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It's not turning or carving, but wood working of some sort, so I figured this was as good a place as any to put this. The dining table in our camper is made of compressed siht board (particle board) with a textured laminate. It's the texture that drives us crazy as the surface is a btich to...

So, the FedEx man dropped off a lovely box from Hungary yesterday (thanks @David Major ). :happybanana: I'm looking at an MS650 with: Some scoring on the exhaust side of the piston and rings. The intake side of the cylinder looks good. Pulls 120psi compression on my gauge. A muffler that...

The title pretty much says it all... I'm looking for a gently used, good condition Stihl 660 OEM cylinder. PM me if you have one that you are willing to part with for a reasonable price. Thanks.

For a couple of reasons, I decided to F-- the idea of Chinese clone. I have an MS650 on its way to me from @David Major (thanks dude) that has low compression, so I'm thinking that a new top end may be in order. In the end I will have what I wanted - a quality 6-cube(ish) saw that isn't made...

It's here because it's not a chainsaw, but it could apply there too, so here goes. @James Miller hooked me up with this trimmer in need of some TLC (busted handle). One eBay frame and a couple hours moving the mechanicals into the new frame, and I have a 24", gas powered trimmer (extension...

Throwing this out there to see how much interest there is in the idea. @MustangMike brought a couple of his slightly worked-over Chinese 660s to @farmer steve 's GTG this past weekend. They're pretty impressive, and now I want one. Plus, I think the blue looks pretty cool. Huztl has...

I knew it was a matter of time. Running the Echo 346 yesterday. For those who don't know, this is a rear handle version of their 300 series top handle saws, so the gas and oil tanks are reversed from what we are used to. Yup you guessed it, I put gas into the oil tank. Luckily I only put in a...

The time has come.... I have a fireplace insert, SS chimney liner. The interior dimensions of the liner are about 7" x 4", oval. I looked around and could not find a poly brush that even came close to these dimensions, so I bought an 8" round brush figuring that I could cut it down to the...

Curt Tri-Flex Proportional Trailer Brake Controller https://www.curtmfg.com/part/51140 Used, removed from working installation (my wife totaled the Kia mini-van **). What you see is what you get. $50 to your door PayPal F&F USA addresses only ** The wife is OK. I wasn't surprised...

My wife asked me to dispose of a combined 2qts of some hippie oils that she bought a couple of years ago for some now forgotten reason. My question: can any of it be disposed of through a chainsaw muffler and provide adequate lubrication? If not, it will go through the bar oil pump.

While cutting today, the saw ran well. THEN It started racing out of the cut. I would blurp the throttle a couple of times and the saw would calm down and idle nicely. I thought perhaps it was due to having the cold weather shutter open. So I shut the saw down and closed the shutter. Now...

I have 4 cords of maple that needs to be burned. The existing hole in the wall that we have now is ok. We would like to get more heat out of it, and hopefully lower the fuel oil bill in the process. We just paid for and scheduled the install for a wood burning fireplace insert - Enviro...

Today, we went to NJ to visit my grandparents (they love seeing the great grand kids). I had borrowed my grandfather's MS362 for the maple tree and needed to return it. While there, I asked my grandfather about this saw. If the great Google hasn't failed me, this is a Poulan 245SA, correct...

...because I got bored. It's nothing fancy. It's a plug & chug application -- I didn't spend a ton of time making it look pretty. http://kirbos.net/chainspeed/ FEEDBACK IS WELCOME.

I switched out the drive on my 346 from the stock 6 point spur to a 7 point rim and drum. As a result, I need 1 more drive link on the chain than what is specified by the bar. This is all well and good now that it is fresh in my mind, but if I don't use the saw for some period of time, it could...

This is the brother-in-law's Silver Maple that I have been telling you guys about. For reference, the bright orange at the base of the tree is a 12" long wedge. Some pics of the dismantling.

My 2005 PP3516 is being stupid. Symptoms: Saw dies when transitioning from WOT to idle after the cut. No matter how I dial in the low needle, the saw idles rich. Diagnosis: Time for a carb kit. Yes? No? Other problem?

My CS-346 idles nicely for a minute or 2, then stops. When I try to restart it, it takes a few pulls before it kicks over and I smell gas. If I'm using the saw, it stays running between cuts with no problem. When I wind it up for the cuts, the throttle response is a bit sluggish. I suspect...

Mods, if this is in the wrong place, please move it. So, this past weekend we had a "work day" at my sportsman's club. I was in charge of the 3 man crew that was taking down a small tree (some sort of walnut, about 10" diameter at the base). The tree was close to the building and the power...

Ok, maiden voyage for me.... Bought it on eBay (just over $200 including the ride). Replaced the plug. Not that it needed to be replaced, but for $3 - I'll know how many miles are on it. Replaced the 6 point spur drum with an Oregon PowerMate drum and 3/8-7 rim. Removed the EPA mandated...