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Sharpening chainsaw teeth is something that you do by carefully using a chainsaw sharpening file. Sharpen chainsaw teeth with help from an experienced repair technician in this free video clip.
Installing a chain on a Poulan chainsaw requires you to begin by first removing the old chain. Install a chain on a Pulan chainsaw with help from an experienced repair technician in this free video clip.
Replacing a circular saw cord requires you to remove the housing to access the cord and switch. Replace a circular saw cord with help from an experienced repair technician in this free video clip.
Barrel stove kits can help you turn any new or reconditioned 30- to 55-gallon barrel into a wood burning stove, as long as it has a closed head. The kits provide you with the combination damper/collar, along with the door, legs and bolts required to attach them to the barrel. The size of the stove allows you to burn more wood than a traditional wood burning stove, providing you with a longer burn time. Make sure to attach a stovepipe to your wood burning barrel stove to vent the smoke outdoors.
A Husqvarna 450 chainsaw relies on centrifugal force to push its clutch shoes outward when the engine accelerates to operating speed. The shoes then engage the clutch drum and sprocket, transferring power to the chain and allowing the saw to cut. If the chain continues to rotate at idling speed, or if the chain slips under load, the centrifugal clutch and/or the clutch drum must be replaced.
Rafters are a structural part of the roof of a building. Rafters support the roof sheathing and roof covering. A rafter tail is the part of the rafter that extends past the sidewalls and overhangs the building. If you desire a roof overhang but your home or garage uses rafters or roof trusses that have no tails, you can attach a false tail to the rafter or top chord of the roof truss to get the same effect.
Rafters are support elements that run beneath the roof of your home providing shape and structure to the roofing surface. Rafters can crack with pressure or impact, and can rot or collapse due to moisture or insects. When a rafter has gone bad, it can and should be replaced as soon as possible to prevent the roof from becoming weak or altogether unsalvageable. The process of removing a rafter requires some strong DIY skills and a few basic tools.
Venting a structure with a waste pipe is just as important as laying the plumbing. Venting allows the waste system to dispose of dangerous sewer gases that may otherwise build up in an enclosed bathroom or other space. Installing a ventilation system is a tough challenge, even for a knowledgeable DIYer. Careful planning is required before starting to properly install the system to code.
Sleepers are 2-by-4s used to support and raise a deck off a roof or concrete slab beneath. Pressure-treated softwoods such as Southern yellow pine would be an affordable and typical choice for deck sleepers. Still, you can work with maple, oak, poplar, ipe or other hardwoods instead if you have access to affordable stock, such as salvage lumber.
Condensed from the sweet sap of the sugar maple tree, it can take more than 40 gallons of sap to produce 1 gallon of maple syrup. Sitting on top of the hearth, called an “arch,” a drop flue pan is designed with separate compartments to simultaneously boil multiple concentrations of sap. As the sap is reduced through evaporation, the syrup is moved from the back sections of the flue pan to the forward areas to continue cooking before being drained into a syrup pan for final reduction.
Sawmills involve numerous operations and equipment to transform trees from raw wood into dried lumber fit for market. Raw wood must be cut, sorted, and trimmed with the use of both mechanical and human power. A dry chain is one of the final processing components in a saw mill that occurs after the wood is dried. The dry chain is a conveying device that transports dried wood from the kiln so it can be processed and manually stacked for selling.
In a space such as an apartment or a shared studio, a sliding wall can be an invaluable asset. Sliding walls allow you to break up the space of a room to give it multiple functions. A sliding wall design can be used to cover a large opening between two rooms, such as the arch between a dining room and a living room, for example. When rolled into place in front of the archway, this sliding wall can make a dining room and living room seem to be two separate spaces. When rolled back from the archway, the spaces open…
Home hobbyists and handymen enjoy fabricating many objects, such as plumbing pipes or wood lengths, for projects that improve the household. A leaking pipe can be easily replaced and new shelves will install neatly along the wall. However, each homeowner must use the correct tools to complete a project correctly. An 18-volt Ridgid reciprocating saw is a perfect tool for both metal and wood fabrications, but the tool might need repair after many project uses. Basic troubleshooting techniques will prevent any major repairs and negate the need to spend a lot of money with a labor-intensive repair person.
