Chain Sharpening as a business?

[muttley9050]

chain saw sharpening wheel

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More Superhard can provide diamond & CBN chain saw sharpening wheel and pink aluminum oxide grinding wheel

[gand]

We charge £6.50 +vat for chains up to 25" and £8.50 if above. It's a couple of quid more if on the machine, and the saw gets a good clean at the same time.

[Dan Maynard]

Can't see it being business amongst arborists, I would just run a file over without taking it off.

[gand]

Also I'd say 85% of sharpening is domestic/agricultural 

[Zombosis]

14 minutes ago, gand said:

Also I'd say 85% of sharpening is domestic/agricultural 

Thanks for the insight and pricing. I’m tending towards abandoning this idea until I can afford the automatic machine which won’t be for a while, if I ever do it.

 

May I ask what machine/s you are using? I’m nowhere near you geographically by the way, and wasn’t looking at this a mail order business.

[gand]

It's a oregon one, manual clamp takes no time at all to be honest. It probably only takes less than a second to knock the clamp on

[Zombosis]

15 minutes ago, gand said:

It's a oregon one, manual clamp takes no time at all to be honest. It probably only takes less than a second to knock the clamp on

Oregon 520-230? I’m kind of leaning towards if I do get something, to get a manual clamp version. I can’t see me being super busy judging by the comments and feedback, and I worry the the hydraulic system will fail, making the unit useless until repaired. 

[trigger_andy]

Oregon 520-230? I’m kind of leaning towards if I do get something, to get a manual clamp version. I can’t see me being super busy judging by the comments and feedback, and I worry the the hydraulic system will fail, making the unit useless until repaired. 

The hydraulics are so simple they don’t really fail. Replacement parts are readily available. You do have to re-charge the oil every 3-5 years though. I’d hate to have to go back to a manual clamp. The hydraulics far more efficient.

[gand]

To be honest I couldn't tell you what model it is until I'm stood in front of it. All I know is, it's very similar to the portek one we have in stock. 

[Zombosis]

4 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

 

 

The hydraulics are so simple they don’t really fail. Replacement parts are readily available. You do have to re-charge the oil every 3-5 years though. I’d hate to have to go back to a manual clamp. The hydraulics far more efficient.

 

 

Thanks for that information, I’m getting more cautious of extra ‘features’ on things as the supply chain breaks down and want to eliminate future problems. As you assured me the system is fairly robust and essential, I may be over thinking things! I take it you are using the 620-230?
 

I’m wondering whether the Portek Mk4 might be worth a punt at under £200? I’m guessing it’ll be made in China, but so was the ‘Italian’ Tecomec and I’d imagine the Oregon too?