Quote: jerrycmorrow - " i'm in. thanks for the thread. i do my porting vicariously. at least for now."
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ditto my broke ass self on that.
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Quote Originally Posted by sjames View Post
How great would an instructional video be
Quote: reindeer - Not to step on my good buddy Randall, but I'll just leave this here:
1 The chainsaw guy porting - YouTube
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Good grief, not knocking the port work,
But couldn't that guy have just put up one video in stead of all those fragments !?!?
I bailed after about the 6th one...
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Quote Originally Posted by Mastermind View Post
ScotchBrite brand in tan, red, and gray.
Quote: Blazin - Try the Mirka pads, they blow 3M away for getting in tight spaces....I know this for a fact. And they're only $20 a box.
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i'd like to hear an off the cuff estimate of a group cost of those burrs in the red case.
I'll bet it would make a fellow wince.
..and give ya a better perspective on the cost of porting.
oh and getting in the edges of that tougher cylinder plating we want,
sorta shortens their useful lifespan.
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Quote Originally Posted by Mastermind View Post
"These are just the aluminum chips that landed on the bench.......there was a bunch in the floor.
If anyone is interested I'd be happy to share...... "
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well Heck! thought maybe he was gonna rub the back of a few stickers in the shavings and mail 'em out.
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Quote Originally Posted by MarkEagleUSA View Post
"Just out of curiosity, how long does it take to do a complete porting? Does it vary greatly between models/brands? "
Quote: Mastermind -" 5 - 7 hours is normal. There are a few saws that I can do in 4."
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mercy! if I slot a couple of screws and work over the muffler on a weedbater
my tendons/hands are burnnig and eratic for the day now.
{and a bit more on the effort}
Originally Posted by Mastermind
5 - 7 hours is normal. There are a few saws that I can do in 4.
Quote: moody - It's nice to see someone finally ask that question. It's definitely not a 2 hour and done deal it takes me a day 8-10 hours (I haven't done the volume you have). Plus I like to take a little extra time to take notes. Polishing is where I lose time at because I'm anal.
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Dude That vid of yours a few days back, justifies your attention to the details (in my eyes at least)
http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/240099.htm
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Quote: Dennis Cahoon - " Ace's step cut exhaust was different than how this one is done. His step was cut in the front on the lower exhaust port and cut at a square 90 degree angle. Not smoothed in. IMO it was more for the exhaust coming back than going out. "
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I'd be curious to see an impression of the port, amde from silly putty or modeling clay or whatever's handy
and then a side view of the lump to give us weak eyed folks a easy view.
and I still wish someome had the luxury of the time and various cylinders
to do some molds/patterns of the transfers so we can see the difference
between OEM and aftermarket.
just wondering what sort of goop would work for doing it, that's not ridiculously expensive....
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Dreamin' here for a moment....( sometimes i hate being on a such low budget life)
I think it'd be a great adventure to take a about 10~12 saws and a couple of cameras
to go on few months "tour" of the country, making stops at some various builders
and "old school" type saw shops.
I think it'd be good to have something that we'd look back on in 20 years
the way it feels to watch something like "on any Sunday"
Sunday - YouTube
and Throw in some Fred Dibnah vids also to give yall a bit more of the urge
not a saw builder, He was a steeplejack and a steam man
But you'll love his approach to life.
fred dibnah - Tìm với Google
and if you've never seen any of Fred's vids, you are in for a fine surprise.
A saw vid would have a different content and edit of course
But I still would think you'd get that good nostalgic feel from it
once enough time had passed.
Yeah i know, I think a little too much sometimes.