Recent content by edisto

There are some saws that move bar oil by pressurizing the tank. The impulse line passes though a duckbill valve that closes on the negative impulse. An impulse line to pressurize the fuel tank would run to the fuel tank, not to the carb. In fact, as was mentioned earlier, a bad tank vent will...

I think that I have a copy of that on VHS...

It also can be a good way of dialing in timing with a cheap aftermarket piston before cutting on an expensive jug.

I have had at least 2 people ask me how to file a chain, because they couldn't get it sharp. Once I explained to them that it is the edge on the top plate that they are trying to sharpen, they knew where to apply the pressure. I didn't ask, but I assumed that that they were just filing into the...

The alcohol in fuel stabilizers is almost always isopropanol, which behaves differently from ethanol in fuel. Both are hygroscopic (they absorb water), but that interaction with water causes phase-separation with ethanol, and not with isopropanol.

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My mom gave us a small pack to hang in a cupboard with a fire blanket in it. Definitely a good idea...I just have to remember where I put it... Glad to hear the fire stayed minor!

I was having a similar (but opposite) issue milling with a milling chain...dust instead of noodles. I made a bar clamp out of 3/8 plate: Works like a charm, but I have been thinking about fabricating a plate to keep dust off of the muffler.

Speedy recovery! I assume from your location that you went across the river to University Hospital. Top notch care there...you should be in good hands.

That's the smart move. I did the opposite. Couldn't pass up an older Milwaukee set that came into Habitat for Humanity while I was there. The hammer drill was well-used, the impact less-so, and the saw looked untouched. The adapter and batteries I had to buy made it much less of a deal, but I...

It went from smelling like race day to smelling like a Phish concert pretty quickly...

Had to fly to Canada to collect the kids from their grandparent's place, and didn't want to check a bag. I'm never without a knife in my pocket, so the plan was to pick up a cheap knife and leave it at my mom's for future trips. Got this Buck Maverik 251 at Canadian Tire for $25 (about $17-18...

I always come back with a bottle of Gibson's Finest (12 year old) when I visit the family.

Is it ironic that he says at the end that he can't "put his thumb" on why the Stihl Ultra cut more slowly in his hands, when he kept his thumb off of the top of the handle of the saw for 8-10 seconds during the cut?