Same here Darin. Nice to hear from you on this stuff. Its pretty much the same thing over and over. This is why I find my self visiting other forums more often. Petty and childish to say the least.
And for those of you that think I'm one of Brad's followers. I'm not, just an outsider looking in. I've been accused of being a Brad cheerleader before, and I'll say it again, I'M NOT, I wont name names because it doesn't really matter. I don't personally know Brad or any of his friends on here, I've never bought a saw from him, he's never done any work for me, so I have no reason to defend him and his work. I believe him when he says he does it for the enjoyment, he posts here because he likes to share his work. Why do I believe him you may think? Well, because I'm just like him, I've posted every saw build I've done in the past few years, why? Because I enjoy sharing what I do with you guys, its of no benefit to me to post what I do, I don't do paid port jobs for anybody, I've had 1 saw sent to me from a local BC guy, to get running well for him, since he wasn't happy with it, its been a few months since I got it, he's away and doesn't need it, I have way more time invested in it then I could even charge for, in the end I'll probably charge nothing, I did it because I thought I'd help a guy out. I've done a few machine jobs for a few guys on here, but not even close on recouping money I've spent on tools, lathe, fixtures, I just do it simply because I enjoy doing it and get some satisfaction from helping people. People need to stop worrying about problems which doesn't concern them. I can't see how people say its about the money, to me it simply isn't worth it at all for the amount of abuse he puts up with, and I could use some extra money for sure, and I'm pretty sure Brad doesn't need it, but that's neither here nor there. I would imagine he spends more on saws then he brings in on porting saws, but that's just a guess.
There is such a good key group of guys here, that only post good stuff, and I never see their names come up with the garbage, got lots of respect for them, I'm sure they know who they are.
This sillyness with chainsaws is just that. Its like Brad is taking food off your families plates or something??? Just don't get it.
I could go on all night, but I wont.