Definitive Dave
wanna-be saw racer, saw hoarder, parts whore
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So I have been here a lot less lately, real work keeps stealing my time and I have some weird fatigue issues a team of docs are trying to figure out. I have managed to get a little more organized with our parts storage to make filling Ebay orders a lot more efficient.
Also I found a cool Stihl dealer in the heart of Ohio Amish country this week, real horse and biggies in the parking lot and super friendly and helpful service inside. Coolest sign on earth too.
the saws and gas can are carved out of a dead tree
They even had a 440 dual port cover which apparently Bryan Equipment no longer has available - be warned if you want one grab one quick. They filled my last order with standard covers without telling me
I finally felt up to doing a little bench work and even though I have about sold out of work saws I decided to get back into building my hotrod 075. Mike had mentioned when he did the powdercoating that it looked like it needed an insert for one of the cylinder bolt holes in the crankcase and when I looked - sure enough one of these things is not like the others. So I thought it was a prior insert repair and that it had come loose on disassembly. I ordered a 6mm Time Cert kit and was surprised that the insert was wayyy too small for the hole.
So I grabbed some metric bolts and it turns out a 10mm threads in perfectly.
Closer inspection makes it look like all the holes are threaded at 10mm with a 6mm insert. Was this a factory thing or an OEM repair of some sort?
I could really use an insert of the right size so I can build this saw. I don't want to use a different case as these are already powder coated as a set in custom colors.
Any help appreciated.
Dave
Also I found a cool Stihl dealer in the heart of Ohio Amish country this week, real horse and biggies in the parking lot and super friendly and helpful service inside. Coolest sign on earth too.
the saws and gas can are carved out of a dead tree
They even had a 440 dual port cover which apparently Bryan Equipment no longer has available - be warned if you want one grab one quick. They filled my last order with standard covers without telling me
I finally felt up to doing a little bench work and even though I have about sold out of work saws I decided to get back into building my hotrod 075. Mike had mentioned when he did the powdercoating that it looked like it needed an insert for one of the cylinder bolt holes in the crankcase and when I looked - sure enough one of these things is not like the others. So I thought it was a prior insert repair and that it had come loose on disassembly. I ordered a 6mm Time Cert kit and was surprised that the insert was wayyy too small for the hole.
So I grabbed some metric bolts and it turns out a 10mm threads in perfectly.
Closer inspection makes it look like all the holes are threaded at 10mm with a 6mm insert. Was this a factory thing or an OEM repair of some sort?
I could really use an insert of the right size so I can build this saw. I don't want to use a different case as these are already powder coated as a set in custom colors.
Any help appreciated.
Dave
