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2 chains at £15 each is £30. The saw is only £50. So to break even there would need to
be a 60%
chance of the original chain killing it.

I'm still undecided whether to go Titan or something 2-3 x the price.

As you like sharpening things and could probably get the time down with practice,
unless you're super-fit, providing you had 2 sharp chains before the start of a
job I can't see you outlasting the saw - over a day's sawing at least.

Maybe after 20 or 30 such days the saw may give up, but you'll
have had your money's worth by then.

Someone on here mentioned plastic gears and I don't know whether
they were serious or not. But other than that for ocasional use
with a sharp chain* its difficult to see what's to be gained by spending a lot.

All the thing is, is an electric motor, driving a wheel which engages the chain
which runs around the arm. That and the braking mechanisms. By the very
nature of chainsaws its difficult to see why anyone would need to run one
continuously for over a minute say. Except up a tree lopping small stuff
obviouisly, but that's not we're talking about here.

*Regardless of technicalities, its easy enough to recognise a blunt chain
when you try to use one. The bugger simply won't cut - even when fitted the
right way around.


michael adams

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