want?"
I said I've been looking at the Dewalt and then told him what I wanted it for. He stopped dead in his tracks, said he never used that saw for tree trimming, that he uses a 'battery' chain saw. I told him I had considered that, and other options (now that's an understatement). He looked disappointed so I said ,"Okay. Let me see what they look like."
Well, he even seemed a bit surprised by the price of $350. Then he showed me the Jawsaw.
I told him I was going to stick with the sawzall for what I'm working on now, and when I get to the larger stuff, I plan on buying the Stihl MS180C easystart.
At that point, I think he realized my mind was made up.
Then he helped me gather the ear plugs, safety glasses, gloves and blades... he tried to sell me the wrong blades and I questiond him on that.
He handed me the wood blades. I told him I needed the blades for pruning. He said this was them. I said, no they're not. The ones I want have much larger and irregular teeth. He finally spotted the P&C pruning blades. And I said, "That's what I need."
So here's what I got.
After I unload my mulch, I'm going to open the box, read the instructions, and charge the batteries!!!
Woo Hoo!
Oh, btw, all of this, along with a large jug of Round-up, was right at $250. Not bad.
I even got a circular saw and a drill that I didn't know I needed!
You guys would have been so proud of me. I told the clerk I was wanting a sawzall. With that funny expression I've grown accustomed to here lately, he asked, "Do you know what kind you want?"
I said I've been looking at the Dewalt and then told him what I wanted it for. He stopped dead in his tracks, said he never used that saw for tree trimming, that he uses a 'battery' chain saw. I told him I had considered that, and other options (now that's an understatement). He looked disappointed so I said ,"Okay. Let me see what they look like."
Well, he even seemed a bit surprised by the price of $350. Then he showed me the Jawsaw.
I told him I was going to stick with the sawzall for what I'm working on now, and when I get to the larger stuff, I plan on buying the Stihl MS180C easystart.
At that point, I think he realized my mind was made up.
Then he helped me gather the ear plugs, safety glasses, gloves and blades... he tried to sell me the wrong blades and I questiond him on that.
He handed me the wood blades. I told him I needed the blades for pruning. He said this was them. I said, no they're not. The ones I want have much larger and irregular teeth. He finally spotted the P&C pruning blades. And I said, "That's what I need."
So here's what I got.
After I unload my mulch, I'm going to open the box, read the instructions, and charge the batteries!!!
Woo Hoo!
Oh, btw, all of this, along with a large jug of Round-up, was right at $250. Not bad.
I even got a circular saw and a drill that I didn't know I needed!
And so it begins......
Homeowner
Yes, I'm with stupid <-
Yes, no chance to turn back now, good idea is to start planning new tool shed, when that is finished there will be more tools than will fit into new shed, that is how it works
I did not start building shed enough early, so I have adopted storage system from nature, there are different layers that store stuff from different times, same way that in nature there are different layers of fossils stored in sedimentary rock.
Nice score. I have the 20 volt pack of tools (non lithium) just like these and they are well made. I've never had a problem with Poter Cable tools.okay. I'm armed and dangerous now!
You guys would have been so proud of me. I told the clerk I was wanting a sawzall. With that funny expression I've grown accustomed to here lately, he asked, "Do you know what kind you want?"
I said I've been looking at the Dewalt and then told him what I wanted it for. He stopped dead in his tracks, said he never used that saw for tree trimming, that he uses a 'battery' chain saw. I told him I had considered that, and other options (now that's an understatement). He looked disappointed so I said ,"Okay. Let me see what they look like."
Well, he even seemed a bit surprised by the price of $350. Then he showed me the Jawsaw.
I told him I was going to stick with the sawzall for what I'm working on now, and when I get to the larger stuff, I plan on buying the Stihl MS180C easystart.
At that point, I think he realized my mind was made up.
Then he helped me gather the ear plugs, safety glasses, gloves and blades... he tried to sell me the wrong blades and I questiond him on that.
He handed me the wood blades. I told him I needed the blades for pruning. He said this was them. I said, no they're not. The ones I want have much larger and irregular teeth. He finally spotted the P&C pruning blades. And I said, "That's what I need."
So here's what I got.
After I unload my mulch, I'm going to open the box, read the instructions, and charge the batteries!!!
Woo Hoo!
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Oh, btw, all of this, along with a large jug of Round-up, was right at $250. Not bad.
I even got a circular saw and a drill that I didn't know I needed!
I had the P&C blades on my shopping list and the Dewalt saw, but when I saw the price of the P&C saw kit, compared to the Dewalt, and thinking if the blades are good the saw must be also, I decided to go with the P&C saw/set.
Going to open the box now.
. I feel so giddy! Thanks, sincerely, for all the help.
Congrats on the purchase, I learned something here. I didn't know they made pruning blades for sawzalls. which I never looked for one either. you bought a good brand too.I had the P&C blades on my shopping list and the Dewalt saw, but when I saw the price of the P&C saw kit, compared to the Dewalt, and thinking if the blades are good the saw must be also, I decided to go with the P&C saw/set.
Going to open the box now.
Thanks, sincerely, for all the help.
