Alan_Hicks
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Greetings,
This is the first saw I've ever had with an adjustable oiler, so I wonder if perhaps there's somethin' I'm doin' wrong. Accordin' to the manual, and the image molded into the case, you turn the screw counter-clockwise to increase the amount of oil put onto the bar. I've made some adjustments to increase oil flow, but I can't tell much of a difference. The top side of the 24" bar I'm runnin' will be modestly wet with oil in the channel, but the bottom appears almost bone dry. No oil sprays off the tip of the bar at high revs.
Furthermore, I read online that about 4 turns counter-clockwise should be fully open, but that oil adjustment screw is really loose if I go more than about a turn and a half. I'm worried it'll vibrate loose and fall out unnoticed while I'm cuttin'. If I tighten it down (not torguein' on it hard, just turnin' 'till it stops), then loosen about 4 full turns, the adjustment screw comes right out. Shouldn't this screw be captive somehow? It seems really odd for an adjustment screw like this to be so loose, and I'm honestly scared that if I open her up enough to saturate the bar, that it'll just fall out.
I don't have any pictures at this time; I can take some tomorrow durin' the day, but it's a kinda odd shaped screw. It has a smooth end that goes up into the oiler and presumably functions as an adjustible nipple to the oiler, like a jet on a carb. About halfway up the body of the screw, it's got a square piece of metal that flares out perpendicular to the axis of rotation. I wonder if this is actually two separate parts that are unscrewin' in unison, but I couldn't find a seam of any kind on close inspection. The square flare appears to be made onto the screw.
So what gives? Is this normal, or am I doin' somethin' wrong?
Edit: Spellin'
This is the first saw I've ever had with an adjustable oiler, so I wonder if perhaps there's somethin' I'm doin' wrong. Accordin' to the manual, and the image molded into the case, you turn the screw counter-clockwise to increase the amount of oil put onto the bar. I've made some adjustments to increase oil flow, but I can't tell much of a difference. The top side of the 24" bar I'm runnin' will be modestly wet with oil in the channel, but the bottom appears almost bone dry. No oil sprays off the tip of the bar at high revs.
Furthermore, I read online that about 4 turns counter-clockwise should be fully open, but that oil adjustment screw is really loose if I go more than about a turn and a half. I'm worried it'll vibrate loose and fall out unnoticed while I'm cuttin'. If I tighten it down (not torguein' on it hard, just turnin' 'till it stops), then loosen about 4 full turns, the adjustment screw comes right out. Shouldn't this screw be captive somehow? It seems really odd for an adjustment screw like this to be so loose, and I'm honestly scared that if I open her up enough to saturate the bar, that it'll just fall out.
I don't have any pictures at this time; I can take some tomorrow durin' the day, but it's a kinda odd shaped screw. It has a smooth end that goes up into the oiler and presumably functions as an adjustible nipple to the oiler, like a jet on a carb. About halfway up the body of the screw, it's got a square piece of metal that flares out perpendicular to the axis of rotation. I wonder if this is actually two separate parts that are unscrewin' in unison, but I couldn't find a seam of any kind on close inspection. The square flare appears to be made onto the screw.
So what gives? Is this normal, or am I doin' somethin' wrong?
Edit: Spellin'
