billpierce
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did you carve the whole neck/head then slice it up and thread it through?
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ace! how did you join the bits what move?
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i'd look at spark plug colour and see if its running too rich? is it smoking?
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def agree if you can get a dcs4301/ ps 420 for 260 then pounce, they are cracking first saws and lots more poke than equiv stihl/husky at that price
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i'll try swapping them then. thanks again for all the advice on this forum!
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it has more comp than a 345 i have in the shed which runs great!
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changed the carb for one i knows works fine. no joy. took flywheel off, all looks good, key is fine. could it be that slightly low compression is stopping it running altogether? my experience is that this only prevents it from running properly rather than at all?
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wow! would love all of it, but particulaly the turn table! not sure when i'll next be in surrey, might be a long time. are they eating any meat where they lay?
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arsed on for a bit today and got it to cough a few times but not run, so spark is sparking, i have just replaced the coil too so i know the ht lead is in good shape. guess i'll have to whip the carb off my running dcs5000 stick it on this one and that should give me an idea of what the fault is. thanks for the tips
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sounds whack to me! i prob bought your old knackered ones off ebay by the sounds of it!
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my other one is great! you might be right, but you know, you have to try these things yoursel. was that 3 new ones in 6 months or 3 second hand ones?
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thats it isn't it! i am only on cannon bar 2 having hammered it hard over prob 7 years!
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i have just clocked these guys on german ebay selling non OEM stihl parts, anyonw had and experience of them and their quality? thinking of getting some bars and other bits....
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hi, got a dcs5000 spares or repair to nick some bits off, now i'm trying to fix it up, it has compression, a new coil (sparking good) and the carb is clean (screws are turned out 1) not firing, if i choke it or half throttle it it floods, after pulling for a long time (and periodically cleaning spark plug and pot) it will fire a couple of times, this appeared more frequent when the H and L were 1.5 to 2 turns out.) the only two things i can notice are - very very light scoring on piston (but i have seen much worse saws still run (even if only badly) and compression feels ok to good. also diaphram in carb is a wee bit stretched, but again i have seen much worse still run. anything else worth checking? doesn;t feel lumpy when pulling over, flywheel has no movement (other than roundways!) thanks in advance haven;t checked impulse line, but as its flooding i'm assuming its working?
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yep, shaped it with a saw them anglegrinder sanding disc, then chisels (most enjoyable bit). thanks!
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thanks, shame about the cracking back rest, but it has been cut for 2 years and air dried so hopefully won't get any worse. i can't help feel like spltting/green wood is a bit of an unspoken issue amongst us carvers? i have carved some stuff from oak in the round and watched it open up like a flower! redwood and larch seem to do it less though eh?
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yeah i was thinking that! been translating from german websites and from what i read they are on par if not better than oregon.
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carved oak bench what i made for some friends getting married. sorry about sidey ways images, couldn't figure out how to turn them
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anyone tried these Sägenspezi bars? reet cheap and thats with a chain too! but i expect you get what you pay for. but they are nearly half the price of decent ones!
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no idea about leaded fuel, never been around it
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that'll be fairly big then?
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saw this and thought someone would want it. i do and don't at the same time! Stihl Lightning Contra £320! think its not the 138cc one though what are they like for parts?
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mind you i reckon my dcs5000 cuts better on .325!
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lime is like carving wax, nice and creamy! but yes crap out doors!
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fine with me and i am not trade!
