Mini-Chainsaw Update - How Well Did It Hold Up?

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  • @MakingStuff
    @MakingStuff  ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Hope you liked the video. Let me know if you like these types of update videos in the comments and be sure to smash that like button. Thanks for watching!

    • @jackd1951
      @jackd1951 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I went to their website to purchase this mini chainsaw but the only one for sale is with a European plug. Site won't let me click on the saw with US plug. What the heck???

    • @winnepeterson6570
      @winnepeterson6570 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I liked the update showing how well the tool worked for you over time.

  • @water2wine1
    @water2wine1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I got a similar one last week. Works well. Got 45 minutes out of the first battery. Saved me so much work. Looking forward to my next session.

  • @terencemanning9051
    @terencemanning9051 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Trying to start that gas chainsaw at the end of the video is excellent dry humor. I love it.

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks 👍

  • @jaredpeterson380
    @jaredpeterson380 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bought one a year ago and it is a beast. So nice to just grab it and start cutting.

  • @steveedwards4495
    @steveedwards4495 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Good follow up, thank you. I bought one after your original review but it was by a company called Saker tools. Not sure if they are the original manufacturer and the others are copies but do far a great tool. The one I have has a safety button on the side to prevent accidental press of the trigger. It also has a knuckle guard that covers your hand.

  • @winnepeterson6570
    @winnepeterson6570 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m going to buy one tomorrow. I have a couple other Makita tools, so have plenty of batteries. Thank you for both videos on this tool!

  • @MrLouisajr
    @MrLouisajr ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love my 6" mini saw but had no idea if I needed lubrication. I am glad you went over that, maybe again. I did not see that in your original video. Anyway it was helpful you went over it again with a follow up video. Thank you

  • @whopua
    @whopua ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I bought one at your suggestion and made it a camping saw. Great for branches for firewood!

  • @colintuffs568
    @colintuffs568 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bought one two years ago and its going strong . Have sharpened chain with fine needle file couple of times . Even used it to prepare blanks for turning bowls . 😊

  • @nickcats9171
    @nickcats9171 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    😮💗❤Battery adapter!! Who knew(?) You did😀Yahoo! Thanks!

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching!

  • @Yukanhayt-Mhenow
    @Yukanhayt-Mhenow 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I got one brand new a month ago for $40 and now it's dead!
    I'm still happy with the amount of work it did for what I payed!
    Admittedly I was very hard on it!

  • @simber71
    @simber71 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved your original video and this follow up and would just like to say I got a 6 inch version and been going strong a good few years and used allot. I am just starting the 2nd chain soon and been a godsend saving me time and hard work clearing low hanging branches and keeping bushes in check.

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great to hear! Thanks for watching!

  • @elizabethdumas4147
    @elizabethdumas4147 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What kind of oil do you use to oil the chain? How often should the chain be oiled?

    • @steveedwards4495
      @steveedwards4495 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Any light oil is fine. Use a bit of oil before use and a drop while using dependant on how much work your doing. Brush off when finished and a bit of oil for storage.

    • @elizabethdumas4147
      @elizabethdumas4147 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@steveedwards4495 Thank you Steve.

  • @shaunwhiteley3544
    @shaunwhiteley3544 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's a handy little tool, you won't take a tree down with it but for small branches and brush its excellent!

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah it definitely has its place. Thanks for watching!

    • @drincogni
      @drincogni ปีที่แล้ว

      I use an angle grinder small one to sharpen the chain and work good

  • @MrGoosePit
    @MrGoosePit ปีที่แล้ว

    My orchards and municipal gardens have never looked better thanks to useful chinasaw!

  • @splatterdaynightmares
    @splatterdaynightmares ปีที่แล้ว +3

    After all the work I've done this weekend with my mini chainsaw and how much money I've saved, I don't care if I had to buy one for $39 every year. It's much cheaper than paying someone $500 per tree. And when it dies, I can use it as a horror prop.

  • @jcsmith3806
    @jcsmith3806 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I feel like most of these Chinese Saws are equal in quality and performance. I recently bought the 6-inch one that takes DeWalt batterys specifically. Not disappointed so far. I actually sell Stihl products and I would stack the Chinese against the the Stihl GTA 26 all day. Reason being, DeWalt batteries lol. I have many of them and the flex volt will run my saw much much longer than a Stihl. And mine cuts just as fast if not faster. And I could by three saws for the price of one Stihl. And Stihl just went up 10 more dollars lol.

  • @winnepeterson6570
    @winnepeterson6570 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I used your link but the saw that comes up isn’t Makita.

  • @AB_Cos
    @AB_Cos ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Could you please make a 4 hour looping video of you trying to start the 2 stroke Stihl... I could watch that and know my life is not so bad. Thank you.

