"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
10/19/2014 at 13:01 • Filed to: None
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"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
10/19/2014 at 13:01 • Filed to: None | 0
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Is there another good alternative to Dremel for a rotary hobby tool? It must be cordless as it's going to have just one job; sharpening a chainsaw up a tree!
desertdog5051
> 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
10/19/2014 at 13:05 |
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Just curious, why sharpen your saw in a tree?
bob and john
> desertdog5051
10/19/2014 at 13:08 |
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because its a pain in the ass to get back down
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4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
> desertdog5051
10/19/2014 at 13:15 |
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Sometimes when chewing through deadwood the saw could just do with a bit of a tickle afterwards. Thought it might be nice just to give it a quick flick with a Dremel when necessary. We carry fuel and oil up a tree too so can be up for a while sometimes. Hand filing whilst hanging just isn't possible sometimes.
thereisnospork
> 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
10/19/2014 at 13:22 |
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Well there's always Harbor Freight, but I'm not sure that qualifies as 'good'.
http://www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/ro…
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4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
> thereisnospork
10/19/2014 at 13:47 |
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Haha ouch, 1.5 out of 5, thanks for the link anyway :)
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desertdog5051
> 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
10/19/2014 at 13:47 |
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Makes sense if you take fuel and oil. You do this for a living? I have a subscription to Tree Care Industry magazine. Each month they list injuries and fatalities across the country that are reported. Scary sometimes. I won't operate my chainsaw without someone else there, just in case.
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4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
> desertdog5051
10/19/2014 at 13:52 |
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Yeh I do. We only ever do aerial work on a minimum 1:1 basis, so for every person up a tree, there's at least one groundworker for them. I've been lucky for not seeing or having been injured by a chainsaw myself, but a local lad who I'd met a couple of times got crushed and killed by a falling tree. Pretty awful results when things are done badly.
davedave1111
> 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
10/19/2014 at 14:14 |
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If you're using it for work, then you probably want something much higher quality than Dremel. They're expensively marketed hobbyist stuff more than professional quality. As far as I know pretty much every major manufacturer makes something similar, and between them they cover all levels of quality from ultra-cheap to last-forever. I have no personal experience with the Makita ones, but generally their stuff is good quality at a decent price, and their range seems to start about where Dremel stops.
If you're only using the tool for that one specific job, though, you might be better off with a more specialised tool. How about a cordless power-file?
shop-teacher
> 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
10/19/2014 at 14:17 |
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Bosch and Milwaukee both make excellent full lines of compact cordless tools, and both have a rotary tool. I'm partial to the Bosch, the quality is excellent, as is the battery life. The Milwakees are great too. Either of them are likely to be superior to a Dremel, although it had been a long time since I used a Dremel, I was never impressed with them when I did.
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4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
> davedave1111
10/19/2014 at 14:18 |
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It's only for use when a hand file can't be used, and needs to be nice and small. The Makita looks great, but is too unwieldy to be used effectively with one hand.
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4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
> shop-teacher
10/19/2014 at 14:20 |
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Good shout on Bosch. I like all the stuff I've ever used by them, I'll take a look. Thanks
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shop-teacher
> 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
10/19/2014 at 14:53 |
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No problem! I love talking tools.