My life, my workbench

[Rev]

I always keep a "other" project going. Like the hay baler, or a 4-wheeler.....

(or the mama-san)

 

[Rx7man]

Well, the last week I went around and around the field.. plowing and disking a field that hasn't been done in 22 years (because of the rock in it)... busted lots of shear bolts (20mm bolts), and threw my back out lifting some rock.. thankfully not too badly, though I do have some nasty cramps in my shoulders.

Here's a pic of the minifingers I did on the Husky 277

Before:



After:

 

[Rx7man]

I just weighed the Manhattan project, full of fuel, oil, and 24" bar and chain it's 19 lbs

 

[Rx7man]

Yay! I got my order from Mouser electronics.. $600 worth of stuff, a good portion will be for the VGT turbo setup on my truck.. I'll have to get on that project

 

[president]

Yay! I got my order from Mouser electronics.. $600 worth of stuff, a good portion will be for the VGT turbo setup on my truck.. I'll have to get on that project

where did they get you from ,( operation paperclip)?

 

[Rx7man]

where did they get you from ,( operation paperclip)?

Huh?

 

[president]

Huh?

the (USA) brought alot of scientists and engineers from germany
after the war to initiate work on the manhatten project.I thought
that I would add that after your comments about the haul of high
tech supplies fro your turbo cheers !

 

[Rx7man]

And I guess this was called operation paperclip?

 

[Rx7man]

OK, I got the Manhattan project 277 doing some real work yesterday... had a couple kinks to work out.. turn up the bar oil, fuel inlet elbow was bad, and the air filter was leaking crap into the carb.. but once I took care of that I pitted it against a 24" DBH standing dead fir tree. I set the rakers really aggressive and it was grabby, but it sure tore into that wood like an angry beaver. I figure the thing was about 60' high of useable wood, I bucked it into ~14" lengths at the bottom, going to about 16", and did the limbing as well on a tank of fuel.. it is thirsty but does work fast.

Now I will have to try square ground chain!

 

[president]

And I guess this was called operation paperclip?

affirmative!

OK, I got the Manhattan project 277 doing some real work yesterday... had a couple kinks to work out.. turn up the bar oil, fuel inlet elbow was bad, and the air filter was leaking crap into the carb.. but once I took care of that I pitted it against a 24" DBH standing dead fir tree. I set the rakers really aggressive and it was grabby, but it sure tore into that wood like an angry beaver. I figure the thing was about 60' high of useable wood, I bucked it into ~14" lengths at the bottom, going to about 16", and did the limbing as well on a tank of fuel.. it is thirsty but does work fast.

Now I will have to try square ground chain!

wheres the vids ,their always entertaining

 

[Rx7man]

You need to narrate them for the 'entertainment' effect!

I just hacked down a 28" fir tree.. I'm going to bring a couple long pieces home and set them up for saw tests

 

[Rx7man]

OK, so a little while back we had a heck of a windstorm.. and by our intake at athe creek a HUGE fir that was always seriously leaning over came down.. munched my irrigation pipe in a bad way too. this tree is about 100 ft tall, and about 40" around the base. About 40' up is where it crossed my irrigation line, and I put my 277 against it.. had some chain problems, it wasn't cutting straight, but go that fixed.. at the end of that tank of fuel I took the air filter off.. the carb was FULL of dust.. I don't know how so much is getting in there.. I sealed the seams of the air filter, and be darned if I can find any place that it would leak that much dust through.. the dust is SUPER fine... Is it really possible that much of it goes through the filter screen?

Anyhow, I wasn't going to run it any more than I needed to in that condition, so i grabbed the 'wild' 65.. and honestly the two saws have about the same power as far as feel goes.. though the 65 has a 7 pin sprocket and is ported for more top end power.. both did pretty good .

Neighbor has a few 2100's and a 394 (I think).. as well as a new Windsor 32" bar.. I will pick up a chain for for it since it'll be handy for that size a tree... I think the 65 or the 277 will power it with a skiptooth chain on it judging by how they handle the 24" with full comp.. perhaps the rakers won't be set as harsh though

 

[Rx7man]

So with the help of @spencerpaving (thank you), it seems as though my tuned pipe program seems to be within a pretty close ballpark to what 'pro' programs call for.. though I would say the recommendations by Jennings aren't what the 'pro' programs recommend.

Now that I have some confirmation that my numbers are decent, I've started to build a pipe.. so far I have the header pipe built, and by some luck one of my friends had the perfect piece of pipe.. I was looking for 1" ID, with a 120* bend.. and I found it!!! it's the coolant pipe on an old flathead Ford V8! Perhaps tonight I'll get the cones built (hopefully I have enough sheet metal) and I get to test it out tomorrow on the Manhattan project saw.. it doesn't have the ideal port timings for a pipe, but the pipe will fit on the 'wild' husky 65 as well, which has better numbers.

