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That was my point
Jan 3, 2026
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I’m leaning pretty heavily toward just putting a nut and bolt in with a grommet or rubber washers to seal it. I can access the hole...
Jan 3, 2026
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I don’t think there’s enough meat in the thickness of the case to tap it and screw a plug in.
Jan 3, 2026
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I Well the screw isn’t tight anymore after pulling it out haha.
Jan 3, 2026
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My first thought was to put the screw back in. Lol
Jan 3, 2026
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Thats great to hear- its not a common alloy at all to weld
Jan 3, 2026
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McCulloch 10-10S, Stihl 056 Mag II & miscellaneous saw parts- A Royal Heef thread
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PM inbound for 056 stuff
Jan 3, 2026
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Stihl 040 / 041 and Stihl 050 / 051
Jan 3, 2026
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All of them, I wouldn't have listed them otherwise. @srcarr52 welded countless chainsaws cases and cylinders both saving them from the...
Jan 3, 2026
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My money's on @jacktheripper figuring out how to weld magnesium.
Jan 3, 2026
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I would be curious as to how many of those have actually welded magnesium-- honestly as it is extremely uncommon and just because there...
Jan 3, 2026
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As far as drilling and tapping it- I am not saying it wouldnt work, but you have to take into consideration how thick that metal is- ist...
Jan 3, 2026
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@srcarr52 @tree monkey @dall just a few off the top of my head around here besides all the welding shops out there...
Jan 3, 2026
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JB weld is some pretty good stuff, as with any repair like that - prep is very important. I would use a wire wheel on the end of an...
Jan 3, 2026
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I've had great sucsses with JBWELD.
Jan 3, 2026
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