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[treequip]

The DIY logger brigade is definitely a (small) market. Just make sure they come to you first because most of the “saw sharpening” services use a grinder and blue the teeth and ignore the depth gauges.

 

Should do you well. Think about advertising the service in the local garden centre or even a line entry in the local rag.

[RobRainford]

Well I have adverts out already after domestic tree jobs but I'm in two minds about adding a couple of lines or making a separate advert!

 

I have a grinder which needs the fan as it got dropped so currently I'm using a guide bar mounted sharpened. But I actually prefer using that although it takes longer. For the depth gauges I use my dremel with a stone and the guage tool from stihl. It's a good combo!

 

Maybe even a sign on the road outside?

[Gareth Dalzell]

If you are looking for a group of people who can't sharpen their saws (in my opinion as we come across it every week) you should target the landscapers. Also builders who use saws. Two groups of people who we are always getting asked to adjust or sharpen saws for. As others mentioned arb types generally can do their own but landscapers and builders now there's a market! Just an observation - no offence made to any landscapers out there - after all that's what we are only all my guys have the NPTC certs before they get near a chainsaw. Go for it!

[18 stoner]

This group of people who cant maintain saws are probably the ones that cant use them either.

 

I will not sharpen for others, instead offer them a saw "use" service

 

I think it would be a cheek buying a saw from B&Q then going to a pro and asking for him to sharpen it

 

Just me i guess

[Marko]

Home users, builders and landscapers may be a good market to get into: if you can help them with the little problems with their saws then they might give you the business when the job is too big.

[ad15]

you'll be needing alot of file sizes,,,

[RobRainford]

you'll be needing alot of file sizes,,,

 

 

If I sort mygrinder out then I only need two sizes! I'll have to start being able to guess the chain gauge and pitch and type now.

 

Very steep learning curve in this game!

[ad15]

ohh nice work.. didnt think of that

[RobRainford]

ohh nice work.. didnt think of that

 

Plus the b& brigade won't exactly know what is the best sharpening technique and the grinder does a good job anyway.

 

The only tool I need is a compressor.

[Andy Collins]

I have several hobby/farmers and others bring their saws in for a clean and sharpen, I charge 16.25 an hour (min 1hr) plus parts/chains etc, it surprises me how many cant be bothered to get the right file to do their own saws. I dont want to do it full-time, in fact cant think of anything worse, but it pays for a few beers come pub o'clock:thumbup1: