Cheap ebay Mini Chainsaw. Any good? Unbiased Review (by somebody who knows what he's talking about).

Widely available on sites like ebay and Amazon. This is a cheap battery powered one-handed mini chainsaw. But is it any good?
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[@olx222]

That file test was hilarious. Absolutely obliterated that "file" with an actual file.

[@jimsvideos7201]

The beaver was enough to make the watch worthwhile, but it would have been equally worth it without the beaver.

[@AndysMachines]

KZbin analytics tell me that 65% of people didn't spot the bonus beaver at the end! 🦫

[@MattOckendon]

Worth my time for the animated beaver alone!

[@irenruschak-kelemen5008]

I am a layperson, who not only enjoyed watching this review but also understood every syllable. Thank you!

[@AndysMachines]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dougmorgan6616]

Great product review. Your videos never disappoint.

[@chopper3lw]

Thanks Andy! I wondered about these things. I'm going to spring for one now.

[@boerboel7777]

Excellent review, thorough and detailed. Loved the dry humour! Subbed!

[@GovtWatchdog]

Wow, you know your stuff! Nice review. Incredibly thorough!

[@ethanmye-rs]

I have an 18” ryobi battery saw. Compared to a ms180, it’s even faster and has much more torque. The downside is it runs out of battery long before filling up even more than a 1/4 cord. However, as a limbing saw, it works awesome. When we cut wood, one person cuts sections with the gas saw, and another one cleans up limbs with the battery saw. Works great!

[@lesliesoutham7396]

I bought one of these and it did eventually burn out as I have Makita batteries and using it for far too long with multiple batteries in one go. All in all though it done exactly why I bought it and that was to see if it was useful. I did then buy a 36 makita saw which is great apart from the bar quality which seemed to wear on one side because the bar walls were of a different thickness, a replacement bar seems a lot better. After watching TOT I tried a powered pruner for £30 and that is brilliant for cutting smaller branches and twigs with a far greater battery life , would highly recommend for the garden.

[@Zer0kbps]

Really like your review style and attention to detail, subbed and liked.

[@d00dEEE]

Maybe 25 years ago we had a tree die in the front yard. I got the tree out fine, but tried to hire out the stump removal. Quotes were outrageous, like $1000, so I said screw it and got an AC electric chainsaw for about $50. I used it to dig the stump out, cutting dirt and roots and anything else that got in the way. The saw was completely trash when I was done (drawbar all worn, chain stretched waay beyond spec, motor full of dirt and bearings rattling like a paint can), but for how much I saved, I gladly tossed it.

[@pollydor07]

Thanks for the specification details very throughly .

[@stevegreen8393]

Well put together review

[@billdoodson4232]

I'd put a washer under the chain adjusting screw to prevent it digging into the plastic.

[@AndysMachines]

Yes, some of the shortcuts they've taken in the design are pretty bad, how much more would one washer have cost?

[@billdoodson4232]

@@AndysMachines A constant refrain of mine on so many products these days. Even if a washer is fitted it'd be a little on the thin side, but its how they achieve the price points I suppose. If you can save 1,000,000, 1/10ths of a penny on a production run and times that by 3 washers, it soon adds up.

[@f.hababorbitz]

I purchased a smaller version of this saw last fall. I used it to cut down Lilac trees. It worked pretty good, but the battery life was very short. But I wanted the quiet and I don't own a gas saw. I was also able to cut down 6" black walnut trees. These were remote to where my plugin corded saw would have needed 300 feet of extension cord. I did purchase an 18" Oregon electric saw. This requires 12AWG cord. I was cutting down large oaks and then breaking them down to human carry-able pieces. The problem with that saw, the universal brushed motor failed from the vibration shock of cutting hard oak. But they have a 2 year warrantee.

[@AndysMachines]

I believe the smaller version has a brushless motor which is more powerful and also a smaller battery, so battery life must be quite short. Unfortunately high speed brushed motors in tools like this always wear out eventually.

[@eveningecho5334]

Looks ideal for a January Sunday afternoon apple tree pruning job, and that’s about it. Always being skeptical about battery chainsaws until I got a dewalt long reach battery saw, it’s damn good, but you find it’s limits when working with trees with very large branches, it will do them but you’ll have regretted trying before it does

[@AndysMachines]

Yes, it's very handy for small jobs like that. But the time taken to cut through larger logs or branches increases exponentially.

