On Jul 6, 8:54*am, GHenry wrote:
Something (dunno what yet) is DIFFERENT about string trimmers.

Does anyone know if there is a SPECIAL danger or reason why sturdier
trimmer materials don't exist yet?

Go ahead and try the wire. Ask again when the wire breaks off and
harpoons you in the ankle.

Trimmer string won't hurt you when it comes flying off the trimmer
head. Either it comes off in small harmless chunks, or it curls up
into a wad.

Circular saws, lawn mowers, etc. all have SHIELDS to protect you from
the blade if it should break or come apart. Jigsaws and drill bits
break when they're embedded in the material they're trying to cut, and
the material keeps the broken pieces from turning into shrapnel.

String trimmers don't have that kind of shielding. You couldn't get
close to whatever you were trimming around if they were properly
shielded.

Wires, saw blades, and chains will also cause damage to the things
you're trying to mow around. They will take chunks out of cinder
blocks. They will peel the bark off trees. They will gouge posts.

Fat lot of good trimming around the tree does you if you girth the
tree with the trimmer and cause it to die.