Good way to use up retired chains.

[SamT1]

How smooth is the cutting? And how loud?

Not bad at all on vibration. Noise is bad, you need good ear plugs and muffs.

pay attention to where the chips are going, they hurt pretty bad.
The 500i breaks the chains pretty bad. I broke 4-5 chains cutting that “load” . Mind you all worn out junk chains. Smaller saws don’t break the chains. They just get hung up now and then.

 

[SamT1]

That is a great innovative approach to cutting aluminum!!
The price of the chain is "right" also!!

AND, beyond low cost, I would bet the chainsaw is safer than something like a circular saw that might easily bind, or jam!!

It’s fast too, about like a hardwood log same diameter.

 

[SamT1]

By the way, how much is aluminum selling for? I have several scrap cylinders and pistons from a few years of rebuilding..

Clean pipe is .80/ lb here. Cast ends .40/lb.
that load was 1600lb and change.