Originally Posted by
ChrisA Edwards
Totally agree as I guess you were commenting on my technique in the video.
I found it hard to get enough traction, with my bare hands, on the wider widths to overcome the force of the cutter head. So I had to push on the end of the wood to keep it moving forward. Using push pads helped occasionally.
Today I wore a pair of mechanic's style gloves and could get much better control of the wood, with both hands, which allowed me to control were I stood while feeding the wood.