How to choose an electric saw for home and garden
The contents
The choice of any tool depends on several parameters:
- the range of work performed;
- quality;
- cost.
No exception and a selection of saws. This instrument, although inferior in power to its gasoline sibling, has a number of advantages. The electric saw is not suitable for large-scale works. But for owners of cottages and private homes is an indispensable tool. About types of saws and how to choose a chainsaw to give talk below.
The main criterion when selecting the saw blades it should be your country. Why? The thing is, what range of tasks will influence the choice.
Types of power saws ↑
The heart of our apparatus is the electric motor. It is set in two positions: along and across. First because of its design features extend the power saw. The engine is located transversely, first, makes the device wider, and second, heavier. This is due to the introduction in the design of the gear.
Saws are divided into:
- chain;
- disk;
- saber.
Chain are those of the working part of which is a chain with cutting elements. The edges of the chain are connected to form a ring. The cutting process occurs by rotation of the cutting element along the body along the guide (the so-called “bus”).
Before you choose the chain saws need to pay attention to her profile. Have low profile chains performance lower than that of the tool with a higher cutting profile. But the vibration in this case is lower, which means high safety. Video about choosing chain saws will help to draw attention to the most important points:
As a cutting element of the saw blade uses removable disks. They can be of different diameters and designed for different materials.
If cutting disks involves working with metal and stone, it is better to choose a tool with a cutting depth of 100 to 130 mm. the Disadvantage is that this tool weighs 10 lbs. Because the choice of saws, you need to look for a model with the possibility of permanent installation.
Reciprocating saws are also called electronically. They are very similar with a chain tool. Difference is the installation of such products are flat paintings. They move back and forth, whereby the cut. The cutting speed can reach 3 thousand movements per minute. This parameter will be one of the most important when choosing a reciprocating electric saw. The tool is quite effective because the cost is high:
Differences petrol and electric saws ↑
- Ease of work. The saw works much easier than a petrol saw. This is due to the fact that the power of the unit below and the turnover weaker;
- mobility. Of course, with the petrol version you will be able to move much freer;
- efficiency. To use the chainsaw we have, as a consumable, to buy not only oil, but gasoline. The electrical analogue of the sufficient network connectivity, or the battery;
- weight. Here the winner is the electric. Due to the fact that the power is less and there is no gasoline, our tool is much more convenient to use and carry.
Disadvantages of water – ↑
If you read all the features of electric chain saw, you can understand what kind of saw to choose. Let us briefly enumerate them:
- the limited range of operation due to cord power. Using the extender you can increase our radius of several meters. But it does not compare with the ability to go to work and saw where we want. Although manufacturers of power saws can help us by installing the tool battery. This, of course, increase our mobility, but also cause us to follow the charge conditions of storage and use. Batteries don’t like cold very quickly discharged during operation in a low temperature range;
- time. The total time of a saw can not exceed a few hours. Despite the fact that the time of continuous work no more than a few minutes. This is due to rapid overheating of the working mechanisms;
- a strong dependence on the network. Here we are faced with the biggest challenge. On the one hand, drinking can be a problem — the departure of the tubes, the combustion of the transaction. And on the other hand, the network may cause the output of the tool inoperable. This is due to the fact that there may be either high or low voltage. Not to mention the jump in voltage. All this leads to rapid wear of the tool parts or completely, to its unsuitability.
