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No, it is basically an elongated nut that screws onto replace the regular flywheel nut. I don't have a picture of one, but just imagine 3 or 4 flywheel nuts welded together. This allows you to hammer on the crankshaft, without risk of damaging the starting dogs or other components.

I have a bunch of 1 inch maple cut, and I will be making kitchen and bathroom counter and cabinets, as well as using it for flooring.

That is a nice looking unit. I use either my 12 inch table saw, with a 7 hp direct drive motor, or for lighter stuff, I use a DeWalt 10 inch Radial Arm saw. I am very careful when ripping, and either wedge the kerf, or reverse the end of the board if there is any binding. I have thought of...

There is a flywheel tool for the Mac saws, (works on other brands as well), that screws onto the end of the crankshaft. You just give the end of the nut a moderate whack with a hammer, while lightly prying between the saw and the flywheel. It works great. You can find them on epay or amazong...

Yeah, I would never use stones because of the wear issue changing the diameter of the cut. I always use diamond grinding cutters, because the cutters cut to the proper diameter until all the abrasive has been worn off. They do an excellent job.

I have a Magnum II, that runs great but doesn't look as nice as that, and I have been offered $350. for it. I agree with the above statements, that it depends on what it is worth to you. I love my beast, and have no interest in selling it even at $400.

I had one of those, and it was so cantankerous, and so difficult to work on, that it accidentally got placed under the bucket of my excavator. I was going to drive over it, but I wanted to watch it die. I have a bunch of older Macs, some like the 10-10, 250, that I use for my amusement. I...

Welcome to the forum. I am on the Wet Coast. I also have multiple brands of saws. What Mac do you have?

I think it is a matter of what saw you prefer to own. Both are good.

Great find. I have an XL1 that I still use for limbing and cleaning up when I am only dealing with small trees. There's a little bit of vibration, but I don't use the saw enough for that to bother me.

I have used a fine grit drum sander, and it does a wonderful job. I don't know if I ever took a picture, I'll have a look.

The red saw, looks a lot like my Shindaiwa 575. (I think Echo is also involved with Shindaiwa), My point, is that I have found my saw to be an excellent saw for its size. It is my goto saw for smaller wood. I hope you have a runner, and you get a chance to put it through its paces.

Same issue. I am an old guy (80) with a history of lower back injuries, and bone loss because of prednisone, so I run a 24 inch bar with a skiptooth chain. I keep the chain sticky sharp, and the saw tells me how much to lean into the cut. Yesterday, I did some long rip cuts on a 30 inch x...

I have a 1-40, but I haven't run it in the last couple years. I have a few saws in this category, and haven't been interested enough to learn how common the 1-40 saws are.

Here might be a better example of the location of the model of the saw.

Flip it on its back, so that the bottom is up. Carefully clean between the bumps in the center of the crankcase. If you look closely, (if you are old like me, use a magnifying glass, or take a picture and enlarge it). What you will see, is the casting number indicating the model on one side...

Cool swag. I'm jealous. I have some old oil cans, but those look like they are perfect for a display area.

Don't rev the crap out of your saw when it is cold and you first start it for the day. Give it a chance to warm up before you put it to work. If you are going to damage the saw, that is one of the times you are at risk of damaging it, because the internal parts won't have sufficient oil to...

If you have an interest in snakes, you might want to look on youtube for Viperkeeper. He is an incredibly interesting guy.

Nice looking snake. I am from the Interior of BC, ( think North Central Washington State) and we had an abundance of rattle snakes. My friends and I used to spend the majority of the summer camping, and the snakes were never a problem for us. The first time I saw a king snake in the wild, it...