[@flomojo2u]

For what you put it through and the low price, I'd say you got a great deal. I don't know what the manufacturer was expecting people to use it for, but 12-inch logs were probably not included 😊

[@noehctuccmliw]

I use a Milwaukee hand recip saw for limbing since my other tools are the same brand using same battery(s). No wrist lanyard either😂 Get a proper blade. Works well for any electric brand. Safer than a chain. Easy swap out etc. Awesome fun review of this option👍🏻

[@FrankWoodPhotography]

I have one and I love it!

[@NGMonocrom]

Fantastic video. Thank you. I learned a lot. Perhaps you should have kept the slightly stubby screwdriver. It would have likely lasted you longer than that mini chainsaw.

[@AndysMachines]

You're quite right! It would have outlasted the saw, but it wouldn't have had as much use.

[@SSBanglaTubeUK]

Very informative & helpful video. I bought one few days ago from eBay with £19.99 for my Greenhouse & vegetable planter making DIY. It arrived today. It comes with 4 inch and 6 inch chains and 2 batteries and design looks better than this one. Assembled it and used it, works really well and build quality is good.

[@DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

"SawCam"! Instant LIKE for this video!

[@brightenvirotech6584]

helpfull. thanks.

[@roberthunter6927]

I agree it is a little ripper and suitable for small occasional jobs. It is pretty low power, so it should be reasonably safe to use. So it does seem value for money. The problem with ultra cheap electric tools is they come and go over-night, so in the unlikely case that it is still functional in 2 years time, you might have a piece of junk because you can't source a new battery for it. Early cordless drills, etc, were notorious for that. Not sure about "reverse engineering" some extra safety either. That might create a false sense of security. I suppose a cut-out or dead-man's switch would be OK. Professional level tools are value for money too, because you use them, day-in, day-out, and parts are usually available for a long time. The thing is flimsy and not over-engineered. If you put an aluminum guard on it, it would just fail at the screw housing for the plastic attachment. Love the beaver. A funny, yet professional review.

[@johnsherborne3245]

Your comments about value for money seem very reasonable. What does bother me is can the world afford to use its resources making something with such a poor life expectancy, especially as just a bit more effort would make a much more durable product?

[@tonybayley2559]

That was a very interesting test, just what i was looking for so i learnt a lot going forward. Thanks 👍🏼

[@nefariousyawn]

I'm surprised they spent money to lube those bevel gears. It looks like vaseline?

[@southbreeze6745]

Great video

[@glennwright9747]

I always find the battery expires from lack of use before the saw does.

[@ThePsho]

Agreed. It seems common for a low the product to be decent, but the accessories not so much. Every cheap security style camera I've ever bought has been great, however 8 times out of 10 the app that runs it is garbage.

[@deanhawes5088]

ive had a simalar saw 4 years now ? i have just about worn it out [ but its cut 5 ton of branches into fire wood lol ] its great for the 60 bucks i paied for it . the chain / bar and batterys will out live the saw .ok i oil the bar every few cuts dip it in sump used oil ........... quick easy better than sex ,i since did my brush cutter 24v ebike motor and 2 makita batterys the thing is physco plug and play ........... job done before i could mix the 2 stroke oil and petrol

[@gregwmanning]

Yer I did like the bever too

[@andypughtube]

1/4" isn't _quite_ the smallest chainsaw chain. Have you seen the Bosch NanoBlade ? I want one, for no good reason at all.

[@AndysMachines]

Yes, I have seen that, though it's a different design to regular saw chains and is actually much smaller than you'd think based on the pitch of the chain (which I think is 4mm). I don't think it can be sharpened, or even removed from the bar, you just replace the whole thing in one go. It does look fun though and the cut is only about 1mm wide.

[@NitroTom91]

I was using the Stihl equivalent of this a few weeks ago by chance. Just seeing the first cut of this I must say whatever the Stihl thing costs - it seems to be worth it :D

[@AndysMachines]

Anything made my Stihl is in a totally different category to this. I haven't used a Stihl battery saw myself, but I know a lot of tree surgeons prefer them now especially when working at height.

[@SSBanglaTubeUK]

What's that front hole in the bar is for?

