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With so many options, it's hard to know which Sharpener is right for you.

Below we have broken down the sharpeners based on usage, we hope this will help you make a better decision on choosing the sharpener that best fits your needs.

High Volume Sharpeners 1: Most repair facilities, sharpening shops and retail stores that sharpen a high volume of chains per day. The shop that needs all the bells and whistles. All three models have an automatic clamping device and commercial grade motor for quick and fast sharpenings.

Summary: The Tecomec Super Jolly and the Oregon 620-120 are both manufactured by Tecomec in Italy. Part for part they are completely interchangeable. The Maxx Model 13151 is manufactured by AMA in Italy. The Maxx model 13151 is fairly new on the market, and it may not be a proven product just yet, but dollar for dollar, it's a tempting buy. The Tecomec and Oregon model run at a higher RPM(3400) compared to the Maxx(2950)
Tecomec Super Jolly	Oregon Model 620-120	Maxx Model 13151

Vise Clamping: Hydraulic-Automatic RPM: 3400 300 Watt Motor Sliding Vise: Yes Pivoting Vise: No	Vise Clamping: Hydraulic-Automatic RPM: 3400 300 Watt Motor Sliding Vise: Yes Pivoting Vise: No	Vise Clamping: Automatic RPM: 2950 200 Watt Motor Sliding Vise: Yes Pivoting Vise: No

High Volume Sharpeners 2: Most repair facilities, sharpening shops and retail stores that sharpen a high volume of chains per day. The shop that needs a commercial grade sharpener but doesnt mind clamping the chain manually. These models do not have the hydraulic clamping device, but do have the same commercial grade motor for quick and fast sharpenings.

Summary: The Tecomec Jolly Star and the Oregon 520-120 are both manufactured by Tecomec and made in Italy. Most of the parts are interchangeable between these two models, but the Oregon 520-120 has a vise slide feature that is not available on the Tecomec Jolly Star or the Franz bench mount. The vise on the Oregon 520-120 slides front to back, providing the additional 10 degrees for sharpening chisel chain. However, both the Jolly Star and Oregon have a vise that pivots for obtaining the 10 degrees for chisel chain, so you really do not gain anything with the Oregon over the Tecomec. The slide feature on the Oregon model is really just that, an extra feature that allows you to gain the degrees through the slide or the pivot.

Oregon Model 520-120	Tecomec Jolly Star	Franz Bench Mount

Manual Vise Clamp RPM: 3400 300 Watt Motor Sliding Vise: Yes Pivoting Vise: Yes	Manual Vise Clamp RPM: 3400 300 Watt Motor Sliding Vise: No Pivoting Vise: Yes	Manual Vise Clamp RPM: 2950 200 Watt Motor Sliding Vise: No Pivoting Vise: No

High Volume Sharpeners 3: These sharpeners are great for a startup business that wants a commercial grade sharpener without all the fancy features and at a great price. They are designed to sharpen a high volum of chains per day, but do not have the larger open design, they are more compact and smaller, but not much.

Summary: For whatever reason, most people tend to shy away from these models. They are priced at an economy price, but will do just about everything the High Volume Sharpeners 1 and 2 will do. They have the same commercial motors that are used in the above mentioned sharpeners, but they have a more compact design, which reduces the cost in manufacturing. None of these models have a sliding vise, but the Oregon 420-120 does have a pivoting vise in obtaing the 10 degrees needed for full chisel chain.
Tecomec Compact	Oregon 420-120	Franz Bench Mount

Manual Vise Clamp RPM: 3400 300 Watt Motor Sliding Vise: No Pivoting Vise: No	Manual Vise Clamp RPM: 3400 300 Watt Motor Sliding Vise: No Pivoting Vise: Yes	Manual Vise Clamp RPM: 2950 200 Watt Motor Sliding Vise: No Pivoting Vise: No

Home owner or professional Wood Cutter: These sharpeners are designed for the home owner or professional wood cutter. Somebody who sharpeners chains on a frequent basis, but prefers a more precise and faster sharpening than a hand file. Somebody who sharpens chains weekly, rather than daily.

Summary: The Tecomec MIDI, Sharp Master and the Oregon 310-120 are all bench mount economy models. While they are not commercial duty, they will definitely get the job done quickly and precisely.
Tecomec MIDI or MIDI Jolly N	Oregon 310-120	Sharp Master or Sharp Boy

Manual Vise Clamp RPM: 7000 85 Watt Motor Sliding Vise: No Pivoting Vise: No	Manual Vise Clamp RPM: 5000 85 Watt Motor Sliding Vise: No Pivoting Vise: No	Manual Vise Clamp RPM: 7000 75 Watt Motor Sliding Vise: No Pivoting Vise: No

Field Sharpening: Sometimes we just need to touch-up or sharpen our chains in the field.

Summary: Both of these field sharpeners are quality made, but the Timberline is more stable and much faster than your coventional Tecomec manual sharpener. With the Timberline there is no binding or uneven pressure on the cutter, the top slide on the Tecomec requires even back and forth motion, any slight bend will cause friction in the slide making it difficult to sharpen your chain. Hands down, the Timberline manual sharpener will out perform the Tecomec, but the Timberline is also far more expensive, but worth the price.
Timberline	Tecomec

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