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Optimum sawing is achieved if the chain speed remains
constant during cutting.
Be careful when reaching the end of the cut. The weight of
the product may change unexpectedly as it cuts free from the
wood. This can cause accidents to the legs and feet. Always
remove the product from a wood cut while the product is
running.
Kickback
WARNING!
Beware of kickback! Kickback can lead to
dangerous loss of control of the product and result
in serious or fatal injury to the operator or anyone
standing close by! Always be alert because rotational
kickback and pinch kickback are major product
operational dangers and the leading cause of most
accidents!
Kickback may occur if the nose or the tip of the guide bar
touches an object, or if wood pinches the saw chain in the
cut.
In some cases, contact with the tip of the guide bar (4) may
cause a lightening-fast reverse reaction, kicking the guide bar
up and back toward the operator (Figs. 17, 18, 19).
Pinching of the saw chain (3) along the bottom of the guide
bar (4) may pull the product forward away from the operator
(Fig. 20).
Fig. 17
Fig. 18
Fig. 19
