I got the saw together, did 3 heat cycles and adjusted it. Took it by the local saw shop and a friend double checked it. The friend who I assembled it for came to get it and it wouldn't start.
I took a look at it and was getting a good spark. Changed the plug, still no dice. I removed the filter base and just had the carb bolted on with nothing else. I couldn't get it to start, but didn't see much gas.
I pulled the carb off and apart, screen was clean. When I blew out the main jet, lots of tiny glitter came out. I guess some residual aluminum from the manufacturing of the carb.
I put on an extra carb and it started right up.
I guess it's my fault for not double checking the carb, like I do all the internal stuff for left over manufacturing metal bits.