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Dead eyes is what I was referring to. I usually compare my end product to the same thing from Wesspur or Treestuff. That way I can see if I missed something that the books may not cover, or something that makes sense in general. Protective sleeves, labels, X-Ring........ I am by far not the...

Usually just a piece of paper or cloth under some clear heat shrink tube. I noticed there were no lock stitches, they should be added also. If you head over to Treebuzz.com and search the splicing threads. Lots of great threads on splicing and lots of cool custom setups. Splices are always by...

Good looking splices. Put your name and the date spliced on them. Will come in handy a year from now when it might be time to retire them. I assume you followed the Samson splicing book.

I just rebuilt one of them a couple months ago. Parts are still out there and fairly easy to work on.

I still suck with a throwball, anything over 20ft I just get the Bigshot out. Or toss up 20 and keep moving my tie up as I go.

I'm not really a hitch cord guy, I switched to mechanical hitches years ago. The one thing I do recall is that I preferred a leather friction saver over a pulley when I would run a Blakes hitch. The added friction from the leather made the hitch a little more forgiving. @Rob Stafari may have...

Grainger, MSC, McMaster, Harbor Freight (maybe), Amazon ( I looked). Like all files, don't buy the cheap ones.

Any of the New Tribe stuff is ok. I liked my Onyx, they are making August's saddle (Monkey Beaver). The Matt Cornell saddle (MCRS) if what I switched to but it is off the market unless you can find a used one. A lot of guys like the Teufelberger saddles but they pitch my boys.

As Rob mentioned price usually sets the bar for comfort. A lot will depend on your body shape, size and what type of climbing you will actually be using the saddle for. If you have friends or a dealer near by then I would try a few on and hang in them for a little. Most saddle have some tweaks...

Took me a few tries but I found a bearing on eBay $10. Found 2 new brake/guard handles $16 each at Riverside Tool in NJ. Found a used full wrap to replace the stock handle for $38 at Northwoods. So for a total of $264 bucks I got a fully functional saw. Don't make out that good on every "maybe a...

Has anyone tried a Sintered Bronze sleeve bushing on a sprocket yet. The thought crossed my mind that since it only comes into play while the saw is at idle that it may work fine. I will probably only this saw a few times a year, certainly won't be my everyday saw.

Okay like many of you I am looking for a part. It is that long gone 14x17 sprocket bearing. I tried all the places list above without luck. Any other ideas or does anyone have a one they don't need. I did manage to find 2 brand new OEM brake handles, if they ever show up. I am about to bore my...

Hello gentleman. I'm a long time member over at TreeBuzz but they told me you were the folks to talk to when it came to old school chainsaws. I just got my hands on an 056 AV Magnum II. Been reading and downloading to get ready, looks like it will be a little more challenging to find parts than...