[@AndysMachines]

Most saw bars have a hole here, I think the intended use is for hanging up the bar on a nail to store it. You can store it this way with the chain still attached and it doesn't get tangled. (I actually hang this whole tiny saw on a nail this way). On bigger bars you can also use this hole to attach things such as sawmill/planking attachments. In the past I've also drilled extra holes at the other end of the bar as well to fit a sawmill attachment. The bar is hardened steel and you can't drill it with a regular drill bit, you have to use carbide.

[@Morlev44]

Those things fit between full sized chainsaws and reciprocating saws which to me honestly is a niche that doesn't exist

[@SuicideNeil]

How else are we supposed to open cardboard boxes though, if not for miniature electric chainsaws?..

[@AndysMachines]

With a 30" petrol saw?

[@ping170]

Awesome 👍🦫

[@szeredaiakos]

Some battery powered chainsaws in the 12-14 inch range are actually faster than most of their internal combustion counterpart. Like .. Milwaukee and.. Makita if you want comfort. Pound per pound gasoline still gives you longer runtime than batteries. If you are sometimes away from electricity on bigger jobs, batteries are just simply not worth it. And let's face it, as much as I am a battery guy, nothing quite beats that erotic smell of a cold start Stihl.

[@austenj4539]

I have had a Stihl GTA26 for 2 years. No oiler on that either. However, use any spray can oil before use and it has cut masses of smaller branches rendering the trusty loppers to almost zero use. Quite unbelievable how the mini chainsaw has left loppers 'out on a limb'!

[@AndysMachines]

Anything made by Stihl will be in a different class to this.

[@jaybluestine3230]

Why don't you review the Stihl GTA?

[@AndysMachines]

I'll be happy to if Stihl want to send me one! The price of these seems to have fallen, but it's still a lot to spend on a saw with only a 10cm bar (they do describe it as a 'pruner' rather than a saw). I'm pretty sure I could cut stuff that size with a bowsaw just as fast, and keep it up for longer than the battery would last.

[@markissboi3583]

Au E/bay -6" Chainsaw Cordless Cutting Tool Rechargeable Wood Cutter Electric Chainsaws with 2 batteries au $48.95 + tips :)

[@jdmccorful]

Try the Makita,thanks.

[@AndysMachines]

If Makita want to send me one, I'll be happy to review it!

[@190055joe]

One danger with them is when using one hand to hold a branch and it slipping towards the hand .

[@Phantom-mk4kp]

Just a warning if you have adventurous children keep it stored away from the battery. Like yours my saw has no safety interlock

[@AndysMachines]

Yes, this is possibly the worst design flaw of this saw.

[@neranusa1]

Looks like it would be decent for pruning, especially with the nonlubricated chain, so you don't introduce oil in your fruit tree

[@arpeggi2999]

I have the Milwaukee version of this saw. I am actually pretty scared to use it. I put the chance at about 85% that I will lose a finger someday with this thing.

[@DatBoiOrly]

i've used a fair amount of big brand electric chainsaws and personally this one is fairly crappy just for it's quality and lack of safety features. lack of hand guard no electric auto braking (basically as soon as you let go of the trigger it stops) no dogs no rubber isolators.

[@AndysMachines]

I have to agree. Some of the safety issues with this saw would have been so simple and cheap to fix at the design stage, you really have to wonder if they knew what they were doing.

[@DatBoiOrly]

@@AndysMachines probably due to cost, even though it's cheap to get it to the £50 mark corners had to be cut, would be a fun video of you modifying one of these into a log eating machine that has safety.

[@user-ws6sf4cl9o]

A lecturer at my collage years ago was teaching a class of students and had a kickback . He was killed out right in front of his class ! ...Terrible

[@othername1000]

I'm surprised, was expecting much worse.

[@daniellang6112]

Nice video,with a little humor thrown in! Next fo a porn analysis!

[@720SLR]

I noticed that always you talk in metric , and as metric guy I like that and in my opinion it's easier 😅

[@wiju]

10:22 😂

[@CantKillMe]

Thanks. Honest review but the 21 volt is a way to get around royalties to use in 18 volt or 24 volt. That's why they do that is so they don't have to pay that

[@hinz1]

60€ buys a used CSP2540, still chinesium but much better cash to quality ratio.

[@AndysMachines]

Looks like a nice little tree surgeons saw, though it is petrol and I was looking for a small electric one.

[@markhonigschmid6116]

funny video!

[@Reflection_Wave_2023]

Made in China

[@piotrkolanko2124]

"UK Seller!!!!111oneoneone" :D