My 20 year old hand me down 16" Craftsman electric chainsaw finally gave up the ghost last month. Replaced it with this Oregon CS 1500 that has a 18" bar and a self sharpening stone. Bought it mostly because of the 18" bar so I'm thinking a large percentage of chainsaw work can be done inside and keep the neighbors a little happier. Had a chance to use it for the first time yesterday and give it a good workout with a 90 minute slice & dice session on a bunch of cherry and maple. Was skeptical about the self sharpening feature but could tell the chain was getting a little dull on some rip cuts when getting more dust than ribbons. Used the feature and could tell the sharpening device works nicely. Hey, I know it's only the first time of use but pretty impressed with the saw overall. Went thru a bunch of 14" stock (cross & rip) without much effort. Only con I have is it is a little bit on the noisy side.
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