Scotty Overkill
Serial Tree Killer
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- Jun 14, 2016
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I'm not sure how many if yinz ever built one of these unique saws, but the way they did the intake ports is quite different from any other saw that I've seen in my day ....
The ports were drilled from the outside of the cylinder.......there are little plugs epoxied into the outer jug to fill those open holes. Well, the BP-1 I currently have on the bench has an excellent jug and piston, but one of those little port plugs is gone. Wondering if I should make a new aluminum plug and "mushroom" it with epoxy into that port hole, or should I just TIG weld the facking thing shut?
What say yinz fellas?
Sorry, no pic's at the moment as my phone died while I was working in the shop last evening, I'll try to get some tonight or tomorrow.
And while I'm at it, does anyone have any spare parts they'll get rid of for these BP-1's? I have almost enough stuff to build two of them. the one on the bench now will be my experimental saw, as I'm fabbing a carb box and linkage to accommodate a more modern carburetor. The original flat carbs for these saws are obsolete and parts to rebuild them just don't exist....
The ports were drilled from the outside of the cylinder.......there are little plugs epoxied into the outer jug to fill those open holes. Well, the BP-1 I currently have on the bench has an excellent jug and piston, but one of those little port plugs is gone. Wondering if I should make a new aluminum plug and "mushroom" it with epoxy into that port hole, or should I just TIG weld the facking thing shut?
What say yinz fellas?
Sorry, no pic's at the moment as my phone died while I was working in the shop last evening, I'll try to get some tonight or tomorrow.
And while I'm at it, does anyone have any spare parts they'll get rid of for these BP-1's? I have almost enough stuff to build two of them. the one on the bench now will be my experimental saw, as I'm fabbing a carb box and linkage to accommodate a more modern carburetor. The original flat carbs for these saws are obsolete and parts to rebuild them just don't exist....