Makita 5012b carving chainsaw on ebay - Tiki Marketplace

AA Aaron's Akua Member Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Joined: Jul 09, 2004 Posts: 1596	AA Aaron's Akua Posted posted on Sun, Nov 5, 2006 8:44 PM On 2006-11-05 19:42, keigs20 wrote: Aarons Akua, funny I could not remember if it was a double speed and just used my other one yesterday. So I plugged it in and it is single speed. How do you like the UC3500? Well, I like mine fine, but then again, I've only used it for cutting the ends off logs, not chainsaw carving in any real sense. But, I'm hoping to get a carving tip on down the road and try it out in that way. With that in mind, I did a lot of research when I picked up my chainsaw and wound up looking at those two models. The UC3500 is an "in-line" model, which is supposedly better balanced without the motor sticking out one side or the other. But it comes with a 14" bar (maybe a bit long for carving), and runs at a "standard" 2618 FPM. The 5012b, on the other hand, comes with a standard 12" bar (probably just right for carving) but runs at a blazing 5500 FPM, which is what I meant by "double speed". It was a toss up for me, but maybe if I had it to do all over, I'd have picked your model. Here's the specs between the two, if anyone's interested. There's also the lighter tree trimmer models out there, but I believe they're all gas, and I wanted electric for lower maintenance, less noise for the neighbors, etc. If I had more time right now, and some disposable income, I'd pounce all over your ebay auction, because the list is somewhere's around $161, plus it has all that Witco mana in it which is hard to put a price tag on. :wink: A-A

On 2006-11-05 19:42, keigs20 wrote:
Aarons Akua, funny I could not remember if it was a double speed and just used my other one yesterday. So I plugged it in and it is single speed. How do you like the UC3500?

Well, I like mine fine, but then again, I've only used it for cutting the ends off logs, not chainsaw carving in any real sense. But, I'm hoping to get a carving tip on down the road and try it out in that way. With that in mind, I did a lot of research when I picked up my chainsaw and wound up looking at those two models. The UC3500 is an "in-line" model, which is supposedly better balanced without the motor sticking out one side or the other. But it comes with a 14" bar (maybe a bit long for carving), and runs at a "standard" 2618 FPM. The 5012b, on the other hand, comes with a standard 12" bar (probably just right for carving) but runs at a blazing 5500 FPM, which is what I meant by "double speed". It was a toss up for me, but maybe if I had it to do all over, I'd have picked your model.

Here's the specs between the two, if anyone's interested.

There's also the lighter tree trimmer models out there, but I believe they're all gas, and I wanted electric for lower maintenance, less noise for the neighbors, etc.

If I had more time right now, and some disposable income, I'd pounce all over your ebay auction, because the list is somewhere's around $161, plus it has all that Witco mana in it which is hard to put a price tag on. :wink:

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Post #264694 by Aaron's Akua on Sun, Nov 5, 2006 8:44 PM