Recent content by semi-chissel

I should be able to just use a hand drill for the left hand bits correct? Or would this be a job for a drill press?

Sorry I lost track of everyone at the end as I was leaving. I don't have the jug removed yet anyway. I will see about the reverse drill bits and see if I can do something myself. Don't be surprised if I need your expertise to bail me out! :) lol! Just so everyone knows I did not break it, :)...

Thank you Kris for hosting this GTG. It was a pleasure meeting you and the OPE crew. I had a lot of fun watching the races and got to see some awesome classic saws. You have a really beautiful place up there. Hope to do it again if possible.

Okay I am on the way, sorry I will be late but hopefully will still have time to meet with you all. See you around 2pm.

Okay, is the dirt road car "friendly" or at least car compatible? My 19 year old jeep has decided to have an issue, I will have to drive either my car or my daughter's car. Thanks guys.

That stuff looks mostly orange, without the cream color... what's up with that? :)

Wow, I just watched one of those videos too! Impressive but I don't think I have a big enough pyrex beaker to put the whole jug into. It looks like you have to keep the water fairly hot for it to work, or can you just pour the alum liquid into a hole?

It's broken down in the whole quite a bit, I believe it's going to be a bear to reach and remove. The welding methods discussed here all sound interesting. Wish I knew stuff about welding, seems like all the cool kids are doing it. Lol. :)

Wow that's some fancy ideas. I don't have any welding knowledge or gear. I will take a picture at home and try to post. I will take it to the GTG in central pa and see what the other experts think. If I take the whole jug off will it screw up any gaskets or seals???

Geniuses of OPE, what if anything can be done for a screw that is broken off in the exterior the cylinder? I'm trying to rehab a '93 Husqvarna 45 and I found out why the screw that attaches an AV spring in between the handle/tank and the cylinder is missing... because most of it is inside the...

My apologies Amigo, I'm at work on my phone, Lord knows what funny business is going on IP wise. BTW Martinsburg is about 5 hours away from Columbus if you don't stop for gas.

Well just a couple of hiccups/potential problems... A person from work recently passed away, I am unsure of funeral details. Also my daughter has a soccer game Saturday, not sure if my wife can take my daughter, due to either funeral arrangements or just other business she wants to take care...

Forgive me as I am pretty new here but is Central Ohio the center of ported chainsaw goodness? Or where all the cool kids with race saws live? :) :) :) Lol. Just curious as I live only 5 hours from there.

Wow that picture just screams to me, like it should become an OPE motto "Strong like Bull, Smart like Tractor". Or something like that...;)

Ahh, so if you do that it makes the effective bar length a hair (1 drive link) shorter and the length the chain travels between the bar and sprocket a hair longer. Would shorter free travel make it less likely to throw a chain? I mean if something catastrophic happened.