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    Dan Dubeau replied to the thread Chainsaws of the Forum.
    just go all in on building one of these.
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    phaxtris replied to the thread Chainsaws of the Forum.
    what if you put like a 20" bar on a 90cc saw ? would that stupid but awesome, or would it throw the chain in .368 seconds ?
  • Chicken lights
    Chicken lights reacted to Dan Dubeau's post in the thread Building SSQA for tractor loader from scratch with Like Like.
    Now that summer busy season has settled down.....I can get back to some projects. Since buying the brackets they've done a pretty good...
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    Dan Dubeau replied to the thread Building SSQA for tractor loader from scratch.
    Now that summer busy season has settled down.....I can get back to some projects. Since buying the brackets they've done a pretty good...
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    Dan Dubeau reacted to fixerup's post in the thread 1/8 NPT with Like Like.
    Correct, at no point should any metal npt fittings be assembled without lubricant, liquid or tape. For exactly reason mentioned above...
  • Chicken lights
    Chicken lights replied to the thread Chainsaws of the Forum.
    Anyone with their own Husky saws, you can buy a tachometer and set the top end I just noticed the publication date was 1992 on the...
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  • slow-poke
    slow-poke replied to the thread Active project - 1972 MGB.
    Seems like a lot of effort for 30HP? I get it though it’s the supercharger journey that’s enticing. Back in the day Ford offered a...
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    Chip Maker reacted to Chicken lights's post in the thread Chainsaws of the Forum with Like Like.
    I don't know Stihl as well as Husky, but I was forced to use Stihl for many years. Husky used to out-rev Stihl, not sure on the new...
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    slow-poke reacted to Chicken lights's post in the thread 1/8 NPT with Like Like.
    I was in that camp, until I watched a senior tech change an air tank for me. Say a dozen fittings, he used an adjustable and spent zero...
  • 1018Machine
    1018Machine replied to the thread More reel fun!.
    I assume you are referencing this option to reduce swarf when taking it back to the scrap yard! But, if you are referring to reusing...
  • Chicken lights
    Chicken lights replied to the thread 1/8 NPT.
    I was in that camp, until I watched a senior tech change an air tank for me. Say a dozen fittings, he used an adjustable and spent zero...
  • Chicken lights
    Chicken lights reacted to fixerup's post in the thread 1/8 NPT with Like Like.
    Correct, at no point should any metal npt fittings be assembled without lubricant, liquid or tape. For exactly reason mentioned above...
  • 1018Machine
    1018Machine reacted to ChazzC's post in the thread Cutting radius on lathe with Like Like.
    You can make ball-ends or concave cuts using this method which does require any special tooling:
  • slow-poke
    slow-poke replied to the thread 1/8 NPT.
    I have had the exact same experience with poorly fitting pipe thread fittings. Further the flats of the majority of plumbing fittings...
  • slow-poke
    slow-poke reacted to whydontu's post in the thread 1/8 NPT with Like Like.
    NPS tolerances are very sloppy. Pipe O.D. can be WAY off from a machinist viewpoint. 1/8" NPS O.D. is allowed to be +1/64" / -1/32"...
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