Dear Scott:
I had a Craftsman electric chain saw in the mid seventies, and I believe
the tension on the chain was adjusted by turning a screw that is located at the
front of the saw housing and against the bar. This screw moves a square peg
which protrudes through the bar and the moving of the bar toward the front
tightens the chain, as the spindle in back does not move. This is the way most
gasoline powered saws are adjusted. As I recall, my saw did not have an
automatic oiler, and I had to use a push button to oil the chain as needed. I
could be wrong about the latter, as my memory is not what it once was, and it
has been over 35 years since I had that saw.
When adjusting the tension on the chain, you will likely have to loosen the
two nuts which hold the bar in place, and then tighten them down once you have
attained the desired tension on the chain.
Yours Truly,
Clifford Wilson
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Howell
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 1:11 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] old Craftsman electric chainsaw
All, I purchased a Craftsman electric chainsaw for $1 and it looks to
be quite old. All we could find is it says Craftsman on the
motor,which sticks out on the leftside and also says double insulated.
On the right side where the chain and bar assembly are it says
Powercut. On the bar itself closest to the rear of the bar it has
three sets of numbers which are: 18190 (my wife and son are debating
if 15190 or 18190, but likely 18190), 1450, and 1118. The bar is 18
inches in lenth, but that is all we can find on it. There is a knob
on the body on the right side that might have something to do with the
chain, an oiler button on the top behind the port for filling with bar
oil, and some other knob to the right of the oil fill port. I don't
know anything else about this chainsaw other than it appears to work.
Well ok, I plugged it in, pulled the trigger and it fired up. As far
as whether it would work, I don't know for sure. I can tell you it
has no safety break as best I can tell, but it does have a nice handle
that goes over the motor and would keep hands quite clear from the
blade. It has got to be quite old and it is quite dirty. I'm not
sure at all how the chain tension is adjusted and the chain seems to
hang a bit on the bottom and that I believe is incorrect and it should
be tight against the bar, but not so tight you can't move it by hand
or pull up on the chain slightly. So, searching the web has not
provided any info, but if anyone is familiar with this saw or can
direct me to some info, I'd appreciate it. I figure if I can use it
to cut the tree down in the backyard, then I just saved a load of
money and beyond that I have few plans for it. Hell it can die after
the job cause a $1 is a good deal. <grin>
tnx
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