Craftsman 358.34260 Operator's Manual page 11

OPERATION
" STOPPING YOUR UNIT
• Releasethe throttlotdgger.
i STARTING YOURUNIT
I
, " * Squeezethethrottlofrigger,
CUTTING TECHNIQUES ( Fig,19&20)
• Overcatting-beginca thethpsid_ of the log withthe
bottom of thesaw against t he log; axe d tight pressure
downward.
• Undercuttlog - begin ontheunder s ideofthelog wghthe
topof thesaw against t helog;exertgghtpressure up
ward. Dudngundercatgng, thesaw wilttend to push
hackat you.Be prepared for thisreaction andhold the
sawfirmly to maintaincontrol,
Overcut
• Besurethatyoucontinue togdp handles firmly
whileusing the oiler actuator/fillercap.
• Fill the ogtankeach timeyou begina sawing
operation;recheck the oil levelafterevery 15
minutes of use.
• Wipeoffsurfacesbefore ttlftng wtthogta keep
sawdustor dehdsfromeccidentagy f ailing into
the tankandcausing damage.
t Usea funnelto fill thetank. Pouroil slowly to
allow airin thetanktoescape.W_pe upell spills.
Do net usethe sawuntilit Iswipedcleanand is
completely d ryfromspilled oil
• Rap!acetheoil cap securelyto ensure proper
operation of theoiler.
, Che0ktbaoil ravel indicator frequently during
use. Locate theindicatorin thesaw frame est
below endbehind thefronthandle.Ifoilisnotvs-
iblein theslot when sawis upright ona levelsur-
face,thetankrequires filling.
• Letthe saw stand unptaggedfor 15 minutes
beforestortag, gisnormal f or asmallamount o f
oilto appear under t he sawwhenthesawis notin
use.Theexcass oilshoefd b ewiped fromthesaw
beforestodng.
Rgure 19 ;
• Position t hebottom ofthe frordsawtameagalost t helog.
Oudng cutting, k eepthefrontsawframe against thelog.
|'(:::(/" _ FmrdSawFrame
Figure20
CUTrlNG SPEED
• Accelerate motorto fullthrottle beforeentedngcutb)'
squeezing thethrottle trigger,
• Never cutwithmotor at padialthrottlespeed.
USING THE MANUAL OILER (Fig. 21)
Your saw isequipped withanoileractaatadfillor cap
which manual l ysupplies o iltothebarandchain.The
oiler sctuatedfiltarcap must be usedregularly
andoRenenou_Jh t o maintaina thinfilmof off on
thebar endchain whilesew is cutting. It is rec-
ommendedthat the oger actuator/filler cap be
operatedsix(6)timesperminuteendheldforap
proximately three (3) seconds each time it m
pressed.
• Operateoitarbypressingdownontheoilorectae.
todfiJlor capwithyourdghtthumb.
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= IM.I tw.,
OilLevd
Indicator
;, i.t,
Figure21
AVOID REACTIVE PINCH FORCES
Ploch-Kickback andPuIHnoccur w henthechainissud-
denlystopped bybeing pinched, caught, o r byoontact-
loga foreignobject i ntftewood.Thissudden stopping of
thechainresultsina revemat el the chainforceused to
cutwoodandcausesthesaw tomove in theopposite
dimcllon of the chainmtatton. Pinch-Kickback drives
thesawstraight b aeft t oward theoperator. P uIHnpulls
thesawawayfromtheoperator. E ither reaction can re-
sultin lossofcontrol and possibly s erious injury.
TOAVOID PINCH-KICKBACK:
• Be extremely awareofsguatlons orobstructions that
cancause materiallo pinchthetopofor otherwise
stopthe chain.
• Donotcutmorethanonelogat e time.
• Donuttwist t he sawas thebariswithdrawn f rom an
under-cut whenbucking.
TO AVOIDPULL-IN:
• AlwaysbegtacuttJngwithlhemotoralfullthrotttasnd
thesawhousingagainst w ood.
• Use wedgesmade of plastic or wood, (never of
metal}toholdthe cutopen.