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Alexanderpens

Alexanderpens

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I decided to clean the shop a bit and found 20 cigar kits and the drill bit for them. Since I've pretty much had a turning dry spell for a while, I rushed to see if dad knew where the bushings were only to find out we didn't have any, nor any CA glue left for that matter. Didn't even have time to haul cheeks to woodcraft. Ah well, guess there always tomorrow... :crying: On better note, I might get a working 18" 1972 craftsman chainsaw for $30. :biggrin:
 
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I'd rather have a chainsaw that didn't work. 1. Their too noisey. 2. Hard to start. 3. Too much dadgum work. Spend the $30 on bushings and glue.:biggrin::biggrin:
 
Alexanderpens said:
I decided to clean the shop a bit and found 20 cigar kits and the drill bit for them. Since I've pretty much had a turning dry spell for a while, I rushed to see if dad knew where the bushings were only to find out we didn't have any, nor any CA glue left for that matter. Didn't even have time to haul cheeks to woodcraft. Ah well, guess there always tomorrow... :crying: On better note, I might get a working 18" 1972 craftsman chainsaw for $30. :biggrin:
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I was never very successful in using my chainsaw to cut pen blanks and/or shape pens - with or without bushings!
 
Dudley Young said:
I'd rather have a chainsaw that didn't work. 1. Their too noisey. 2. Hard to start. 3. Too much dadgum work. Spend the $30 on bushings and glue.:biggrin::biggrin:
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I don't know, I have a 14 inch electric craftsman that buzzed through the plum tree in my yard without much noise. The only issue I had was the plug kept coming out.

Used it to saw up a Black Locust that had been standing dead for a while last year. worked like a champ on that one too. :wink:
 
Russianwolf said:
Dudley Young said:
I'd rather have a chainsaw that didn't work. 1. Their too noisey. 2. Hard to start. 3. Too much dadgum work. Spend the $30 on bushings and glue.:biggrin::biggrin:
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I don't know, I have a 14 inch electric craftsman that buzzed through the plum tree in my yard without much noise. The only issue I had was the plug kept coming out.

Used it to saw up a Black Locust that had been standing dead for a while last year. worked like a champ on that one too. :wink:
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I had a couple of those 'lectric chain saws.. both were 16 or 18 inch glades... bought both at Lowes... the first lasted about 30 minutes working on a white oak tree that the local electric company cut in my friends yard... the second one lasted a whole day of cutting some of my spalted maple... when they start smoking in your hands, it's time to unplug and put the away.... the motors on both of those burned out, so I went back to a gas operated saw...
 
My new baby.

Dad brought me home the bushings and glue today.

What he found was me sitting on a pile of red cypress burl with my new baby happily chugging at my feet. Now I just need to get these stumplets blanked, finished, and ready to turn.
 

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TellicoTurning said:
Russianwolf said:
Dudley Young said:
I'd rather have a chainsaw that didn't work. 1. Their too noisey. 2. Hard to start. 3. Too much dadgum work. Spend the $30 on bushings and glue.:biggrin::biggrin:
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I don't know, I have a 14 inch electric craftsman that buzzed through the plum tree in my yard without much noise. The only issue I had was the plug kept coming out.

Used it to saw up a Black Locust that had been standing dead for a while last year. worked like a champ on that one too. :wink:
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I had a couple of those 'lectric chain saws.. both were 16 or 18 inch glades... bought both at Lowes... the first lasted about 30 minutes working on a white oak tree that the local electric company cut in my friends yard... the second one lasted a whole day of cutting some of my spalted maple... when they start smoking in your hands, it's time to unplug and put the away.... the motors on both of those burned out, so I went back to a gas operated saw...
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I have a 40 year old McCulloch electric 14" chainsaw. They just don't make them like this anymore! My dad had to replace the switch on it for me (I took it to OK in my checked suitcase....for some reason they opened it and examined the contents...can't imagine why)

Sharon
 
They definitely don't sbwertz, all I had to replace was the air filter guard and the on/off switch. Other than that, it put my repair guy in tears of joy. :biggrin: Only costed an extra 5 to fix and made short work of the cypress stump (pics later in school atm.)

A friend of mine has tried using the newer chainsaws and has the worst of luck with 'em. They kept dieing, even those that both my repair guy and I checked and started. Went over there to help him cut down an 8" pine and only took 5 mins at most.

Now I just need a name for her... :tongue:
 
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