Stihl Jet Saw

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RobertN

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This appears to be 10 year old news, but I only happened upon it yesterday. Stihl made an experimental Jet chainsaw using a jet engine modified from on that would be used in large RC jets.



 
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Pictures didn't come over!
 
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Old news did a thread on it many years ago.
 
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It's the shock loads on the gear reduction that is the Achilles heel on turbine powered stuff.
They require something like a fluid coupling along with a speed reducer.

Complexity is a killer.
 

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