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I torn down an MS460 for port work.......found a Chinese top end on it. I don't port aftermarket top ends......the quality just varies too wildly. Anyhow, this thing is the cheapest piece of crap I've seen yet.
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After about an hour of run time......the plating is peeling off around the ports.
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https://m.alibaba.com/product/60137...et.html?spm=a2706.7843667.1998817009.7.HDn4zY
I think the brand name is Hairun
https://m.alibaba.com/product/60137...et.html?spm=a2706.7843667.1998817009.7.HDn4zY
I think the brand name is Hairun
Any details available on the purchase? Was it advertised as all OEM parts? Is the seller also a forum member?
The sellers eBay name needs to be exposed to prevent this from happening to others.
What an #$%@+!! to find this out after buying the saw & booking a place for port work at you favourite builder. I hope the owner ends up with a good saw. Its not Randy's job to warranty dudders on EBay but at least going forward the saw is in good hands. Let's find him a good jug & slug!
I don't have those details. I just contacted my customer and told him what I found. He said to do a complete rebuild......so it's getting a bath right now.
Are you sure that is pealing and not just produced that way? I bought 3 Hiway Nikasil plated cylinders and they look significantly worse than that new in the box!! I sent one in for replacement the the new one was just as bad. Looks like bad hand ground work to clean up the port edges though I'm not sure why that would have been necessary.