Chain Saw Names And Terms; Intended Use - Black & Decker CS1518 Instruction Manual

is intended for two-handed use only.
• keep the handles dry, clean, and free
of oil or grease.
• do not allow dirt, debris, or sawdust to
build up on the motor or outside air vents.
• Stop the chain saw before setting it down.
• do not cut vines and/or small under brush.
• use extreme caution when cutting small
size brush and saplings because slender
material may catch the saw chain and be
whipped toward you or pull you off balance.
warnInG: Some dust created by power
sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other
construction activities contains chemicals
known to the State of California to cause
cancer, birth defects or other reproductive
harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:
• lead from lead-based paints,
• crystalline silica from bricks and
cement and other masonry products, and
• arsenic and chromium from
chemically-treated lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies,
depending on how often you do this type
of work. To reduce your exposure to these
chemicals: work in a well ventilated area,
and work with approved safety equipment,
such as those dust masks that are specially
designed to filter out microscopic particles.
• avoid prolonged contact with dust
from power sanding, sawing, grinding,
drilling, and other construction
activities. wear protective clothing
and wash exposed areas with soap
and water. Allowing dust to get into
your mouth, eyes, or lay on the skin may
promote absorption of harmful chemicals.
warnInG: use of this tool can
generate and/or disburse dust, which may
cause serious and permanent respiratory
or other injury. Always use NIOSH/OSHA
approved respiratory protection appropriate
for the dust exposure. Direct particles away
from face and body.

cHaIn Saw naMeS and TerMS

• Bucking - The process of cross cutting a
felled tree or log into lengths.
• Motor Brake - A device used to stop the
saw chain when the trigger is released.
• Chain Saw Powerhead - A chain saw
without the saw chain and guide bar.
• Drive Sprocket or Sprocket - The
toothed part that drives the saw chain.
• Felling - The process of cutting down a tree.
• Felling Back Cut - The final cut in a tree
felling operation made on the opposite
side of the tree from the notching cut.
• Front Handle - The support handle located
at or toward the front of the chain saw.
• Front Hand Guard - A structural barrier
between the front handle of a chain saw
and the guide bar, typically located close
to the hand position on the front handle
and sometimes employed as an activating
lever for a chain brake.
• Guide Bar - A solid railed structure that
supports and guides the saw chain.
• Guide Bar Scabbard - Enclosure fitted
over guide bar to prevent tooth contact
when saw is not in use.
• Kickback - The backward or upward motion,
or both of the guide bar occurring when the
saw chain near the nose of the top area of
the guide bar contacts any object such as a
log or branch, or when the wood closes in
and pinches the saw chain in the cut.
• Kickback, Pinch - The rapid pushback of
the saw which can occur when the wood
closes in and pinches the moving saw chain
in the cut along the top of the guide bar.
• Kickback, Rotational - The rapid upward
and backward motion of the saw which can
occur when the moving saw chain near
the upper portion of the tip of the guide bar
contacts an object, such as a log or branch.
• Limbing - Removing the branches from a
fallen tree
• Low-Kickback Chain - A chain that
complies with the kickback
performance requirements of ANSI
B175.1-1991 (when tested on
a representative sample of chain saws.)
• normal cutting Position - Those
positions assumed in
performing the bucking and felling cuts.
• notching undercut - A notch cut in a tree
that directs the tree's fall.
• rear Handle - The support handle
located at or toward the rear of the saw.
• reduced kickback Guide Bar - A guide
bar which has been demonstrated to
reduce kickback significantly.
• replacement Saw chain - A chain that
complies with kickback performance
requirements of ANSI B175.1-2000 when
tested with specific chain saws. It may
not meet the ANSI performance
requirements when used with other saws.
• Saw chain - A loop of chain having
cutting teeth, that cut the wood,and that is
driven by the motor and is supported by
the guide bar.
• ribbed Bumper - The ribs used when
felling or bucking to pivot the saw and
maintain position while sawing.
• Switch - A device that when operated will
complete or interrupt an electrical power
circuit to the motor of the chain saw.
• Switch linkage - The mechanism that
transmits motion from a trigger to the switch.
• Switch lockout - A movable stop that
prevents the unintentional operation of
the switch until manually actuated.

InTended uSe

Your BLACK+DECKER Chain Saw is ideal
for pruning applications and cutting small
logs up to 16 inches (406 mm) in diameter.
This tool is intended for consumer use only.
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