[SEL] Drag Saw Help Needed

[Dave Rotigel]

Hi Doug, 
	I'm not really understanding. Are you saying that the clutch simply releases when the blade get's bound (or does it just slip) and that the blade runs ALL THE TIME once the saw is started? Is the "spring loaded" clutch arrangement to which you refer simply that nut and spring on the end of the off-side crankshaft? That same nut and spring arrangement is used to adjust the clutch on a Hercules saw rig.  Any chance you could take some close up pictures of the spring loaded clutch arrangement and send them to me? THANKS!
	Dave

On Jul 13, 2013, at 8:23 AM, Doug Tallman wrote:

> 
> I've got one of the 2 flywheel Ottawa engines and I bought a parts unit 
> for the saw. Near as I can tell, its just a spring loaded slipper clutch 
> that would only work if the blade got bound. It didn't look like there 
> was any provision to stop the saw. Doug T
> 
> 
> 
> 
> cgandree at mchsi.com wrote:
>> Dave,
>> I used to have one of these "man killer" single flywheel saws, but sold it about ten years ago. I kept the the original manual and advertising booklets and it appears that the older models had the clutch built into the gear box and as soon as you lifted the saw assemble out of the cut log it shut the saw off. Unfortunately there are no clear pictures of your friends earlier model but discuses the improvements made on the newer ones like mine was. There was one on display a couple years ago at Baraboo like your friends. Maybe we could ask around in August to see who owns it.
>> Curt
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dave Rotigel" <rotigel at me.com>
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>> Cc: "Diana Lundberg" <dkl2368 at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 7:39:08 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>> Subject: [SEL] Drag Saw Help Needed
>> 
>> Hi All, 
>> 	I'm trying to help out a fellow that I just met who has an early Ottawa Drag saw. It's a two flywheel saw with a Webster mag. My question (to start) is how does the clutch work on this saw? There is no clutch rod as there is on the later Ottawa saws. BUT it sure seems to me that the saw must have a clutch release of some kind. A similar saw can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S0DaAXDziA
>> 	Thanks, Dave
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