What's on your bench today?

[felixthelogchopper]

Hope nobody's answer this morning to the original question is 'the roof'.

[Chrisy B]

Hope nobody's answer this morning to the original question is 'the roof'.

 

Or a tree.

[D A Tree Surgeons]

Back to the MS650 I had in for a service and had a dodgy oiler, I found this saw to be one of those ex British Alcan saws used for cutting ally billets:thumbdown:

 

The oiler has been replaced as has the pinion, clutch springs and the clutch side crank seal - got to run it up and tached it. Afterwards it wouldn't start and compression was iffy, it had measured 150 and in 10 minutes of running had dropped to 120psi:thumbdown:

 

Pulled the cylinder and the reason is pretty clear - very bad wear on the plating - right through to the aluminium on both ports.

 

A new OEM P&C kit is out of the question so will fit a new aftermarket with OEM rings and circlips and check out the cylinder thoroughly before fitting it to make sure it has a good chance of lasting.

 

This has been a bitch of a saw to fix:001_rolleyes:

Hi Steve

is this saw a bitch because its a ex British Alcan saw or is it a pain because of how and what its been used for:confused1:

[spudulike]

Hi Steve

is this saw a bitch because its a ex British Alcan saw or is it a pain because of how and what its been used for:confused1:

 

A bit of both, lots of very worn parts everywhere you look, you repair one and find another Grrrrr.

No Martin, not my saw!

[Tom D]

After getting 2 unused saws ported by Spud that haven't had the use they deserved due to a lack of a bar for one and a chain for the other, I finally got round to getting them both going in the last week of so and very pleased with both, the 254 I had fitted with a 15"bar and its a real ripper now, Andrew reckons its as good as his new 550.

The 357 was ticking over fast and turning down the tick over just resulted in stalling while idling, so I backed off the L screw a fraction and she has been great since. I love these saws now, I reckon they will be seeing a lot more use.

[Eddy_t]

Had a play with the 051, flys through wood when leant on! Need to fabricate a bracket at the front of the saw to mount a hand guard/chainbrake though the hand guard and brake assembly ain't cheap! Also need a clutch removal tool, and yes, I already tried the screwdriver and lump hammer trick, tried to make a tool from a combi spanner and swearing loudly, none of the 3 worked so I'm gonna have to delve into my bank...

 

 

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[spudulike]

After getting 2 unused saws ported by Spud that haven't had the use they deserved due to a lack of a bar for one and a chain for the other, I finally got round to getting them both going in the last week of so and very pleased with both, the 254 I had fitted with a 15"bar and its a real ripper now, Andrew reckons its as good as his new 550.

The 357 was ticking over fast and turning down the tick over just resulted in stalling while idling, so I backed off the L screw a fraction and she has been great since. I love these saws now, I reckon they will be seeing a lot more use.

 

Funny, I was wondering what happened to them - that 254XP was a bit shocking when I started it up after modding compared to before, it picked up so damn fast and sounded pretty urgent:thumbup:

 

The 357XP was one of my tried and tested mods - quite a few out there and still going strong:thumbup:

 

Thanks for the feedback - always good to know how well any work I do ends up:thumbup1:

[spudulike]

Had a play with the 051, flys through wood when leant on! Need to fabricate a bracket at the front of the saw to mount a hand guard/chainbrake though the hand guard and brake assembly ain't cheap! Also need a clutch removal tool, and yes, I already tried the screwdriver and lump hammer trick, tried to make a tool from a combi spanner and swearing loudly, none of the 3 worked so I'm gonna have to delve into my bank...

 

 

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Can you grind/file a suitable socket - last time I used a scwrench on one, the screwdriver bit came off - drilled a hole through it, pushed it through and brazed it back:lol:

 

Those old clutches can be pretty hard to shift, could try a little heat and oil!

[Eddy_t]

Can you grind/file a suitable socket - last time I used a scwrench on one, the screwdriver bit came off - drilled a hole through it, pushed it through and brazed it back:lol:

 

Those old clutches can be pretty hard to shift, could try a little heat and oil!

 

I modified a 17/21 socket by cutting 3 edges out, the 21mm is now destroyed, as the clutch ripped the remaining 3 edges out

 

 

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[GardenKit]

This threadhas been a bit quiet for a few days, so I thought I might bump it with this video that I posted on another thread earlier.

 

Sorry if its repetative for those who have already seen it.