Vintage Chainsaw Museum

Philbert · Aug 1, 2023

Most people probably think only of the green, ScotchBrite dishwashing pads. But 3M (and competitors) make a wide range of sizes, shapes, thicknesses, abrasive types, coarseness, etc., up to floor buffing pads.

Through their industrial divisions, they sell them for metal finishing, auto body paint repair, etc.

I’ve used pads cut to fit a square base finishing sander, at low speeds, with WD40 as a lubricant, after seeing the manager of a home center use that to remove rust from the cast iron surface of a table saw.

I am sure that 3M sells a range of products for this use, although, a hook&loop (‘Velcro’) backing pad should hold most in place for normal use.

Philbert

heimannm · Aug 10, 2023

Chain (and sprocket) display is now up.

Mark

heimannm · Aug 11, 2023

I keep finding things to add to the chain/sprocket/bar display.

Here is an anatomy of a cheap replaceable sprocket nose and an 85505 drum with the 1/4" "Cloverleaf" sprocket. The other drum and sprocket are the peculiar 9 spline set up found on some older small Poulan saws.

This is a 7/16" replaceable spur sprocket from a Remington clutch drum.

Mark

heimannm · Aug 11, 2023

I found my other workbench again, it's only been two years...

I also added these artifacts from the Oregon fires of 2020 across the hallway from the chain display.

Mark

heimannm · Aug 12, 2023

I decided to add a few bars, the replaceable hardnose bar is hanging at the bottom, plus a small roller nose top left, modified "lightweight" 24" hardnose bar lower left, badly worn Pioneer sprocket nose bar top right, and a badly worn replaceable sprocket nose bar bottom right. I have a few more drum/sprockets to add when I find them just to try and round out the display.

Mark

heimannm · Sep 1, 2023

I was out of town today setting up for the Cedar Valley Engine Club show that goes through Monday. When I stopped back at the shop to pick up another saw I had a surprise visitor drop by...Dan H also known as Rockcrusher402 on eBay. We had a quick tour of the shop & display and he had to get on the way with his newly acquired Chevy farm truck. I failed to take any photos while he was here but was quick enough to catch him filling up at the local Kwik Star before he got out of town.

Mark

heimannm · Sep 23, 2023

I cleaned up some "tractor saws" this week getting them ready to go into the display.

White Motor 19D (Poulan XX)

Mark

heimannm · Sep 23, 2023

Massey-Ferguson MF 190 A (Roper C110?)

It may look rough now, but you should have seen it before...

Mark

Bill G · Sep 23, 2023

Where is the show at?

heimannm · Sep 23, 2023

Massey-Ferguson 370 AR (Roper C354?)

It was pretty rough to begin with as well.

Mark

heimannm · Sep 23, 2023

My display up front.

Today we freshened up another Roper, this one a Sears "Bolt Action" Power Sharp.

Missing the "bolt", if anyone has photos, literature, or an illustration I would like to see something.

We got the chain cleaned up late in the day so I will get this one finished on Monday.

Mark

eb20 · Sep 23, 2023

Mark, I should have that adjuster 'bolt', I'll send it your way.
Erik.

heimannm · Sep 24, 2023

Thank you Erik, I sent a private message (conversation), click on the letter looking icon at the top/right of the page.

Mark

heimannm · Oct 29, 2023

Woodslasher sent me another "Bolt Action" saw, this is one complete with the original .325 Barracuda chain.

Mark

heimannm · Oct 29, 2023

At the Mastermind GTG last weekend, Definitive Dave Smith gave me another large McCulloch sign. This one will be up in the hallway until I can get another building built.

Mark

Maintenance supervisor · Oct 29, 2023

heimannm said:
At the Mastermind GTG last weekend, Definitive Dave Smith gave me another large McCulloch sign. This one will be up in the hallway until I can get another building built.

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Mark

Sign looks great Mark.

heimannm · Nov 18, 2023

It has been a busy fall (what else is new???) but I did manage to get a couple of saws cleaned up this week and moved in to the display. The Montgomery Wards TMY24084 is of course a McCulloch PM610 dressed in funny colors. This one only needed the dust wiped off.