Seized 1960s Chainsaw Restoration

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
  • I picked this chainsaw up locally and found it to be in terrible condition. It is a 1960's Canadien 270 chainsaw, 95cc. I took it on as a challenge project. Honestly, when I got it, it was a piece of junk. It was totally seized, parts missing and in very poor condition due to being left out in the weather and elements. Tough to find parts as pretty much nothing is made anymore.
    I hope you enjoy the process I went through! It sure was a challenge!

КОМЕНТАРІ • 9 тис.

  • @guthmanb
    @guthmanb Рік тому +155

    I was running this saw for about 2 hours at about a 30-50% duty cycle ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxfQm1wmg0ItKDLavxj1nXtQY9HP7EF504 and it did a great job. I used the lever for the built in sharpener to clear chip buildup out more than to actually sharpen the chain. It managed to cut some hardwood stumps much larger than it's size without bothering the neighbors with hours of 2 stroke noise.

  • @SimonDambro
    @SimonDambro 6 років тому +1693

    TY!
    No LOUD music
    No stupid music
    NO music
    NO, trying to be funny
    So many could learn from you! Thanks

    • @jasonmurawski126
      @jasonmurawski126 6 років тому +20

      Simon Dambro except hand tool rescue, he can be funny

    • @johndowe7003
      @johndowe7003 6 років тому +14

      no life stories or exposition either

    • @azuritet3
      @azuritet3 6 років тому +7

      @Jason Murawski Yes, but his humor is tasteful.

    • @EbonyPope
      @EbonyPope 6 років тому +7

      Simon Dambro Yes but a little commentary wouldn't hurt. Apart from that I agree 100 percent. I hate this annoying UA-cam video music.

    • @hardhinyanshah6441
      @hardhinyanshah6441 6 років тому +1

      Simon Dambro m

  • @JG-zb7om
    @JG-zb7om 6 років тому +417

    Honestly, at the beginning of the video I was thinking you were a moderately handy guy with a ton of patience and an endless supply of carb cleaner. Then you MADE YOUR OWN GASKETS AND MANIFOLD SPACER! I have a huge amount of respect for your skill and patience sir.

    • @slrn832472577
      @slrn832472577 6 років тому +1

      I agree

    • @crazyeyez1502
      @crazyeyez1502 6 років тому +10

      That Sharpie trick was awesome.

    • @chrismckay3868
      @chrismckay3868 6 років тому

      indeed, I will try that sharpie trick myself next time I need to make gaskets!

    • @anuarali7646
      @anuarali7646 6 років тому

      Jesse Griffith i like people that have personality like you.THUMBS UP

    • @adamjuckniewitz6986
      @adamjuckniewitz6986 6 років тому

      I liked how he unsiezed the pistin

  • @magnieto1
    @magnieto1 5 років тому +8

    These restoration videos without music or some boring story at the beginning are so relaxing to watch. Thanks Mr. Matthews, excellent work.

  • @toprod9493
    @toprod9493 6 років тому +2679

    I really enjoyed watching that and thanks for not killing the video with music. The sound of tools being used is what us guys want... 👍

    • @farmalogical6056
      @farmalogical6056 6 років тому +23

      Patsy Catsy you said it all right there. I just woke and I can’t stop watching this. This video is Better than watching secureteam10’s psychobabble at 6 am before work.

    • @emirlie
      @emirlie 6 років тому +30

      def agree with your "sounds of tools better than music" comment

    • @StoopidMonkeysMomma
      @StoopidMonkeysMomma 6 років тому +62

      And girls too i love these kinds of vids ☺❤❤

    • @jonr.747
      @jonr.747 6 років тому +12

      You hit the nail on the head or should I say piston lol love your comment! Definitely made the video that much better speeding it up, listening to the tools and hands hard at work is so satisfying this man is talented!!

    • @Dinnye01
      @Dinnye01 6 років тому +9

      Absolutely. The reason why I love e.g. Cody's lab, is because he does not put anything under his videos than his sound and the environment. Satisfying.

  • @DaveStroble
    @DaveStroble 6 років тому +556

    Thank-you for not ruining this awesome video with music...much rather hear and feel your frustration than some silly music. Great job, man!

    • @sonofeloah
      @sonofeloah 6 років тому +17

      Amen to that!

    • @acg147
      @acg147 6 років тому +7

      Best way to do that!

    • @pierreretief
      @pierreretief 6 років тому +9

      So true, I could feel the frustration when that spring broke. Bloody springs!

    • @zwz.zdenek
      @zwz.zdenek 6 років тому +1

      It's almost impossible to anneal these at home right to shape them and not have them snap afterwards. Best to just buy a new one, like he eventually did.

    • @Pilotfox123
      @Pilotfox123 6 років тому

      Is that You'r profressional opinion? Like The Medic had on Pyro being knocked out in a Piemations Vid from 3 years ago?

  • @wm437
    @wm437 6 років тому +25

    I took apart the shoe lace from my sneaker and couldn't figure out how it went back, yet this man dismantled and rebuilt this complex machine in under an hour. :) Awesome !

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  6 років тому +7

      Those sneakers are sneaky, no doubt about it.

    • @tyfighters002verkerk9
      @tyfighters002verkerk9 6 років тому

      Time lapse...

