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just tried my own advice and cut a couple off the feeler gauge. It seemed like .002 was right but again, I'm only going by feel with my fingers and trying to compare it with the gauged material. Real scientific like approach! Please don't try this at home!
The feeler gauge is unfortunately not the correct width so they need to be cut length wise. BUT it was perfect size for halfway so 2 can be cut from the same length. Used very scientific tools to cut them, scissors and an Xacto knife.
Left is #1 attempt
middle is actual spring
Right is #2 attempt
Clearly not perfect as the first one is dimensional sewage but #2 might actually work. After cutting a bunch the technique should improve so therefore the finished product should as well. Scientific reasoning. LoL
 

Looking very nice and well done for saving the original decal.
 
David

Found a cool original Kenco pump brochure with a photo of the O&R Model 61.

NOS recoil springs come packed with these metal retainers. It makes the spring very easy to install into the housing. I reuse them for used springs when servicing the recoils. Clean and coil up the used spring small enough to load into the retainer so you won't need to pinch and hold the spring tension while installing it.
Drop it into place inside the housing and hold the spring down with your thumb or fingers while removing the retainer. Once removed, lightly release pressure so the spring uncoils slowly until it stops. It seems best to lube the spring after it's installed which allows the friction to control the uncoiling speed.
They work great for storing any spare springs if you have extras or spares. Plus leaves them ready to go for replacing damaged springs and protects them from accidental bending
 
You can make your own retainers out of 2 inch pipe. Left one below is cut pipe, the other is a factory retainer. Just use a file to smooth the edges so it's easy to remove from the spring. The retainer's thickness is less than the width of the spring but making a wider piece allows for easier removal. Try it and you won't go back to the pinch and hold panic of an uncoiling spring again. No more because of accidental release of the coil tension. Please send your $50 donation for saving you time and aggravation during your recoil services.

 

 

Just went out and cut a piece off the pipe about 3/4 inch wide. This should make it easier for removing the spring from the retainer once in the housing instead of picking at the thinner one with a dental tool or small screwdriver. Two storage rings and one installation ring

Found this by accident searching for other chainsaws.
Indian branded O&R powered chainsaw on flickr at a show in Milang in Australia;

 

 
David

Found this by accident searching for other chainsaws.
Indian branded O&R powered chainsaw on flickr at a show in Milang in Australia;

 

 
David

Maybe you can make your own outta silicone now?
 
Me either but found the video interesting and that hydrogen peroxide can be used as a catalyst for silicone

Found this by accident searching for other chainsaws.
Indian branded O&R powered chainsaw on flickr at a show in Milang in Australia;

 

 
David

Found this by accident searching for other chainsaws.
Indian branded O&R powered chainsaw on flickr at a show in Milang in Australia;

 

 
David

Found this by accident searching for other chainsaws.
Indian branded O&R powered chainsaw on flickr at a show in Milang in Australia;

 

 
David

I always seem to fine something that fits. we have a lot of different manufactures and a lot of choices.

Look familiar?

Can't help thinking the tank needs rotating 90 degrees if it's permanently attached to a truck as shown above, also notice who sold it.
 
David
 
P.S. There are about 12 editions of Desert magazine from between 1961 & 1963 with O&R powered products, I need to get links added to the sticky thread as PDF's are available for all of them.

Nice unit!!! That would be a nice one to run up on. don't think I have seen one up for sale but if john wants to
sell that one for the advertised price of 169.50 I may be nice and pay for shipping too.

I have fuel line in about 7 to 8 sizes its about 50 to 70 cents a foot not worth make to me

Look familiar?

Can't help thinking the tank needs rotating 90 degrees if it's permanently attached to a truck as shown above, also notice who sold it.
 
David
 
P.S. There are about 12 editions of Desert magazine from between 1961 & 1963 with O&R powered products, I need to get links added to the sticky thread as PDF's are available for all of them.

Look familiar?

Can't help thinking the tank needs rotating 90 degrees if it's permanently attached to a truck as shown above, also notice who sold it.
 
David
 
P.S. There are about 12 editions of Desert magazine from between 1961 & 1963 with O&R powered products, I need to get links added to the sticky thread as PDF's are available for all of them.

Here's a cool little cable winch that made it's way into my collection. 
I usually like to keep them original but this one will probably end up getting a new paint job.
It's kind of heavy and awkward to carry but can't find any where a handle would have been either.

Well I seem to have two sets of pictures for this winch (it got sold twice on ePay), spot the difference!!

 
I wonder what happened to the small chain guard?

 
And what happened to the decal?


 
David
 
P.S. it made slightly less the second time it sold.

Got this one painted in record time. 5 years 2 months plus. Woo Hoo! Started on this project way back in Jan of 2015 and the engine is the one from the rebuild pics thread. The coil was recently changed back to an old school version since that's what was originally on the engine. Finally it's close enough to see the light at the end of the tunnel after pecking away at it for an hour or 2 at a time over the last couple weeks. This is too cool and rare of a piece to be left sitting in pieces out in a forgotten box. Not sure what I was think'n.
Still need to paint the tank , touch up quite a few spots damaged on the yellow, figure out a decal and it appears there should be a chain guard on the front because of holes in the one on it, so maybe that too. Still not sure about winding on the cable or not. It's kind of heavy without it and there's no handle to carry it. All that cable is pretty heavy just on it's own. Seems it was designed to just be mounted and not so much portable.
That Rustoleum paint seems like it never hardens so it's a PITA not scrape up during assembly.
Started with this and now up to that.
 

 

 

Another early TAS chainsaw (model P73) complete with the original advert, on French chainsaw website;
http://collectionneur-tronconneuse.fr/p73#more-92
 
David

Now tidied up and on the end of the O&R shelf with a copy of the right literature (with English translation)...
 
 

Still haven't seen any-more of these K.C. Wiggins Champ generators apart from the Fox powered one and the O&R powered version I have;
I never noticed before that the fuse positions are swapped on your generator, are the fuse ratings labelled?
 
David

Had this in storage, brought it back home last week (before the lockdown), only got it out of the box this afternoon
 
Its an Amp Champ Generator with an Italian Fox F7 engine in it, the last two photos show it with my Ohlsson Rice powered version...
 
 

Not sure either, but I've edited posts to fix broken web links before.
 
I have all seven pictures from the ePay auction for this model, it doesn't look like a toy to me, more something a model engineer may have built, the copper parts are solid not tubes. If anyone was wondering it sold for $844.




 
David