An eave is a part of a roof that extends beyond a wall. Most roofs have an eave, although a few are built with no overhang, with the roof line ending at the wall. A gable roof has eaves on two sides, on each of its slopes. A hip roof, which slopes on four sides, has common eaves outside all four walls. Eaves may be open, with roof rafters exposed, or closed with a horizontal covering called a soffit. How eaves are framed at corners depends on the type of roof and whether the corner is open or closed.
Cooktops or countertop ranges come in many styles, fueled by either gas or electricity. Some electrical cooktops have solid ceramic or glass surfaces. Gas and some electric counter cooktops have individual burners. Installations are similar with all styles, the main variations being how to connect the gas or electric supply lines. All cooktops have similar safety rules, such as vent hoods above them, at least 30 inches of clearance between the unit and overhead cabinetry, access from underneath the unit and safe spacing away from walls or flammable material. All are installed in holes cut in the countertop.
Closet framing principles are the same whether the floor slopes or not, but the method of installing the wall studs changes slightly when the floor isn’t level. Because there will be some variation in the lengths of the studs, the best way to frame the closet is by measuring, cutting and installing each stud individually. This method differs from the standard technique of framing the wall while it lays flat on the floor and then standing it up. This project is suitable for most homeowners who know how to use basic carpentry tools.
Stihl manufactures a variety of chainsaws for different applications, but each is constructed with similar parts. Replacing the rim of the drive sprocket assembly is part of routine maintenance for the chainsaw. Manuals for Stihl chainsaws are comprehensive and set out a number of procedures for maintenance and parts replacement that can be easily followed.
An overly rich fuel/air mixture with too much fuel and not enough air wastes fuel and causes a chainsaw to smoke and run at reduced power. Conversely, a too lean fuel/air mixture with too little fuel and too much air also produces insufficient power and may overheat the chainsaw and cause it to seize up. Connect a tachometer to a Husqvarna chainsaw to check the idling RPM, or revolutions per minute, before adjusting the throttle idling screw to the correct setting before tuning the engine.
A DeWalt saw is used to cut various items, from wood to concrete, depending on the type of saw you use. Saw blades have sharp teeth with a beveled edge on one side or both sides. The beveled edge allows a smooth, even cut that helps prevent damage to the item you're cutting. Over time, your DeWalt saw’s blades may become dull and require proper sharpening to properly cut once again. Resharpen your blades as often as necessary.
The Delta Machinery Company, maker of the ShopMaster table saw, had a humble beginning when Herbert Tautz started the company in his garage in 1919. Since the introduction of the “American Boy” scroll saw, the Delta line of woodworking products branched out to serve the needs of contractors and hobbyists alike. Knowing how to use the settings on the machinery can help you stay safe and efficiently complete a project.
Before air conditioning and fiberglass insulation, homeowners depended on cupolas, covered porches and open windows to ventilate their houses. This reliance on natural ventilation changed radically as the need for energy efficiency brought new technologies in insulation and sealants. Old houses require new venting to keep moisture from settling in the eaves, where it causes mold or rot. Exhaust fans in bathrooms and near cooking appliances pull excess moisture out of the house but proper venting in the attic keeps it moving up and out of the house.
You should always be as cautious as possible when using a powerful tool like a bow saw. Use a bow saw with help from an expert with over two decades of experience working in Garden Centers in this free video clip.
Using a hand saw is always something you should do with a certain degree of caution. Learn how to safely use a hand saw with help from an expert with over two decades of experience working in Garden Centers in this free video clip.
Maintaining sharp blades helps ensure optimal performance from your table saw, and can also help improve the operable lifespan of the tool. Professional services throughout the country offer blade-sharpening services, though this requires the absence of your blades for at least a few days and paying a premium price for sharpening. Some DIY solutions exist for sharpening table saw blades, though these rigs offer some pronounced limitations.
The Felker TM-75 tile saw is portable and comes with nine angle guides. The saw is designed to allow tilers and other professional contractors to perform tile cutting on-site, rather than only in a shop, quickly speeding up tile installation time. The saw weighs approximately 36.5 pounds, or 16.5 kilograms.