    • @KrotowX
      @KrotowX 6 років тому

      It's time lapse. I believe he spent at least a month because some broken parts was obviously hard to find.

    • @pegtooth2006
      @pegtooth2006 6 років тому

      KrotowX I think you are mistaken about the obvious. This clip clearly shows the correct time.
      To me, this is decompression time... Great video Will Mathews.
      'Barnak!!

  • @dionatasoliveira9268
    @dionatasoliveira9268 3 роки тому +12

    this restoration was one of the most laborious I've ever seen, congratulations brother!!!

  • @billymasoner3735
    @billymasoner3735 6 років тому +30

    I’m not sure what impressed me more, your love of restoration and the projects you take on, or your ability to find and/or manufacture replacement parts for these items! I had no idea one could find engine rebuild kits for ancient chainsaws!

  • @bradleymorgan8223
    @bradleymorgan8223 6 років тому +6

    To see a man put so much hard work and love into a project like this has restored my faith in humanity

  • @FlaskBlack
    @FlaskBlack 5 років тому +535

    I've decided it is humanly impossible for someone to disassemble this and put it back together. You are either the inventor of this chainsaw, the most organized human in the existence of the world, or the more likely explanation, an alien.

    • @rolle6484
      @rolle6484 5 років тому +17

      2 stroke engines are not very complicated

    • @kevinragnauth9575
      @kevinragnauth9575 5 років тому +2

      Go read a book.

    • @FlaskBlack
      @FlaskBlack 5 років тому +45

      @@kevinragnauth9575 I can't read. I can sign and draw pictures though.

    • @tony001212
      @tony001212 5 років тому +6

      Is easy to reassemble machinery like this, believe me he isn't the only one who can, a mechanic can disassemble and reassemble this easily, the restoration is another topic.

    • @CoolguyB
      @CoolguyB 5 років тому +15

      @@bobbyhill4118 4 stroke.....chainsaw....wtf

  • @GameRetro
    @GameRetro 3 роки тому +7

    Never once in my life have I even held a chainsaw or had the need or urge to... yet I just love these restoration videos. Great job and really props on battling that piston!

  • @bc30cal99
    @bc30cal99 6 років тому +8

    Thanks for the video sir, I very much enjoyed it. The Canadien was made by Power Machinery Ltd in Vancouver, BC - originally a division of Bristol Aero as far as I can understand. Industrial Engineering Chainsaws were made there too - bought out by OMC and then moved east to Ontario where they became Pioneer brand saws. Anyway its good to see the old iron working anymore so thanks again. Brings me back to a slower and simpler time.

  • @peteb2
    @peteb2 6 років тому +33

    Anyone else yell YEAH! when Will fired the engine 1st time and HELL YEAH!! when he competed the cut on the 'garden retaining feature'? Awesome resto job... credit to your skills sir.

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  6 років тому +9

      Well if one person can cheer with me when it first fired up, then my job is complete! Thanks!

    • @wandersonbarcelos5519
      @wandersonbarcelos5519 6 років тому +1

      Will Matthews make it two people! Astonishing work!

    • @alexrowland
      @alexrowland 6 років тому +1

      Ha, yup. Actually audibly gave a YES! and a clap.

    • @swinehorde9118
      @swinehorde9118 6 років тому +1

      When he was pounding on that piston for like 15 minutes, i was like 'No, no, man... Let it rest... Let it return to the soil and rolling hills of Kanadia, whence it came.' But then that first turnover... Magic!

  • @Dragonspeaker
    @Dragonspeaker 6 років тому +7

    Side note, i'm extremely impressed and jealous of how you're able to keep all those small bits together and remember where each nut and bolt go

  • @dan71559
    @dan71559 5 років тому +1

    At first I thought this guy was wasting his time on this junk but remembered as a kid I did the same. I learned so much doing these projects and laid the groundwork for a most extensive and detailed career. As well, these older tools were built with high quality and integrity unlike the vast majority of tools now built overseas. Excellent fun videos! Thank you.

    • @ColinCearley27
      @ColinCearley27 2 роки тому

      It is indeed true they don't make them like they used to BUT most non working equipment is simply because of neglect, the art of preservation and restoration has become largely phased out in this "I'll just buy a new one" kind of society, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that I'm the only kid who has ever fixed the laundry dryer when it stopped working lol.

  • @larrykostopulos1332
    @larrykostopulos1332 6 років тому +7

    This was one of the BEST restoration videos I have seen. I felt your frustration and worked along with you. Excellent Job.

  • @kenzpenz
    @kenzpenz 6 років тому +19

    Two minutes into this video I thought, there is no way he can restore that piece of junk. It's totally corroded and can't possibly be restored. OMG am I surprised with the end result. I started watching this video at around 11:00 PM and found myself watching this video until after midnight, and happy I did. What gets me is, you don't seem to employ a lot of tools working on it, but the results are great. Thanks for sharing this great video and look forward to more....Ken Marina California

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  6 років тому +4

      Believe me Ken, until it fired up I was thinking that I'd never get that rusted piece of junk going! Haha. Thanks for watching :)

    • @Bezzzzo
      @Bezzzzo 6 років тому +2

      +Will Matthews I was shocked you found a carby kit for it.

    • @zwz.zdenek
      @zwz.zdenek 6 років тому +1

      He could have fixed it even without it, but it was easier this way.

  • @COBOB188
    @COBOB188 6 років тому +80

    WTF, who on earth disliked this video?! Amazing restoration work, I couldn't believe it looking at that chunk of rust you started with, such patience, and great memory for putting it back together! and those custom gaskets and modified air filter, very sharp!

    • @guyfroml
      @guyfroml 6 років тому +12

      Over 2,200 very jealous and envious people.

    • @M.Y.1234
      @M.Y.1234 6 років тому +1

      Это всё поколение выросшее на игре майнкрафт, дебилы которые не держали и отвёртку в руках, ставят дизлайки.....

    • @Supertomiman
      @Supertomiman 6 років тому +4

      Nah man, it was the tree huggers.

    • @robertw.1499
      @robertw.1499 6 років тому +1

      You know what obi kwan, there are those on this planet who, no matter what their interests, can still appreciate good, honest, and above all, work done with passion and patience. Then there are THE FEW, who are just dick heads/haters who just simply need to curl up and die. He might have made a couple of mistakes in this renovation which I didn't see and other "experts" did, but you can't take it away from him, this was a brilliant piece of work 👍👍👍

    • @Choho-
      @Choho- 6 років тому +1

      every videos in youtube has hater

  • @ChigginsComposting
    @ChigginsComposting 5 років тому +30

    These pieces, restored with so much love and sweat, by hand, are absolutely priceless.

    • @chopz5881
      @chopz5881 4 роки тому

      But will he build you a entertainment center lol

  • @TommyGames97
    @TommyGames97 6 років тому +200

    I have no interest in chainsaws but for some reason I found this video so interesting

  • @brucefoote5477
    @brucefoote5477 6 років тому +5

    Hard to believe that was possible.
    Stumbled upon the video and took in the whole thing.
    Many hours there . Amazing and incredible.

  • @TravellingAsh-
    @TravellingAsh- 6 років тому +30

    So glad to see another video from you. I’m convinced you could rebuild a space shuttle given enough time and WD-40. Awesome.

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  6 років тому +4

      Gees I don't know about that! But I'd give it a crack. Got one? Haha. Thanks for the comments

    • @bazwillrun
      @bazwillrun 6 років тому +1

      not forgetting the universal problem solver...a hammer !

  • @brotherbarbatos8981
    @brotherbarbatos8981 4 роки тому +13

    Early in the video, I was praying that when you restored it, you would take it for a test drive. It was so satisfying to hear that chainsaw roar especially since it hasn’t been used in decades.

  • @gotenianiki
    @gotenianiki 6 років тому +26

    After watching this video for 35 minutes, when it started I was feeling that I was working with you for the whole time and I said to me "feew". Keep going what you are doing, because you are good at it!

  • @TheFurriestOne
    @TheFurriestOne 6 років тому +10

    Daaang, you took that saw from a dead spare parts unit to a beautiful, and more importantly, functional machine! Most folks would've junked it after all that corrosion/dried muck came pouring out, but you cleaned it up and brought it back to life! Seems painting sets off the alarm-birds, eh? Love that bottle-jack press, may have to make my own at some point! I've heard zip-ties work as single-use ring-compressors, so you don't have to fiddle with each ring as it goes in. Love the attention to detail, getting the new piston and air-filter to fit and work properly. Nice paint-work on the top cover too!

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  6 років тому +1

      Thanks for the awesome feedback. Dang, I didn't even think of zip ties on the piston rings! The video makes it look easier then it was getting that cylinder on!

  • @ditherdather
    @ditherdather 6 років тому +67

    I had no idea a chainsaw was so intricate in design. That's amazing!

    • @5punkybob
      @5punkybob 5 років тому +4

      It's not so much that it's intricate by design, it just a motor with a chain on a clutch.
      What makes this intricate is it's such old technology the support parts to run the motor are all over the place.

  • @tommyhill199
    @tommyhill199 4 роки тому +61

    Please come back Will... we are scared and lonely and in need of restorations.

  • @wubuck79
    @wubuck79 6 років тому +14

    I think that might've been the most satisfying thing I've ever watched. Great job.

  • @puggawompy
    @puggawompy 6 років тому +40

    Next up... WWII tank restoration. Can't wait. 😂 Seriously though, you have mad restoration skills and the patience of a busload of Saints. Great work!! 👍👍👍

  • @Kettletrigger
    @Kettletrigger 6 років тому +5

    Finally, someone who knows how to install bearings properly. Subscribed!

  • @sunset117
    @sunset117 5 років тому +10

    Good Morning Will, I have been watching several of your restoration videos and just wanted to commend you on your skills, patience, and attention to detail. It has been a pleasure to watch your work. Peace, Lou Grossi

  • @johnoldonekanole602
    @johnoldonekanole602 6 років тому +4

    Have you ever run into anything you could not restore? You are freaking amazing. Well worth the watch. Made my wife wait until I finished watching your vid (date night). She was not happy.

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  6 років тому +2

      Gees man, risky business messing with date night! Thanks though! I'm sure there is plenty I can't restore! I'm just a dude in my backyard tinkering :)

  • @higorguedes4413
    @higorguedes4413 6 років тому +230

    Legend says after the making of this video the spring broke again

  • @sgnt9337
    @sgnt9337 6 років тому +61

    wow, I thought that piston was welded in there.... You repaired rather than replaced the chain and pull - starter. Awesome!

    • @braydenh190
      @braydenh190 6 років тому +1

      SGNT check out hand tool rescue as well on yt.

    • @donhozy
      @donhozy 6 років тому +1

      This was the most satisfying part.

    • @insane_ravenger1558
      @insane_ravenger1558 6 років тому +1

      Pull starters are a bit spendy to replace, especially on something as old as that

    • @EbonyPope
      @EbonyPope 6 років тому

      SGNT I would have replaced the chain. Very risky if breaks. Would hate to see this good man cut his face in half.

    • @sgnt9337
      @sgnt9337 6 років тому

      EbonyPope. True. In my case, I'd be twice as ugly.

  • @emagee7864
    @emagee7864 3 роки тому +1

    A very difficult and technical rehab. Everything was cleaned and rebuilt. You stuck with it to the end. Nice work.

  • @sotirisl.6561
    @sotirisl.6561 6 років тому +11

    1.000.000 pieces of dismantling and assembling...RESPECT👌!

    • @dansmessygarage6720
      @dansmessygarage6720 6 років тому +2

      Ahhhh. That is where the video camera comes in handy. Record Everything you do, watch the video back and you will see what goes where when you put it back together. Most guys used to take a bazillion pictures when taking something apart. A digital video is so much better than going through a bazillion pictures :-)

  • @randyporter3491
    @randyporter3491 6 років тому +115

    After watching a number of your videos Will, I’m always curious and have questions about that project. But the one question I’ll bet everyone wants to ask is - “Is there anything you don’t know about ?? Woodworking, no problem. Metal work, easy. Wiring and electrical circuits, simple. Making gaskets and obscure parts from the 1800s, fine. Making leather knife handles, sure. Fabrication, welding, design.. piece of cake. I could go on and on. Keep up the great work ! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @blake1995
      @blake1995 6 років тому +7

      Randy Porter not trying to be rude but you sound kinda gay for him. I know you’re just supporting his channel but you’re kinda too supportive.

    • @randyporter3491
      @randyporter3491 6 років тому +40

      Well Blake 12, There’s a lot of other viewers who relate to what I said and agree with it. Are they “gay”? I’ve spent the last 25 years in the same fire station, with at least ten firefighters a shift, that will tell you I may be many things, but “gay” is NOT among them. And I suspect my wife would back them up. So, before you go out on some homophobic limb, running your mouth about something and someone, you know nothing about, you may want to rethink it. All you do is make everyone wonder why this was the first thing to come to YOUR twisted mind, no one else’s ! Sorry if I was overly complementary to Will and his many talents, for your liking.
      🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @taffrider
      @taffrider 6 років тому +6

      @@randyporter3491 I think the correct reply to Blake was "WTF is wrong with you; if you want to come out of the closet just man up and do so."

    • @blake1995
      @blake1995 6 років тому

      Randy Porter chill out 😂 alls I said was you kinda sound gay for him by how you come off. That’s just my opinion. If you don’t like it then ignore me and move on in life

    • @blake1995
      @blake1995 6 років тому

      Randy Porter you have issues 😂 taking a UA-cam comment so seriously. You must really be gay if you got that offended. Starting to actually believe you and your fireman buddy’s are gay. Showing each other every detail that happens in your life.

  • @jadenpetersen8292
    @jadenpetersen8292 6 років тому +5

    Awesome video. I was so surprised you were able to find a gasket kit for that little tiny carburetor.

  • @dhebert111
    @dhebert111 5 років тому

    I'm from a long line of lumberjacks/loggers. My father and grandfather told me tons of stories about the old days, when they sawed by hand and used horses to move logs. The biggest pain in the ass in the morning when you got up was, their hands were seized up because they hadn't invented shock absorbers in the chainsaw handles so ALL the vibrations of the saw went straight into your hands. I only worked in the woods for a few years as a teenager. I was 17 when they started using the first tree harvester machines. Everyone knew right away that our job was done. The tree harvester could cut 10 times the wood per day than 5 of us could on a good day and it only took one operator. It was alot safer than having guys on the ground too. It was the end of a long era. I'm glad I did get to experience I did though. Not too many guys who did it the old way are still around now. Thanks for this awesome video.

  • @weston2632
    @weston2632 6 років тому +53

    I'm amazed you did all of this in 38 minutes. Great work!

    • @mydearleader
      @mydearleader 6 років тому +1

      Wes you are cute

    • @stockacc3109
      @stockacc3109 6 років тому

      You do realize that the video is speed up right? It probably took him weeks to do this

  • @EdGeorge555
    @EdGeorge555 6 років тому +6

    Very cool! 30 years ago I was poking around in my grandfather's shed and saw this old grey chainsaw... I asked my grandfather about it, and he told me he has purchased it about 25 years prior to that. It didn't run, but it wasn't seized, and it was completely intact except for the cap on the exhaust. I took it apart and tried to get it running, but it had no spark, and after a couple of days I gave up on it... I was only 15, so that's not surprising. I really wish I had kept it. Loved your video!

  • @Pigness7
    @Pigness7 5 років тому +1178

    anyone else find these therapeutic?

    • @HumanSynergy
      @HumanSynergy 5 років тому +11

      you took the words right outta my head

    • @vanlife247
      @vanlife247 5 років тому +3

      Yep, watched it twice

    • @LarryNoriegaRodri
      @LarryNoriegaRodri 5 років тому +10

      This video is the answer to my deepest instinct.

    • @DrCruel
      @DrCruel 5 років тому +6

      Gives me hope for the future of humanity.

    • @darrenthompson6115
      @darrenthompson6115 5 років тому

      Funnily..I do.

  • @mr.thomas5186
    @mr.thomas5186 5 років тому +1

    So many gold problem solving solutions embedded in this video. Skills galore! I picked up a lot of repair skills tips watching you. Masterful!

  • @cwh523
    @cwh523 6 років тому +27

    You are an artist. You do great work and obviously, want to do the job right. Keep up the good work and continue to use the talents God has given you. I hope you have great success.

  • @ИванПетров-ц2х5ф
    @ИванПетров-ц2х5ф 6 років тому +56

    Я поставил лайк с самого начала видео, потому что взяться реставрировать такое сложное устройство уже достойно похвалы!

    • @Коляныч-с4о
      @Коляныч-с4о 6 років тому +4

      это как же надо знать свое дело что без чертежей востановить такие вещи . умелец от бога

    • @77DirkDiggler
      @77DirkDiggler 5 років тому

      если чувак моторист, то для него собрать однотактный движок это на здрасти

    • @ДмитрийЛебедев-и3и
      @ДмитрийЛебедев-и3и 5 років тому

      помыть, почистить и намазать новой краской это не реставрация, реставрация это полное восстановление до заводских параметров с восстановлением заводских-оригинальных деталей

    • @sereg4g448
      @sereg4g448 5 років тому

      @@77DirkDiggler однотактных движков не бывает,есть 2х и 4х тактные дв.

  • @junqueboi387
    @junqueboi387 6 років тому +14

    This video came up as a suggestion and at first I thought this might be a whole bunch of "yakking"...I mean...40 minutes on a chainsaw? Quite the contrary -- what a surprise. This was so much fun to watch! Not one second wasted... This had to take forever to edit and it, like the chainsaw turned out just perfect. I love to tinker and this scratched my itch... This is probably one of the best (if not THE) best video I've seen on YT to date. Awesome work, sir.

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  6 років тому +2

      Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, no yakking here! Straight to business. And it takes FOREVER shooting & editing in this style. I shot 477 separate clips to make this video and then had to go through them all haha. Thanks again!

  •  5 років тому

    Dude has got to be the most patient dude on earth. I couldn't even watch him do the entire project never mind doing a project like this. Thank God for fast forward. Awesome stuff, man.

  • @colinaskey9777
    @colinaskey9777 6 років тому +254

    Hi,this is without doubt one of the most comprehensive refurbishment I have seen to date,it is a 35 minute vidio but no doubt took you a few week's, am I correct? however you did a first rate job on a very badly abused machine,and gets a 5 star thumbs up from me,

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  6 років тому +78

      Yeah took quite a while. Couldn't work on it too regularly and had to wait/find parts etc. Thanks!

    • @Pilotfox123
      @Pilotfox123 6 років тому +1

      I was guessing on the clothes he wore, I just noticed that he wore a Black T-shirt from beginning till somewhere middle and then a red somethink, forgot the word, feel free to tell me if anyone reads and cares wich does not happen too often

    • @Josh-mh3kl
      @Josh-mh3kl 6 років тому +10

      How did you put it back together? Do you take comprehensive video during disassembly and refer back to the video during assembly?

    • @LMF5000
      @LMF5000 5 років тому +6

      Well, the video he took during disassembly is the first 10 minutes of this video ;)

    • @Bogbilly
      @Bogbilly 5 років тому

      Yes I agree great

  • @jamesbarnett4844
    @jamesbarnett4844 6 років тому +140

    That is one of the most satisfying videos that I have ever seen!

    • @adsb4187
      @adsb4187 6 років тому +2

      James Barnett ahhh!!! You beat me to it. I was just about to write that very sentence!

    • @Zercias
      @Zercias 6 років тому +2

      same

    • @beachbum4fun2
      @beachbum4fun2 6 років тому

      Agreed, watched the whole thing without skipping. Excellent teardown and rebuild.

  • @aymanalfayedbusar647
    @aymanalfayedbusar647 5 років тому +17

    I love how he actually repaired everything.

  • @joshuawolfe8865
    @joshuawolfe8865 5 років тому +1

    I restore vintage watches. The two things I understand intimately and share with this amazing chainsaw restoration are the frustration of getting a stubborn spring to cooperate and that feeling of joy mixed with relief when the machine fires up (or starts ticking) after all the work that went into it.

  • @DeadKoby
    @DeadKoby 6 років тому +6

    Only someone who really likes old power tools would put in the work... bravo for saving a chainsaw unlike any I've ever seen.

  • @TobermoryCat
    @TobermoryCat 6 років тому +25

    Why did I watch this? Incredibly satisfying.

  • @mishamatrix
    @mishamatrix 5 років тому +51

    Мужик, ты меня не поймешь, но я тебе все равно скажу. Руки у тебя растут от куда надо! красавчик

    • @LugeRRR
      @LugeRRR 5 років тому +4

      what my Russian speaking comrade here is trying to say is "you're a cool man, your hands grow from proper places"

    • @AlexeiPavlov
      @AlexeiPavlov 5 років тому +1

      @@LugeRRR it's a compliment, this phrase in exact connotation also exist in the culture where you coming from - polish..

