Naaah, easiest method, place them outside well away from any buildings, vehicles etc, pour a litre of mix over each one, then set them on fire. The old built up oil sawdust n gunk will quickly disappear.
How To Clean Your Chainsaws Without Making a Mess
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Naaah, easiest method, place them outside well away from any buildings, vehicles etc, pour a litre of mix over each one, then set them on fire. The old built up oil sawdust n gunk will quickly disappear.
I just finished cleaning 3 grungy NTM saws using compressed air, a 5 gallon bucket of de-greasing solution, compressed air, followed by warm air drying.
I'm going to try something different next time. My thoughts were to make a bucket of hot de-greasing solution and feed it through my compressor powered sandblaster attachment.
It wouldn't be as harsh as a pressure washer, but the hot soapy water should do a good job on deposits of grease and wood chips.
I'm going to try something different next time. My thoughts were to make a bucket of hot de-greasing solution and feed it through my compressor powered sandblaster attachment.
It wouldn't be as harsh as a pressure washer, but the hot soapy water should do a good job on deposits of grease and wood chips.
I find a hour of use requires a hour of maintenance.
Outside I pull all covers and give the saw a good blow,,
Inside I clean the bar and toss a sharp @ the chain.
Outside I pull all covers and give the saw a good blow,,
Inside I clean the bar and toss a sharp @ the chain.
I usually use only use my chainsaws when it's below 50º F, so cooling system blockage isn't my concern.
If the muffler catches fire from chips packed under it, at my age, I usually have to pee....
I only clean a chainsaw when I'm fixing something, and it's in my way.....lol
If the muffler catches fire from chips packed under it, at my age, I usually have to pee....
I only clean a chainsaw when I'm fixing something, and it's in my way.....lol
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Keeping your shop clean while needing to clean saws is a challenge indeed. Same for testing the saws with the bar on it, while slinging bar oil on the floor.....
I have a retractable pressured air line that allows me to go out and blow off saw dust outside the garage (in one end of the garden), before taking the saw apart on the bench. In winter time, I use a fuel heated gun temporarely to heat up the garage, otherwise it's too cold..... Old bones .... But saws in the house......that sounds like pushing my luck too far...
I also have a habit of blowing clean my saws after a day of use. That's a two minute job that pays off .
I have a retractable pressured air line that allows me to go out and blow off saw dust outside the garage (in one end of the garden), before taking the saw apart on the bench. In winter time, I use a fuel heated gun temporarely to heat up the garage, otherwise it's too cold..... Old bones .... But saws in the house......that sounds like pushing my luck too far...
I also have a habit of blowing clean my saws after a day of use. That's a two minute job that pays off .
Roland, where John is cutting its so cold there now and the days are quite short, he will be cleaning his saws in the dark outside if using compressed air and its super cold on the hands. Cold temps and sticky oil mixed in with saw dust chips accumulate very quickly in our climate this time of year, having a heated indoor area to work on the saws is a necessity if keeping them somewhat clean is wanted. Wintertime cutting here the clutch cover area is choked full of debris about every hour of operation, wooden scraper helps keep them running.
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I'm liking the sand blasting cabinet idea. You could even make your own out of plywood with a furnace filter vent to catch the debris as the air escapes. It wouldn't cost much to make either with a little scrounging.
True indeed. I can't even imagine what it is to work outside under such conditions.....
But on the hand, I remember a pic of John swimming naked in the snow... but then he was a few years younger I reckon;;;
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It’s just that I bought 3 new 261’s and want to keep on top of the cleaning. Note the electric toothbrush for superficial dirt. I think I’ll modify a small shop vac with a smaller hose.Thanks for the replies.
They dirty up quick don`t they. Mine get blasted with comp air until they just have to go in the gun wash cabinet, 9 jets blasting varsol will clean them up quite well.
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I’m just worried about the little circuit boards under the hood and If compressed air would damage them.
I’m sure I have 300 tanks through 3 261’s in a bit less than a month with no malfunctioning so far.
But gotta say I love that Stihl 325.
I’ve noticed that they don’t get up and talk in small wood, but they sure do in big wood.
I’m sure I have 300 tanks through 3 261’s in a bit less than a month with no malfunctioning so far.
But gotta say I love that Stihl 325.
I’ve noticed that they don’t get up and talk in small wood, but they sure do in big wood.
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About the best Iv tried for cleaning them is to bring them into the bubble bath with you.
Make sure you use baby soap so it doesn’t burn their eyes.
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Make sure you use baby soap so it doesn’t burn their eyes.
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Actually my saw cleaning procedure involves a slight variation of loggers . A small old horse hair curri brush an even smaller old electric tooth brush a spray bottle of brake clean for the metal and a bottle of John Labatts for you know who Ho , Ho , Ho !
Without making mess...hmmm
Well the mess that’s on the saw has to go somewhere unless you meticulously remove each spec. As mentioned above vacuum just doesn’t have the same abilities as compressed air.
My current best:
-Scrench scrape
-Various nylon brushes for crevices
-compressed air blast
-5 gal bucket of purple or green warm water solution for all plastics, parts, and fasteners.
-lots of paper towels bits clipped into medical forceps
-bourbon in my mouth-hole
-45 mins later bob’s yer uncle.
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Well the mess that’s on the saw has to go somewhere unless you meticulously remove each spec. As mentioned above vacuum just doesn’t have the same abilities as compressed air.
My current best:
-Scrench scrape
-Various nylon brushes for crevices
-compressed air blast
-5 gal bucket of purple or green warm water solution for all plastics, parts, and fasteners.
-lots of paper towels bits clipped into medical forceps
-bourbon in my mouth-hole
-45 mins later bob’s yer uncle.
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One of these can be had in used condition for very cheap, they make a good workshop for chainsaws, don`t take much to heat them.
Hell No , looks more like my Beer Cooler and Moose Camp !One of these can be had in used condition for very cheap, they make a good workshop for chainsaws, don`t take much to heat them.
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Leave saw on truck in snow and rain.
Been doing it for years. It works great.
Watch out for tweeks and crack heads though.
Been doing it for years. It works great.
Watch out for tweeks and crack heads though.
Easy to heat, easy to swamp out, can be had off a truck for a few hundred or on an old truck not fit for highway use often for less than 5 hundred, mobile repair shed...LOL
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