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Would have been a good April 1st video. LOL!

    • @dr.awkward9075
      @dr.awkward9075 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This made me laugh. Be Stihl my heart! 🤣

  • @BaxterKaleb
    @BaxterKaleb ปีที่แล้ว

    We got one of those saws and hubby loves it!

  • @shawnbeeman8919
    @shawnbeeman8919 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Extremely Helpful! Thank You!!

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching!

  • @ClaraWest-t2x
    @ClaraWest-t2x ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I do like update videos!!

  • @nyw11
    @nyw11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the update. I got one of these saws as a gift and I even tried it on some big limbs. Worst issue is that with bigger stuff the saw gets pretty hot, but it's not meant to be a tree felling saw. For tasks you showed, it was perfect.
    Also that song at the end is also the theme songs for a really popular Brithish food podcast called Off Menu, so I got really confused there at the end, haha.
    Thanks for the update!

  • @andyb7754
    @andyb7754 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very interesting video, thank you. I don't see the link to the adapter you used (I didn't skip ahead). Keep up the informative videos.

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My brain skipped ahead when I was posting the video. Here is the link. I have also updated the description. amzn.to/3Jm0YCx

  • @AmateurRedneckWorkshop
    @AmateurRedneckWorkshop ปีที่แล้ว

    Might get one someday. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.

  • @tg5834
    @tg5834 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for doing the videos, very interesting. Does it have an induction or just a brush motor? and will the battery work in a Makita power tool?

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  ปีที่แล้ว

      Not really sure about the motor. Probably brush. Also, not sure about working in Makita tools. I don't have any to try out.

  • @water2wine1
    @water2wine1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where do I get the oil once the little bottle runs out?

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just use regular chainsaw bar oil.

  • @richbaumannsingersongwriter
    @richbaumannsingersongwriter ปีที่แล้ว +1

    would it be good for plunge cutting mortices?

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, it won't plunge cut.

    • @plum1000
      @plum1000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well, you'd have to hold the blade real steady with your other hand, between your thumb and forefinger. LOL!

  • @spidy278
    @spidy278 ปีที่แล้ว

    you never oiling it before use?

  • @bertramlrezenet9311
    @bertramlrezenet9311 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was really puzzled to see the way you seem to struggle starting your gas chainsaw. I don't have any problems starting mine.
    I purchased a six inch cordless mini chainsaw and it lasted a year. I then purchased an eighth inch and lasted just a month. They seem to be designed for light work and that's it.

  • @bjspeck4337
    @bjspeck4337 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the first time watching you videos - subscribed. I bought a 4" mini chain saw and liked it so much I got another for one of my friend's Christmas present. She loves it too. I have 78 acres and most of it is in woods and feed plots for wildlife. I do thin the lower limbs in my walking and working areas. Glad to know that the batteries are available from various tools. Is there any specific chain that I should get for this (I also bought a 6" and an 8"). I feel really weird not having bar and chain oil so I've either been digging out one of the small couple ounce bottle of chain oil or grab a WD40 can to spray it down. I also have a Ryobi pole saw and a Black Max 18". Between these I should be covered except for a 70 ft pine about 80 ft from my camper that I need to take down. I watched a video last night on Ryobi batteries that will not trigger the charger and found out why and what to do about it. I used to work in a NiCd battery plant a half century ago building battery packs, aircraft batteries, D cells, 2/3 fat A's and more.

  • @Noisycowonline
    @Noisycowonline 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    In the 'it is so cheap when it eventually dies, who cares" dept.

  • @observingillusion9658
    @observingillusion9658 ปีที่แล้ว

    Job well done sir!

  • @tg5834
    @tg5834 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anyone know if the chainsaw battery works in a Makita drill?

  • @avada0
    @avada0 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why is that every sort of adapter exists but not for bosch DIY (power for all) batteries to anything else? (In this case Makita)

    • @plum1000
      @plum1000 ปีที่แล้ว

      And... Ryobi has that silly "arm" on it so they don't make many adapters for it. I had to make my own "adapter"... I tap off the 18volts with a little cable and run that to the positive and negative terminal on my tool. Then I strap the Ryobi battery so I can wear it around my neck. (I'm being silly o'course).

    • @avada0
      @avada0 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@plum1000 Silly for doing it? :) Or silly for making up something like that?

  • @paulwyleciol3459
    @paulwyleciol3459 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes I like this video allthough I did not even know the other one

  • @majkapanonska5493
    @majkapanonska5493 ปีที่แล้ว

    was wondering if you could put a longer bar in it, 6 or 8''... would appreciate the anwser if anyone has tried it

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  ปีที่แล้ว

      Not sure

    • @plum1000
      @plum1000 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great idea... or maybe a 20-inch bar and maybe use used bicycle chains on it and weld on cutting pins. Great thought!

