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Measured 4 of em, thinnest was 1.332, thickest 1.340, so the one I ground must have been for a 346.

Got it on the 350, I'm still impressed, color matches, it fits tight and matches up every where. At first the brake band would not go around the clutch, I had to remove the clutch then put the cover on the saw with the bar and work the brake a few times, then it fit fine. Time will tell how it...

I just got 2 of the $16.00 ones in the mail this morning, opened one up, I'm really impressed by its looks, not cheezy at all. Gonna go put it on a 350 I just built.

I have had sealant fail once, it was the old permatex hard dry stuff I had put together a husky 550 with. I recognized the high revs instantly & shut er down so no damage I like the permatex red rtv gasket maker.

This was probably 5 years ago, I don't remember the details, maybe one I put a 346 on. I have at least 3 of those blocks in parts bin, when it warms up (-19°f this morn.), I will go out & see how much difference the thickness is.

On the last one I did you are right, .017 with base gasket delete.

I do not have a mill, but I can get what ever squish I want with those bearing blocks by using 80 grit wet r dry on a flat surface & sanding the top of the block on this. It is very easy to get a good flat surface this way, measure each corner with a caliper first & know where you want to end...

I have not had any of those come loose. (4 of em) By this I mean I have not had a 357-359 come loose without the support.

Yep, I do that too!

Oh, I have a small pile of those, I think only one left with the stock dished piston. A couple of them are now 346s. Some of these are pretty snappy, I just finished porting one but the weather has kept it out of the wood, I do like these little saws.:thumbup:

There's an idea I can play with, I'll have to study on that tomorrow, thanks.

12 degrees.

If I had a lathe, I'll keep it on the shelf with that in mind.

It looks like I have my first ruined cyl. under my belt, apparently the degree wheel must have moved. Today I ground the transfers to the marks for 122 degrees, before I smoothed them up I decided to put the wheel on for a last check, it showed I was already down to 114 degrees. It was an old...

Well, I dragged that 372 out of hiding and followed Treemoncky's video. When it came to doing the upper transfers with a dremel I could see it going bad quickly, so now there is two new tool names in the shop, Foredom & luckydog. I can only hope I get as much out of the 372 as came out of the...