What's on your bench?

[Squareground3691]

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Nice

 

[Mastermind]

Nice

I had to buy a smaller micrometer hone to finish it. The one I use on other engines is too big. Of course.....I'm not surprised. LOL

 

[Bigmac]

Put a new tank vent in my 372, and finished up a hybrid for myself, got it running today sounds really good! Gotta be the ugliest hybrid on the Internet! Lol sanded out the band a little bit end up with squish at .018

 

[ManiacalMark]

Velocity stack I made the other day for a 046/460, or maybe other models?

EDIT: WJ69 for reference, 2.25” OD

 

[Squareground3691]

Finished the V - Stack modification,

 

[farminkarman]

Farmertec 440 kit saw I threw together to donate to a Bible camp north of me. They got sacked with a recent ice storm, so hopefully it can be of use. The 50mm jug it came with was junk. Thankfully I had a decent FT big bore jug that had good transfers. I machined and ported it….101/121/78. All the usual mods…gobs of torque and pretty good rpm too (cutting at 10.5-10.8K under full load.

 

[av8or3]

These two go back to the same tree service. The 2100 needed serious cleaning from being stored under a house since the Civil War and some minor repairs, the 346 got a carb kit.
I just finished running this 030. It was rusted up some inside but after much flushing it seems to run fine. Such a smooth little saw.
The 143 got a new carburetor. Thank God, I thought it might be a case leak because of the way it was acting. I finished building the saw over a year ago and knew the carb had some throttle shaft wear but I didn’t have another carb. The idle would creep up as the saw warmed and it acted squirrelly in other ways too. Shane sent me another carb and I finally got around to building it. It fixed it!

I’m about to clear my bench for awhile.

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

How's the 143 feel power wise compared to other 95cc saws? I wonder how much is to be gained porting it? Nice saw!

 

[av8or3]

Here’s the other side of the 030. It’s a pretty little saw. It sat in the same place in its owners shop since 1983, the year he died. His son uncovered it and brought it to me because he knew I’d love it.

 

[ZeroJunk]

These two go back to the same tree service. The 2100 needed serious cleaning from being stored under a house since the Civil War and some minor repairs, the 346 got a carb kit. View attachment 456542
I just finished running this 030. It was rusted up some inside but after much flushing it seems to run fine. Such a smooth little saw.
The 143 got a new carburetor. Thank God, I thought it might be a case leak because of the way it was acting. I finished building the saw over a year ago and knew the carb had some throttle shaft wear but I didn’t have another carb. The idle would creep up as the saw warmed and it acted squirrelly in other ways too. Shane sent me another carb and I finally got around to building it. It fixed it!
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I’m about to clear my bench for awhile.

What's the story on the high wall ?

 

[av8or3]

How's the 143 feel power wise compared to other 95cc saws? I wonder how much is to be gained porting it? Nice saw!

I love the 143 so that makes me biased. I have not run the Husqvarna 95’s, but I have run many others and it compares favorably with all of them. It is a very powerful saw. It operates at a lower rpm because of the governor in the carb. but can be tuned up if you block that. In fact this carb had a plug instead of the governor from the factory and I tuned this to 12,500 rpm. Still seems a little fat but that’s ok. It pulls square ground chain with authority , sounds good, good AV’s. Like I said I’m biased . Lol
I have three or four of them if you’d like to try one.

 

[av8or3]

What's the story on the high wall ?

It’s actually a Low Wall. 1885 Winchester. 25-20SS . I’ve had it for decades. You could not push a coat hanger thru the bore. I’ve been informed it could be repurposed somewhere out west and converted to a more modern caliber. Maybe someday.

 

[Partner]

I made a gasket for the carburetor and added a few screws. The primer I had was new and the fuel line won't arrive until Monday because I ran out of them.

 

[ZeroJunk]

It’s actually a Low Wall. 1885 Winchester. 25-20SS . I’ve had it for decades. You could not push a coat hanger thru the bore. I’ve been informed it could be repurposed somewhere out west and converted to a more modern caliber. Maybe someday. View attachment 456547

Redmans used to be strong in that department, but they have not updated their site since 2019. Don't know what that means.
I had a local smith reline a 22 a few years back. Got the liner from Brownells I'm sure. Not sure whether you can rent the drill bits or not.
Somebody who has and knows how to use a lathe, which does not include me, could probably do it. There are You Tube videos like everything else.

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

I love the 143 so that makes me biased. I have not run the Husqvarna 95’s, but I have run many others and it compares favorably with all of them. It is a very powerful saw. It operates at a lower rpm because of the governor in the carb. but can be tuned up if you block that. In fact this carb had a plug instead of the governor from the factory and I tuned this to 12,500 rpm. Still seems a little fat but that’s ok. It pulls square ground chain with authority , sounds good, good AV’s. Like I said I’m biased . Lol
I have three or four of them if you’d like to try one.

Thanks for the detailed reply. Sounds like a really nice saw. I've been keeping my eye out for one that needs work. So please, don't tempt me! LOL. I've got to stop buying saws till I clear out the ones I don't need to make room for the ones I don't need, but want. I'll keep you in mind when the time comes.

 

[av8or3]

I just came in from running the 143 and was reminded of what I think is the best part of this saw. It’s really nimble for a 95cc saw. It’s way smaller than a 395, smaller than an 066 and I believe had it arrived on the scene in the PNW a few years earlier it may have become a “legendary “ saw. The other thing was that while it’s certainly possible to stall any saw in the cut, this saw with the 7 pin sprocket is pretty hard to stall with a 25” bar. I believe it will run the 36” bars with authority. Sexy too.

 

[Squareground3691]

I just came in from running the 143 and was reminded of what I think is the best part of this saw. It’s really nimble for a 95cc saw. It’s way smaller than a 395, smaller than an 066 and I believe had it arrived on the scene in the PNW a few years earlier it may have become a “legendary “ saw. The other thing was that while it’s certainly possible to stall any saw in the cut, this saw with the 7 pin sprocket is pretty hard to stall with a 25” bar. I believe it will run the 36” bars with authority. Sexy too.
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Those are nice saws ,Not sure the difference in the MX and regular,