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Sure glad I checked !

My old freebie Homelite chainsaw has worn the hole where the starter rope comes out pretty badly and today when a sharp edge sliced my almost-new starter rope in two I decided maybe I should address the problem . I was going to fire up the TIG welder , but decided because the piece is so light to test it and see if it's magmesium - and it is , vinegar bubbled vigorously when I put a few drops on it . So now it has a brass bushing glued in there with some JB quick weld . Not too many years ago I wouldn't have checked , and most likely would have burned my shop to the ground when I lit up on that piece . I learned the vinegar test here ...

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Reply to
Terry Coombs
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Your TIG welder would not have ignited the casting because of the argon gas doing its job of keeping oxygen from the HAZ. I've burned lots of magnesium. Solid pieces, as compared to chips from milling, do no ignite easily. Once burning though water makes it burn even better, which is why I have burned so much magnesium. Eric

Reply to
etpm

The thing is that I sometimes move the torch off before things have cooled ... I'm still learning about TIG welding and haven't built an ingrained pattern . Sure as I'd lit up on that I'd have burned it . And I only have one ... bought another identical saw for parts , but gave it to my son because he "needed a chainsaw and couldn't afford one" . He promptly broke it .

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Reply to
Terry Coombs

And then he threw it away because it was "broken"? - so now you still don't have any spare parts -. Kids....

Reply to
clare

No , he still has it . Thinks I'm going to fix it for him . Ain't happenin' . I did get mine running , just needs a very light touch-up with the file . That's got all 3 saws ready for some major wood cutting , and I better get busy . I spent too much time on other stuff because I thought I had plenty of wood to get into this year's early winter . That was not the case , and if I don't get off my butt I'll be behind all this winter and burning green wood . Ain't gonna be as well seasoned as I like as it is ...

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Reply to
Terry Coombs

Yup. Water breaks down into hydrogen and oxygen at 5432 deg F. ;>) Easy number to remember.

Reply to
Phil Kangas

Take it back and keep it. He doesn't deserve it and needs to know that. Tell him the real story and let him come to grips with it.

Well, what are you doing here? Git 'n split!

- The list of Obama administration disappointments would take three rolls of toilet paper to record. --BMF

Reply to
Larry Jaques

Right, it is difficult for one person at the same time to both work and watch to make sure no fires start.

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bruce2bowser

I did that on Monday . Cut , split , and stacked a ~60 foot white oak , was about 16" diameter at the base . Yield was over a rick (standard 4x4x4 rick , not the "face rick" some up here sell) ... I'm so glad the wife understood why I wanted to drop 500 bucks on a gas powered log splitter ! Made what would have been 3-4 lonnnnngg days of swingin' a maul into about 2-3 hours work .

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Reply to
Terry Coombs

Tell her that's a good deal on one that works.

Mine cost $200, the value of the new but defective engine. The rest was worn out and needed all new seals ($40) and a new pump ($110). The engine problem was simply a leaky carb float.

-jsw

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Jim Wilkins

How'd you talk her into it? "Either we buy the splitter or YOU take the sledge and maul and split it yourself, dear"? Hell, that's a lot of work even with a splitter.

- The list of Obama administration disappointments would take three rolls of toilet paper to record. --BMF

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Larry Jaques

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