  • @jb888888888
    @jb888888888 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wish you'd have mentioned whether or not it works on Mekita batteries. Ah well. I guess we'll never know.

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The answer is out there!

  • @billreynolds2221
    @billreynolds2221 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Although the makita brand name isn’t noted on the device it certainly is made by makita. I have a couple of their small hand held battery powered tools and they also don’t have the brand name on them although they came with makita branded batteries. Certainly explains why it’s a quality tool.

  • @richbaumannsingersongwriter
    @richbaumannsingersongwriter ปีที่แล้ว +2

    probably wont be getting a Stihl sponcership anytime soon! LOL

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL, thanks for watching!

    • @plum1000
      @plum1000 ปีที่แล้ว

      I went out and bought a Stihl just to experience the hard starting. No luck. Mine starts at first pull.

  • @1brokenbychrist
    @1brokenbychrist ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent!!

  • @regsparkes6507
    @regsparkes6507 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don[t see a Stihl that difficult to start very often,. unless of course, you didn't turn on the ignition! LOL! But then a Gasoline powered chain saw is not a fair ( implied ) comparison to that
    little battery powered chain saw is it?
    BTW Yes, I do own one of these little battery pruning chain saws, but mine has a more useable ( in my opinion ) six inch bar and chain.

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah that Stihl is 24 years old and runs all day as long as you keep putting gas in it. Just showing which one is easier to cut a 1 inch branch in a hurry. Each saw has it's strong points. Thanks for watching!

    • @regsparkes6507
      @regsparkes6507 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MakingStuff Like making a comment here, it's difficult to get the emphasis meant in a written word!
      Both typesof saws have their place, somewhat like a an Excavator ( back hoe ) and a pick and shovel ! :)

  • @bobclarke5913
    @bobclarke5913 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rumor is that gas chainsaw is Stihl not running.

  • @avada0
    @avada0 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For me this stalls all the time. Can't handle even 4-5 cm wood without the power cutting off, probably due to the battery. And I don't have makita batteries.

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mine will stall when the battery gets weak. That's how I know it's time to change the battery.

    • @avada0
      @avada0 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MakingStuff Mine does it fully charged with a tougher or thickish piece of wood.

    • @plum1000
      @plum1000 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine stalls too... it just can't handle that steel pipe very well. (Sorry... just funnin').

    • @avada0
      @avada0 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@plum1000 I would be happy with a decent piece of dry wood. Unfortunately I see no way of acquiring a decently powerful battery without ruinous (multiple times of this saw, with batteries) cost.

    • @plum1000
      @plum1000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In my cheapness, I sacrifice a little bit of compact portability and have a cord from the tool that connects to my Ryobi 18-vold battery. I make fun of wearing it around my neck... when I really clip it to my belt. I do not want to invest in another battery "system". I already switched from a Dewalt battery system when they went from an 18-volt system to a 20-volts slide in system. You spend a lot of money when you switch battery systems.

  • @chilepepper18
    @chilepepper18 ปีที่แล้ว

    No option for us plug at this time. Only EU option available

    • @plum1000
      @plum1000 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can get adapters for U.S.-European plugs... I have one. They work fine.

  • @MyGuyKirby
    @MyGuyKirby ปีที่แล้ว

    Funny thing, my Stihl saw sounds exactly like yours! I hate that sound.

  • @JL68219
    @JL68219 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍🏼

  • @samruez5108
    @samruez5108 ปีที่แล้ว

    NO U.S. plugs available on website

  • @herbalannie7707
    @herbalannie7707 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why didnt you name the companies that riped you off?

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  ปีที่แล้ว

      Generic Chinese douche bags.

    • @plum1000
      @plum1000 ปีที่แล้ว

      U.S. government? Uh... Wells Forget Bank? Er... General Motorpeds? Why do you want names? They're everywhere!

  • @lilyh1039
    @lilyh1039 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lasted 2 months and died can’t revive anymore, saker mini chainsaw.

  • @MiniLuv-1984
    @MiniLuv-1984 ปีที่แล้ว

    So does it work with makita batteries?🤣

    • @MrTruckerf
      @MrTruckerf ปีที่แล้ว

      Just get the 12v adapter and use a car battery.

  • @novoiceonlywork676
    @novoiceonlywork676 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Send me this i need it
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  • @ArcanePath360
    @ArcanePath360 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The market is absolutely saturated with these things now. The world and his dog want to sell their own version. So much choice it gives me analysis paralysis.

  • @PaulBilby
    @PaulBilby หลายเดือนก่อน

    Junk no contact number not British lots of good revues more bad reviews I am still waiting to find contact number