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  1. 11-08-2005, 08:37 PM #1
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    porting tools

    does anyone port with one of these Foredom flex shafts
    i use one and it seems to work great for me i like the control with the foot pedal
    just looking for what other people use
    Thanks

    also i can buy one for about 90.00 if anyone is interested it also has a nice hand piece

    a website with what i was taking about

    http://www.blackstoneind.com/foundat...1&category=132
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    dremal with flex shaft or air die grinder for bigger stuff.
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    The heavy duty Foredoms are about $400.


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    Porting ??

    Think this could be a good thread to ask were i can get some info about porting, something to read, is there any books i can buy ??
    so i can learn to port my own saws, nothing fancy just so i get some extra out of the saws ,, so if anyone of you guys can help me please feel free to do so


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  5. 11-09-2005, 09:17 AM #5
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    SWE#Kipp, I certainly can't offer any advice, but you can get a general idea of what is involved, but you'll need to read through a lot of threads, and then try to piece the information together. Al Smith outlined some very general mods in the Simonizer thread. There's also a thread in which Timbermaster (I think) gave a very detailed description of how he "cleaned up" the inside of a Poulan saw, no porting, just a lot polishing, with good results.

    The builders & others here at AS have given some info, in bits & pieces, it's a matter of finding it & putting it to use. I've got a couple of Jred 670 parts saws that just might be wind up receiving a little experimenting. I'm going to get Eric 271 to help me, he just doesn't know it yet .
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  6. 11-09-2005, 03:21 PM #6
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    the one that i can get for 90.00 retails for 270.00 i can get 2 more and that is it if you don't do it for a living it will hold up just fine in my opinion
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    Quote Originally Posted by superman_36
    the one that i can get for 90.00 retails for 270.00 i can get 2 more and that is it if you don't do it for a living it will hold up just fine in my opinion
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    They're rated by hp and rpm's. The more hp, the more they cost, but do get a couple extra flex cables.
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    here's some threads I found informative
    http://www.arboristsite.com/archive/...p/t-11031.html
    http://www.arboristsite.com/archive/...hp/t-4066.html
    porting chainsaws
    http://www.arboristsite.com/archive/...p/t-10179.html
    porting tools

    and a few sites
    http://testfly.0catch.com/homelite/e...lindermod.html
    http://www.cylinderheadbolts.com/portingtools.html
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