Yeehaw!

 

[Rx7man]

well, I've just finished building the tuned pipe... looks pretty decent.. not pro, but I don't have a TIG welder to do a really nice job and the MIG I have loves to bind the wire, so there was lots of frustration

 

[Rx7man]

OK, I went through the pile of saws I got from my neighbor.. all 3 of the complete saws run, at least to an extent. they were SOOO dirty, it took 2 gallons of solvent and an hour of pressurewashing to get them to a point I could touch them.

the 394 actually seems pretty good, runs OK.
the 1st 2100 fired up good too but falls flat if it doesn't have the choke on.. most likely something to do with the impulse line/pump
the 2nd 2100 fired up with a bit of fuel down the carb, throttle plates/shafts are absolutely worn out though... impossible to set the idle.. cackles very nicely though
the 3rd 2100 moves a wee bit.. no carb, it feels like a blown bottom end
the 4th 2100 doesn't move at all, no carb or covers
the 5th 2100 was such a basketcase I didn't pick it up

friend of mine has another 2100 that had water in it, but seems to be in pretty good shape otherwise.. I might pick it up to see how much damage the water did to the bearings... No carb either.

I'll be keeping either the 1st or 2nd 2100.. the guy I got them from has got to have other carbs kicking around.. 5 saws and 2 carbs must mean there's some kicking around somewhere!

All the saws will come apart, at least carbs, top ends, etc and get the squish checked, vacuum/pressure test, maybe a base gasket delete, and a woods port.. check the piston rings too of course.

Did ANY 2100's come with chain brakes?

 

[blk05crew]

OK, I went through the pile of saws I got from my neighbor.. all 3 of the complete saws run, at least to an extent. they were SOOO dirty, it took 2 gallons of solvent and an hour of pressurewashing to get them to a point I could touch them.

the 394 actually seems pretty good, runs OK.
the 1st 2100 fired up good too but falls flat if it doesn't have the choke on.. most likely something to do with the impulse line/pump
the 2nd 2100 fired up with a bit of fuel down the carb, throttle plates/shafts are absolutely worn out though... impossible to set the idle.. cackles very nicely though
the 3rd 2100 moves a wee bit.. no carb, it feels like a blown bottom end
the 4th 2100 doesn't move at all, no carb or covers
the 5th 2100 was such a basketcase I didn't pick it up

friend of mine has another 2100 that had water in it, but seems to be in pretty good shape otherwise.. I might pick it up to see how much damage the water did to the bearings... No carb either.

I'll be keeping either the 1st or 2nd 2100.. the guy I got them from has got to have other carbs kicking around.. 5 saws and 2 carbs must mean there's some kicking around somewhere!

All the saws will come apart, at least carbs, top ends, etc and get the squish checked, vacuum/pressure test, maybe a base gasket delete, and a woods port.. check the piston rings too of course.

Did ANY 2100's come with chain brakes?

Picked up a nice 2100 CD yesterday that everything looks good on except the p/c. Has a chain break! Part of the metal piece up front is broken off though.

 

[Rx7man]

OK, good to know, and that is a nice unit you got!

I, with a lot of effort, got the P&C off the seized 2100... turns out it was full of dirt, broke a few cooling fins off it, but very surprisingly the P&C are both minty.. the rings are stuck in the piston, but I think I may be able to loosen them, there's not a scuff mark on either, and if the rings stuck where they normally ride, even those may be salvageable... If nothing else it'll make for an interesting project!.. go "hog wild" on porting and throw it together, see how it does.

 

[blk05crew]

OK, good to know, and that is a nice unit you got!

I, with a lot of effort, got the P&C off the seized 2100... turns out it was full of dirt, broke a few cooling fins off it, but very surprisingly the P&C are both minty.. the rings are stuck in the piston, but I think I may be able to loosen them, there's not a scuff mark on either, and if the rings stuck where they normally ride, even those may be salvageable... If nothing else it'll make for an interesting project!.. go "hog wild" on porting and throw it together, see how it does.

Thanks, yeah everything on this one looks great except p/c. It's a thin ring saw but it's scored real bad, all the way through one of the rings. I need to take the cylinder off and see if it's salvageable or not.

 

[Rx7man]

Send it to me, I'll find a home for it

 

[blk05crew]

Send it to me, I'll find a home for it

Sounds like you have plenty, this is only my second