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11th April 2018, 07:06 PM #31
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11th April 2018, 07:09 PM #32
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I felt like wasting a few minutes of my life so I decided to down load the manual and see what it says.
In the general instructions for use of power tools it says, "use both hands to steady the saw" but where can you put your other hand? - a second handle like on an angle grinder might be useful.
In the "specific" instructions about this saw it says nothing about the other hand, and my guess is most of the time the user will be holding onto the branch/twig being cut.
This is a complete no-no when using a chainsaw - both hands on the chainsaw at all times, just leave the branch being cut fall.
When using a CS, 30 odd percent of injuries occur when the eedjet decides to hold onto the branch being cut - if the operator is not balanced, wood is hard, chain is blunt etc the saw blade can skate along the top of the branch onto the users fingers/hands. Young fit user with half a brain and a skerrick of reaction time can usually adjust for the movement and may be able to stabilise the saw or get their hand out of the way. Elderly operator like my mum, maybe not so likely?
What I would like to see with this saw is the pressure plate (hilt) at the base of the blade have a micro switch attached to it. Unless there is pressure on that hilt the saw won't operate. This would make it a bit safer because it would be less likely to skate along the branch/twig.
If any of you decide to buy or give one as a gift maybe add the instruction of keeping both hands on the saw at all times while it operating.
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11th April 2018, 08:54 PM #34GOLD MEMBER
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Would kickback still apply for the top half of the tip of the bar? If so is there any mention of this in the instructions?
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17th April 2018, 12:15 AM #35
Matt
Don't listen to those who would poo poo this product. That is a serious key chain ornament. Alternatively I could see it going into high end Christmas crackers. Actually they could include the manual instead of the joke card.
Regards
PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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17th April 2018, 06:43 PM #36
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17th April 2018, 07:05 PM #37
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17th April 2018, 08:53 PM #38
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18th April 2018, 04:10 AM #39
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22nd April 2018, 12:52 PM #40Senior Member
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I did lots of internet searching after seeing this in the local Mitre 10 store and wondering what exactly is this?
There's a youtube video of someone in the USA taking one apart to see how it is constructed.
The most positive reviews come from people using the pistol-handled version to prune tree branches - apart from that, it didn't seem to have any advantages over other toolsNew Zealand
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22nd April 2018, 03:30 PM #41
the first examples I recall seeing were either hydraulic or air powered (I think hydraulic) and was used by a bloke in a cherry-picker to trim trees near a power line
regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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22nd April 2018, 04:09 PM #42
They have identified an unserviced market niche - every honest burglar will need one!
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