slim_boy_fat
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That's the kind of thing I had in mind in post #2 - but having seen those videos, I'd not bother.
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That's the kind of thing I had in mind in post #2 - but having seen those videos, I'd not bother.
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I decided not to bother with trousers. I used to crew at several music festivals and most of the chainsaw operators there didn't bother so I decided not to. I just use the head gear with visor and ear fenders and I've had basic training. I find the dangers happen from being careless, when you're just thinking about getting the job done. I try to avoid those situations.
I have only had one injury whilst sorting firewood. I am so careful with a chainsaw and dangerous tools but stupidity can hurt you in other ways.
I had some old door frames with copper draught strips. They were held on with tacks. I had ripped several off but on the last one my hand slipped! No gloves. Almost lost 4 fingers. Just missed the tendons. Stitches in fingers are very painful - not much flesh.
I had some old door frames with copper draught strips. They were held on with tacks. I had ripped several off but on the last one my hand slipped! No gloves. Almost lost 4 fingers. Just missed the tendons. Stitches in fingers are very painful - not much flesh.
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Ouch.
I have scars along the fingers of both my hands.
I made a ninja sword when I was 14?15? - from a car leafspring using just a hacksaw and a couple of files.
Fitted a wooden handle, but no tsuba (guard).
I lunged into a target, and my hand slipped down the blade.
I leaked... A LOT
Ouch nasty!
Just reminded me of another finger ripping incident.
As a kid I had a big stunt kite. Went to the local park with it in a force 8. Decided to launch it by letting the braided lines run through my fingers.........
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Cant believe your attitude.A saw doesnt have to be running to cause serious injuries. A mate fell off a log on to a saw 10foot away opened his tigh up like a tin. Straight though that big vein, there was (what seemed like) gallons of blood, everywhere
Luckly another lad was a medic, otherwise he'd of not made it to hospital.
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A saw doesnt have to be running to cause serious injuries. A mate fell off a log on to a saw 10foot away opened his tigh up like a tin. Straight though that big vein, there was (what seemed like) gallons of blood, everywhere
Luckly another lad was a medic, otherwise he'd of not made it to hospital.
I was going to reply to this earlier but I was on a train which went into a tunnel. Chainsaws are dangerous. All machines are dangerous. It's over-confidence that gets people injured. It happens here all the time, the old-school guys who think reading glasses are equivalents to goggles, or use the wrong rpm stones on a grinder. About a year ago a man died from just that, point-blank shotgun style injuries.
There was a story recently in the news here where a man hit a stone or a spike and the saw kicked back unexpectedly. Chainsaw chaps were mangled but he survived. Don't really know why you wouldn't wear the correct PPE.
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Going to stick this on just so that I can shamelessly brag!
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Milling a Sycamore butt.
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Nice one!
My mate keeps a huge Huskvarna chainsaw at his workshop entrance, just for show! But that doesn't shine a light to what you have!
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There's always one
Looks like it's infinitely variable, in terms of depth of cut?
