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  1. TurtleWoods72
    I’d say that’s exactly the sort of thing I’d be using this saw for, just cutting back growth in my own garden, as per your photo. For firewood I’d use one of my larger saws as I have 43, 50, 56 and 65cc options on hand. I wasn’t worried that the quality would affect cutting performance as much as worrying about one of these cheapo chains actually snapping and maiming me. At least one of the amazon negative reviews claimed the chain had snapped whilst in use. This terrifies me to be honest.
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    Thanks for that info! I think I’d just take the whole thing off with a die grinder from what you’ve said. You’re right, the sprocket cover is cheap as chips at around a fiver! Might order a few just in case.
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    P.S. I’m now torn regarding the bar choice, as I’ve had advice for and against using the El Cheapo setup. lol 😂 I take onboard your argument for the larger radius bar though, so maybe if I can find a higher quality chain or even bar and chain combo with this shape I will avoid the chain flinging antics you experienced. I’ve even gone so far as to make a little guard to protect the chain catcher tab thing. I cut a small length of old hosepipe and soaked it in boiling water for a few minutes to soften the pipe, then trimmed to size, heated again and lifted out of the water using long nosed pliers. By opening the pliers inside the pipe I managed to reshape a more triangular profile and then slip it over the plastic tab on my outer cover before it cooled down and hardened. Almost got a good colour match too, but it’s a bit off lol.
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    Thanks for your comment, and reassurance that I bought wisely. I bought my first petrol saw back in 2009, and in my budget I could have had a low end Stihl or a Makita DCS4301. I was leaning toward the Stihl as I’d bought an FS90 line trimmer from the same shop and loved it. The sales guy who actually knew his stuff, extolled the virtues of the cheaper Makita (around £300 if I recall) over the Stihl, and pointed out as you have that it had features expected on a ‘pro’ saw. I took his advice and although driving away I had a nagging doubt I’d purchased something inferior, I took the Makita. Once I’d set it up and used it to power through a load of firewood logs I’d been eager to cut up, I knew I’d bought an absolute ripper! Compared to the feeble B&Q electric chainsaw it replaced, it felt like a wailing banshee! I won’t bore you with my subsequent saw purchases, but I did snaffle up one of if not the last available DCS4301 albeit a Chinese made one when I started to see them go out of stock everywhere. That’s still in the box. I also owned and regrettably sold a DCS5121 promo in the nice metal box. When it came to buying another, this time smaller saw I naturally sought out another Makita and was delighted to find this EA3500 being new and German made! That’s the plan, not sure whether to run it in and then whip the cat out, or get it done from the get go and tune from there? Also can you advise how I go about removing it, since the cat housing seems to act as an integral gasket in the exhaust assembly.
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    Sorry if i misquoted you, I couldn’t find the thread where I’d read about the kit so had to ad lib from memory. I think I’ll do as you have and save the bar and chains for a ‘beater set’ and stick to the OE bar and chain for now. I think they’d fit the electric chainsaw I gave my dad, so I might give them to him as spares.
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    Thanks you once again Stubby, you always save me a mishap with your wisdom and quick replies. 🙂
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    Soooo, I should put the OE bar and chain back on and keep the new purchase for a rainy day?
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    Just to add, the profile on the nose sprocket end is way ‘beefier’ and more rounded than the little Makita bar, which I assumed might offer less restrictive movement? (I have no idea) I suppose the end sprocket efficiencies will determine that?
