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There is a whole discussion on this and how it is done at this address if ya want to look http://forums.fishontario.com/ page 21 or 22 "ice fishing" "can i use a chainsaw..."
walker; now that deffinetly would not work cause you would not be able to start (cut) into the ice. It would be like using an airhammer , the saw needs to go the full stroke. now, thats just my 2 cents
Chain saws work fine for cutting through ice. If concerned about polluting, there are vegetable-based chain oils available.
As for a cordless reciprocating saw- wouldn't recommend it. VERY hard to get the hole started and limited depth of cut. If the ice is THAT thin, just spud a hole.
Brad you can cut holes that way, after you cut through you break up the inside with a bar and lift it out. the blade should be longer than the depth of the ice, you don,t need chain oil it'll cool itself. Now if you have never done it don't even try! You have to bury the tip in the ice, move it the wrong way it's a jack in the box with sharks teeth.
fishforfun wrote:Brad you can cut holes that way, after you cut through you break up the inside with a bar and lift it out. the blade should be longer than the depth of the ice, you don,t need chain oil it'll cool itself. Now if you have never done it don't even try! You have to bury the tip in the ice, move it the wrong way it's a jack in the box with sharks teeth.
Another tip- if the ice is not too thick- you push the cutout section down and over to the side of the hole. Sometimes it will keep going until it's out of sight.
fff is right. If you are not experienced with a chain saw, cutting ice is not the way to get experienced.
Used to use one exclusively for a couple years....It was great unless the ice got too thick as mentioned here already. The other thing was, got tired of the odd looks I targeted old holes primarily