    • @strangeri7076
      @strangeri7076 5 років тому +1

      Плюсую коменту, почерпнул себе полезного из видео в вопросе откручивания ржавых винтиков.

    • @АлександерЛешуков
      @АлександерЛешуков 5 років тому +1

      Поражает другое пила 1960 года как штили и прочие пилы сейчас а у нас что в 60 дружба была тежеленная

    • @strangeri7076
      @strangeri7076 5 років тому +1

      @@АлександерЛешуков Буржуи развивались в условиях жесткой конкуренции, поэтому и товары качественные. если бы у наших был выбор то дружбу никто бы не купил.

  • @JimmyBAT28
    @JimmyBAT28 5 років тому

    I know nothing about restoration, mechanics or chainsaws and I found this to be so incredibly satisfying to watch! Thanks for posting!

  • @Kenwood..
    @Kenwood.. 5 років тому +218

    This video has cured my hair loss.

  • @tailwheelflier
    @tailwheelflier 6 років тому +35

    Impressive! When putting a sparkplug wire through a sparkplug boot, use rubbing alcohol. It'll slide through super easy.

    • @2stroke2smoke50
      @2stroke2smoke50 6 років тому

      C Riley Or use brake cleaner, works the same way

    • @RoyAH.
      @RoyAH. 6 років тому

      Same thing when putting any tubing on a barb. Who knew
      -OH was such a great lube, haha!

  • @hunterb412
    @hunterb412 6 років тому +85

    Because of this man, this is now the most famous chainsaw in the world.

    • @FishFind3000
      @FishFind3000 6 років тому

      Hunter Beatty no that would be STIHL.

    • @PhoenixT1953
      @PhoenixT1953 6 років тому +4

      the chainsaw not a brand dummy

    • @Bonswally
      @Bonswally 6 років тому

      The chainsaw from doom is more famous.

  • @glossbossgarage2917
    @glossbossgarage2917 4 роки тому +1

    I've done what you did here for years... i don't say this to brag, but to say BRAVO SIR! you have something that very people have. keep up the great work and I look forward to future videos!

  • @hulkslayer626
    @hulkslayer626 6 років тому +27

    If I ever won the lottery and didn't have to work for a living anymore... this is what I would do with my life. I would restore old stuff and then give them away to people who needed them.

    • @Youtube_Globetrotter
      @Youtube_Globetrotter 6 років тому +1

      I need a Chevrolet Camaro -69

    • @hulkslayer626
      @hulkslayer626 6 років тому

      Goratchthemule hahaha duly noted ;)

    • @lukaszmiskowiec2198
      @lukaszmiskowiec2198 5 років тому

      Hulk Slayer I thought exactly the same! This kind of thing has never happened to a man who needs any money..

  • @Moroni108
    @Moroni108 6 років тому +22

    Holy!! It takes one heck of an organized mind and dang good memory to do all that successfully!!! Awesome job, and I truly mean to use the word "Awesome" ...... Wow...

    • @bothellkenmore
      @bothellkenmore 6 років тому +3

      Well he is filming it...........

    • @bothellkenmore
      @bothellkenmore 6 років тому

      Yeah, too bad he didn't record that.

    • @Mikepower1978
      @Mikepower1978 6 років тому +1

      I know rite. So so much work for a power saw. Imagine a car, or then a large boat rebuild! Hats off to clever patient guys like this.

    • @Moroni108
      @Moroni108 6 років тому

      You bet McBrother! This guy in my opinion is a Mozart in repair, and he has given us the privilege to enjoy his great talent!! Awesome vid!!

    • @tylercurtis441
      @tylercurtis441 6 років тому

      its not to bad if u lay out how u disassemble it

  • @Robin-sc1lf
    @Robin-sc1lf 6 років тому +11

    Holy Shit I had no idea chainsaws had so many parts. Just incredible restoration.

  • @st7650
    @st7650 5 місяців тому

    Love these old chainsaw restoration videos bringing some of the best back. Thank you for the post really interesting and informative

  • @nsoper19
    @nsoper19 6 років тому +6

    These just get better and better. Incredible work.

  • @mikemckinsey
    @mikemckinsey 6 років тому +22

    I really wonder what leads people to dislike a video like this...

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  6 років тому +6

      Ah well, it's the internet. Can never please everyone and there are some real hateful people out there!

    • @antonscubadive6833
      @antonscubadive6833 6 років тому +6

      Stihl and Husqvarna chainsaw dealers

    • @MrBluoct
      @MrBluoct 6 років тому +1

      pullingamikej
      Electric chainsaws ?

    • @mikemckinsey
      @mikemckinsey 6 років тому +2

      I love your work dude, I worked at a chainsaw shop for a while. Very tedious stuff

    • @mikemckinsey
      @mikemckinsey 6 років тому +2

      I swear by Husqvarna and I used to work at a dealer but I still appreciate the hell out of this

  • @dawidkowalewicz5845
    @dawidkowalewicz5845 6 років тому +31

    your videos are like a therapy or meditation.

