On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 12:33:31 GMT, Don White
wrote:

CalifBill wrote:


15 amp circuits are 14 gauge, and few run 100' inside a house. More like
50' at most. Contractors use 12 gauge because you can move the cord. And
most saws and tools are built to run in a 15 amp circuit, not draw 15 amps.
Most are in the 7-8 amp range.



Maybe your rinky-dink Black & Decker stuff is 7 amps....
My Makita circular saw is 13 amps...
my Craftsman electric chain saw is 12 amps
my Toro Electric snowthrower is 12 amps...
etc...

Like my other post explains, that's the maximum current those items
will daw when doing the maximum work they are rated for. Typical
current will be a lot less. Basically, the current *required* by the
motor varies depending on the load *placed* on the motor.

ELECTRIC chainsaw?!? You girlie-man... :-)

Jack

Jack Goff wrote:
snip...

ELECTRIC chainsaw?!? You girlie-man... :-)

Jack


Girlie-man???
I live on a 40' x 100' city lot. The trees on it are too big to tackle
by myself if I used a 20" gas chainsaw. (other than a bit of pruning or
cutting up firewood already on the ground).
Just this week we paid $500.00 + tax to have a very large Ash tree
felled on our front lawn because the wife would be on pins & needles
every time the wind blew.

For my use this 12amp electric chainsaw is very practical and performs well.
Who's the girlie-man?

On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:38:08 GMT, Don White
wrote:

Jack Goff wrote:
snip...

ELECTRIC chainsaw?!? You girlie-man... :-)

Jack


Girlie-man???
I live on a 40' x 100' city lot. The trees on it are too big to tackle
by myself if I used a 20" gas chainsaw. (other than a bit of pruning or
cutting up firewood already on the ground).
Just this week we paid $500.00 + tax to have a very large Ash tree
felled on our front lawn because the wife would be on pins & needles
every time the wind blew.

For my use this 12amp electric chainsaw is very practical and performs well.
Who's the girlie-man?

Pay attention to the smilie-face. :-)

I understand. I used to have one of those homeowner-grade Poulan gas
chainsaws. I was OK for cutting up limbs and such, but had the
smaller size chain and a small motor, so it just couldn't handle
bigger jobs. At the time, that was OK for my situation.

I'm now on 2+ acres, and it's 80% heavily wooded. The Poulan died, so
I bought a real saw... a Stihl. I've paid to have a couple of large
oaks taken down that were too close to the house for me to do, but the
Stihl has paid for itself on a couple of other trees I could handle
myself.

Jack

Jack Goff wrote:

On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:38:08 GMT, Don White
wrote:


Jack Goff wrote:
snip...

ELECTRIC chainsaw?!? You girlie-man... :-)

Jack


Girlie-man???
I live on a 40' x 100' city lot. The trees on it are too big to tackle
by myself if I used a 20" gas chainsaw. (other than a bit of pruning or
cutting up firewood already on the ground).
Just this week we paid $500.00 + tax to have a very large Ash tree
felled on our front lawn because the wife would be on pins & needles
every time the wind blew.

For my use this 12amp electric chainsaw is very practical and performs well.
Who's the girlie-man?


Pay attention to the smilie-face. :-)

I understand. I used to have one of those homeowner-grade Poulan gas
chainsaws. I was OK for cutting up limbs and such, but had the
smaller size chain and a small motor, so it just couldn't handle
bigger jobs. At the time, that was OK for my situation.

I'm now on 2+ acres, and it's 80% heavily wooded. The Poulan died, so
I bought a real saw... a Stihl. I've paid to have a couple of large
oaks taken down that were too close to the house for me to do, but the
Stihl has paid for itself on a couple of other trees I could handle
myself.

Jack

I had a gas saw and used it so infrequently that the gas in the
carburetor gummed it up. I then bought an electric that I could store
without any concern. After the hurricanes last year I am back to a gas
saw but I'll have to remember to start it every month or so. I already
put Stabil in my 40:1 can as soon as I fill it.

Dan