Rob D

I meant to put CS39! And you can get one if you send me evidence of the courses you're booked to do. Echo have asked that evidence be seen when ordering a top handled saw hence the request. A top handled saw is very different to a ground saw - because of it's being designed for (if needed) one handed use. With the MS200T and the like it's pretty heavy work using it one handed on the ground - with these much lighter saws it is easy and therefore very very tempting. Already seen plenty of vids as below for sawing up thin diameter branches into firewood. [ame] [/ame]

The tungsten chains can also snap heads - and prob will trying to cut into the ground if there are stones. You are better (as said) buying the cheap and cheerful piranha chains, give them a harsh and fast sharpen a couple of times then replace.

Nice tidy stacking there and again very good attention to detail cleaning the boards of all sawdust

No prob Patrick - let me know how you get on and hopefully the same issue does not happen again.

The new Echo saws seem to be superb - got an Echo 501SX and it's a great saw and runs well straight out the box!

Looks a good sized log - do you have any of the pics inbetween?

Cheers Steve

Yep that handle does need better glue... As for the felling lever attachment I mentioned that to them a while ago and i think they are finally making one now!

That's the one can't see the EDIT button to change that... You can also get there by Sugihara Guide Bars

Again one of those vids been meaning to make for a while. Actually changing the nose sprocket even with basic tools is pretty easy. Main thing is that you have a good solid metal base. You can get the Sugi nose changing kits here Products for the category: Bar maintenance tools Video is here: [ame] [/ame]

This is not a new site but haven't really got round to promoting it much Still unfinished but now starting to take shape. All bars listed here are the actual physical pictures of every single bar. Few people have asked - why have a new site? why not just add the bars to chainsawbars.co.uk and have done with it? Main reason is chainsawbars.co.uk was designed to work with standard set ups ie. if your MS261 comes with a .325 .063 drive sprocket that's what the bar and chain selectors throw up. Sugihara has all bar options - and now chains to match. Soon we are hoping to add the drive sprockets which will be tailored to match the saw and bar combo ie. you want to try a 3/8 lo pro set up on your MS261 - when we add sprockets you should be able to do this from one page and it should be easy and straightforward. Anyways - free shipping on the www.sugiharabarsuk.co.uk website for a while to get people trying it! And any comments or feedback welcomed

These are new bars from Sugihara. Multi mount fitting so will fit pretty much any small saw. They are lighter than the standard 3/8 lp .050 bars by 100 grams and are thinner. You can get a bar and x2 chains here - but this offer ends midnight tonight so don't hang about! OFFERS | Product Categories | Sugihara Guide Bars The reason for fitting is the 3/8 .043 chains take a thinner kerf - this means faster cutting and also seems to give a cleaner cut. Will be interested to see how people find them - I have done a fair bit of cutting with the Echo 390ESX and the combination works well. Drawbacks are you do loose some stiffness and I expect some durability as well. But cuts beautifully Quick vid here as well [ame] [/ame] All bars and chains are free delivery to Mainland UK at the moment.

Sorry late reply Hi - yes we have a few options there have a look on this page: GROUP 4 Husqvarna chainsaws | Product Categories | Sugihara Guide Bars

Ha ha not even worn em in yet!

I think that with these chains it may be down to the chains themselves being inconsistent. I'm thinking of doing a chains style test soon so could include a couple of these Piranha chains in that!

Yep chainsaw mills are always going to be slow - but they can do the wide stuff and are fully portable. Also not everyone can afford a Peterson... A chainsaw mill and a swing mill can't really be compared as the costs are not in the same ball park.

Yes but I think it is .080 gauge rather than .063 (or some of them seem to run .404 .063).

Have a look at this vid! Tidy set up and certainly takes some of the strain out of milling! This is at test stage really but he has a very large beech to do soon.... [ame] [/ame]

I have some maple with similar figuring - not quite burr but something going on! Very attractive - no pics yet as not dry!

That is a great looking bookmatch - almost totally symmetrical!

Nice work James - very much my sort of table!

As far as I can make out Royston just buy their ramps and mills from this factory - they imply on their website that this is their own facility - but as far as I can make out - it isn't! It is just the factory they buy their stuff from!

Many thanks for the support but in the end I'll have to do something as you can't really expect someone to pay so much more for what is effectively more or less the same product. They make little to no money on this mill. They offer no technical support (apart from 'look on youtube'). They have little shipping costs as the mills will be in with their ramps. They have no marketing costs as the product is already well known.

Is there any surplus oil around the bar mount when you take the side cover off? Could be a slight blockage although unlikely on a new bar. I have found on bars it sometimes just takes a few mins for the bar to get lubricated and to start to give that 'spitting effect' off the nose. But on shorter bars this will happen faster and more easily.

Thanks for the pics - I need to have a look at where I clamp my mill to the bar. It may be perhaps down to the powerhead being too far from where the mill clamps to the bar but am assuming like most of us you clamp the mill as close to the saw dogs as possible to get max milling width?