What's on your bench?

[RI Chevy]

I just use a Sharpie marker. Keep touching it up periodically. Lol

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Michael's art store sells oil based paint pens, and I'm no artist, but a pen I can handle.
It's nice to be able to do the yellow and red/black lettering on McCulloch and homelite saws.
I'm gonna look into that aluminum black thought it looks sharp.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

 

[Woodslasher]

View attachment 317732 On my saws I like the gunning line to be black, and painting them black doesn't seem to last...or turn out looking crisp so I tried another process using Birchwood Casey aluminum black, its a acid that is used in gunsmithing. I sand the face edge of the raised gunning line till all the aluminum is shining, and lightly warm the clutch cover with a heat gun. Once its really warm to touch, I use a Q-tip dipped in the acid and one or two swipes on the warm exposed aluminum turns it BLACK..and I've found it very durable. I've never painted one that had such crisp edges..and I've tried many times. It also works like a champ on the STIHL lettering.

What’s the funny blue thing by the tuning holes?

 

[Michpatriot]

What’s the funny blue thing by the tuning holes?

Hi speed mix knob. I make em, custom for all my saws. No screwdriver needed, 2 seconds and back to cutting..

 

[Michpatriot]

Little closer on the 660

 

[PA Dan]

Little closer on the 660View attachment 317779

Thats pretty slick! Can you share how you make those?

 

[huskihl]

Hi speed mix knob. I make em, custom for all my saws. No screwdriver needed, View attachment 317778 2 seconds and back to cutting..

The secret is out….

 

[huskihl]

Thats pretty slick! Can you share how you make those?

I had one on my bench when you were here. You could’ve played with it…

 

[Michpatriot]

Lol I had to test em for a bit to see if they would pass the vibration test Kevin..been perfect so far even after chatter in rough bore cuts.

 

[PA Dan]

I had one on my bench when you were here. You could’ve played with it…

So the tote of 395's and now a cool tuning screw thingy...what else did I miss while running saws and drinking beer?

 

[PA Dan]

Lol I had to test em for a bit to see if they would pass the vibration test Kevin..been perfect so far even after chatter in rough bore cuts.

Seems it would be good on a milling saw?

 

[huskihl]

So the tote of 395's and now a cool tuning screw thingy...what else did I miss while running saws and drinking beer?

Chicken wings and strippers in the back room of the garage?

 

[Michpatriot]

Well the tricky part if its really tricky at all is the fitup into the carb screw so there's no slop..and then every model is a different length, and the rubber boot holes are different sizes. Anyhow I've ironed the bugs out from the prototype I sent Kevin a while back, no longer using surgical tubing on the shaft to get a snug fit, now I'm using shrink tube and its mobetta. And the shaft is threaded and the knob is also so the length can be adjusted to the particular saw.

 

[huskihl]

Well the tricky part if its really tricky at all is the fitup into the carb screw so there's no slop..and then every model is a different length, and the rubber boot holes are different sizes. Anyhow I've ironed the bugs out from the prototype I sent Kevin a while back, no longer using surgical tubing on the shaft to get a snug fit, now I'm using shrink tube and its mobetta. And the shaft is threaded and the knob is also so the length can be adjusted to the particular saw.

I ran it for a tank on my hybrid and it stayed in place perfectly

 

[Michpatriot]

The next ones will be loctited once the length is determined.. This little bugger is tough to get threaded perfect for the setscrew..

 

[RI Chevy]

Very innovative! I like it.

 

[northwest saws]

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The krinkle finish on those covers looks great! How does it do against gas/oil and the elements?

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[Maintenance Chief]

The krinkle finish on those covers looks great! How does it do against gas/oil and the elements?

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Its Mopar valve cover paint, so better then the industrial stuff for tractors. It will bubble up if there's a leak in a seam under it but wont crack or peel.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I have about a half dozen saws to try to get running, Husqvarna 455, 460,359, Poulan 306A, McCulloch 3200, Homelite Super 2, Homelite Super XLAO. I started with the Husq. 460, which needed new piston rings. Got it back together, it's got good compression but still won't start without a prime. It runs until the primer gas is gone then it quits and won't start without another prime. BTW, all these saws are ones that other people quit on or didn't want to mess with...