What's on your bench?

[blsnelling]

Is non-chainsaw related stuff allowed in here? I know how you guys like to stay in topic

I went shopping for a bigger/better vise. I found an amazing deal and bought a Wilton 600S, having no clue how big it really was.

It had to go. I sold it and made $100 in the deal. I had to strip it diem to get the weight under 150#.

I decided to go two sizes down to a 450S, another great deal. It's still a big vise, but manageable.

Along the way, I picked up this little light duty Wilton for $10, made in the USA as well.

I also picked up this old Wilton bullet and am in that process of fixing it up.

 

[MustangMike]

Brad, you dress up for vice repair!!! And, on a Granite countertop!!!!!

Good luck with it.

 

[peter92]

Interesting saw. Was the Mobilco name only used in Australia?

yep Mobilco in Aus , i had a Mobilco Big 10 131cc, bloody nice saw , running 7/16 chain
This is when i first got it running after 20 years of sitting

 

[blsnelling]

Brad, you dress up for vice repair!!! And, on a Granite countertop!!!!!

Good luck with it.

That's Formica, lol.

 

[Mastermind]

I like vices too. I gotta get a better one.

My wife bought the one I have now for a Christmas present when we first got married. She carried it about a 1/4 mile on her shoulder I found out later. Yeah.......that girl is a keeper gents.

 

[Brewz]

Cool old saws, I've worked on several. Most of the time the air filter cover is on wrong. Don't know how people fug it up but I've seen it a lot.

The air filters on these echo's are terrible.
I can't hardly blow air through it so if I get the saw it will be customised

 

[Brewz]

Was handed this old girl today and asked to check it out to see if it was a runner but not to spend any time working on it.

Lovely old Molbilco Echo 601

Sprayed it all with degreaser and hit it with a hose and it came up great.
Cleaned up the rusty bar and chain, put a screen on the muffler which is all rusted out and filled the fuel and oil tanks.

3 pulls and off she went.

Throttle holds the carb open a bit
Oil pump won't pump oil
Muffler rotted out and leaking in a couple spots.
Fuel cap leaks.

Other than that it's like new.

I am going to ask the owner if he will sell it to me.
I think it would go great ported with a v stack and small pod filter on one side and a pipe or one of those short Mccalloch style mufflers on the other.
It sounds great

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On the subject of this old points driven echo, the muffler is all rotted out and thin as tin foil in places.
I am thinking of making a simple exhaust for it similar to these seen on old McCulloch saws.



I know it will be loud, but other than that, are they good or bad?

 

[Onan18]

372 OE for a new (used) bottom end, the old one was a little bit worse for wear.

 

[dall]

thats worse than i thought when you told me about it

 

[Onan18]

thats worse than i thought when you told me about it

Can you imagine the bang that thing made?!

 

[dall]

Can you imagine the bang that thing made?!

lol a video would have been funny but not holding it

 

[dall]

lol good thing my hands dont fit a husky lol

 

[Tor R]

I had to do a bit today, tired of just sitting!

When they blast they really blast for some odd reason the c&p survided and that one will fit perfect for a 14xpg that missed c&p


Luckily, there are other saws This is a saw to a friend of me
New 242 Tecomec reminds me of KS:


But, it is extremely much heavier compared to 242 Mahle or a Gilardoni 42 special jug, what tells me this jug will need alot work, ie, colling fin work is my simple plan!

Unlike OEM you don't go without gasket on Tecomec... My PlastiGauge go down to 0,007" and squish is under that, I may have to get a squish band cutter.


Tecomec did a better job then OEM when it comes to centering the intake, not really much to adjust there

 

[bigbadbob]

Got the 3 freebies a while ago. the old one is on the right, working on the one on the left, awaiting seals.
The one here has new seals oem piston non-decomp 066 cylinder, and lot of scrounged parts, a pig to pull over runs great .
BBB

 

[Moparmyway]

Got the 3 freebies a while ago. the old one is on the right, working on the one on the left, awaiting seals.
The one here has new seals oem piston non-decomp 066 cylinder, and lot of scrounged parts, a pig to pull over runs great . View attachment 53389 View attachment 53390
BBB

Aaand
YOU SUCK !!!!

 

[Czed]

Is non-chainsaw related stuff allowed in here? I know how you guys like to stay in topic

I went shopping for a bigger/better vise. I found an amazing deal and bought a Wilton 600S, having no clue how big it really was.

It had to go. I sold it and made $100 in the deal. I had to strip it diem to get the weight under 150#.

I decided to go two sizes down to a 450S, another great deal. It's still a big vise, but manageable.

Along the way, I picked up this little light duty Wilton for $10, made in the USA as well.

I also picked up this old Wilton bullet and am in that process of fixing it up.

Nice i don't believe you can wear a wilton out they are tough as nails.

 

[jeepsnchainsaws]

I started putting my 770G back together today.
Zoom in on the UPS label and check that date, the new crankcase came in it.
Quite a bit of press work goes into this gear drive assembly.
I couldn't be patient enough to order gaskets.

 

[Brewz]

I make my own gaskets most of the time too
It's looking great

 

[beaglebriar]

Nice job on the gaskets.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Installed a new handle and chain break handle on an MS170 today. Supposedly back into the saw with a truck. lol Survived pretty well!