I bought up my first chainsaw on Thursday (gloat). It's a Stihl MS 250 with an 18" bar. Not the biggest or best they make ,but it fit my budget and should be big enough for my needs.
I was cutting some logs for bowl blanks yesterday afternoon. I cut the log to length then cut through the center to get two halves. Was getting nice long chips and everything was going well until the chips got clogged in the housing around the chain. I had to shut off the saw and pull these long strands out to free up the chain. Is this a common occurrence or is there a way to prevent it? It only happened a few times but I wondered it I'm not doing something correctly. Thanks for any words of wisdom.