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Stihl Cordless chainsaws for carving


Andy U
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Hi, I have only been carving for just over 2 years now. I do it as a hobby but sell my produce to raise money for a wildlife garden charity in Norfolk.

Apart from MS261 which I use for general forestry work I use 3 Stihl cordless saws for carving. I have a new MSA220 with 16” bar for blocking out. A MSA200 with 14” bar for initial carving and a MSA 160 with a Sugi R7 12” bar for fine work. I find that the 200 and 160 combination are excellent saws and with 4 batteries I can keep up good work rate.

 

I am aware of two other chainsaw carvers in my area have converted to using cordless saws

 

My main issue is that my choice of bars is limited because currently only Sugihara make the R7 open ended mount for the Stihl fitting to the cordless saws. (1/4 PM3 chain). I have been liaising with Rob at Chainsawbars to source a Canon bar to try but we don’t know if it will fit. None available at present.

Does anyone have experience of suitable carving bars for these cordless saws. Also, anyone else using cordless for carving?

 

I am an amateur but love carving. I attach a couple of photos.

 

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I have no experience of battery saws although I'm interested to know the outcome. You're definitely speaking to the right person with Rob Dyer, but if he hasn't the saws at hand he won't be able to see any discrepancies between bar mounts etc.
Si O"Rourke uses stihl battery saws, might be worth contacting him. He's on here occasionally but you're probably best emailing him [emoji106]

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