I am honestly curious about a specific safety issue with respect to staying out of the "line of fire" of a chainsaw.
If you imagine the chainsaw bar extended out in all directions as an infinitely large flat invisible plane, wouldn't that plane cross through your arms, legs, and body at various times while using the saw?
I think some posters here have said something about keeping their body in certain positions to stay out of the way of a chainsaw bar in order to stay safe.
I don't understand this, and want more info.
How does one use a standard chainsaw if one doesn't hold onto the bar with both hands and cut something in front of him or nearby?
I can understand not leaning over a saw bar, such as all the way across a felled log, and risking falling onto it while the chain is moving, but what are people talking about otherwise? I can't imagine using a saw very long holding the saw sideways so that if kickback occurs, the bar doesn't kick back toward my head and neck.
Are there any pictures in a manual anywhere I can view?
If you imagine the chainsaw bar extended out in all directions as an infinitely large flat invisible plane, wouldn't that plane cross through your arms, legs, and body at various times while using the saw?
I think some posters here have said something about keeping their body in certain positions to stay out of the way of a chainsaw bar in order to stay safe.
I don't understand this, and want more info.
How does one use a standard chainsaw if one doesn't hold onto the bar with both hands and cut something in front of him or nearby?
I can understand not leaning over a saw bar, such as all the way across a felled log, and risking falling onto it while the chain is moving, but what are people talking about otherwise? I can't imagine using a saw very long holding the saw sideways so that if kickback occurs, the bar doesn't kick back toward my head and neck.
Are there any pictures in a manual anywhere I can view?