Zombosis
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Thanks for the great advice and time you must have put into your answers. Having given this more thought, and taken on board the feedback I agree with your suggestions. I don’t have the money to buy a multi thousand pound machine on the off chance it’d get some use presently, and it’s a bit of a chicken and egg business as in I can’t promote it until I’m able to fulfil the service. Regarding hand filing, I wouldn’t say I’m any sort of guru or anything, but like you say it’s a cheap entry into the market and carries less risk than some high production machine that might seldom run. The notes on postage were interesting, and you’re right that multiple chains would have to be sent to justify postage costs which will probably rise steeply if the fuel price situation escalates. This might exclude the home users who just buy an electric chainsaw from B&Q or Screwfix and don’t have any spare chains. (The people who tell you they’ve got a 16” ‘blade’) 😆 I think I will really work on my hand sharpening for now and see how scalable it is. If anyone has any other suggestions or advice I’m all ears. Thank You and Happy Easter all.
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Thanks, I think you posted this as I was typing a response expressing an interest in the Portek. What’s you company name and what do you sell them for? (If that is permitted on here).
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Thanks for that information, I’m getting more cautious of extra ‘features’ on things as the supply chain breaks down and want to eliminate future problems. As you assured me the system is fairly robust and essential, I may be over thinking things! I take it you are using the 620-230? I’m wondering whether the Portek Mk4 might be worth a punt at under £200? I’m guessing it’ll be made in China, but so was the ‘Italian’ Tecomec and I’d imagine the Oregon too?
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Oregon 520-230? I’m kind of leaning towards if I do get something, to get a manual clamp version. I can’t see me being super busy judging by the comments and feedback, and I worry the the hydraulic system will fail, making the unit useless until repaired.
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Thanks for the insight and pricing. I’m tending towards abandoning this idea until I can afford the automatic machine which won’t be for a while, if I ever do it. May I ask what machine/s you are using? I’m nowhere near you geographically by the way, and wasn’t looking at this a mail order business.
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Thanks for the feedback, cheapest automated machine I found is £912.00. If the venture flopped it'd be an expensive door stop! 😞 I see the Portek Ultra Mk4 has the same features as the 620-230 Oregon, but it's 2/3 of the price, so might be worth a punt if this isn't going to be a big earner (judging by the poll so far). I appreciate all your honest feedback.
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Hello all, I'd like some advice please? I am considering offering a chain sharpening service in my local area, as part of a wider range of sharpening services to provide some sideline income. My plan was to buy the 'top of the range' Oregon 620-230 sharpening grinder which seems to cover all chain sizes, and has the addition of a hydraulic lock to remove the need to manually clamp the chain before each grind. My fears are that I'd be throwing £300 away on a machine that would barely see much action (other than the few chains I'd sharpen for home use). Am I right in thinking that you professional arborists all either sharpen your own chains by hand in the field, or own such a machine yourselves and will sharpen all your chains on a Sunday morning? A person advertising online was charging £7.50 per chain, which I thought seemed a bit steep, but I'd like to hear the members' opinions. If I didn't have a market within the arborist community, I don't think the few domestic users that have a saw for firewood/pruning etc would provide enough income to pay for the machine in any reasonable timescale, so it might be a dead duck of an idea. I was a member years ago so I know the good natured banter here and I'm awaiting some 'good ol' fashioned p-taking' and the like What do you people think? Also, if you have views on such machines vs hand sharpening I'd be willing to hear those too. I'm a bit worried that the hydraulic feature is jest another thing to go wrong, like floor jack, hydraulic presses etc, which invariably leak and lose pressure as the seals degrade. Over to the floor.....
