I Don't Reuse Chains

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I just buy new ones each day

http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/tls/844935427.html

his loss i guess. 15 chains for 10 bucks. 18" & 20"

 

[Cameljoe73]

:biggrinbounce2: Sweeet, I check Seattle CL, almost every night, I missed that one.

 

[Mike Barcaskey]

"they are all very sharp"

So why is he selling them?

 

[carvinmark]

He must make lots of $ cause he is throwing enough of it away!!!

 

[Philbert]

Some rental places, like Home Depot, replace the chains with each rental. They buy in huge quantities and get them ('ooo' brand?) for just a few dollars each. Compared to paying a tech by the hour to sharpen them, they feel that it is a better deal.

They also don't have to deal with a customer complaining that 'the chain wasn't sharp' when rented.

Me, I hate to see things wasted and will spend a lot of effort to sharpen and salvage a good chain.

Maybe this guy doesn't know how to sharpen? Maybe this is just his cover story to sell used chains he pulled off rentals?

Philbert

 

[flxblx]

Some rental places, like Home Depot, replace the chains with each rental. They buy in huge quantities and get them ('ooo' brand?) for just a few dollars each. Compared to paying a tech by the hour to sharpen them, they feel that it is a better deal.

They also don't have to deal with a customer complaining that 'the chain wasn't sharp' when rented.

Me, I hate to see things wasted and will spend a lot of effort to sharpen and salvage a good chain.

Maybe this guy doesn't know how to sharpen? Maybe this is just his cover story to sell used chains he pulled off rentals?

Philbert

+1

And he may selling them on the side.

I need to check with local rental company (not a chain) because the owner was saying he always put on a new chain. Might be able to pickup some decent chain cheap.

 

[Wet1]

I suspect you're correct regarding the HD thing... I sent him an email saying I'd give him the $10 for the lot of them. He sent me back an email saying these chains are about $30 each at Home Depot.

Sounds to me like he works for HD and is trying to sell the returned retail chains for $10 each. No thanks!

 

[spacemule]

At the last Home Depot I worked in, the chains were replaced every time the saw was rented. The old ones went in the garbage. The store I'm in now doesn't have a rental department.

 

[Wet1]

At the last Home Depot I worked in, the chains were replaced every time the saw was rented. The old ones went in the garbage.

I think that's stardard practice at all the HD rental centers.

 

[Wet1]

BTW, this 18" and 20" chain is skip tooth! Anyone need some used skip tooth chain for your <30cc saws??? Only $10 a loop! He has no idea what ga. opcorn: