Timber TuffCS-BMM Benchtop Electric Chain Saw Chain Sharpener

I dislike giving bad reviews and attempt to find something good to say about most everything.That being said:The bad:1. Got it mMonday, set it up Wednesday and almost made it through a 16" chain before it burned out!!! -----Just went into the shop and tested it an d it fired up, obviously having cut out due to overheating because the motor is too small to carry the load. This is easily as frustrating as a burned out motor because not even having finished the chain, I have to wait an hour+ to recommence the process. NO THANKS.2. Bought it because the ad said you could see your chain while sharpening. Wrong! To see the chain in the (second) position, you have to hunch over it and twist to get a good view. I had to mount it sideways on my bench to get a straight on view of the grinding wheel and chain. Once it was set up this way it was far more pleasant and efficient to use.3. The chain stop is useless. You will grind it away if you are using it for smaller chains.4. Sharpening a smaller (.043 chain) is a pain because the chain keeps binding in the feed slot as the feed slot is fixed and set for wider chains5. The carrier for the angle locking mechanism would have really benefited from one of the designers ACTUALLY ATTEMPTING TO SHARPEN A CHAIN WITH THIS UNIT! I had to design and build a bushing to keep the pivot aligned and keep it from twisting while sharpening. 30 SECONDS MORE ON DESIGN AND MAYBE 25 CENTS MORE IN MATERIAL COSTS ON THEIR PART and this unit would have been much less frustrating to set up and eventually use. This is why I like products built by the people that actually use them daily. This unit couldn't have been built cheeper if they had used old duct tape and recycled electric toothbrush parts.And the good.1. It is a nice bright color so I can easily find it where I attached it to my workbench.2. Once I worked the bugs out ( 2 hours later - and before the motor cut out) it actually cut a decent angle on 3/4 of my chain.

Thought I'd try out an economical chainsaw sharpener, Huge mistake, cheap is just cheap.Arrived in damaged box, had definitely been opened, not new as advertised. Was clean but hints of some wear. Poor fit and finish. Instructions were basically a mediocre exploded view, sorta showing where things should go. No written assembly instructions. I figured it out though. Sharpened my chain, just OK, not great. Almost finished sharpening the first blade when it overheated the first time 3 teeth from the end. Came back in 30 min and it restarted. Quit twice more and had to cool off while sharpening the second chain. About three teeth into the third chain it overheated the fourth time. At that point I disassemble and re packed it. Returning it tomorrow.Definitely Not Recommending!!

Prompt shipping and well packaged. These units are a good but the small metal chain guides can drop out..the angle guide is a bit sloppy.. Compared to a retail store.these are a good deal.thanks for the great online shopping experience.

Maybe it's just me, but I tried this thing several times and finally just went back to the rat tail file...I think it take about the same amount of time and I end up with a nice edge (and I don't have to pull the chain off to sharpen it, either)

This was an all thumbs project before, but with the saw sharpener - it works great and saves the frustration.I am very happy with this purchase.

Sharpened 6 chains great, number 7 motor burnt up wont turn just hums.

Not a professionsal unit but it gets the job done. Very easy to use and adjust for different angle grinds.

The product came with no directions for setting it up so that one could begin to sharpen his or her chains. This inexcusable failure is absolutely frustrating. I'd like to comment on how it works, but I have not been able to use it yet!