[img] TIG weld it in. [img] No filler rod needed. [img] Both sides are doweled here. On shorter chains I'll just need one side. On 18 inch...
You can pick these up pretty cheap but you have to know what to look for as far as wear goes. Spindles run around $1000.00 USED from dealers so...
[img] Now I put a round spacer between them and another spacer on the other end, bolting it together. Ink a line and will rough it in with an...
This is the making of the Fixture to grind Depth Gauge or Rakers on chainsaw chain to equal depths and easier. I've done it by hand for years bur...
Dad bought a saw from a dealer who said the bar was bad as they just sharpened the chain so he sold it cheap. Wanted dad to by the bar and he said...
That story reminds me of what happened to my best friends Dad. He had his trans go out for the second time in his mid 70's Chevy 4x4. Took it to...
Took some RSC 3/8 .050 in to the day job and checked the raker radii. It's .210. Won't be a big deal to do that as I'll use a chisel diamond.
You can see the release handle on the back and you can grind any angle you want. Degrees are marked on the arc. Press the clamp to hold the chain...
It's not as bad as one might think but I STILL would not recommend it to anyone. Your hands are on the outside when you push it in and it self...
Back in the 70's Dad made one of those. He tore apart a manual transmission and restacked the ears to a cone. then welded it all up. Then used a...
Like i said, I have some ideas that I hope will make it pretty sweet.
This would be for when I grind a chain with the above grinder. I can set it so all of the teeth are ground exactly the same, so while the chain is...
I've got a great chain grinder that my Grandfather got when he started selling saws in the late 40's. [img] [img] [img] I'm guessing he got...
Last time I got lazy and took my saw to a dealer for a saw not oiling. did all my normal quick tricks and didn't solve it. When I took it in they...
Cleaning up in my shop and got my Grandpa's 420 going and came across some bars I had gotten at my Uncle's sale. He got them from Grandpa's old...
Thanks, it'll be a conversation piece and let the nephews and nieces try it out! [img] Notice the recommended mix ratio? That would make...
[img] [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] Not a perfect saw but a nice survivor and memories for us. this saw was bought by...
Okay, it's been a while but had some vacation this Thanksgiving and some time so I decided to try to get my grandpa's 4-20 Homelite going...
For the average guy you can not beat the bang for the buck
That is why I dug them all out first.
