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The BP-1 is getting a good clean up, I will do my best to make it operational, then fit it with an Automac bar and chain and put it in the display. Mark

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For now I decided to put it together as it is and keep it in the display. If I can find a good source for those seals I will acquire a few and get this saw back into working order. For now, it looks pretty good. We pulled that John Deere label off the damaged AF cover and put it on this one...

It was also locked up. During disassembly it spun over, then locked up again... Plain aluminum bore cylinder and chrome plated piston, I never know Homelite did that on a more sophisticated saw like this one. I have a volunteer helping me out each morning, he has been spending a lot of...

Turns out the SEZ was very leaking at the crankcase cover and the cylinder to crankcase mount. I've put it aside for now. Here's another John Deere branded Homelite, in this case a Super XL. It was pretty ugly to start with. Mark

The sprocket nose bars were a similar design to the consumer bars of today. The sprocket teeth are quite different since the A-8 chain was 1/2" pitch but the drivers were similar in size to 3/8" pitch chain. The "Slimline" bars also featured a fine mesh brass screen over the oiler hole to...

A lot of people know that I collect saws, I get several calls and messages every week about wonderful opportunities to buy things. The BP-1 is a balanced piston, firing piston on top, balance piston on the bottom acts like a supercharger and also functions as the intake valve, in essence it is...

Partner - If you are referring to the ICS Concrete Saw they use a specialized bar and chain. In fact there are several different chain types available for cutting concrete, stone, steel, etc. Mark

Poulan was an on line auction, never been fueled. The BP-1 was a FBMP that someone alerted me to, knew the fellow and we struck a bargain. I picked up the 61 Rancher along with the BP-1, I didn't have any white top Husqvarna saws in the display before this. The ICS concrete saw in the...

I have used Heli-Coils on the intake (carburetor mount screws) for some saws that originally had a coarse threaded screw into the plastic and they have worked very well. I also bought the "soldering iron" kit with a wide assortment of smaller metric inserts and that has also worked well in a...

The stairway will be very nice one the inventory is moved into the new building, at present it is a long ways from the shop to the parts in the attic. I believe the clock came from Amazon, something like this...

I've been slacking on my progress reports. After several attempts the concrete floors are done, grind and seal up front and solid color (light grey) in the shop at the back. Mini Splits (heat pumps) were installed in early December, the boiler for the radiant floor heat is supposed to arrive...

The 350CS is cleaning up nicely, but the piston is done. For whatever reason, these were built with a plain bore cylinder and chrome plated piston. I found decent Super XL in the attic and will see if I can use that piston and cylinder on the "John Deere". Mark

This Remington SL11 was pumping a lot of air and very little oil. The pickup in the tank was pretty plugged and the line from the oil tank to the pump was a bit loose on the pump end. All cleaned up and everything works now. Next up is this Homelite Super XL dressed up in John Deere...