[SEL] Unfinished projects -- Henry Disston Two Man Chainsaw

John Hall jthall at worldnet.att.net
Mon Feb 4 19:09:50 PST 2008


Try this site: www.acresinternet.com

Look up Disston saws and click on model KB6AY--I believe this is similar to 
what you have--the name plate should be on top of the engine on your saw. 
There are a couple pictures of the saw so you might be able to get an idea 
of how the door was made. If you look carefully you can see the sliding bolt 
type latch that kept it closed.

>From your photo I see you figured out the magneto must have been the first 
piece they bolted on at the factory!

John Hall


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Bowen" <rustaholic777 at yahoo.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Unfinished projects -- Henry Disston Two Man Chainsaw


> Nice comments, John.
> I also have another engine for one that is practically identical.
> It was given to me and came with the original manual.
> It looks like I am missing a part that is cast aluminum and would take a 
> machine shop to make.
> Loud it is, but the sound is great.  It is not really how loud it is as 
> much as it is the tone.  A truly sweet deep revving sound.
> Alan Bowen
>
> John Hall <jthall at worldnet.att.net> wrote: Don't know which model you have 
> but the older ones merely had a sheet metal
> cover over the sprocket. It wouldn't take a lot to make one so you could
> "play". Watch the hand clutch--you'll never be able to reach it before you
> get kicked if the log decides to bite.
>
> If you think that one is loud, you'd better get some ear plugs before you
> add to your collection as Mercury's are pretty quiet. The one man saws are
> the worst.
>
> John Hall
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan Bowen"
> To: "The SEL email discussion list"
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Unfinished projects -- Henry Disston Two Man Chainsaw
>
>
>>I have a nice old Henry Disston two man chainsaw with a 2 cylinder Mercury
>>engine.
>> I bought it from a list member here.
>> It is missing a chain cover that protects the guy on the helper end.
>>
>> I forget who I bought that from, but at the time I emailed him and he 
>> said
>> that cover was in a shed somewhere, but he would have to wait until 
>> Winter
>> to dig for it because that shed was full of bees, wasps, hornets or
>> something????
>>
>> Well,,,,,  That has been several Winters ago and I have not heard 
>> anything
>> from him.  Bummer too,,,, I think that saw was supposed to be complete.
>> All those emails about this saw were on my WebTv and got dumped suddenly.
>>
>> Soon as I got that saw home I took it to the next Buckley Old Engine Show
>> as a stuck non-runner with the recoil rope hanging out of a messed up
>> recoil unit.
>>
>> It took just a couple hours to loosen it up and get it running.  What a
>> cool sound.
>> Loud and cool that is.  Three of the folks that were standing around
>> watching us work on it put their hands over their ears and left fast.
>> Several other folks came in a hurry to see what was making that beautiful
>> sound. 8>))
>> IIRC  It was my good friend Bill Wright and our own Luke Tonneberger that
>> were there with me knocking it loose and repairing the recoil.
>> There it sits now because I will not put a chain on it until I get that
>> part. 8>((
>>
>> Now,,, Who did I buy it from?
>> If you are out there please send me a note off list.
>> IIRC someone else brought it to me at either  Portland or Lincoln 
>> Tucker's
>> Show & Tell.   If that great person reads this please email me off list
>> and let me know who it came from.
>> Thanks, for this topic too,
>>
>> Alan Bowen
>> Williamsburg, Michigan
>>
>>
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