Recent content by edisto

She's a looker! (By the way, I rebuilt the stock carb and put it in that 090 a few weeks back. Ran like a top!)

I used to smoke with a cheap Brinkman-style setup. I was going to build my own smoker, but after doing a lot of research, I got the Weber Smokey Mountain. Having something that will hold a temperature for 6+ hours was definitely a game changer for me. There is a site...

I really appreciate it!

Workshoppist says 2022 (Germany).

Using the link above I get 1986 (Germany).

I stole this from a post in a different forum. The "Wayback Machine" archives internet sites. This link: https://web.archive.org/web/20231225025530/https://workshoppist.com/decoding-stihl-chainsaw-serial-and-part-numbers/ Brings up the old Workshoppist site. It takes a while to load, but if...

Does anyone have an IPL and or shop manual for a Stihl 056 Magnum II?

Is that 2 in human years?

That was my thinking too, but now I'm curious about how a rougher finish on the exhaust port might affect carbon deposition. I'll add it to my list of things that I want to experiment with, but probably will never get around to.

That's what the second cone on a tuned pipe is for...

I believe he is referring to the front of the raker. Filing it down will tend to square the tip were the raker meets the wood, so you need to get that rounded shape back so it rides on the wood. It's just a matter of restoring the rounded shape that it had before filing: When I'm feeling...

The point about not making the exhaust port port walls mirror smooth is an interesting one. A rough surface reduces laminar flow at that surface by creating small vortices. This prevents formation of a boundary layer (zero flow at the surface). In the intake, this minimize the amount of fuel...

Can't thank you enough for posting this up. I have been a fan of your approach for a long time (and put off by the "just hog it out" approach from the AS of old), so I'm looking forward to working through these!

Thanks for the recommendation. I just picked one up for the wife, and she loves it. Perfect for "too big for the loppers" but too small to bother tracking me down.

I added one today. It was definitely a pleasure doing business with you!