What's on your bench today?

[tommer9]

Do you do ps3 repairs Spud.........mine blew up this morning lol

[blazer]

Mmm tell me about it, new catalouge page under each saw - have to lock the garage when I am in it now:thumbup:

 

So she has gone off the idea of making up a 4some for a 'Rocky Mountain chainsaw spotting holiday'

[spudulike]

Do you do ps3 repairs Spud.........mine blew up this morning lol

 

Not that I know but usually find things pack up or need doing and this generates a new skill - just finished fixing the central heating thermostat - not bad after a half bottle of vino and Christmas dinner:thumbup:

[spudulike]

Happy New Year from Mr and Mrs Spud, been busy on the Longcase clock over the break - the movement was easy but the case was pretty grotty - shifted a few coats of manky wood stain and varnish to get back to beautiful golden oak - the bottom of the clock isn't original and am now waiting on some fresh oak to stain, cut and replace the bodge of a repair someone has done. 200 years old and will probably last another 200 years - thats what I like about them.

Just fired up the 064 - perfect, runs and starts 100%, just got to knock it out. Also got a MS260 done at last, just needs a few tankfulls through but runs fine now.

 

So - Happy New Year - close now and lets hope it isn't as bad as the press will have you believe:001_rolleyes:

[predator]

regarding the whats on your bench etc on doing the odd repair on 2 strokes over the years for friends etc motorbikes saws etc i,ts always made me think how does the 2 stroke oil seperate in the engine case etc its always oily etc but has petrol flushing through all the time it puzzles me how it does it ? under high stress and heat etc

[agg221]

Happy New Year from Mr and Mrs Spud, been busy on the Longcase clock over the break - the movement was easy but the case was pretty grotty - shifted a few coats of manky wood stain and varnish to get back to beautiful golden oak - the bottom of the clock isn't original and am now waiting on some fresh oak to stain, cut and replace the bodge of a repair someone has done. 200 years old and will probably last another 200 years - thats what I like about them.

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No pictures on the clock then? Maker? 30hr or 8-day? Painted or brass dial etc? I have several of these lurking around. I would say they're bigger than chainsaws, but given the saw I've just picked up....

 

Alec

[spudulike]

Happy New Year from Mr and Mrs Spud, been busy on the Longcase clock over the break - the movement was easy but the case was pretty grotty - shifted a few coats of manky wood stain and varnish to get back to beautiful golden oak - the bottom of the clock isn't original and am now waiting on some fresh oak to stain, cut and replace the bodge of a repair someone has done. 200 years old and will probably last another 200 years - thats what I like about them.

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No pictures on the clock then? Maker? 30hr or 8-day? Painted or brass dial etc? I have several of these lurking around. I would say they're bigger than chainsaws, but given the saw I've just picked up....

 

Alec

 

Hi Alec - didn't know you were a clock man:thumbup:

 

Clockmaker - P.Ball of Truro

Age - the maker is listed as 1830

It is a 8 day movement - couldn't be flaffed with winding it up every 30 Hrs

The Dial is painted - my personal preference

Case - Oak but am working on the bottom as it has had a bad repair on it, got my nieces fiance on that quest - he is a cabinet maker so should get the wood for a decent repair soon!

 

Got a few clocks around the place, a bracket clock, the balloon one mentioned earlier and now this one:001_rolleyes:

[spudulike]

Been out testing one of the MS200T saws that I refurbed earlier, nice saw, put a tank full of fuel with it, idleing for 30 mins and tached at 13K rpm - got decent compression - think I have a buyer for it.

 

Also did a final set up on a Stihl 048 - destined for ebay and is a solid machine - had a new piston as the original had a very slight lean seize, the clutch hass been sorted and it is a belting saw now: -

[agg221]

 

Hi Alec - didn't know you were a clock man:thumbup:

 

Oh yes, probably got more clocks than chainsaws only I don't dare count them. Firstly, they don't need pressure testing and secondly, they're even lower revving than my saws...

 

Don't know your maker, but then there were a lot of them by the 1830s. We've just finished restoring a nice 1790s painted face on a 30hr movement - just got to get the case sorted now - walnut so a bit trickier but I have something suitable. If you get stuck for oak, let me know as I have some smaller bits kicking around.

 

Alec

[burrell_]

this is my bench mate 3rd one has that 024 in it :thumbup1: