Tuesday, Dec 27, 2005 at 16:30
1. Forget the hand electric chain sharpener. They grind off way to much & burn the cutting edge. This then requires you to resharpen more often. Get a hand file & guide then learn how to use it.
2.Forget the manual. Go out & book yourself into a "Cross Cut Chainsaw Course" You don't drive a car without proper instruction first so why would one opperate the most dangerous hand tool made by just reading a 5 page manual? It's not a skill one should learn by trial & error;-)
3. Buy the $170 chainsaw chaps, the ear muffs, goggles or face sheild, gloves, helmet & steel cap boots. Ironically all together costing way more than your cheapy saw but items most people forget that are trying to save a dollar.
"the spikes at the base where the chain enters the motor body" are called Bumper spikes & yes they are important for controlling the cut.
"I have also cut down several large trees for safety that have died near the
camp site."
Totally illegal of coarse Brian to fall standing timber even if it was dead & probably far safer to leave it up than have an inexperienced opperator drop a tree. (It's a 4 day course to get the fallers certificate) Cutting standing timber in & around
camp sites is a key reason
camp fires are likely to be banned along the Muray River.
Be safe cheers Craig................
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