Electric Chainsaws

[Steven P]

Good afternoon,

 

I get firewood for my stove which needs to be chopped and split (cheaper / free), and my little Stihl MS181 has done well for the last few years for what I need.

 

I have a backlog of logs to chop this year, so I am thinking I can lay into these in the evenings if I take them into the garage with the lights on and with an electric chainsaw.

- I can saw in the evenings when the kids are in bed so a quieter saw is better (winter daylight is limited, I want The Boys to play out for as long as its light, The Smaller Boy runs off in tears when I get the chainsaw out when he is out - limiting what I can do)

- There is a ready power supply in he garage

- No concerns about fumes

- The logs are smaller diameter, 6" - 10", not tree trunks

- later in the year the logs can be stacked inside to dry (got to burn the dry ones there first)

 

 

So what should I be looking for?

- I am guessing the more power the better? 2kw?

- Chain speed - for a similar powered saw will the chain speed vary much since the saws I've seen so far all quote power over everything else

- Second hand is cheaper - so what should I be looking to pay? Or would new be better for the increase in price

- any recommendations, I see another post on here saying "Titan" could be a brand to look out for? Are Sihl electric saws really worth the premium?

- Not too fussed about battery powered since I will be within reach of a socket

- Chains and bars - would these be easy to swap to better quality if it came with a generic cheap one? (thinking to put on the same as my Stihl so I can use the same chains - then only really need 1 spare for both saws)

 

 

 

Thanks in advance for any advice, and sorry for being a heretic and thinking about electric motors rather than 2 stroke engines. I don't want to go to a shop to ask for the advice because I have no will power to say no when they show me shiny new toys.

[IVECOKID]

Some of those cheaper electric saws make hell of a racket so confined to a garage will be awful , personally I would opt for the Cordless range either by Stihl or Husky with a fast charger and your laughing. Only downside is the tiny chain/bar on the Cordless will not interchange with your 181

Stihl do a homeowner Cordless saw with charger battery for around the £210 mark.

 

 

 

Ste

Edited October 21, 2016 by IVECOKID

[se7enthdevil]

what is the rpm of a drive spindle on a chainsaw?

 

i'm wondering if a motor can be securely mounted to drive the chain or would it be too fast? i have a 1450rpm motor that i was thinking of trying to attach a bar and chain to and put it on the end of a bench so logs could fall into a basket?

[Stubby]

For that size logs I would opt for a small table saw ( circular saw bench ) from one of the " tool marts " You could hold the length in both hands either side of the saw blade and drop the cut length into a trug or barrow or whatever . No back bending , no holding the weight of the log etc etc

[pycoed]

My Chinese cheapo Titan is still going strong on firewood duties, some 3 years on. It's a lot quieter than any petrol saw, but there IS a fair whine out of it.

I gave my old Homelite SuperXL Auto (1970's) a run today - now I wouldn't like to use THAT indoors - I reckon the exhaust is an amplifier, not a silencer!

[Paul in the woods]

The new Stihl compact cordless would struggle with logs over 6", I've found it surprisingly noisy as well.

 

I keep being tempted by the Oregon offered by Screwfix: Oregon CS1500 45cm 2400W Electric Chainsaw 230V | Electric | Screwfix.com

 

2400W, 16" bar, 3 year warranty etc. No idea what the powersharp chains are like, anyone know?

[cornish wood burner]

My Chinese cheapo Titan is still going strong on firewood duties, some 3 years on. It's a lot quieter than any petrol saw, but there IS a fair whine out of it.

I gave my old Homelite SuperXL Auto (1970's) a run today - now I wouldn't like to use THAT indoors - I reckon the exhaust is an amplifier, not a silencer!

I once tried a Titan owned by a friend of mine, considering what I've read about electric chainsaws I was very surprised with its performance. He's well pleased and done a lot of work with it. Chain speed is 13.5m/s, he prefers it to his small petrol husky, much quieter than any circular saw I've used and the price is very cheap. No contest I would say

[Sussex Groundie]

The new Stihl compact cordless would struggle with logs over 6", I've found it surprisingly noisy as well.

 

I keep being tempted by the Oregon offered by Screwfix: Oregon CS1500 45cm 2400W Electric Chainsaw 230V | Electric | Screwfix.com

 

2400W, 16" bar, 3 year warranty etc. No idea what the powersharp chains are like, anyone know?

Powers Sharp haven't received a good review on hear although I have one on a saw for logs. Don't let it touch the ground, nails or stock fences as it rips the cutters off! Easy to sharpen when your doing a load of logs though.

 

 

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[headgroundsman]

I have a Titan. I like the way the chain stops the instant the trigger is released

[Steven P]

what is the rpm of a drive spindle on a chainsaw?

 

i'm wondering if a motor can be securely mounted to drive the chain or would it be too fast? i have a 1450rpm motor that i was thinking of trying to attach a bar and chain to and put it on the end of a bench so logs could fall into a basket?

 

 

I saw this earlier:

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/chainsaws/24720-stihl-261-max-chain-speed.html

 

might give you an idea