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Electroplating? Holy moley, Batman, we're going to have to crank it up a bit -- sanding and painting won't cut it any more! :eek:

Aw, man, that was a magic carpet ride back to the 1960s! Great tips on the little carbs, and made me recall the tip for bolting up a 4-speed tranny to a 350cu tri-power in a '58 Chevvy... pilot bushing was too small and couldn't get the tranny to bolt up. Simple fix: pack the bushing with...

Okay, I'm frustrated trying to find the NSFW Daily Chuckle thread, so I'm posting this here. I apologize if it offends, and hope the admins will move it rather than delete it... and dearly hope they don't ban me! However, this was a serious matter, and the ultimate outcome is somewhat of a...

Since you haven't done it yet, I'd suggest a 3/16" (or whatever is thicker than 1/4" that you can lay your hands on). Quarter is a small step up from an eighth and may not be strong enough -- unless maybe you know what it is that bent your guard...

Wow! At that price, I'd have him rebuild my B6100 dynamo even if I wasn't certain that it needed rebuilding. :p

Excellent! :D :D :D Too bad it follows "The most interesting man in the world"

ROFL... nearly fell off my chair trying to reply. :D :D :D <sob>

Hi, charlesdjones1, welcome and thanks! That is some great info, and great tips as well. Hope you become a frequent dispenser of wisdom!

Well, Mike, welcome to the "sunshine"! Hope you have more fun out here. However, surely you've learned from your long-time lurking that the picture nazis and tractor porn addicts will tear you apart if you don't post pics of your project, e.g.: "Without pics, it didn't happen!" And speaking...

Shaun makes a good point ("What? Are you dragging that dead horse out again?") and I'd like to see that forum. However, Grouch (oops! I mean Coach <smirk>) hits on something that I've struggled with: a huge stash of valuable info that is all jumbled up. Since almost everybody seems to follow my...

Yep, you figgered right -- I'd suspect you had too much Guinness, but I know that skeets has caused a nationwide shortage. So you've had a bit too much of something fine, otherwise you would have been freezin yer buns blowin snow while dreaming you were roastin yer toes in front of the fire! :D

The body does look smaller, but the undercarriage is longer and I think some wider. All that steel and cast, though -- man, that would be a workhorse! I don't think I could ever settle on a walk-behind machine. I'd want my feet and other dangling parts to be above the tracks! :eek:

What's the result? Is your alternator making enough electrons at higher RPMs? I'm hoping you won't have to buy an alternator! (Would rebuilding your alternator be a task you could take on?) Please keep us informed of your progress!

Me too, Skeets, still chuckling! Apparently he made her "very happy" the previous night and doesn't remember... Sure hope my memory isn't that bad when I get that old! :D :D :D

I thought the 'L' models had dynamos. What RPMs were you running when you checked it? At idle it won't kick out enough magic stuff to fill up your battery. I'd suggest checking it again at substantially different RPMs to determine if it will produce enough charge, and to see the the regulator...

:D:D:D Well, I'd be the last one to urge you to quit that! However, I can sympathize with seemingly never-ending projects. My "solution" sometimes is to keep the latest incarnation and use it, but begin a new-and-"much"-"improved" model. Hey, how else can you prove to yourself that you really...

Are you standing by the door, keeping one eye on the driveway? He looks like he's gonna be a pi**er! Good luck getting him outta there! :D :D :D

Awesome saw! So you decided on hydraulic feed, what mechanism will you use, a pusher? What length did you plan for? Will your logs be small, or do you plan to add some stabilizers to let you put bigger logs on the trailer?

Yes, the weight wouldn't be a problem; the size might be. Do you plan to lift with your 3PH? If you want to move it with a front attachment (loader; forks), your visibility will be seriously impaired.

I've just had a moment of peripeteia -- and it left a bad taste...