Has anyone heard...

[trooney]

Of a Nielson/Oregon chain sharpener? Guys got it here locally for sale for $125. Never heard of it.

 

[cus_deluxe]

Ive heard of nielson. I cant remember much, my dad mentioned seeing one in the UP here in michigan. Supposedly good quality

 

[trooney]

Thanks Custer. It doesnt look bad, but it definately looks well made. Hopefully someone will come along whos sharpened chains with it...

 

[jacob j.]

Nielsen grinders were made in my area - they started out in a machine shop in Winston, Oregon. They were bought by Bell Industries
later and I think that's when they moved to Eugene, Oregon. They made good machines. We used a Nielsen Pond & Deck grinder
at the dealership for years grinding .404" pitch x .080" gauge and 3/4" pitch x .122" gauge harvester chain.

I could do about 75-90 3/4" pitch chains a day, depending on the length, and we charged $9.00 each at the time for a 3/4" pitch chain grind.

The only downside to that machine was that it was belt-driven and it would stretch belts badly due to how much torque the motor had and the heavy load of grinding 3/4" pitch.

The belt was a generic size though so it was cheap and easy to replace.

 

[trooney]

@jacob j, at $125 is it worth it?

 

[jacob j.]

@jacob j, at $125 is it worth it?

It depends on what model it is. Do you have any pictures?

 

[trooney]

https://baltimore.craigslist.org/grd/d/lutherville-timonium-power-chainsaw/6824350187.html

 

[trooney]

@jacob j. ^^^^

 

[jacob j.]

That's definitely worth $125. Nielsen made a lot of those so parts are fairly abundant and they use a standard size wheel, so no
problems there. They're also a belt driven machine but I think it's a common-size v-drive type belt.

 

[trooney]

Cool, thanks JJ