Best electric chainsaw?

[bmp01]

39 minutes ago, Macpherson said:

 

Yep, that's what I thought initially.. I have a cheap Chinese  battery saw branded Greenworks that I bought years ago and it has such a slow chain speed that it does exactly that on small stuff, but what the m/s2 measurement is referring to on electric powered tools is the very slight vibe you can feel on any of them by just holding on and pulling the trigger.

 

What's measured is the m/s2 acceleration after the change of direction of any oscillation no matter  how small.. so I guess that's how the afore mentioned Makita saw can have a greater vibe value than some petrol saws albeit with a tiny amplitude when compared to an IC engine.

I'm still of the view that the vibration of an electric motor spinning by itself is insignificant to almost every thing else in the real life cutting wood situation.

I think the chain and vibration due to cutting is the key to it. When you consider the guide bar is isolated on the petrol chainsaw (it being mounted to the engine which itself is av mounted to handle) where as the guide bar is directly mounted to the handle on an electric saw.  In this case only the flexibility of the plastic handle can dampen the vibration. There isnt much weight in the handle to help either.

 

As an aside, I witnessed a sharp chain with uneven tooth lengths gave a good deal of vibration at the handle, which disappeared once tooth lengths were evened up (MS201T, sensible high chain speeds,  wire spring av).

 

 

[Macpherson]

8 minutes ago, bmp01 said:

I'm still of the view that the vibration of an electric motor spinning by itself is insignificant to almost every thing else in the real life cutting wood situation.

Yeah, I agree with you but I am confused as to the manufactures vibe figures.. as they couldn't take any of the cutting info into consideration as that endlessly varies.

So it's a kind of useless bit of info as most electric motors don't vibrate with enough amplitude to cause any problem... anyway enough of this, cheers👍

[rodp]

I wouldn't mind betting that we got more vibes going to and from work on a British bike in the seventies than all day on any chainsaw nowadays

[Stere]

My karcher pressure washer is high vibes, I don't use it that long/ often though. The high pressure water going though the pipe causes it...

 

I have a mower that is worse than most modern chainsaws.

 

Vibes coming from an engine, would a 4 stroke like a mower,not be  smoother than a 2 stroke machine?

 

All cheapo tools seem alot worse than pro/expensive ones generally. Ok  as long as not used for too long.

 

I think the vibes on a chainsaw comes primary from the chain cutting  but I might be wrong. Ive noticed more if you lower the rakers too much or the chain is not as sharp etc....

 

Recip saws have loads of vibes also some electric sheep shears do.

 

 

Edited May 18, 2022 by Stere

[peatff]

10 hours ago, bmp01 said:

I'm still of the view that the vibration of an electric motor spinning by itself is insignificant to almost every thing else in the real life cutting wood situation.

Irrelevant of what they are doing, cutting wood or grinding metal electric motors cause problems with vibration and resonance, lots of people who have used angle grinders in their work now suffer from vibration white finger and circulation problems.

[bmp01]

1 hour ago, peatff said:

Irrelevant of what they are doing, cutting wood or grinding metal electric motors cause problems with vibration and resonance, lots of people who have used angle grinders in their work now suffer from vibration white finger and circulation problems.

 

More likely its the thing the electric motor is attached to and the job its doing.

I mean - I dont imagine these people just switched on their electric motors and just sat there holding 'em all day 😃 (maybe some did...)

 

Macpherson got it right - manufacturers cant quantify vibration in use, too many variables. 

[topchippyles]

2 hours ago, Stere said:

 electric sheep shears do.

 

 

Most of us do not shear sheep 🤭

[rodp]

Well, I tried the Titan electric chainsaw out today and have to admit I was very impressed. It seems very well built for a cheap electric chainsaw, nice and solid. For the job I was doing it was equally as quick as either the Stihl or Husky petrol ones, but to be fair it's obviously got a brand new chain on, and a lot quieter. I made sure I ran the oil through first before cutting as someone pointed out, and that did take several minutes from new.

  So, thanks gents for the input, very helpful and much appreciated.

[topchippyles]

4 minutes ago, rodp said:

Well, I tried the Titan electric chainsaw out today and have to admit I was very impressed. It seems very well built for a cheap electric chainsaw, nice and solid. For the job I was doing it was equally as quick as either the Stihl or Husky petrol ones, but to be fair it's obviously got a brand new chain on, and a lot quieter. I made sure I ran the oil through first before cutting as someone pointed out, and that did take several minutes from new.

  So, thanks gents for the input, very helpful and much appreciated.

Excellent value for the money.

[Rob D]

On 16/05/2022 at 12:38, renewablejohn said:

I have the Oregon electric chainsaw as a yard saw and it has been brilliant. Would call it more of a professional saw as you have the grunt to cut big stuff the same as my Husky. With that in mind you do have to treat with respect like you would do with any saw doing big stuff. Thought the chain was a bit noddy when I bought it and the sharpening tool a gimmick. How wrong could I have been. 2 seconds from unsharp saw to sharp saw why had I spent all that time in the past hand sharpening saws. So impressed I bought the Oregon sharpening conversion kit for my petrol husky. Only criticism  is the tension mechanism which you do not need spanners for and works really well but has a tendency to slacken over time so you need to get into the habit of checking chain tension prior to starting work which should be an automatic process anyway.

 

I thought the chain was very cool and the sharpening tool an innovation until I used it and realised how wrong i could of been! First one or two goes it's ok and after that all down hill and if you hit something you never get it back to 'truly sharp'. We no longer sell them and unless they were greatly improved... once you have more experience of it and the chain is dull - you go through sharpening process - oh the chain is still dull - go through the sharpening process - still dull... you realise sadly it is more a gimmick.

 

But it was great to see the new idea - but to my mind it simply does not work. There is as yet no easy way of sharpening chain other than pretty much the old fashioned way.

 

Ref 'easy tensioners' agreed - why are they on there because personally I find them a PITA. No need and more fiddly than using a scrench - but I guess for homeowners who would not tension the chain otherwise maybe it works 🙄