Help with saw.

[Joe Newton]

6 hours ago, monkeybusiness said:

Just trying to keep them safe, old crap like that wants taking out of circulation. 
 

Can’t do anything charitable without being falsely accused of an ulterior motive - ridiculous! 

No you weren't, you were trying to get your hands on a bargain under the guise of doing someone a favour.

 

How very charitable. 

[scbk]

Always hard to tell what posts are serious 

 

I suggest the op gets a 10" knife (sword) for his saw. That would be ideal for cutting pallets.

You need to be careful though, wear a stout pair of boots and a motorcycle helmet

Edited May 31 by scbk

[Steven P]

Too cynical scbk.... trying to work out the same....

 

Me, if it was just pallets for kindling, a crow bar / pry bar, working against one of the sleepers that have blunted the chain and they will just pop apart.

[monkeybusiness]

20 minutes ago, Joe Newton said:

No you weren't, you were trying to get your hands on a bargain under the guise of doing someone a favour.

 

How very charitable. 

That’s not a very nice insinuation at all!

[spudulike]

Just stick it on eBay and then purchase a much more suitable modern saw. These old bangers are worth some silly money to collectors and it would just break your back if you use it for an hour or two.

The knife/blade is a "Bar" and the part that cuts is the "Chain". Even if you fit a smaller bar, the AV and weight will still not be good.

[Hobbylogger]

Reference the pallets, I like to cut the long flat pieces off the blocks of wood so I can save the lengths as it's good useful timber. I have tried a pry bar in the past but it tends to split the wood. Don't have a sawsall unfortunately but I'm trying to do it away from the electricity (hence no black and decker)

 

Few more questions (although we haven't answered many of the original ones yet?)

 

Firstly the blade brake seems to come back slightly too far? Is this normal for these saws, I've had a look underneath where I think the brake is and the cog that turns the chain seems to have some play left and right? Could this be part of the problem.

 

Secondly I've been kindly offered this 038 "Farm Boss" which is apparently a much better saw for what I want and is built to last with the parts still easily available. he's happy to swap for £100+ postage?  Does that sound right?

[GarethM]

A £40 reciprocating saw makes mincemeat of pallets but it's also the dust.

 

Pallets are generally made of horrible hemlock, so less dust is better.

 

I tended to make a stack and just work my way down, about 2 minutes a pallet and it's cut to a suitable length and I then used a wheelie bin.

 

Your saw is too long for such work, you'll end up with it kicking back!. Just say NO!.

[Hobbylogger]

Do you think that Stihl would do a better job then?

[GarethM]

5 minutes ago, Hobbylogger said:

Do you think that Stihl would do a better job then?

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[Stere]

No as chainsaw not the right tool for pallets imo

 

Recip saw plus

 

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Edited May 31 by Stere