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Oh pants! missed out on that one:thumbdown:

Seems to have stopped creeping on the carving bar too, will be keeping a close eye on things. What are your thoughts regarding the STIHL 010 AV ? Any idea you can get 1/4 rims for them? Si

Any idea if you can get 1/4 rim sprocket for this saw? Seen one, quite cheap and wondered if it would make a good budget carving saw? Any one got one? What's the vibes like? Cheers, Si

That is lovely, worth every penny:thumbup1:

Right, I removed the sprocket and clutch assembly and gave it a damn good clean, and washed the air filter in soapy water. Got the saw warm on a full tank and it was only just beginning to creep at idle(about 5 mm every 5 secs, as opposed to 20mm every 3 secs before the clean) so I tweeked the idle/throttle screw a tad just to slow it enough to cease creeping. Doesn't seem to have affected performance so will leave it at that. Thanks spud:thumbup1: Si

"Wow! Sometimes called the 'Circus Tree', this is actually many trees weaved together slowly over time in a process called Arborsculpture, in Santa Cruz, California." (by Axel Erlandson, image - enpundit.com) Should have posted this in the pleaching thread. Si

This was posted up on facebook this morning. "Artist Giuseppe Penone carefully removes the rings of growth to reveal the ‘sapling within’. By carving out the inside of a tree trunk and leaving the knots in place, they eventually emerge as tiny limbs". Very cool, seen something similar with a telegraph pole pared back to untreated wood, revealing 'the sapling within'.

The two little chairs are now three little chairs and I finally got round to finishing them off:001_tongue: Showing early signs of small radial cracks in the bum seat parts but nothing serious so far. Si

PM sent:001_smile:

Ha ha al right then:001_smile: I'll crack on tomorrow, if they want a plaque I can recess it, just need dimensions. I'm sure my local log/chip site will let me have some free wood, again:001_rolleyes: My mob is 07888843051 or pm me. I reckon 4 foot should be about right for them yes? Si

My nan had Alzheimer's, I'd be happy to carve a bench. Can't get down there though, would need to do it here. Should be able to sort some wood out, would just need someone who could deliver. Si

Forgot to add, I went to a vintage fair the other weekend and while the wife and girls were gushing over bags and hair things I picked up a lovely old set of three callipers for a fiver:thumbup1: Great for achieving symmetry and marking out. Si

Link to carving screwsCarver's vise, Carver's screw, Handles for Carving Tools A froe Tom is a cleaving tool, used mostly by bodgers and hurdle makers in conjunction with a cleaving break. Here's a link mate,Westover Woodlands - Large timber cleaving :001_rolleyes:Guilty but not best practice! Roger Day put me on to this one, when carving smallish pieces from thin logs he sets them next to a big log with a vertical notch in it to sit in to and ratchet straps it in place. I think he gets two or more carvings from one thin log just by moving it up after each piece is carved, if that makes any sense? Si

Nice idea Tom, although I'm probably going to suffer a bit of tool envy:001_smile: I currently have two saws with a few different bars that cover most needs. 066 with 18" and 36"bars and ripping chain Mountfield with a 16" bar and an 8" quarter nose carving bar, run a lo pro .325 chain as I can't get a 1/4 sprocket to fit the saw. (In hindsight a 12" bar would have been more versatile but funds were tight, when I can I hope to get a small Stihl, get a longer bar and run it on the carving chain. While I'm at a mid range 50cc saw would come in handy too.) Angle grinder with sanding discs Drill, various bits,inc. flexi shaft, rifler bits, flap wheels sanding mops etc Blow torch Quite a lot of carving chisels,gouges, skews etc(fairly new to chainsaw carving but been carving old school for many years). Side axe Froe Carving adze Riflers,files and home made punches. Made a punch/stamp with my logo on so's I don't have to carve one on each new piece of work:thumbup1: Paint brushes for dusting off and oiling work Polyurethane glue for repairing splits etc Workmates, and various vices/clamps. Cheers, Si

Cheers for that spud, I'll give it all a damn good clean and try the wd40:thumbup1:

Right, next problem:sneaky2: I might start a new thread titled " Ask spud" Ok, I've got a little home owner saw, Mountfield MC382. I've been switching between the original 16" bar and an 8" carving bar. It tends to race at idle with the carving bar and I guess this is mostly because of the reduced bar size. However, recently it has started to race on the original bar as well when running hot. Race might be a bit strong but it's an issue non the less. I've read some previous threads on fast idle issues but would like to test with the carb settings to slow the idle speed but not keen on leaning it out and buggering the saw. I've not touched the settings so it will still be at factory settings. Cheers, Si

Thanks spud, L&S Engineers are a top company:thumbup: I only ordered the catcher and some other bits yesterday afternoon and they have just arrived, that's what I call a good service. Now fitted and feeling all good with myself and the world. After all this malarkey I thought I should at least offer a pic, possibly the only example to be found on google images:001_tongue: Si

LOL, yeh that would have been easier all round mate ha ha. I thought you were on about the screw hole at the very bottom of the dog, ie like the roller type:001_rolleyes: It's already on order,so should be sorted soon. Don't know why but machines make my brain melt, just goes to show you can get a degree and still be thick as a brick:laugh1:

Just wanted to update on the question regarding location of chain catcher on the 066. Stihl have advised that on a single dog it fits using the lower dog mount screw, see picture, spud, I'm sorry for making you waste 1/2 an hr of your life looking for an image of one for me. Cheers, Si

Ha ha, please be patient with me Spud, the one on the diagram is this one Chain Catcher for Stihl MS650, MS440 - 1122 656 7700 | Only £0.95 | Stihl MS440/044 Chainsaw Spare Parts part no. 1122 656 7700. I can see where it fits but being a numpty, I would like photograghic evidence of it fitted to be certain. The roller type, 1122 650 7700 needs both dogs,I've only the one, and yes there's lots of photo's of this type on saws. I'm guessing the roller type is superceeding the old one, I just don't know why there's no pics of the 1122 656 7700 on a saw. Cheers, Si

Cheers for that Spud, I've been looking for an image of one fitted to put my mind at rest but all I can find are images of the roller type that fit between the lower dogs screw. I've only the one dog, has anyone got the non roller chain catcher fitted to an 066? Can you post a pic for me please? Cheers, Si

I forgot to add, as an aside. Spud, I'm kicking myself for not asking you to fit a chain catcher whilst you had it. I've attached a pic, do you screw it to the av in the 'blue circled area'? What screw/bolt would I need? Cheers, Si

Spud has recently brought my old 066 back from the brink of death. Chemical clean of the cylinder, new piston to name but a few of the many high lighted problems, you just need to scroll back a few pages to see the saw in question. Spud really went to town on it and kept me informed on each element of the rebuild and the reasons the saw failed in the first place. I got the chance to fire it up today and ran its first tank through. My only regret is that I can not flesh out my adjectives of excitement with a long list of expletives of joy on this forum. What can I say, it was ******* incredible! It started on its second pull, I've had the saw for about 15 years and it's never done that! To me at least it's like having a new saw, Thank you Spud, you are a very clever chap. Cheers, Si

It's got a nice poise/balance to it:001_smile: Si