Craftsman 358.351580 Operator's Manual page 10

• Use a sawhorse to cut small logs.
Never allow another person to hold
the log while cutting and never hold
the log with your leg or foot.
• Do not cut in an area where logs,
limbs, and roots are tangled. Drag the
logs into a clear _,rea before cutting
them.
BUCKING TECHNIQUES
WARNING: If saw becomes pinched
or hung in a log, don't try to force it out.
You can lose control of the saw result-
ing in injury and/or damage to the saw.
Stop the saw, ddve a wedge of plastic
or wood into the cut untilthe saw can
be removed easily. Restart the saw and
carefully reenter the cut. Do not use a
metal wedge. Do not attempt to restart
your saw when it is pinched or hung in
a log.
Use a wedge to remove pinchedsaw
_. Turn saw OFF and
A_.'_ use a plastic or wooden
to force cut open.
Overcutting begins on the top side of
the log with the bottom of the saw
against the log. When overcutting use
light downward pressure.
Overcutting Undercutting
Undercutting involves cutting on the
underside of the log with top of saw
. a_galnstthe log. When undemutting use
light upward pressure. Hold saw firmly
and maintain control. "l:'hesaw will tend
to push back toward you:
WARNING: Never tum saw upside
down to undercuL The saw cannot be
controlled in this position.
Always make your first cut on the pres-
sure side of the log.
Rrst cut on pressure side of log
Rrst cut on pressure side of log
BUCKING WITHOUT A SUPPORT
• Ovemut through 1/3 of the diameter of
the log.
• Roll the log over and finish with a sec-
ond overcut.
• Watch for logswith a pressure side.
See illustrationabove for cuttinglogs
with a pressure side.
Using s log nd
for support 2 Cut,_k
-- 1st cut
st Cut
2 ndCut
BUCKING USING A LOG OR
SUPPORT STAND
• Remember your first cut is always on
the pressure side of the log.
(Refer to the illustration below for your
first and second cut)
• Your first cut should extend 1/3 of the
diameter of the log.
• Finish with your second cut.
Using s su_ Cut
1stCut
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