Moose McAlpine
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As someone who's not clued up on this stuff, why should it not be removed? To prevent damage/wounding or unbalancing it? Would you just remove the bulk of the weight from it but leave it so it's not heavy enough to tear out or split?
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Ah, didn't know that. I thought people posted their saws to him for repair. I'm about an hour from him and dropped mine off when it needed fixing. I would hazard a guess at 200-300 quid to repair yours.
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The MIGs are only DC. AC is for TIG/arc welders (largely the same in their internal workings) and MIGs don't need AC to weld ally. (I won't bore you with the technical reasons behind that.) Your inverter arc welder likely won't run a spool gun as arc and TIG are constant amperage machines, whereas MIGs are constant voltage machines. R-Tech are great machines and their service is second to none. I used to have a 200A AC/DC TIG machine from them, was a nice piece of kit. Guy on another forum runs their 250A MIG and keeps count of how much wire he's put through it, last i saw it was something like 3 tons, without issue.
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Ah yes, commonly known as "FT" in the mechanical trades. 👌🏻
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Yes, you need to completely disassemble and strip the saw to replace it. And as htb said, you need splitter/puller tools to seperate the two halves and get the crank out. I'd also recommend @spudulike for this work, he's extremely good.
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So... a bolt broke. Replace it with a new bolt. These things happen, not really a big deal. Could just be a manufacturing defect in the bolt.
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Blimey! Prices really are going up! 😂
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According to Honey Bros and FR Jones it's due to be released around 3rd of September.
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My mate keeps selling crappy old Vivaros for silly money. Old '07 plates and stuff for like 6k+. The prices are crazy. I looked recently at Sprinters like mine and what they're selling for. Looks like its gone up in value by a couple of grand from what i paid a year ago. Bizarre. The difference in house prices between here and Europe is unreal. Looking at 4 bed detached houses with land in France for half the cost of a studio flat around here.
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Slightly overkill! 😂
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Looks like you got some nice boards out of it.
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Then you might like the LFL:
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Going by the amount my saws get used at the moment they'll probably outlast me by a few hundred years. ☹
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I get what you're saying and not trying to argue with you. Just interested in understanding it and how the switch/diode system works. Either way, i'm not endorsing it, or anything else i do to my saws, just showing what i've done. As i said, i'm picky and like things my way. 🙂 Oh gawd, can't be dealing with scuffed cases!
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Knowing insurance compainies i wouldn't be too surprised if they'd moved the goalposts and started charging more for any points. Could just be a company requirement that they want clean licences as it means "better" drivers. Maybe they run their trucks heavy and you need a clean licence for all the points they're gonna get you. 😂
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Right, and it's not the primary safety device anyway. At speed the kill switch won't stop the chain and at idle the chain shouldn't be moving. I've used a couple saws with inoperative kill switches and had to use the choke to switch them off. (281 and 372)
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I get what you're saying, they want clean licence holders. Interestingly, my job interview yesterday they asked if i had a clean licence, but i think they allow a maximum of 6 points.
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But that suggests that even a short momentary connection by the switch will give the stop signal. So shouldn't be any different with the new switch as it still operates in the same way. The only difference is a small spring that returns the switch to the run position. Might put the old switch back in the 390 just to try it.
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I doubt anyone else is picky enough to faff about like i do. 😂
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The switches have the same internal workings and contacts, which is exactly why i could remove the contact and ring terminal from the old switch and fit it into the new one. So how is it different to the old switch? The only thing stopping you turning it back on quickly and the saw restarting is how strong the latch is or how quick you are. I've not changed anything else on the saw. Not trying to argue with you, just not following.
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I've only ever recall seeing job adverts that say a maximum of 6 points. 🤔
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Or as it's more commonly known "patina" 😂
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So how exactly does the diode prevent it "restarting" if the switch isn't held long enough? I thought the switch just shorted the ignition module (more specifically the spark?) to earth? And with enough engine momentum it'd restart even with a normal switch? You're right, if you only flick it very quickly it can run on, but that's almost deliberately too quick. This switch is also much easier to switch off, the normal ones are quite stiff. (Plenty of cars you can cycle the key off and back on fast enough the idle only dips and they "restart".)
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They always do this crap. Added drama and nonsense. Does anyone actually like it though? I'd rather watch factual stuff, without the unneccessary bullshit added. Black Gold was good, with relatively little drama. Axe men would've been good but it was so cringey. I've seen some pics and video of large American logging operations and quite a few do look like they've just dumped them all of top of each other. This guy does some cool stuff. He explains sometimes why he aims where he does, for bucking to length without them shifting and being accessible for airlifting. (Heli logging) He's alright, but he gets old fast. All this "Oh hey friends, whaddaya say we all be kind to each other? Let's all be nice friends!" As a southerner i find it sickening!
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Things you used to say ironically that you now say a lot.
Moose McAlpine replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in General chat
The problem with that is that no matter how much you eat you never get full!
