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Matth · 05-08-2004, 17:23

Broke every safety rule in the book, and will have to live with the consequences.

1. Chainsaws are insanely dangerous things, especially as the back of the blade is as dangerous as the front
2. Using one on an inadequate support
3. Nobody should be in the likely drop area, even if NOT using a power tool

The most viscious garden powertool I've used is an electric hedgetrimmer, and even that is a bit frightening. The double grip cutout (must be holding both the trigger and the front grip) would not be fast enough for it to fully stop if I lost my grip on it.

For tougher stuff, an alligator saw is probably a safer option than a chainsaw - and if using electric powertools, DO use an RCCB (used to be called ELCB) safety cutout, to avoid fatal shocks from a cut cable.

05-08-2004, 17:23	#12
Matth Inactive Join Date: Mar 2004 Services: BB:M, TV:XL, Phone:M, Loyalty Posts: 2,516	Re: Man kills wife... Broke every safety rule in the book, and will have to live with the consequences. 1. Chainsaws are insanely dangerous things, especially as the back of the blade is as dangerous as the front 2. Using one on an inadequate support 3. Nobody should be in the likely drop area, even if NOT using a power tool The most viscious garden powertool I've used is an electric hedgetrimmer, and even that is a bit frightening. The double grip cutout (must be holding both the trigger and the front grip) would not be fast enough for it to fully stop if I lost my grip on it. For tougher stuff, an alligator saw is probably a safer option than a chainsaw - and if using electric powertools, DO use an RCCB (used to be called ELCB) safety cutout, to avoid fatal shocks from a cut cable.