@D4Xtrade Right you are. My dad bought one from Sears way back when -- like 1967 or so. It used a "Barracuda" chain that had teeth that stuck way up. There was a stone beneath the chain cover and there was a tool that looked like a screwdriver that hooked to one side to pull the stone out with. You'd pull the stone out and rev the motor just faster than idle so that the chain moved. Result? Some sparks and a moderately sharp chain. I guess it worked okay. Not the saw expert then that I am now.
Just checked this system out at a local merchant. It looks impressive, but a bit misleading - you don't just buy the sharpener at about £30, you also have to buy the dedicated chain and chain bar so the whole kit comes in at about £60 all told. I'm thinking hard before spending that much because I can already sharpen my saw chains, and for sixty quid, I can buy at least four new chains. On the 'up' side, it does look good if you need to keep cutting and time is short.
The concept isn't new; some Sears/Roper chainsaws had this feature back in the late '70's. My observations were then that this is for the very casual user. Most folks tended to over-sharpen their chain resulting in drastically shortened chain life. The very nature of this chain (Powersharp) w/ it's inverted cutting tooth make it more vulnerable to dulling from whatever source.
No wonder all those boys saws are going blunt, they're cutting with the end of their bar and pointing it downwards, certainly not industry best practice!!
I would like to know if the rakers on that chain limit the depth of cutting and slow the saw down like on the horrible safety chains that are designed to stop kick back.
I would also like to know how it would work on a large 32" chain that has just hit a lump of metal thats been hiding in the centre of a piece of trunk wood?
@D4Xtrade Right you are. My dad bought one from Sears way back when -- like 1967 or so. It used a "Barracuda" chain that had teeth that stuck way up. There was a stone beneath the chain cover and there was a tool that looked like a screwdriver that hooked to one side to pull the stone out with. You'd pull the stone out and rev the motor just faster than idle so that the chain moved. Result? Some sparks and a moderately sharp chain. I guess it worked okay. Not the saw expert then that I am now.
localcrew 1 month ago
N'acheter surtout pas une tronçonneuse équipée de ça en 18"!!
sweetend29 1 month ago
what kind of chain is that??
whats it's name i want to buy one of that chains to use my powersharp and i dont now what chain to buy...
nteves1 2 months ago
thats just lazy man sharpning,be no gud 2 me,,dont use a chainsaw if u cant sharpn wit a round file
hunterboi2011 9 months ago
I'll wait for more reviews before I consider this.
Drtool3 1 year ago
Just checked this system out at a local merchant. It looks impressive, but a bit misleading - you don't just buy the sharpener at about £30, you also have to buy the dedicated chain and chain bar so the whole kit comes in at about £60 all told. I'm thinking hard before spending that much because I can already sharpen my saw chains, and for sixty quid, I can buy at least four new chains. On the 'up' side, it does look good if you need to keep cutting and time is short.
s10m0t10n 1 year ago
The concept isn't new; some Sears/Roper chainsaws had this feature back in the late '70's. My observations were then that this is for the very casual user. Most folks tended to over-sharpen their chain resulting in drastically shortened chain life. The very nature of this chain (Powersharp) w/ it's inverted cutting tooth make it more vulnerable to dulling from whatever source.
D4Xtrade 1 year ago
So, who's used one of these thing??? That is one weird looking chain.
boydb56 1 year ago
No wonder all those boys saws are going blunt, they're cutting with the end of their bar and pointing it downwards, certainly not industry best practice!!
I would like to know if the rakers on that chain limit the depth of cutting and slow the saw down like on the horrible safety chains that are designed to stop kick back.
I would also like to know how it would work on a large 32" chain that has just hit a lump of metal thats been hiding in the centre of a piece of trunk wood?
funkilee 1 year ago