Choose Proper Safety Gear When Using a Chainsaw

Series Summary

Power tools are incredible inventions that have revolutionized professional construction and DIY home projects. With all that power however, there must be an equal amount of safety precautions taken. Few power tools are more dangerous than the saw division. Chainsaws, for example, can be particularly dangerous considering they are not used on a work bench or table. If you don't have much experience with chainsaws or just bought one, our expert can show you how to safely use a chainsaw for free, online.

In this free how to video series, learn how to use a chainsaw and how to maintain a chainsaw from chainsaw expert George Finn. George will show you how to safely use a chainsaw, what type of safety gear to use, how to disconnect a chainsaw sparkplug, how to tighten the chain on a chainsaw, how to mix gas and oil for chainsaw fuel, how to add gas and bar & chain oil to a chainsaw, how to sharpen a chainsaw chain, how to replace the chain on a chainsaw, how to start a chainsaw, how to replace the air filter on a chain saw, how to start a Husqvarna chainsaw, how to start a Stihl chainsaw, how to cut with a chainsaw, and what NOT to do when starting a chain saw.

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Drew Finn here for Expert Village. Today we are going to talk about how to use and maintain a chain saw. We need safety equipment to maintain a good working environment. Gloves obviously to protect our hands. Ear protection, you want some good ear protection obviously. Eye protection and if you are going to do some serious cutting, I would get chaps. They are to protect your legs. These particular ones are made out of Kevlar. So if you come down with a chainsaw on your leg, you are going to open it up. To install the chaps one leg at a time, then we get the other one in, we pull them up, put the belt around the front and tighten it up and then down the bottom we can zipper up the bottom part and then we are safe. Then if a chainsaw comes in to cut, you've got some protection. So we put the chaffs on, we've got the safety glasses, we've got the head gear and we've got the gloves. So we put those on the chaffs and we are ready to cut. "