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

[John Hall]

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" <rustaholic777 at yahoo.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
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
>
>