  • @rowdyron32
    @rowdyron32 5 років тому +2

    I love doing these kind of restorations! Its fun, when you take something old and ragged and bring it back to life. Just like new.

    • @LBLUME0722
      @LBLUME0722 4 роки тому

      rowdyron32 I’m thinking about redoing a Pioneer 1110. The piston rings are rusted and it’s seized up. Any advice would be appreciated. Or if you’re in the US and want it, shoot me an offer, worse I could say is no.

  • @Mopantsu
    @Mopantsu 5 років тому +5

    That was 38 minutes and twenty five seconds of my life that was well worth spending. Amazing. Well done.

  • @zerofriends5592
    @zerofriends5592 6 років тому +42

    I have NEVER seen a cylinder & piston so bad. Pardon my french, but holy shit. Where has this chainsaw been? Was it used as a boat anchor?

  • @dvddale111
    @dvddale111 6 років тому +8

    Good on you for taking the time and trouble to resuscitate such an old beast, I took the plunge and started my own small engine repair business, thirty years ago, the Stihl and Husquvarna's are mostly plastic now, it's a change to see a mostly metal saw from at least forty years ago rebuilt piece by piece, no matter how long or difficult the job sometimes is. A tip when fitting new crimp on plug terminals, spray rubber cap lightly inside with WD40 first then put cable through, crimp terminal on then simply pull terminal l through, simple. Putting correct screwdriver onto head of screw and giving quite hard taps with a hammer sometimes means impact driver not needed.

    • @MegaQuadguy
      @MegaQuadguy 6 років тому

      Thank god I was trying to figure out what that tool was called, normally you just go till it strips and then get out the extractor set

  • @danielclawson2099
    @danielclawson2099 4 роки тому +2

    The part count and complexity of this device is amazing compared to what we see today. Imagine all the labor hours required to assemble this device. However, I'm fairly certain you won't see anything made today being fired up in 50 years. My favorite fabrication was both the carburetor spacer, and head gasket.

  • @ryanculverwell
    @ryanculverwell 6 років тому +4

    i find your videos very therapeutic, keep it up.

  • @29lookingood
    @29lookingood 6 років тому +6

    Wow. You never gave up on it. Great work, very satisfying video. L

  • @Dragonspeaker
    @Dragonspeaker 6 років тому +4

    Always enjoyable to watch you work man. great work with giving new life to all the items you've worked on

  • @discusobscurum2194
    @discusobscurum2194 4 роки тому

    It's a shame people would rather throw something out than to repair, or even restore just for the experience. Props to you who refurbish and restore.

  • @rowdyredneck1975
    @rowdyredneck1975 6 років тому +7

    Awesome work. I have a seized but complete Disston DO-101 that's been sitting in my barn for years and now I'm tempted to tear into it and restore it.

  • @ChevyBM
    @ChevyBM 6 років тому +8

    Cool! I wish all new stuff would be built so that its possible to repair it this way! Old stuff is awesome.

  • @restorationonly48
    @restorationonly48 5 років тому +1

    Wow, I think that this is the most comprehensive renovation I've seen so far, respect for the enormity of the work you put into it.

  • @southerngamer3146
    @southerngamer3146 5 років тому +11

    That's awesome that you managed to save a piece of history and make it look new!

  • @colinaskey9777
    @colinaskey9777 6 років тому +63

    Just watched it yet again,it's a brilliant vidio,I would like to see you refurbishing a old pre-war engine,they have no fancy electronic engine management like the modern engines have,hope you live a goods productive and useful life.☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

  • @jerrykast7713
    @jerrykast7713 5 років тому +6

    What incredible patients. Job well done & the filming of it all. Really enjoyed. Can't believe how well made that saw is. Thank you.

    • @Leib33
      @Leib33 5 років тому

      There was only one patient here - the chain saw.

    • @jackkelley4539
      @jackkelley4539 5 років тому

      Patience...you fuckwit. When you can't spell properly, it's time to get away from the screens and read a damn book. Jerry, how old are you?

  • @bilbo_gamers6417
    @bilbo_gamers6417 5 років тому

    I was deeply impressed when you noticed the spring was broken and you just uncoiled it and snipped off and re-bent the broken part. That is on another level.

  • @Dr_V
    @Dr_V 6 років тому +4

    WOW! This is the most extensive chainsaw restoration I've ever seen. Considering all the new and re-manufactured parts it's more of a rebuild than a restoration, very few people have the skill and patience to do this kind of work.
    Can't you find a new blade & chain set for it? These are considered consumable parts on a chainsaw and new ones may improve its cutting performance.

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  6 років тому

      Thanks for the feedback! I've found it very challenging to find parts for this saw and the budget only goes so far. Ideally it needs a new bar, chain, drum sprocket and clutch. All very tough to source I've found (except probably the chain).

    • @Dr_V
      @Dr_V 6 років тому

      My brother-in-law is a chainsaw mechanic (owns a chainsaw repair shop business), I'll see if he has parts for this model in his stocks.

  • @BobWilson84
    @BobWilson84 6 років тому +8

    Fantastic!!!!! I probably would have thrown the new piston across the garage. Same with the first recoil spring, and then the 2nd when it promptly un-spring itself!!! Keep up the great work.

