Craftsman 358.352181 Operator's Manual page 10

orwood i nto the cutuntil thesaw can be
removed easily. Restart saw and carefully
reenter
the cut. Do not use a metal
wedge. Do not attempt to restartyour
saw when it is pinched or hung in a fog,
Usea wedgeto removepinchedsaw
Turnsaw OFF enduse a plasticor
woodenwedgeto forcecutopen.
Overcutting begins on the top side of
the togwith the bottom of the saw
against the fog, When overeutting use
light downward pressure.
Overcuttlng Undemuttlng
Undercutting involves cutting on the
underside of the log with top of saw
against the log. When undercutting use
light upward pressure. Hold saw firmly
and maintain control. The saw will tend
to push back toward you.
WARNING: Never turn saw upside
down to undercut, The saw cannot be
controlled in this position,
Atways make your first cut on the
compression side of the log.
__Rr=st cut on com,p_resston side of fog
Second cut
P3ts_ cut on compression side of log
BUCKING WITHOUT A SUPPORT
Overcut through 1/3 of the diameter of
the log.
• Roll the log over and finish with a sec-
ond overcut.
• Watch for logs with a compresion
side. See illustration above for cutting
logs with a compression side.
Usinga log
for support 2ndCut
1stCut
1= Cut
2ndCut
BUCKING USING A LOG OR
SUPPORT STAND
, Remember your first cut is always on
the compression side of the log. (Re-
fer to the i!lustrationbelow for your
first and second cut).
• Your first cut should extend 1/3 of the
diameter of the log.
• Finish with your second cut.
Usinga_ ndCut
st Cut
UMBING AND PRUNING
WARNING: Never climbintoa treeto
limbor prune.Do notstandon ladders,
platforms, a log,orin any position
whichcancauseyou to loseyourbal-
ance or controlofthe saw.
IMPORTANTPOINTS
• Watchout for springpoles.
Spdngpoles are smallsize limbs
whichcan whiptowardyou,or pull
you off balance.Use extremecaution
whencuttingsmallsize limbs.
° Be atert for spdngback. W atch outfor
branchesthatare bentor underpres-
sure.Avoidbeingstruckby the
branchor the saw when the tensionin
the woodfibers is released.
° Frequentlyclearbranches out of the
way to avoid trippingoverthem.
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