What's on your bench?

[Partner]

Sometimes I look who's from where and about that we have this joke: -I was in Kentucky -And how was it ? a friend asks - I ate my fill / KFC ;-)

 

[Stevetheboatguy]

I really dislike raker day



Steven

 

[av8or3]

I really dislike raker day

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Steven

OMG
But, you know, it looks like you got a grinder at least.

 

[Stevetheboatguy]

OMG
But, you know, it looks like you got a grinder at least.

Unfortunately I have ended up with three grinders. There isn't anyone local that can sharpen to save their life. Just best if I do it myself anymore.



Case in point.. This is a picture of a chain a friend was very proud of. Now I'm not picking on him because he is still learning. But wholy moley batman not one cutter is the same.......
I think I have him set straight but damn. Lost alot of tooth on that chain fixing it.



Steven

 

[av8or3]

I have my “grinder” and spinning stuff mounted to 2x4’s kinda like you. I slip them in and out of my central bench vise.
That’s Poochi btw! LOL

 

[heimannm]

 

[Agent Smith]

Today's free stuff. SRM-225 and fs55rc whackers of weeds. Guy said the echo needed a new coil and he bought a new oem one and lost interest in putting it in. Got the coil with it. Turned out the ground strap on the plug was smashed up against the electrode. Echo runs like brand new now. The stihl will be tomorrow's project. He said it runs for a bit then cuts out

 

[Stevetheboatguy]

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So what's the blue grinder with the hoses on it?


Steven

 

[Gullet]

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DANG your shop is CLEAN!

 

[Agent Smith]

Ok I lied on the stihl. Ended up digging into the carb. Crispy

 

[heimannm]

So what's the blue grinder with the hoses on it?


Steven

The grinder is a Carlton branded clone, I have a "Cool Spray" unit with a magnetic base I move from the blue to the red grinders to direct an air stream right on the cutters while sharpening. Even with CBN wheels the cutters will heat up, this is my effort to reduce any negative affects on the chain. I am sure it would be a lot more effective if I added a little water based coolant but I don't want to deal with that mess for now.

DANG your shop is CLEAN!

Particularly when I am taking photos...

Mark

 

[Agent Smith]

When you're bored, you muffler mod your free weed eater by splitting the case, remove the cat and internal baffling bs and crimp it back together. Put a carb on it off a junk 55r and it runs good with a nice exhaust note with much better throttle response. Weeds won't know what hit em now...

 

[Shane¹]

When you're bored, you muffler mod your free weed eater by splitting the case, remove the cat and internal baffling bs and crimp it back together. Put a carb on it off a junk 55r and it runs good with a nice exhaust note with much better throttle response. Weeds won't know what hit em now...


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I like the fs55 pretty good wackers I have used mine pretty hard for 12 years and counting and it came out of a shops junk bin.

 

[Gullet]

Funny how the names are different according to region.
We call em "Weed Eaters" here in the South.
Up North & East they call em "Weed Whackers".
Lol

 

[drf256]

Doing my own 200T. First I’ve ever touched.

I was surprised to see shítty open transfers. I hear they don’t suffer much from them.

They have the same base bolt pattern as the 024/026/028 interestingly enough.

I only took 30 from the band.

 

[whitesnake]

View attachment 358466 View attachment 358467 Today's free stuff. SRM-225 and fs55rc whackers of weeds. Guy said the echo needed a new coil and he bought a new oem one and lost interest in putting it in. Got the coil with it. Turned out the ground strap on the plug was smashed up against the electrode. Echo runs like brand new now. The stihl will be tomorrow's project. He said it runs for a bit then cuts out

Score!!! Some nice trimmers and the price was certainly right! Nothing is free where I’m from lol.

 

[Agent Smith]

Score!!! Some nice trimmers and the price was certainly right! Nothing is free where I’m from lol.

Lol weed eaters is about the only thing free around here because even in running condition they don't bring but a few dollars so non running people usually just toss them.

 

[jcf86mod]

Funny how the names are different according to region.
We call em "Weed Eaters" here in the South.
Up North & East they call em "Weed Whackers".
Lol

And in Australia they are Whipper Snippers

 

[Red97]

Overgrown 359 in the making

 

[farminkarman]

Just wrapped up another 350 for a local firewood guy. This one had a scored piston thanks to the stupid intake clamp.