David Bradley progress

[16:1mix]

Last Spring I brought this beast home from an auction. Non runner, cleaned up and now running. Until today the chain was rusted half rigid but thanks to oxy/acetylene torch to heat the stuck links and a boatload of Gibbs (brand of panther piss) the chain now goes roundy-round again. Yes, it sounds unremarkable but this thing was in sad shape and its good to see it working again. The next step is a celebratory cut for my saw "hall of fame" so it can join the Mall 12a.

Lets say I wanted some new 1/2" pitch chain for this thing. Where to find it? This might be nice if I wanted to take this saw to a saw get together.

 

[fubar2]

Lay in a good supply of extra heavy duty hearing protectors and hire a Mexican scrotum holder. Otherwise theres a good chance of your jewels squirting out the top of your head.

 

[GASoline71]

1/2" chain isn't made anymore... really hard to come by. But it pops up here and there like on ebay and such...

Good luck and nice saw!

Gary

 

[16:1mix]

the cutting hour hath arrived

There!

After hours of cleaning, heating each and every rusted chain link to red heat with a torch and exercising them with a pair of Visegrip pliers the David Bradley has finally cut wood once again. Slow and dull, but it has made it back to the land of the living!

Applause please!