A couple weeks ago StihlyinEly had most of a pair of 028s for sale in the Tradin' Post. I was about to go on spring break (a perk of teaching) and needed a challenge, so I bought his saws. This is what he sent:
Everything came promptly and as advertised (thanks, StihlyinEly). I'd never taken on a saw in parts, much less two of them. Fortunately, I had plenty of time to research various questions here on AS.
The saw with handle attached went together pretty smoothly. It passed pressure and vacuum tests and compression is 160+. Its carb did not pass a pressure test, so I used the loose carb which did pass. The saw started up after a half-dozen pulls. I hope to give it a workout this weekend and experiment with the tuning (something I'm still trying to master).
There were enough parts left over to tempt me to complete the second saw. One problem - the case was broken where the upper AV buffer bolts on. I couldn't find any encouraging words about welding magnesium, so I tried JB Weld. I got the idea from some other repairs I'd read about here. First I drilled some holes for wire reinforcement.
Then I wire brushed to get paint off and roughen the surface.
Finally, I built a clay dam to contain the JBW. I greased up the bolt and ran a screw through the clay to hold the bolt in place. Finally I dolloped in the the JBW. I had to balance my desire to poke around to eliminate air bubbles against the risk of moving the bolt out of the threads.
More to come.
Everything came promptly and as advertised (thanks, StihlyinEly). I'd never taken on a saw in parts, much less two of them. Fortunately, I had plenty of time to research various questions here on AS.
The saw with handle attached went together pretty smoothly. It passed pressure and vacuum tests and compression is 160+. Its carb did not pass a pressure test, so I used the loose carb which did pass. The saw started up after a half-dozen pulls. I hope to give it a workout this weekend and experiment with the tuning (something I'm still trying to master).
There were enough parts left over to tempt me to complete the second saw. One problem - the case was broken where the upper AV buffer bolts on. I couldn't find any encouraging words about welding magnesium, so I tried JB Weld. I got the idea from some other repairs I'd read about here. First I drilled some holes for wire reinforcement.
Then I wire brushed to get paint off and roughen the surface.
Finally, I built a clay dam to contain the JBW. I greased up the bolt and ran a screw through the clay to hold the bolt in place. Finally I dolloped in the the JBW. I had to balance my desire to poke around to eliminate air bubbles against the risk of moving the bolt out of the threads.
More to come.
