Does anyone know if this will cut through a 4-5 inch pine tree?
368000
Yes, with practice and a full battery, if it will open around the tree it will cut it, does really well with softwoods.
368001
4-5" is within the outer limits of what it can cut. At 4" no problems at all. At 5", you will have to go slow and maybe take a couple of bites when cutting. Always go slow and let the tool do the cutting. It is tempting to squeeze the jaws very tight in hopes of cutting faster like pruning shears. This is not a pruning shear where extra pressure helps. With the Alligator, easy does it. It is not designed to clearcut a forest, but for branch trimming, and cutting small trees and bushes, it is a great tool. I found it to be a handy tool and very safe to use on our tree farm. Recommend buying a second battery if you want to cut for most of the day...or do not be surprised by a dead battery when you want to use it. 4-5" is within the outer limits of what it can cut. At 4" no problems at all. At 5", you will have to go slow and maybe take a couple of bites when cutting. Always go slow and let the tool do the cutting. It is tempting to squeeze the jaws very tight in hopes of cutting faster like pruning shears. This is not a pruning shear where extra pressure helps. With the Alligator, easy does it. It is not designed to clearcut a forest, but for branch trimming, and cutting small trees and bushes, it is a great tool. I found it to be a handy tool and very safe to use on our tree farm.... » Read More 4-5" is within the outer limits of what it can cut. At 4" no problems at all. At 5", you will have to go slow and maybe take a couple of bites when cutting. Always go slow and let the tool do the cutting. It is tempting to squeeze the jaws very tight in hopes of cutting faster like pruning shears. This is not a pruning shear where extra pressure helps. With the Alligator, easy does it. It is not designed to clearcut a forest, but for branch trimming, and cutting small trees and bushes, it is a great tool. I found it to be a handy tool and very safe to use on our tree farm. Recommend buying a second battery if you want to cut for most of the day...or do not be surprised by a dead battery when you want to use it. « Show Less
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So far we have used the saw to cut 2x4's. It cut like butter at that depth. Not sure about anything larger than that as far as ease of cutting.
1164813
I used it to cut some small tree limbs, maybe 3-4" across. Cut them with no problem.
1362040
At least 6 inches, but the motor is not really powerful enough to do that. I suppose if you were cutting balsa wood, Styrofoam or warm butter, you could cut a 6-inch thick piece with this saw. But forget about it for anything else (even pine).
549698
I have cut 5" diameter branches, but the saw is so sharp that you can cut most any size. Just remember you need enough room for the blade to move back and forth. The bigger the branch is the longer it takes because you have to make short strokes.
1856412
Fiskars says it will cut branches up to 1" thick. I personally use other pruners for larger branches and would imagine these will cut 1/2"-3/4" of most wood types without any issue.
98687
I used it to kill ash saplings, some up to 3" in diameter, that were growing in the rows between pine/spruce/fir on my Christmas tree farm. I have not seen any damage to the Christmas trees.
1370706
I have several huge pine trees with the 3-6 inch long needles. It works great on them once you get the hang of setting the height of the brushes. It will pick up pine cones, but sometimes it flips them out in front of the sweeper too. I usually just pick up the cones by hand and throw them in the basket as I walk behind the sweeper. I like my lawn clean and this sweeper is just the ticket for cleaning up after those messy pine trees.
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After Christmas, I used it to chop through a 5" dia Christmas Tree trunk, swinging as hard as I could. The machete did not bend - the trunk did cut. It took several swings - which is proably why people don't use machetes to chop logs.
2266081
depends on the sawblade you use. with the right blade it does cut steel, probably not thicker than 1/8 of an inch. be careful!
61441
I don't know. I wouldn't go less that 5 inches in length. Just because I don't want to get my fingers that close to the cutting head. JP
277590
It can do a small branch, say 3/4 of an inch up to 3 or 4 inches in diameter. I have cut 5 in trunks with it, but you are there awhile. It might cut a bigger one. But you would be using up your blade; when a bigger saw would be better for the job. I like to save this one for all my smaller branches so it stays sharp longer. I don't have anyway at home to sharpen the offset razor teeth on this saw. Hope this is helpful.
885212
I have not used the blade for ripping pine but a 40 tooth general purpose blade should work just fine and save the 60 tooth for crossing cutting or mitre work
98128
the jaws open to 2" however the saw does not have a lot of power; it would not cut a 2" x 3/4" piece of pine; it will cut hard wood in smaller dimensions and i use it for making miniatures and use a regular chop saw for making picture frames and other such cut-off projects
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U may be able to for a few tries. What's interesting is once I started cutting wood my first blade quickly dulled. Worked great on carbon fiber (thin). I can't imagine it working too long on 3/4 inch wood.
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It should work just fine with 5/4 Pine. The tool just fastens boards to a frame, counter sinking special screws.Material type shouldn't matter.
1691548
I have tried to do this very thing with this saw and it isn't ideal. With such a small opening it if difficult to work on anything larger than three inches in diameter. Also the saw can only handle a half inch blade means resawing will not be accurate.