Recent content by SimonHS

Bumping this for @av8or3 Unless it has sold?

Thanks. It is a bit of an odd one. A circular eye is not the best shape, even for a temporary handle.

I got this unusual little hatchet head for £15 / $20 plus postage. It weighs 1lb 11oz. The eye is circular and 3/4" in diameter. Its smooth, rounded shape fits nicely in the hand. It arrived with quite a sharp edge. It looks quite old. I can't find any info about the manufacturer. I'm...

A tiny hearth brush and dustpan. It's really handy for cleaning up fire ash spills. Steel and wood so hot embers won't melt it. A magnet holds the brush to the dustpan.

It sounds possible to use a carb from a 394. This is from AS. Snobdds isn't a member of OPE.

If only I wasn't 3,875 miles away!

Amazing price for a big un. Could the adjusters be held in place with low strength threadlocker? It should stop them vibrating loose. And allow them to be removed in future.

Is it like a TV screen - measured on the diagonal?

Husqvarna is going to market their own version of a 2-in-1 chain file. https://www.husqvarna.com/us/filing-equipment/2-in-1-filing-guide/

Lots of good info in this thread linked below. All the info you need. Good luck reading 164 pages though. In short, most Chinese chainsaws can be made to run great. You may need to swap out bits to get them running right and to repair them when they break. But spare parts are plentiful and...

I would turn it into a kindling maker. Inverted, like the Kindling Cracker. It doesn't have to be fancy. A wide slot in a chopping block might hold it in place. Or a bracket similar to this.

It's far too nice to use!

There are fake spark plugs out there. Cheap counterfeit Chinese plugs with fake branding. No way they could offer the same performance and they might damage engines. https://www.ngkntk.com/newsroom/feature/emea/2020-1/counterfeit-spark-plugs-the-ignition-villains-that-could-ruin-your-engine/

Another thing to try is heating the broken bolt with a soldering iron. A few heating/cooling cycles might help loosen things. To get them really hot, without damaging the case, you can heat a steel rod with a gas torch and then put the hot end of the rod on the bolt.

It helps if you can get the broken bolts square under a drill press. And use a deep centre punch mark. These two things stop the drill bit skating about. Then, if you can run your drill anticlockwise, you need short left-hand drill bits. If you are lucky these work like extractors, and...