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Vintage Chainsaw Museum
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Reciprocating mass under load must be a jumping the shark moment.
What's the head seals consist of?
The visible seal on the top of the head looks like a conventional lip seal, I presume there is another graphite/asbestos or maybe ceramic seal on the combustion side.
Since only the blade is moving (relatively low mass) the vibrations are not noticeable.
Mark
Since only the blade is moving (relatively low mass) the vibrations are not noticeable.
Mark
More additions to the display. "Wright 111" AKA Poulan XX
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Entwistle bomb hoist. These were used on aircraft carriers to lift bombs up to mount them to the planes.
I also have an NOS power head on a shelf in the display. PM700 engines were used.
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If you watch the movie "Final Countdown" you can see one in action is a very brief scene.
Mark
I also have an NOS power head on a shelf in the display. PM700 engines were used.
fIf you watch the movie "Final Countdown" you can see one in action is a very brief scene.
Mark
I had a surprise visitor today, Floyd goes by fwgsaw here on the forum and has an extraordinary collection of rare vintage saws. We spent a couple of hours visiting, gawking, and I learned a lot.
I think next year on my way to Oregon I will have to take the northern route and pay another visit to his place. Last time I stopped there I loaded up about 50 saws...
If you don't know who's who, Floyd is an XXL and I am and Extra Medium.
Mark
I think next year on my way to Oregon I will have to take the northern route and pay another visit to his place. Last time I stopped there I loaded up about 50 saws...
If you don't know who's who, Floyd is an XXL and I am and Extra Medium.
Mark
Next weekend is our town celebration "Watermelon Days", we don't grow watermelons so I'm not sure why they call it that but anyway...
I asked my local tree guy to drop off some logs so I could demonstrate some vintage saws if anyone is interested.
He had to set them pretty close to my building as the lot is small and his grapple truck is pretty large.
I had to trim the big one a bit so the forklift (borrowed from the lumberyard just down the alley) could handle it. We split the cut offs and hauled them to my house, the wood pile is almost filled so I'm set for a couple of years worth of firewood.
Logs are set up.
We cleaned up the mess as best we could. I was quite warm this afternoon working out in the full sun.
I even spent a little time cleaning the concrete around my outdoor workbench where I do the bulk of saw clean up. As you can imagine, the oily sawdust can create a pretty good mess.
Mark
I asked my local tree guy to drop off some logs so I could demonstrate some vintage saws if anyone is interested.
He had to set them pretty close to my building as the lot is small and his grapple truck is pretty large.
I had to trim the big one a bit so the forklift (borrowed from the lumberyard just down the alley) could handle it. We split the cut offs and hauled them to my house, the wood pile is almost filled so I'm set for a couple of years worth of firewood.
Logs are set up.
We cleaned up the mess as best we could. I was quite warm this afternoon working out in the full sun.
I even spent a little time cleaning the concrete around my outdoor workbench where I do the bulk of saw clean up. As you can imagine, the oily sawdust can create a pretty good mess.
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Mark
Yeah!
Space for indoor sawing?
Philbert
Space for indoor sawing?
Philbert
I have a 100 ft roll of V PAC .404 .058 and it appears to be skip chain.
I could have really used a couple loops of that chain a few years ago for my old PM Canadien saw.
.404 058 chain is rare as hens teeth now. I had to pay a premium about 5 years ago for a couple loops.
I have had this for a couple decades now shipped in from the great white north thinking it was ice cutting chain. I am willing to share as I will never use it up by my self.
I will absolutely keep that in mind and appreciate the generosity!
A friend stopped by today to deliver some photos he took on Saturday during the demonstrations.
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I was in Baraboo, WI last weekend for the Badger Steam and Gas power show, picked up a tote with mostly McCulloch parts and found this chain marked Clinton. Notice the raker links positioned between every left and right hand cutter.
I've added that loop to my chain display, doubt I will ever find another.
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I've added that loop to my chain display, doubt I will ever find another.
Mark
So how did you classify/name it? It's a skip tooth pattern with a full "plus" raker tooth pattern since they are shared with the drive link. Clinton's better idea at the time I suppose when there was lots of invention still going on for chain design.
Interesting, thanks for sharing.
That style of having an additional ’scoring’ cutter is common on ripping chains.
You can order them new from Granberg. My local dealer custom modifies standard chains for certain customers, by grinding off some top plates.
The ‘Clinton’ logo is pretty special: Bill or Hillary?
Philbert
You can order them new from Granberg. My local dealer custom modifies standard chains for certain customers, by grinding off some top plates.
The ‘Clinton’ logo is pretty special: Bill or Hillary?
Philbert
Yeah, I get the scoring cutter/raker tooth (whatever it's called), but not as part of the drive link like the Clinton chain shown. Look closer, it's impossible to make that from a standard chain. It is not like the Granberg or other ripping chains that I recall, but maybe someone still makes the same design.
Thanks: I had to look closer.
I have seen other chains where the drive link is part of the cutter. But this is a unique combination.
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