Sometimes when you engage in woodworking projects, you're going to have to make compound cuts -- that is, cutting a piece of wood at an angle to both horizontal and vertical axes. When two workpieces are designed to fit together at a given angle from the horizontal, the flat angle between the joints will correspondingly decrease. You need to know how to calculate this angle when making cuts with a compound miter saw.
Daily wear and tear can damage or destroy the drawers on your dresser. You could buy a new dresser, but, if you want to keep your dresser for sentimental reasons or save money, replacement drawers could be the answer. Clothes drawer construction requires little effort and little money. Using a simple construction method, you can replace your dresser drawers in an afternoon.
To install spiral stairs, you must first cut holes through the floors that the stairs will pass through. For holes that are a large enough size for the staircase, you’ll need to cut through the joists in the floors, which will weaken the floor structure. To avoid a failure in the flooring around the stairs, reinforcing the floors is necessary. Additional bracing beneath the floors will provide you with the reinforcement you need.
Using dovetail joints when building a drawer increases the strength of the joints while at the same time providing attractive looking corners. A drawer using the joints is built much like any other drawer, the difference in construction being the preparation of the joints themselves. The dovetail joint consists of interlocking edges on the adjoining parts. These interlocking sections are angles, flaring out towards the base of the joint to prevent the pieces from pulling apart at the joined area. It’s this angled interlock that provides the increase in joint strength, allowing your drawer to hold more weight than it…
Beadboard ceilings were common in the kitchens and on the porches of 19th century homes. Traditional beadboard is made of strips of tongue-and-groove would that range from 2 to 6 inches wide, with each board having a bead cut into one side of its face. When these boards are installed together to create a panel on a ceiling, they form an aesthetically pleasing pattern over the room.
Although they are usually used for displaying items, pedestals have a variety of uses. For instance, you could hold up a table top by using four pedestals, one in each corner of the top. By making your own pedestals, you can customize them for whatever you need them for. This project makes one eight-sided, or octagonal, pedestal that is 26 inches tall. Supplies for the pedestal are found at many home improvement and hardware stores.
An upright shelf or vertical shelf is a traditional style of wall shelf that was often used to hold a candle, lamp or even a decorative vase. It is an ideal type of shelf to use in traditional style homes as well as cottages and cabins. You can build your own upright shelf for your home as a DIY project. Select a hardwood such as maple, ash or cherry for the shelf to create a durable, long-lasting piece for your home.
Most wood flooring is designed with tongues along one edge and grooves along the other. These tongues and grooves fit together, creating tight seams between boards. Reversing the direction of the tongues and grooves part-way through the installation can help vary the wood grain, and it sometimes makes working around unusual spaces less challenging. To fasten the grooved edges of two boards together, you will need a separate tongue, called a spline, that fits into both grooves. This type of joint is similar to biscuit joinery, except a spline is one long piece instead of several small ones.
A gate is one of the easiest framing projects in construction. Essentially a four-sided box with a supporting cross-member, this standard construction method of gates works on gates up to 4 feet wide and 6 feet high. While the basic framing is the same on virtually all wooden gates, the materials used to clad the outside are what gives them their own identity.
An interior threshold is installed primarily as a transition between two differently styled floors in adjacent rooms. The threshold is fitted across the doorway from jamb to jamb and covers the join where the two flooring types meet. Finished, specially shaped lumber is available for this purpose from most home improvement warehouses. Aluminum versions are also sold, but these are typically only an inch or two across and do not work well in an interior doorway.
Building rough wooden structures is a pastime for some and a livelihood for others. Whether you're looking at building a barn, a shed or even a log cabin, if you want to keep the look as rustic as possible, form the beams and other structures with a chain saw. While you cannot refine the wood down to perfectly square corners and machined finishes, you can make rough beams quickly and efficiently by following a few chain-saw basics, which means even "do-it-yourselfers" can create rough beams in their spare time.
Circular saws are vital tools for a number of different construction and remodeling projects. Once a circular saw's blade becomes dull, however, it must be removed and either sharpened or replaced. To remove a circular saw blade safely, you'll need several square feet of clear work space.
The 2095 Turbo model chainsaw is the longest chainsaw manufactured by the Sweden-based company Jonsered and sold in the United States in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. Jonsered no longer directly sells the model stateside, but it remains one of the company's most sought-after chainsaws, thanks to its sturdy construction and heavy-duty power.
