Today I went to the area in my town where chainsaw and trimmer shops are.
There at last a guy showed me the clutch from a Stihl chainsaw.That clutch
seems adecuate but it would take some hacking.
Do chainsaw clutches have metal shoes as a norm? And are metal shoes superior
to fiber lined ones?
BTW, why are trimmer spares so expensive? One would think they are gold
plated or something.

Every chainsaw clutch I have ever seen has had metal shoes . They stand
up very well in commercial chain saws . Metal shoes in the commercial
trimmers as well but they seem not to last long . As to price , well no
competition in the parts market keeps the prices high I would guess . Luck
Ken Cutt