In article ,
"Pete C." wrote:

And you should
be careful about taking advice to avoid safety chain - it's one thing
for a logger who does a lot of cutting, knows what to expect, and sees a
direct financial benefit from saws that cut a lot faster, it's another
for someone who runs a saw 50 hours a year or less. Anything that cuts
wood cuts flesh. A _sharp_ safety chain will cut perfectly well, and has
much better manners for an occasional user.

Well, I certainly qualify as an occasional user, and I've had no
problems with a non safety chain. The saw came with one standard, but
the folks at the dealer said I wouldn't like it and to just be careful
with the non safety chain. They were 100% correct, the non safety chain
performance is vastly superior.

Begin meandering, only marginally related response:
The safety chain is mostly just geared to stupid proof (as much as
you can with a friggin' chain saw) the machine. The links have risers
added that keep you from cramming the saw in too quickly, and reduce the
tendency for the saw to kick back if you bump the nose into something.
But you can still pinch the chain, and it does kick back enough to get
your face.
That said, if you're going significantly faster with the standard
chain you might want to check and make sure that you're not pushing the
saw too fast. Standard chain does cut faster, but make sure you are
within the margin. Properly sharpened blades self-feed a bit and you
can just go with that to get proper speed. Bearing down indicates a
problem.

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