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Old 21-10-2005, 05:15 PM
Jaques d'Alltrades
 
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Default chain saw v. trimmer - urgent!

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I don't know what they claim, but a demonstration showed almost instant
stopping - less than half a second, I'd say.


Oh..so are chainsaw kickback accidents a thing of the past, do you
suppose?


No idea - never met one. But if they happen, no: there will be plenty of
old ones about which don't have the safety brake - we're still using the
36" Pie and Ear which we bought secondhand in the 1950s, and I don't
expect we are unique.

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