When it comes to necessary tools in the shop, an angle grinder is one of those “must have” things. Depending on where you live, a chainsaw should also be on that list. If you need to cut firewood or if you live in a wooded area, that chainsaw can really help you around your property or potentially out of a jam. What do the two tools have in common? Other than some basic badassery, not a whole lot. Until now. In this video you are going to see how you too can convert an angle grinder into a freaking chainsaw with some fabrication and some stuff you may already have laying around the house.
When we first saw this video we had no idea what the end result of the project was going to be. You do, but that being said, the first couple steps are such that you don’t really know where things are going to end up until some more significant progress is being made. The fact that the builder finishes this thing off as nicely as he does speaks to the guy’s skills and attention to detail. When we saw him bending up the chain guard we were impressed, when we saw him finish paint the thing and then basically letter it, we bowed our head out of respect.
This is an awesome project and we’re thinking that we need to try this for ourselves. It seems to work awesome and the torquey little motor in that angle grinder sure does a nice job spinning that chain through some pesky trees! We’re just wondering how this one came to be. Like when did the builder look at an angle grinder and then a chain saw and think….GOT IT!
So I guess bar oil is just a suggestion??
How About A Chain Brake For Those Pesky Kickbacks And Decapitations…
OSHA, is this ok?
I just go grab the electric chainsaw and git ‘er done. About a week faster than doing this, and still have the angle-driver, too.
Didn’t you post this same stupid thing a year ago? What’s next on your “hack” list? How to weld gas tanks?
No chain oil = short bar and chain life. No teeth to grab what you are cutting for leverage to work the chain into the wood = very hard to cut anything but branches. Electric chainsaws cost as little as $35 new and as little as $20 at the thrift store.