Saw and Sawhorse Advice

[Dak]

Sup folks,

 

So my old mans in need of a little saw, 16in bar tops, and a sawhorse (the sort that holds the saw with a bar cover over the top)

 

Does anyone have any recommendations on a little saw, I only use Stihl pro saws (362 upwards) so not too clued up on which little saws are crap and which ain't in the £200-300 mark.

 

Reliability is key as he's not very tech minded!

 

As for saw horses, I ain't keen on him logging up on the ground as he doesn't want to get ppe and his back would suffer big time. So what are your opinions on the ones with saw support such as this one?

 

I've had to ban him from the massively dangerous circular saw that came with the house, he's not as quick as he used to be and in all honesty hes scared shitless of it, its about 60 years old so you can imagine, zero safety features and its fairly remote place in france.

 

Cheers for your help folks,

 

Dak

[windfall]

I have one of those benches, it's superb, great on your back and very safe.

 

I run my mine with an ms390 with a 20" bar, would suggest an 18" bar as ideal though.

[Dak]

Cheers for that bro, didnt want him to get one then find out its a gimmick!

[windfall]

The blade cover was a pain in the arse though, it lasted 5 mins on my bench. We have discussed this in other posts and the cover has ended up on the scrap pile of most owners.

[Stereo]

I use one of these but a Clarke version which looks pretty much identical. I used to use it with an old Husky 136 but now have a cheapo GMC electric saw. As I only use it near the shed this is ideal. It quieter and the saw only runs when you pull the trigger so it's not sitting there burning fuel while you grab the next billet or go to unload the barrel.

 

Very, very safe and can be highly productive if you have a decent set up. The cover has stayed on mine and I don't find any problem with it to be honest.

[Andy Collins]

Must admit I binned my cover quite quickly, rattley shaky flimsy piece of junk. The rest of the bench is fine, just that guard. I generally use the old 026 Stihl on it, leave the mount clamped on the bar now rather than keep putting it on and off.

[Backpain]

I use at Stihl Smart Holder which seems to work quite well. It'll hold anything I can lift! Cutting with a ms260 so can't comment on anything cheap but I would expect you could pick up a good one second hand for £300 notes.