What's on your bench today?

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

21 minutes ago, swinny said:

In fairness saws are a disposable item nowadays. Work them hard and when they play up just get new. Cannt afford down time or messing about. Change saws every 2 years or so depending when they start playing up. That said its only been the newer saws that this happens with. Have some older stihls that are still spot on! 

 

Been looking recently to replace a saw but dont like mtronic etc so either buy second hand and clean or new and m tronic. Both options are not great

There are a lot of sellers on ebay from Germany with brand new old style saws but they seem to be quite high priced though 

 

Jack 

[swinny]

12 minutes ago, Jwoodgardenmaintenance said:

There are a lot of sellers on ebay from Germany with brand new old style saws but they seem to be quite high priced though 

 

Jack 

Some models could well be worth it in fairness. 

 

Once of a day you’d buy a saw with either badge on and you knew what you were getting....

 

nowadays m tronic and failures and cheap crappy plastic seems all thats produced

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

I've just found a 346xp brand new from Germany for £515 + £68 postage and import taxes so only £80-£90 more expensive than the £550xp but apparantley more reliable so going to get it ordered in a week or two when the founds allow

Jack 

[spudulike]

You can have a business model where you run a saw for two years and sell it on and buy new irrespective of whether it is a decent saw or not. From what I see, most run them till they drop and only then get them serviced, sold on or chucked under the bench. Getting a wreck of a saw ported makes me laugh as it is a bit like taking your grans clapped out fiesta with 150k miles on the clock to the local tuning shop and getting a turbo bolted on and a low ride kit!

Cleaning a saw with typical dirt on it should take 30-45 mins, the stuff I get in sometimes takes 2 hours which is pretty unacceptable for a work tool and you do look a bit of a dick when you cant start the tool of your trade for 45 mins because you haven't had it serviced and cleaned regularly.

WYK - fines, not too bad but the tank breather was fully covered and that blocked air filter will act like a partial choke and will richen the saw stopping it revving well!

[Rough Hewn]

I'm looking at buying a whole new hd2 filter for each saw.
Once the fines get in mine block in hour of cutting.
It's worse milling.
Will need to swap every day and wash of an evening.
Might have to buy a compressor for cleaning too. [emoji51]

[Rough Hewn]

Any one recommend a cheap air compressor?

[bigtreedon]

Any one recommend a cheap air compressor?

I got a decent one from screw fix 100 quid

[Ratman]

Any one recommend a cheap air compressor?

For simple tasks like that Rough, blowing an odd air/vacuum filter out or blowing dust off yourself, blowing a car tyre up etc then one of the lidl/aldi compressors would do ya.

[Rough Hewn]

Thanks guys, I'll have a look next weekend.
[emoji106]

[Ratman]

Thanks guys, I'll have a look next weekend.
[emoji106]

Full air tool range at lidl at mo, compressor is £99 with 3yr warranty, and got loads of air tool options to buy, got small kit with blow gun and air coil with accessories for £9.99. I dont think you can go far wrong for what they are [emoji106]