Dumb Tool of the Week Award: The Supersaw.

[sequoia]

Here is something you could really use: The Supersaw. A tiny chainsaw that appears to be totally useless, but it's safe! Even your grandmother could use it! If she was alive!

 

[Pegasus Guitars]

Here is something you could really use: The Supersaw. A tiny chainsaw that appears to be totally useless, but it's safe! Even your grandmother could use it! If she was alive!

My wife does a lot of work on our property. That involves cutting quite a few super size Hawaiian weed bushes. I have a few chain saws , but they are just a little too big for her to use. I bought one of those cheap little single hand chain saw prunners for her to use.There are quite a few brands of those, so I don't know if mine was the same brand as yours.When I got it, I tried it out. Actually worked great, but the safety factor was a little too uncontrolled for me. You would have also to sharpen a few chains at a time because the short length is going to cause it to dull fairly quickly. Probably best used with 1 hand tied behind your back and totally out of the way. I returned it to Amazon. Now here is the fun part. I don't ever try to write negative reviews. I only write truthfully about my own experiences. So, I did review the tool as possibly dangerous for an inexperienced user. I soon got a request from the product company to change my review for $30.00. I did not respond, and a few days later I got an offer to change my review for $50.00, Speaks volumes about those Amazon reviews! I did not bite.--Bob

 

[TerryM]

Reminds me of a tiny reciprocating saw that came in a set of Ryobi tools I got as a gift. There was so little mass in the saw that when I touched it to anything, the blade stayed still and the saw would start pumping my arms in and out. I thought, "ok, I'm just not strong enough to run this thing". Gave it to a 6', 250lb neighbor and he got the same results. Luckily, I did not lose any fingers.

 

[hands_on_lanzon]

Here is something you could really use: The Supersaw. A tiny chainsaw that appears to be totally useless, but it's safe! Even your grandmother could use it! If she was alive!

Assuming the user in the injury location image is facing us, this saw might not be built for lefties.

 

[Wiggy]

Even a small chainsaw requires 2 hands to manage it. As was noted, a one-handed chainsaw is just asking for trouble.

 

[John Colter]

A friend bought one of these tiny chainsaws and demonstrated it to me. I was impressed and bought one myself. I have found it most useful for clearing brush wood. In conditions where there is a lot of tangled growth, it is impossible to use a hand saw or to swing a cleaver but the little chainsaw cuts through individual stems up to 4" thick with ease.

As with all tools, one has to use it with care and I use a thick glove on my left hand. I have used a normal sized chainsaw in the past and they terrify me! The potential for self-harm is extremely worrying: not so with the tiny pruning chainsaw. I may be proved wrong but I feel safe using it.

ps. I'm not a 75 y.o. Grandma. I am an 85 y.o. Grandpa.

 

[tparse]

Here is something you could really use: The Supersaw. A tiny chainsaw that appears to be totally useless, but it's safe! Even your grandmother could use it! If she was alive!

This is the one I use. It is powered by a meat servo. I just feed it fish and garden vegetables. It only makes a grunting sound.

 

[Jerryc41]

Here is something you could really use: The Supersaw. A tiny chainsaw that appears to be totally useless, but it's safe! Even your grandmother could use it! If she was alive!

I don't know about it being safe. With just one hand controlling that spinning blade, I'd be concerned. I have gas and an cordless chainsaws. No injuries since 1977 (none before that, either).

I feel sorry for that woman. She's 75, and that is her best purchase?

Assuming the user in the injury location image is facing us, this saw might not be built for lefties.

I'd say a righty.

 

[badhabits]

There are several on big river, all the same. They actually work pretty well for a $50-60 power tool.

 

[Charles Guy]

Wife received Stihl GTA 26 for Christmas two years ago and loves using this out in yard. Cuts great up to about 4 inches around and actually is safe.

I was skeptical but also like it as wife uses it and I don't have to do it with my bow saw.

 

[Graham Greenbag]

In the event of an accident chain saws, even small ones, can be very unforgiving, lethal even, so even though I do saw a lot of wood I will not use a chainsaw. What works for me is the human powered type, I have several bow saws of various sizes. If you have good technique and take care of your blade (eg. occasionally reset the teeth) then a bow saw can serve you very well and IMHO they’re much much safer than any chainsaw. Of course some heavy cutting, like tree trunks, really needs a chain saw but even then it’s surprising what you can do - like our ancestors did - with just muscle power. More good news is that they’re very affordable too - a small fraction of the price of a power tool.

 

[EDW]

Looks as if it is just big enough to really hurt yourself

 

[Pegasus Guitars]

I ended up getting 1 of these and we love it. Manual pruning saws and bow saws do work, but are difficult to use in tangled brush. This little guy easily cuts anything from banana stalks to 2-3"diameter weed shrubs. Seems pretty safe to me. Uses standard jig saw blades from 4"-8" long.Converts from a jigsaw to a straight configuration. You do need a spare battery, just like with any cordless tool. Saves me from having to drag out and fuel the chain saws.

 

[bbkobabe]

Battery or electric powered tools rock!

I got an electric weed whacker... err, string trimmer or whatever. It's a pain to drag out the cord and that does limit haw far from the house you can use it, true... but... still way easier than dealing with all the fuel and oil. And you don't stink like an oil refinery when you are finished...

Right after I bought it, my wife asked to try it... and loves it. She does all the weed whacking now! Talk about a win-win!

 

[JEngle1122]

This is the one I use. It is powered by a meat servo. I just feed it fish and garden vegetables. It only makes a grunting sound.View attachment 154888

A meat servo! lolololol

 

[Wiggy]

Bought one of these at Harbor Freight 2 years ago. Got a second one this year and put a 14" bar/chain on it for easier maneuvering. They run considerably longer with 80v batteries. (It ends up being two 40s in parallel when inserted.) They are very light.

I left 3 gas-powered saws on the curb. Trying to get them started was killing my strumming arm. Good riddance.

 

[Moore Bettah Ukuleles]

I love my mini chainsaw. MI even took the chain guard off to make it more dangerous. Not only great for one handed pruning operations but also great for wood carving.

 

[spongeuke]

This is the one I use. It is powered by a meat servo. I just feed it fish and garden vegetables. It only makes a grunting sound.View attachment 154888

My 80 year old power source is still pumping

 

[Timbuck]

This is the one for me