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rlp in Co.

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I set the points at .017 and the saw starts good and no kickback. Not sure what they were at before, I forgot to check. I spent 4 hours trying to get the oiler system working but gave up. I think whoever designed this saw tried every way possible to make it hard to fix! I'll just have to use a squirt oil can. I cut an arm off of the sharpening stone lever so I could use what's left of the stone. I should be able to get a few more sharpenings out of it.
Thanks to the advisers on the points. I had it backwards. The good part of this saw is that it's light to carry but it has excellent power. When that chisel chain is sharp, it will cut almost as good as a bigger saw with the regular teeth. And after a few hours of cutting the other guys saw would be starting to get dull but with the power sharp I could touch up the chain and be out cutting a bigger saw. I wish they hadn't stopped making parts for this one. Is there a way to cut a flat stone in a circle and glue it onto the arm? It's about half of a 2 inch circle and a half inch thick both ways.
 
Hello RLP in Co,

Yep that is what they are supposed to be set at. 017. It's stamped right on the points cover. I figured you would find it.....

Guido.
 
Wondering how you will keep the chain oiled with a squirt can. The chain and bar is oiled from the inside at the sprocket. It needs steady oil. And the manual oilers you had to keep pumping the Oiler while cutting. I thought craftsman made saws for john Deere.
 
Thanks Guido, no I didn't see it on the cover. I guess once in a while you get lucky! I always set cars at .019. Someone once told me that. Since it was kicking back I thought I would go a little less. I was surprised that the points weren't pitted. I used this saw a lot for about 8 years a long time ago but u haven't used it for many years. Do you like yours? Is the stone good on yours?
 
The automatic oiler never put out much oil, so I always just would give the manual a pump once in a while. Maybe I'll try again one of these days to fix the pump. The spring shot off in the weeds somewhere, ha! Maybe I can find it with a magnet. Luckily my cat saw the end shoot off in the weeds,and she was after it like a shot, so she found the end of the pump for me. I put a new o-ring on it so it might work. First I've got to get a big Chinese Elm tree cut up that I have down.
 
Not trying to be negative but why do you want to use that old of a saw I have two old saws I hung on the wall of my garage for a display with a large jonsered sign in between them looks really nice in my opinion that's where they belong retired on the wall if I want to cut wood I get one of my four sthils out to do the work
 
Hello RLP in Co,

I use the sister to yours for smaller work. Mine is a Dayton brand, yours is a Sears.
They were made by Homelite. My Dayton now has an 18" bar on it.

Original bar was 16" x 5/32,
A couple of pictures for you,

Guido.
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Hello chatted,

The saw also has a manual oiler. Look at the pictures on my last reply,


Guido.
 
Craftsman, as a part of Sears, never made anything but money.

Nothing. Repeat NOTHING from Sears was ever made by Sears. Everything was contracted out and made by others to Sears specifications. Older stuff could be somewhat proprietary while in later years, parts would interchange with the actual manufacturer's product.
 
I have a Jonsered Lil Jon that looks identical to your Craftsman and Dayton, I always understood it was made by Poulan! Pretty sure it's not a Homelite!
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My brother has one of those big old heavy stills. Mine is lite and easy to carry and because the chain is always razor sharp it is a fast saw to use.
 
Yep, that's just like mine only mine is blue. I think mine has only has a 16 inch bar with a roller nose. Do you like yours?
 
Was thinking about this , I think it’s Remington saws that were in sears and john Deere. It’s like 40 years ago.
 
No, your saw is different. Do you like that saw?
A friend has one like that and was helping me but we couldn't get it started. I think he put it up last year without running it out of gas. Th jets couldn't be adjusted. It looked like there were plastic plugs so you couldn't adjust the carb.
 
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