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Posted by Harry K on May 8, 2008, 9:34 am
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> > On May 7, 5:23=A0pm, "Stormin Mormon"
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> > > Probably false confidence. Like the low kickback chain that allows you=
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> > > operate =A0unsafely.
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> > > Christopher A. Young
> > > Learn more about Jesus
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> > > I hear you, but isn't a chain brake a really good idea, or is it just
> > > something that would give false confidence? =A0Sounds like a real good=
> > > idea on the surface. =A0I was not even thinking about one until I
> > > realized that my saw was one of the few that did not have one.
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> > I put many hours (at least one day/week when weather permits) using
> > one. =A0I would not run a saw that doesn't have an operating one. And
> > that is from someone who ran saws for 20 years before I got my first
> > saw _with_ a brake on it.
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> > I consider people who speak against chain brakes in the same category
> > as those who refuse to wear seat belts.
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> I think I would agree. =A0I am real nervous now. =A0Based on the scary way=
> the instruction manuals are written for chain saws, I would compare
> the chain brake to at least the use of seat belts, maybe even a higher
> level. =A0Does the brake stop the chain fast enough that the chain would
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Yes, if you are holding the saw properly...and assuming the brake is
in operational order.
On kickback, there is no way anyone has reflexes fast enough to stop
one. It is possible to 'stiff arm' a saw such that it will only kick
up a bit but that stance is not one that can be sustained very long.
Harry K
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