Electric Chainsaw Sharpener

[peanut2]

I thought there was a discussion on this some time ago but I cannot find it now.  I am interested in buying an electric chainsaw sharpener.  For those that have one, and are very happy with it, could you please tell me the brand you are using and the wattage eg 350w?

Thankyou

Peanut

[dales133]

Mate of mine in NZ has some realy good 12v ones he runs off the car battery.
He cut firewood for a living for a few years so they copped a thrashing and never missed a beat.
If your interested i? call him and get more info

[Bird]

http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=9050.0
http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=36547.0

[jk]

A mate of mine put me onto one of these, plugs into the car or camper Anderson Plugs and takes no time to touch up a chain    . It's small and easy to carry/transport, but I've added the Anderson Plug as it came with alligator clips.

Cheers
John K

[Footy Shorts Shane]

http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=43670.msg731928#top

[Jackdawg]

Father has used those for years and loves them, one is on my "one day" list, I take a bit better care of my saw and cut a fair bit less wood (and less ground  ) than him, he has a house heater, I only cut when I camp or clean up after a storm, so I get buy with the old hand file ok.

[dales133]

A mate of mine put me onto one of these, plugs into the car or camper Anderson Plugs and takes no time to touch up a chain    . It's small and easy to carry/transport, but I've added the Anderson Plug as it came with alligator clips.

Cheers
John K

Yea thats the type i was talking about

[peanut2]

Was thinking more along the line of the ones that you put the chain in and set your angles and then has a sharpening disk that comes down and sharpens each link exactly the same.

Peanut

[grafy82]

I bought 1 of these eBay cheapies. Goes great and although not a lot of heavy use, still going after 5 years.

[Rocky and Bullwinkle]

I live in the country and I have cut a fair amount of fire wood, I only use a file. Carry a spare chain, a mate used a 12v sharpener and his always needed a touch when we are out together. I usually get 3-4 ute loads of wood out of a sharpen. My chainsaw came with the 12v sharpener still in the box from 6 years ago.

[McTavish]

Reviving an old thread - but came across this online.   Thought it might interest some guys here...

Powersharp Chainsaw sharpener.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HonJ4aMGBiA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THLg6EgLJk8

[KingBilly]

I like it    Thanks for sharing

KB

[rinandstumpy]

supachimp have one thats  easy to use i forget the wattage but very easy to use and about $50 bucks or so to buy the replacement sharpening discs are about $13 bucks, well worth the outlay.

[tryagain]

Thought it might interest some guys here...

Powersharp Chainsaw sharpener.

Looks like a good idea, some mixed reviews on amazon but will probably give it a go as I need a new bar anyway.

[Coiled]

I use one of these. Brings back a perfect straight edge with squared edges and only takes 5 minutes for a chain. Super easy for a dummy and I carry a spare chain if it goes dull in the bush (it is still in the box).

https://www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-85w-chainsaw-sharpener_p3370035

[2010banditsa]

can you do the tungsten blades with an electric sharpener? I know you cant do em with a file

[Hoyks]

Reviving an old thread - but came across this online.   Thought it might interest some guys here...

Powersharp Chainsaw sharpener.

I bought one when I was in the US at the start of the year. I find it works well, if the chain starts getting a bit dull then strap on the sharpener and 3 seconds later you are good to go.
They are cheap over there, here, not so much.

The teeth are a bit more delicate than the standard chains and I have bent one and it led to the chain jamming in logs which was a bit annoying. It has worn down so isn't an issue any more. I think the chains are more suited to cutting American soft woods than dry Aussie ironbark, but it still goes well.

I had to hunt around to get the stuff there though (not much call for chainsaws in Arizona I suppose) and it didn't look like the idea was really taking off, so I wouldn't be surprised if this good idea withered and died. I got a new bar (you need a new bar to suit the sharpener), the sharpener and 3 chains (chains come with a new sharpening stone), so I should be good to go for a while at least.

[McTavish]

Bit of a pain to need to use a proprietary chain too.   The bar I get as the tool needs to clip in nice and solid. 

[Rocky and Bullwinkle]

A mate of mine put me onto one of these, plugs into the car or camper Anderson Plugs and takes no time to touch up a chain    . It's small and easy to carry/transport, but I've added the Anderson Plug as it came with alligator clips.

Cheers
John K

I have one just like this, never used it, always a file. I can usually cut two or three ute loads before needing a sharpen.

greg