Power tools

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Medusa
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Re: Power tools

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Husband has a huge arsenal of power tools for his trade. I tend to ooh and ah a lot at power tools but only had a Ryobi reciprocating saw of my own for cutting up pallets for firewood as I struggled with a chainsaw. I let him borrow it and he broke it so now Im sawless. I need a replacement but am reluctant to buy a similar item which obviously isnt up to the job. I do have a log splitter on my wish list too.
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Mrs.J. tells me her sewing machine is her go to tool ( I know this of course), and it is useful to be able to ask " any chance you can mend this? " and it is fixed in double quick time! The one she has now is a reconditioned Brother industrial job ( old pal of mine is a machine mechanic,and she got a good deal).Her overlocking machine gets some hammer too.I have my fave fishing jacket that needs mending,but she tells me it needs boiling first,or preferably burning! Dunno what she means...
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Santa (husband) brought me a new saw an Oregon electric chainsaw to replace the broken reciprocating saw. He knew I hated the petrol chainsaw because I just didnt have the oomph to get it going and when I did it cut out. I was a bit concerned about the weight of it at first, but actually its not too bad and cut through a few big logs like butter. Chopping wood whether with a saw or an axe is one of my favourite outdoor jobs, I love to watch the pile of cut wood getting bigger, and the wood shed getting fuller, knowing that we will have plenty to heat the house :)
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Medusa wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:42 pm Santa (husband) brought me a new saw an Oregon electric chainsaw to replace the broken reciprocating saw. He knew I hated the petrol chainsaw because I just didnt have the oomph to get it going and when I did it cut out. I was a bit concerned about the weight of it at first, but actually its not too bad and cut through a few big logs like butter. Chopping wood whether with a saw or an axe is one of my favourite outdoor jobs, I love to watch the pile of cut wood getting bigger, and the wood shed getting fuller, knowing that we will have plenty to heat the house :)
Electric chainsaws are excellent,in a backyard small- scale situation.I have petrol (Husqvarna) and electric.The husky is great for big jobs,and off- site.The electric though,is my go-to,if I am honest.I get little to medium windfalls of wood,and the electric is great to fetch out and smash it up in minutes.
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I'm currently watching a youtube vid about making a shavehorse....Starting with a log.

Anyway, the guy in that has a cordless electric that he uses when hes doing stuff for English Heritage and on SSSI's, quieter and doesn't belch petrol and oil fumes everywhere
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