Selection criteria chain saws ↑
In this Chapter we will talk about how to choose a chain saw and on what criteria need to pay attention to:
- the most important criterion is the power of the engine. It is on this parameter we have basically a start. Due to the fact that a more powerful model consumes more energy. We all know that electricity in rural areas because of the uselessness of heavy loads is done based on low energy consumption. Once you want to connect powerful the saw in such a network, you risk to blow the fuse. This is the best. At worst, just burn all the wiring;
- thermostats. As already mentioned earlier, the continuous operation time of the electric saw is only a few minutes. This is due to overheating. To protect our tool from overheating should thermostat. Therefore, before choosing the saw chain, make sure its presence;
- price. It also depends on the power. More expensive the more powerful. Although, there is one point. Saws with a motor which is located along the hull are a little more expensive than another location. This is due to the increase ease of work;
- oil. Our future saw still has one reservoir. It is designed to be a lubricant. Basically, it comes into operation together with the engine start-up, and our task is reduced to checking the oil level in the tank. Type of filled lubricant is specified by the manufacturer in the instructions;
- the chain tightening system. From it also depends on the cost of the device. The state of tension must be constantly monitored. Flying down the working part can injure or damage the power tool and the worker. Hence, there are several types of tensioning mechanisms. In the most simple we have to remove the protective cover and use the nut to control the tension. Well, in the more expensive models, this system is simplified and rendered as a separate object on the external panel;
- environmentally friendly. If you are a supporter of the protection of nature and environment, then the chain saw is definitely your choice. This is primarily due to the fact that it doesn’t use gasoline and has no gas emissions into the atmosphere. Hence its advantage, which should be considered when choosing an electric chain saw. With this saw you can work in a confined space, not afraid to get poisoned with exhaust gases. Well, as a nice bonus, it is several times quieter than its gasoline counterpart.
Types of power saws on wood ↑
Depending on what type of wood we have to work we can choose a power tools.
The best assistant in the country when you are working with:
- clipping the branches and twigs;
- sawing wood;
- small firewood for the winter;
to handle a chain saw. For such types of work we need a tool capacity from 1000 to 2000 watts. After reading the reviews about how to choose a chainsaw chain it is possible to understand in more details of its application.
For more accurate work (wiring, for example), we will fit the reciprocating saw. The length of its blade ranges from 10 to 35 cm and allows for very comfortable working with wood and laminate. This tool will need where you will need to do not curly or simply straight cuts material.
For the remaining tools (circular saws), we have a job for cutting chipboard sheets, pipes and metal sheets. Here is a clarification. For each material, we need a specific drive, and she saw marks in two variants: manual and stationary.
What brand chain saws to choose ↑
In this section, we talk specifically what kind of chain saw to choose.
There are several types of power saws: professional, for personal use and so-called battery. The latter are suitable for landscaping and not designed for processing medium and thick wood. The best for such types of work is considered a model of the Makita BUC122RFE. Light weight and two batteries allows you to comfortably carry out work on the decoration.
Knowing how to choose the manufacturer of chain saw it is possible to narrow down desired products. The manufacturer has long been in the market have positive feedback from customers and evolve in the field of its activities.
For needs around the house and the country, as we have said, the power of which varies in the range of 1000-2000 W to perfectly fit a Bosch AKE 35. Its power is 1600 W, and the tire is 0.35 m. Is the system easy chain tensioning, which we don’t have to disassemble half of the saws. Well, weight (4 kg) will be pleasantly surprised. It is, of course, heavier garden tools, but here is a good power, a great selection of saws for the garden.
The last kind of professional chain saws. Here the leader is the model of the Makita UC4030A. Its capacity is 2000 WATTS, and the chain length is 0.4 m. This tool will allow you to comfortably deal with all wooden pieces not only at home but also in the country.
How to care for electric chainsaws ↑
If you properly care for tool, it requires no effort while working. For this we need every time you work with a saw to take it apart. To remove the foreign parts that were in the device itself and got stuck in the chain. If the saw is no automatic supply of lubricant for the cutting, it need to be mandatory after cleaning, to grease it.
So ideally, we take this tool for the garden, and stored them in an unheated room. After such a long storage it is desirable to hold the saw in a warm room approximately a day. We need this in order to protect the tool from the formed condensate. Forum to give about how to choose a power saw does not always provide useful information on the subject. Because each tool has its specific storage.
It is also desirable if your saw runs on the battery, avoid high and especially low temperatures. The power consumption certainly increases, but most importantly – term operation of such batteries is dramatically reduced.
Read our article on how to choose a power saw for home, arriving at the store, you can be sure what kind of tool you need and not succumb to the entreaties of sellers to purchase “more expensive, but better”.