Woodworking and metalworking projects may require the use of special tools such as a slitting blade on a table saw. This type of blade can cut through wood, steel, copper, aluminum and other metals to create slits. The blades leave a finished or burnished cut that doesn't require you to sand the wood or file the metal.
The Poulan chainsaw features a Kohler engine that relies on its air valves for proper air intake. Air intake affects engine compression. You can alter the air valves and increase compression on your Poulan's Kohler engine via the two rocker arms beneath the air valve cover. Previous experience with chainsaw repair is not necessary.
A binomial distribution is used in probability theory and statistics. As the basis for the binomial test of statistical significance, binomial distributions are typically used to model the number of successful events in success/failure experiments. The three assumptions underlying the distributions are that each trial has the same probability of occurring, there can only be one outcome for each trial, and each trial is a mutually exclusive independent event. Binomial tables can sometimes be used to calculate probabilities instead of using the binomial distribution formula. The number of trials (n) is given in the first column. The number of successful…
Although roofers commonly cut asphalt shingles on site by scoring them with utility knives, some projects call for more speed or volume, making power saws, such as circular saws or reciprocating saws, handy for cutting asphalt shingles. However, rapidly moving blades melt the asphalt at the cutting point, creating a gummy buildup on the blades' edges. Toothed blades suffer the most from this buildup, so builders typically select blunt, abrasive blades for cutting asphalt shingles, such as diamond blades or masonry cut-off blades. With that in mind, using a power saw for shingle cutting is an unconventional and in most…
When you are cutting ceramic tile down to size with a tile wet saw, sometimes the material can chip off rather than leave you with a clean cut. There are a variety of ways you can prevent this. While some of the issues relate to the type of tile material, the quality of your saw can also affect the cutting speed, leading to inefficient cutting.
Because home maintenance and repairs can be costly and time consuming, many homeowners opt to take on the challenge themselves. While this is an efficient and often wallet-friendly solution, it does pose the risk of serious injury since many power tools can be dangerous. Using power saws in particular necessitates a certain amount of knowledge and care since the steel blades' razor-sharp edges are unforgiving of mistakes. Many blades are designed with safety in mind, whether you're a novice or a seasoned handyman.
Wayne Dalton TorqueMaster Plus is a spring system used on garage doors. Torsion springs fit inside the shaft instead of sliding over the shaft lifting the door. One popular option the TorqueMaster Plus system provides is the ability to replace just the springs in the system when maintenance is needed, instead of having to replace the whole system.
Because the chain of a chain saw revolves around the guide bar at such high speeds, the bar undergoes a lot of tension and stress. This stress eventually causes the bar to wear out on the rails. When the rails get too small, the chain won’t pass smoothly across the bar, and the bar must be replaced. For it to be replaced properly, however, the operator must match the measurements of the drive sprocket with the new bar.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, McCulloch manufactured a line of chain saws called the 160. This chain saw is nearly identical to the 100 series, the Eager Beaver, and the Eager Beaver Super 16 line of chain saws. The carburetor in these saws acts as the heart of the engine, mixing gasoline and pumping it to where it needs to go.
The Craftsman name brand is generally synonymous with quality when it comes to tools. Sears built its reputation partly on the Craftsman brand, especially Craftsman hand tools. However, the Craftsman name has been used for other Sears products, such as its line of chainsaws. Some of the older vintage model chainsaws may be worth fixing or refurbishing if you can find the necessary information and parts for them.
Whether you just purchased an old chain saw off the Internet or found one sitting in the garage of a relative, old chain saws can be restored and offer many more years of service. Designed to withstand tough operating conditions, chain saws can last for decades if properly cared for and repaired promptly. Most older chain saws will need only a few key replacement parts to get them back up and running again. However, some chain saws may have serious internal engine damage, such as a blown seal, which will require professional-grade service equipment to repair.
The oil tank on a McCulloch 3200 chain saw holds the lubrication for the bar and the chain. This tank sits on the starter side of the chain saw and connects to the oil pump. Over time, dirt and other impurities in the oil will plug up the oil tank. Rocks, a broken chain and other projectiles can puncture the outer wall of the tank during operation. All of these may require you to replace the oil tank on a McCulloch 3200 chain saw.
