Antique saw thread

[54stude]

mr. bow saw how hard is it to find a complete recoil starter for a super twin a friend of mine has one but it is missing the recoil

I think I heard that 123.sawman on eBay (Kevin) might have a parts saw.

 

[coyote62ny]

here are some pics of my hornet dj 3600h i just finished restoring today

 

[CM76]

EL Super Twin 51.

I got this saw a few weeks ago. I went through it. cleaning up every part.
Put new seals and bearing in it. The rings and pistons were in good shape.
I had to get new coils for it , has great spark now.

Great job Cliff - terrific looking saw

Chris

 

[Mr. Bow Saw]

As always you did a super duper restore on that saw!!

Thanks

mr. bow saw how hard is it to find a complete recoil starter for a super twin a friend of mine has one but it is missing the recoil

They are hard to find.

Great job Cliff - terrific looking saw

Chris

Thanks

 

[295 tramp]

Does anyone have a mall 7g that has the oil pump lever on the left side handle?
I need a few photos of how it connects on the transmission.
Thanks

 

[295 tramp]

Nice resto Dean how's it run

 

[coyote62ny]

Nice resto Dean how's it run

runs real good 295 tramp i have been going to call you but cant find your number

 

[disturbednny]

If anyones interested and in the area I saw this on a local listing today: https://nh.craigslist.org/grd/5539551961.html

 

[coyote62ny]

just finished the mechanical and paint restore on this homelite zip all thats left to do is decals

 

[295 tramp]

Here's a couple of my oldies that I just recently got running.

1st off is a 1949 PM WoodBoss D
I picked one up awhile ago in a saw lot I purchased. The saw was missing a starter and muffler and the name and model badge.
Searching around I found the starter and then a new friend I met had 2 good parts saws That I bought.
Adding my bar and chain and starter to one of the two parts saws I come up with a complete saw.
The starter I have on this one is off a PM Universal and the fuel line is a piece of tarragon with the stainless braid off a plumbing supply line.
Reroping the starter was a challenge because the stock rope was a steel cable. Trying with regular rope wouldn't work because it kept cutting the knot at the end.
Even steel cable cut at the end and the cable stops that I first used failed miserably. Finally different cable stops and stainless cable did the trick.
After figuring out the Tillotson AJ problems I got it to run and idle good. At the Staples GTG I ask Sarahdodgegeek to make its maiden voygage.
The saw run good but the scratcher chain was not wanting to eat.

 

[295 tramp]

2nd saw is a 1961-64 Stihl 07

Boy I tell you this saw has been worked on for 2 years off and on I would work on it and get mad put in on the shelf and back and forth.
A real labor of love here, today one of the easiest saws to work on but the hardest to get going and run right.
I put seals, rings, carb kit, NOS fan wheel, fuel system, in it.
Several of us at Staples gave it a good run.

 

[coyote62ny]

295 tramp those are some nice saws wish i could find a pm like yours reasonable

 

[coyote62ny]

i picked up these saws today a hoffco that has a 580 west bend engine a remington sl-5 and a homelite super wiz 55the hoffco i need to find a gear case cover for and a chain adjuster any help with parts for the hoffco would be great

 

[Demonical]

rocketnorton, that Pioneer 600 looks pretty much like the saw I grew up on!

no. all 3 have cast lettering on top... have 2 hcs, only ones here w/"button"... have a 600. my fav in the looks dept...View attachment 388184 View attachment 388186

 

[rocketnorton]

where in ab are ya? lived there 10yr, 3 diff places.

 

[rocketnorton]

lost the quote^^^

rocketnorton, that Pioneer 600 looks pretty much like the saw I grew up on!

 

[ski24501]

Please excuse my ignorance, I've seen a few of the hoop bar saws before, I think they look pretty neat, beyond that I don't know much of them. I've not seen one on anything newish, but what was the reasoning for making a hoop bar saw? What were it's advantages over a regular looking bar, only thing I can think of myself is that it may have made some of those heavy old saws a little lighter.

 

[Drptrch]

Please excuse my ignorance, I've seen a few of the hoop bar saws before, I think they look pretty neat, beyond that I don't know much of them. I've not seen one on anything newish, but what was the reasoning for making a hoop bar saw? What were it's advantages over a regular looking bar, only thing I can think of myself is that it may have made some of those heavy old saws a little lighter.

It's a bow bar. Used for bucking up logs, you cut with the large tip and the hollow center prevents binding. Some folks love' em, others hate 'em. They still make them, too. Dangerous if used carelessly or without all the guards in place.

 

[Mr. Bow Saw]

I had this FleetWood for years and just dug it out a few weeks ago and cleaned it up.

 

[coyote62ny]

i just finished this hoffco 645 it has a 580 west bend engine runs great just finished the paint and re assembly today i am still waiting for a parts saw to get here so i can get the gear case cover to make this saw complete