    • @theanticrust42
      @theanticrust42 6 років тому

      i'm right with you Bob, so inspiring to see someone modify a piston to fit. I would have been utterly lost at that point.

  • @RealManSkills
    @RealManSkills 6 років тому +11

    Wow, that was fun to watch. And you did it all in just 38 minutes!

    • @Pilotfox123
      @Pilotfox123 6 років тому +1

      You... don't actualy believe he did that in 38 minutes right? Beachause he has propably spend, guessing on his clothes and stuff, like 2-3 days on it

    • @RealManSkills
      @RealManSkills 6 років тому

      It was a joke! I am sure that he spent more than 38 minutes just to edit the video for youtube!

    • @tou7331
      @tou7331 6 років тому

      Raphael Foremniak woooosh

  • @bevjones9939
    @bevjones9939 3 роки тому

    Awesome Job . I bought a Mac 10-10 in the mid 80 s that was at least 15 years old and tossed it in the scrap pile in 2003 when i bought my first Sthil , wish i had kept the old beater after watching your video . Great job your attention to detail is perfect .

  • @2Can-Dan
    @2Can-Dan 6 років тому +7

    Nicely done mate. That's what I call a restoration.
    Love watching these vids. :) Keep it up.

  • @MegaJackd5
    @MegaJackd5 5 років тому +5

    Magnificent Job, you certainly had your job cut out for you. As an Australian I always knew that vegemite was for more than just putting on my food. Keep up the brilliant work.

  • @jaybdub77
    @jaybdub77 6 років тому +6

    Absolutely beautiful work!

  • @mrhockett1
    @mrhockett1 5 років тому +2

    It's so satisfying to hear that chainsaw run for the first time in years! Great job on the paint too!

  • @LivresAudio
    @LivresAudio 6 років тому +205

    A pain in the ass restoration, but you did it man, Bravo and i really like and enjoyed the video.

  • @selgonzo475
    @selgonzo475 6 років тому +5

    One of the best if not the best restores on you tube! Absolutely amazing video and restoration I’ve seen by far!

  • @АлександрМаксимов-в4ф

    Молодец! уважаю таких людей, которые способны отреставрировать и придать новую жизнь технике!

  • @brucesims3228
    @brucesims3228 5 років тому +2

    I am absolutely in awe. Even with the curveballs, you came out shining like a new penny! Fantastic Work!

  • @caryhuff8924
    @caryhuff8924 6 років тому +69

    I can take it apart easy enough. It's getting it back together so it works....and not having any left over parts is the problem.... :P
    Thanks for the video. New subscriber.

    • @motorbreath22
      @motorbreath22 6 років тому +6

      everyone knows engineers like to put in extra parts and screws in their designs.

    • @TheShadowArtCom
      @TheShadowArtCom 6 років тому +3

      Ikr, last week my toilet stopped flushing, so I disassembled the mechanism, put it back together and some kind of apparently unnecessary spacer got left over. Now the thing works perfect, no leaks or anything.

    • @nicholstop8161
      @nicholstop8161 6 років тому +4

      Ya lol my dad and I restored a 550 Kawasaki jetski motor wise and there was 3 feet of useless exhaust pipe left over lol

    • @bbowling4979
      @bbowling4979 6 років тому +8

      If you take it apart and put it back together enough times you get two of them!

    • @tommagee3557
      @tommagee3557 6 років тому +1

      Cary Huff ........ as in my parents washing machine. I lost my bike that day

  • @brettonmcinerney6954
    @brettonmcinerney6954 6 років тому +4

    That is truly stunning!.
    Well done.
    It is beautiful!

  • @tswrench
    @tswrench 5 років тому +118

    The only way for this project to be considered complete, is for you to wear a crazy leather mask while chasing a bunch of kids around your farmhouse with that little Canadien friend of yours.
    You, sir, are a maestro!

    • @stealthdrifter4556
      @stealthdrifter4556 5 років тому

      Jason 9000
      coming in theaters: Never

    • @scienceteam9254
      @scienceteam9254 5 років тому +5

      @@stealthdrifter4556 it's a texas chainsaw massacre reference

    • @bear5016
      @bear5016 5 років тому +2

      @@stealthdrifter4556 facepalm, smh.

    • @bear5016
      @bear5016 5 років тому +1

      tswrench - Doooogggg will hunt!

    • @SecterPlays
      @SecterPlays 5 років тому +1

      @@bear5016 bout to say that lol

  • @victorr.leclerecreyes7869
    @victorr.leclerecreyes7869 4 роки тому +1

    Who could imagine this machine over 50 years could start abd work again. Awsome job.

  • @partsandresto
    @partsandresto 5 років тому +16

    Hey Will! As somebody who restores tools and machines for the UA-cam as well as for myself, I wanted to reach out and say this is on of my all time favorite restorations on UA-cam. I’ve seen it a half dozen times but it just popped up in suggested and I’m writing you as it plays on my smart tv. Excellent work!!
    -Dave P&R

    • @notthisguyagain8557
      @notthisguyagain8557 5 років тому

      Parts & Restoration is he still alive? Like he hasn’t posted anything in over a year. This guy was the best around.

    • @uhhh3376
      @uhhh3376 4 роки тому

      بصصصصصسثثثث خىزتلبه5غابة مش فاىق اغاني كراميشط خىزتلبه5غابة 2