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Talking and cranking is also dangerous to stock!

It certainly is. I think every time I have burnt steel it's because I have been talking to visitors. Good advice would be talk or crank but not both!

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Having a good hand crank is worlds different than having a poor one.  My usual test is that it should make 3 complete turns of the handle when you let go at a normal cranking speed. Also large blowers are usually better than small ones where you have to crank constantly at speed to do any work on larger stock.

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