How to make your chainsaw yours?

[Arran Turner]

How do you folks mark up your saws with your name or company name?

Just to be safe if it gets stolen and you can prove its yours?

 

Thank you

 

Arran

[delabodge]

we burn our postcode onto as many parts as poss,and also use ultra violet pen,thingy,,but too be honest likey hood of seeing them again isnt good,,my repair place check serial numbers,,which helps,,,,,

[Danavan]

Lots of engraving on parts that will make the saw undesirable to look at to a prospective buyer on areas that will mean alot of work & £ to bother with, i.e fuel tank, base of the unit, some smaller areas inside the workings that are only accessible from a break down for maintenance. You probably wont get your nicked saw back but it may annoy the person who is selling it as the value may not be as much as with a clean unspoiled saw.

[Breezeblock]

break em

[marsonpee]

Just the same way my dog makes his things his....

[predator]

i thought of area colour coding inc notches dia grinding fins to relate owner in that area etc sw nw se ne etc etc then a picture on here if it gets nicked etc scuffs scrapes n all like a data base but keep it upto date ???????? would be a pain to get rid and police could access to return to rightful owner then too BUT WOULD THEY BE A**ED or just send to auction for policemans ball sold with police reciept etc ?????

[BobG]

I engrave my house name, postcode and the words 'stolen from' on all my kit. Obviously I've reduced the 2nd hand value but then I run my kit into the ground so it's not an issue for me.

[Arran Turner]

Good answers folks, Im not worried about 2nd hand value as im sure ill run my saw into the ground

 

Does anyone use a soldering iron to engrave or is this a bad idea

 

Arran

[porky]

I use a soldering iron to engrave post code, name and date.

If you sprayed the whole saw pink, would that deter somebody from nicking it?

[Al Baker]

Hycote Spray Paint Fluorescent Pink (UK471) | Car Parts and Accessories from The Happy Motorist

 

 

Potentially a good idea, however that would mean that all pink saws were (more often than not) stolen saws.

Edited January 17, 2012 by Al Baker