On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 03:55:50 +0100, John Rumm
wrote:

Or even one of those "angle grinder crossed with a chainsaw" carving
thingies from Axminster.

I don't think Axminster sell these, although Machine Mart do. Lancelot
or "KATS"

The ones Axminster do are the Arbortech disks - a solid steel disk with
cutting edges either formed onto it, or with carbide inserts bolted on.
These are pretty fearsome tools (both for cutting and for throwing
chips) but they have nothing like the kickback problems of the chainsaw
chain disks. I wouldn't allow one of the chain disks in the workshop -
just far too dangerous, given the easy alternative.