I have been around chain saws since before I could walk and used them more
years than I want to admit. While I have never had an accident I have
bandaged a few to get them to a hospital where the real work is done.
At present I have a Stihl 025 gas (now called the M250) and a Poulan
electric. Both are safe with the right attitude especially if you let the
saw do the work and do not force it. Both are dangerous if you take your
mind off the cut and do something stupid.
A couple of things. Keep the saw sharp. Always know where the nose of the
saw is (kickback spot). Make sure there is oil, especially with electrics
that often have manual oilers. Take safe cuts.
If you use a buck to hold the wood, most indoor cuts for turners are safe
ones.


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God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS Canada
http://aroundthewoods.com
http://roundopinions.blogspot.com
"mac davis" wrote in message
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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:34:01 -0700, TWW wrote:

Has anyone heard much about electric versus gas chainsaw safety?
Obviously touch a running chain and you get blood but the electric
ones seem tamer ... or are they?

Just my limited personal experience... electric for years and now a few
years of
light use with gas..

The biggest plus of electric for me is the light weight and lower noise
level..
That can also be a safety issue, because it doesn't "feel" like a "real"
saw and
the normal fear/healthy respect is missing..

The electric might be a little less distracting for beginners... no choke,
pull
starter, running out of gas, etc... You hold the trigger down and cut
until
you're done..

I feel for most jobs the power of gas makes it a little safer because you
might
tend to push the cuts with electric because it just isn't happening as
fast as a
gas saw cuts??

I've been lucky enough to never even get a nick from a chain saw, but if I
ever
stop being scared of it and aware of how bad you could get hurt if you're
NOT
careful, I'll sell them in a garage sale.. YMWV


mac

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