Saker mini chainsaw

[Gabe]

Hello everyone,

I'm considering purchasing a Saker mini chainsaw for some light gardening work, and wanted to know if you have any experiences with this brand. More specifically, I want to know its performance, durability and practicality.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Sincerely,

[dewaltdisney]

Don't focus on brand get any 24v, there are loads of Chinese mini chainsaws. I paid £30 for mine and I have hammered it. A charge lasts me all day. Chains are cheap but I run a file over the teeth to sharpen them, a few minutes job.i did a thread on them, when I am on my laptop I will post a link. One of the best tools I have bought.

DWD

[dewaltdisney]

You might find this interesting viewtopic.php?t=105075&hilit=mini+chainsaw

DWD

[Neelix]

I’ve got one. It’s a vicious tool that could do serious injuries

[peter c]

As Neelix says a vicious little tool. Certainly cuts quickly and in the wrong hands could be very dangerous! Fortunately I have used several chainsaws over the years and I am aware of their uses and dangers.
HTH
Peter C

[dewaltdisney]

Like any tool in the hands of a fool, it can be dangerous yes. I wear a thick pair of rigger gloves and although I have a chainsaw hard hat and mesh visor I only wear that when using my big chainsaws that have a risk of kickback. My mini saw has a safety button that has to be pushed in to activate it, the merest move stops it out which can be annoying. In the four years of using it, I have never had any memorable moments where I thought that was close. The dangerous time is stripping when you use it to whittle branches off sawn-off limbs. The saw can get too close to your legs with the downward cutting arc and I have a safe process to do this safely that takes the saw away from me. All common sense really, just stop work when you are tired that is when accidents can happen.

I would recommend one with a sprung splash guard that covers the top of the blade. This is like mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajp80j0wp5U

DWD