They need to be cared for though, well oiled in use and greased up and wrapped in a rag before packing away after a thorough cleaning to get all the bits of sawdust out.
When in use I think it needs to be kept as straight as possible, like a bowsaw blade would be, not good wrapped around a tight branch.
wire saw (Chain)
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Re: wire saw (Chain)
Thanks for the tips TG 
I did promise the previous owner that it would a) be used and not stored in a box and b) be cared for and looked after, I love old tools and have never seen the point of putting them on shelves to display, tools are made to work with imo.
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I did promise the previous owner that it would a) be used and not stored in a box and b) be cared for and looked after, I love old tools and have never seen the point of putting them on shelves to display, tools are made to work with imo.
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Re: wire saw (Chain)
My WWII survival chainsaw arrived this morning, so I gave it a bit of an oil while I went shopping to loosen it up a bit and had a wee test run when I got back a couple hours later on a nuisance sycamore at the bottom of the garden.
Awesome is the only word I can think of to describe it, ripped through a 3" diam limb of live tree in about 4 mins and I was just steady sawing not hanging off the bugger. No sticking or snatching just smooth sawing all the way through.
Absolutely fantastic piece of kit, not exactly pocket size but could take down a fair size tree in 30-40 mins I reckon if that, if you get a chance to grab one, take it.
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Awesome is the only word I can think of to describe it, ripped through a 3" diam limb of live tree in about 4 mins and I was just steady sawing not hanging off the bugger. No sticking or snatching just smooth sawing all the way through.
Absolutely fantastic piece of kit, not exactly pocket size but could take down a fair size tree in 30-40 mins I reckon if that, if you get a chance to grab one, take it.
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