IS there such a thing as a green wood circular saw blade?

[Matrixx]

Rather than buy a chain saw to chop up a load of 6" thick branches , could I use my mitre saw with the right blade?

 

[Dieselman 63]

You’ll get an inordinate amount of pulp and other wood crap inside the saw. Chainsaws are designed to not allow this stuff to foul the mechanism and operation (though you have to empty the caked on stuff from time to time) but I can’t say whether your mitre saw would like it.

I bought a Husky 236e and found it to be an excellent and cheap little saw for branches and real tree felling alike.

 

[Matrixx]

The sticky pulp could be a problem, a cheap electric chain saw may be the better solution.

 

[8ob]

The sticky pulp could be a problem, a cheap electric chain saw may be the better solution.

Chainsaw is a better idea, a chop saw would need to have a 14” blade to cut 6” branches.

Bob

 

[Dieselman 63]

You could use the mitre saw to make a sawbuck, helping you to cut the branches.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

I've got green wood blades for my sabre / recipricating saw. Not sure what they would be like cutting 6" though.

 

[R-D-R]

Cutting branches on a mitre saw can be quite dangerous I have tried it. You need to be careful where the branch does not sit flat as the cut will cause the wood to bind on the blade generating serous amounts of kick back.

 

[Melvyn Best]

A bow saw works well

 

[Hitch]

Unless you have a huge mitre saw, surely you wont be able to cut 6" rounds anyway....

 

[123hotchef]

I've got green wood blades for my sabre / recipricating saw. Not sure what they would be like cutting 6" though.

me too they are great for pruning up the tree

 

[123hotchef]

you will kill the mitre saw quickly trust me. I have killed 2 old ones now doing it they were old and pat it anyway that is why i killed them

 

[Matrixx]

Well I decided to buy a Chain saw,

Wickes £35 , bit of a no brainer. these were rated no 1 on some websites , and are at clearance prces. im only going to use it for a weekend.