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    In a fit of impulsive indulgence, I bought a cheap and cheerful 14” 3/8” 0.050 1.3mm bar and FOUR yes FOUR whole chains, for the pocket friendly price of £23.00! I wouldn’t normally have thought of amazon for such ancillaries, but in another thread where a hapless chap had an old knackered chain and bar, a helpful Arbtalk member pointed these out to him and claimed they were good quality and lasted well or words to that effect. Now that I have them, and have fitted the bar and one of the chains to my new (as of yet unused) Makita EA3500S, I’m starting to double guess myself. The bar itself seems very hefty, so much so that despite being 2” shorter than the OE Makita bar, it’s considerably heavier, making the balance of the saw more nose heavy. The chains themselves are pretty normal looking, but came in a little bag with a small sticker on denoting the size using that all too familiar ‘Chinese’ font, that you see on all their products. I will try to upload some photos tomorrow when I’ve got good daylight, but wondered what you guys thought about the safety of these sort of ‘bargains’? 🥺 I can’t send them back as I ripped the box but I’d rather lose 23 quid than an arm, eye or testicle. 😵‍💫 Heres the link with lots of glowing reports, mostly from home gamers like myself.. 🤭 4-Pack Chainsaw Chains with 14-Inch (35 cm) Chainsaw Guide Bar, 14" Guide Bar, Replacement Chain Saw Chains - 3/8" Pitch - 52 Driver Links - 0.050"(1.3mm) Gauge : Amazon.co.uk: Garden WWW.AMAZON.CO.UK 4-Pack Chainsaw Chains with 14-Inch (35 cm) Chainsaw Guide Bar, 14" Guide Bar, Replacement Chain Saw Chains - 3/8" Pitch - 52 Driver Links - 0.050"(1.3mm) Gauge : Amazon.co.uk:...
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    No beard here, shaved yesterday and my IPA from Aldi was clear and delicious. 😋 Is ‘bar oil’ wrong then? I should maybe change the title, but Stubby seemed to know what I meant. 🤨
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    Well if it doesn’t get any more controversial than an OIL THREAD, OIL BE DAMNED! 😄😃😁 Hello again folks. Having just been tipped off as to run in the engine on my newest saw, I’m curious as to what the current trend is regarding what BAR OIL is best? Thos who were around when I first joined the site and posted may distantly my nightmare with a new Stihl MS391 which refused to oil the bar. After much back and forth we (Arbtalk and I) managed to square it away to the overly thick Makita branded chain oil I was using. It’s syrupy thickness, challenged only by the likes of Diane Abbot, Angela Raynor and David Lammy, caused a lack of flow to the bar and chain, and was remedied by a flush and refill. (I thin with Oregon oil) Now I need to ask you people what you use currently and how you’ve come to that conclusion, if you will? Many thanks to all who have helped me, past, present and future ! 😁🫡
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    So funny that you say that, as most of the Americano YouTuber videos recommended that exact same thing, sit it outside in idle for a few tanks and then introduce it to the ugly world of throttle 😄. I guess it was a blessing that I came back and checked with your guys. After all it seemed counter intuitive to not seat the piston rings, and risk cylinder glaze through limp wristed initial running. You blokes are the best!
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    So it seems unanimous, start it up, cut some sh🙃t and don’t go bonkers for the first few hours. Perfect! Probably what I did with all my other 2 stroke gear without giving it so much as a second thought! Thanks guys. 🫡😁
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    It’s gonna get controversial round these parts! 😳😳😳 Well hello everyone, long time no post!! Ok, so I just bought myself another little chainsaw, a brand new 2014 model German made Makita EA3500. 😃 The thing’s a little Bobby dazzler and almost feels like a keychain ornament compared to my bigger saws. I was honestly expecting it to have the same form factor as my DCS4301s but this thing is dinky, I love it! 😻 Its never going to see a big log as I’ve got other guys in the collection for that stuff, this is going to be a branch remover, and trimming saw, where the heavier stuff is just too much to muscle about. Anyway, enough digressions….. Being the wrong side of 50 now, I’ve become a bit of a perfectionist, and probably overthink a lot of stuff. In particular how to break in new engines, be they a car, motorcycle, or garden machinery….. Now I can’t even remember what I’d did with my other saws, it’s so long since I bought a new one, and I think I’m normally just too excited and eager to go and use the thing to make a ‘run in plan’, but this time I want to get it right. I’m sure I’ll get varying opinions and will have to weigh up the arguments for and against various ‘techniques’, but I’d really like to know what you guys (the professionals) do and advise I do. I’m almost tempted never to add fluids and just leave it on the desk as an ornament it’s so cute and pretty 🥰🙂😄…but the wife will threaten to yeet it in the bin if I push my luck lol 😂 Let it rip guys…in 3….2…..1 😁😁😁
  16. TurtleWoods72
    Got an FS90 in bits on my floor. Avoid. Buy something Japanese. Tanaka Echo Kawasaki

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