thats awesome Jim I love to hear storys like that. Ive not been into saws for a real long time but long enough to have aquired several saws such as a44,46and a 660 and a few smaller saws and my fav is the 034. The more I read on this forum the more I want to get my 28 going I know its not going to be a power house but I just get a kick out of something that just works. Im hoping that its in decent shape and cleanable. The plastic is very dirty but I think it will sand out and polish up pretty good. Ive seen alot of aftermarket piston kits for these saws and it seems likt all of them have a pop up piston, is this common for these saws or is this something people are doing to help them out a little?