My hutzl ms361 clone saw build

[dan494]

12 minutes ago, Khriss said:

This is definately one to watch - an as for those who thought Airfix kit building was stupid........... We are havin the last laff now ! K

I remember doing an e-type as a kid. The paint job was a bit ropey as I remember 

[spudulike]

4 hours ago, dan494 said:

Yeah started it.. briefly!

Confession to make, in my haste last night I forgot to locktite the flywheel nut on/ do it up enough so it came lose and sheared the pin so have had to order another flywheel. Sticking with the chinese stuff though and hopefully be here tomorrow / monday

You don't need to Loctite the nut on, the tapers on the crank and flywheel need to be clean and the nut torqued to the correct torque! Don't know who told you different?

[dan494]

2 minutes ago, spudulike said:

You don't need to Loctite the nut on, the tapers on the crank and flywheel need to be clean and the nut torqued to the correct torque! Don't know who told you different?

Noone, just seemed logical to me!

[spudulike]

The tapers should be a close fit, some AM ones can be a bit poor!

[Mark Wileman]

Any update Dan? Keen to see how she's going!

[spudulike]

I would be keener to see five years of use out of the saw. The 372 clone I worked on a while ago was like an old friend that had had some sort of stroke, it was all there but wasn't quite right. It was the stress cracks around the main bearings I didn't like and the cheap rubber tubing...and the very harsh recoil starter but there you go, don't expect to get OEM quality at this price but as a back up saw......possibly!

[Mark Wileman]

2 minutes ago, spudulike said:

I would be keener to see five years of use out of the saw. The 372 clone I worked on a while ago was like an old friend that had had some sort of stroke, it was all there but wasn't quite right. It was the stress cracks around the main bearings I didn't like and the cheap rubber tubing...and the very harsh recoil starter but there you go, don't expect to get OEM quality at this price but as a back up saw......possibly!

I need 20"+ bar for maybe 5 cuts a month, plus like Dan I think these kits are a great way to learn how saws work and get the knowledge to do your open repairs! 

[spudulike]

Sure, the kits give you the components and with a bit of luck, you can assemble them in to a working saw for not too many £££ but it won't give you the full picture. I have already pointed out a couple of key points that Dan (no disrespect to him) would have missed and possibly caused a reasonable amount of issues. If you fit a carb, it doesn't mean you fully understand how they work and how they can play up but does give you some confidence in changing carbs!

The kits appear to give good value and will give the builder some extra knowledge even if it is somewhat limited but please don't kid yourself these are as good as their OEM counterparts.

[Mark Wileman]

3 minutes ago, spudulike said:

Sure, the kits give you the components and with a bit of luck, you can assemble them in to a working saw for not too many £££ but it won't give you the full picture. I have already pointed out a couple of key points that Dan (no disrespect to him) would have missed and possibly caused a reasonable amount of issues. If you fit a carb, it doesn't mean you fully understand how they work and how they can play up but does give you some confidence in changing carbs!

The kits appear to give good value and will give the builder some extra knowledge even if it is somewhat limited but please don't kid yourself these are as good as their OEM counterparts.

This is what we have you for Spud, you're our walking instruction manual!

[billpierce]

Dan, hope this runs and works well for you.

Personally can't help feel your better off buying a scrap own saw and stripping it and rebuilding then ending up with something which will definately last years.

Very keen to see how this lasts though.