I always enjoy this guys videos where he restores old tools but this saw is cool as hell from the pre-battery jobsite day. I have never laid eyes on one before.
I used a gas powered jack-hammer one time. I think it was called a Ponjar or something. Crazy what they used to have
Yep, I've used one. Little old black man showed up on a jobsite to sell it. My boss had him demonstrate it, and that man was a master at it. No one else could do anywhere close to as well. My boss bought it, and hired him to run it. He was employed until his heath failed him.
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I still have a chainsaw that looks like that model. DIdn't realize they made circular saws out of em
Would be cool for off grid stuff for sure!
I found an article in popular mechanics for this saw from 1964. U could remove the engine and they had a chainsaw, circular saw, generator and post hole digger that it could go on. Pretty neat stuff! They made a 7.5" model and a 10" model also for the circ saw.
Pretty much the same as the fire/rescue saw that has been around for many years and is still used today.
Serious entry teams always show up w/ a K-12 and a Hurst Tool [jaws of life]. Some also get to have explosives and breaching shotguns.
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Your k-12 is similar to the standard "cut off saw" used in the construction trades for a long time. I have one myself. They use chainsaw motors, in fact, if you change the bar, and blade, it is a chainsaw.
A very useful tool. I've seen and used gas powered winches as well. (Chainsaw motors)
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Warning: did you notice the open spark plug hole when he cranked it to check for a spark? If he had gas in it and if he had spark, it's very possible for gas to splash out the hole and ignite. I've seen it happen. A much safer way is to leave the plug in the hole. Stick a screwdriver in the end of the wire and hold that near a ground.
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cool oddity, but a 5-10KW portable generator on site pretty much makes that unnecessary. Especially when you factor in the extra weight/vibration. -TomT
While I'd never seen a gas-powered circular saw - I HAVE seen gasoline powered drills, linemen used to use them. Generators weren't as efficient, small, or common in "The Olden Days"!
I wore out 1 demolition saw - replaced; AND a Pionjar - not yet replaced.
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Stihl specifically addresses this in their manuals for the cut off saws. A fireman or two have been decapitated when they thought it would be a good idea to throw a saw blade on and cut into the side of a house, saw kicks back and goes all muslim on them.
Never use circular saw blades, carbide tipped blades, rescue blades, wood-cutting blades or toothed blades of any nature. They can cause severe personal injury from blade contact, thrown objects and/or reactive forces, including kickback. See section
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I did a service project at a girl's camp one time where we were building tent pads with railroad ties and filling with sand. One group brought a brand new Stihl with a 14" carbide tipped blade on it. I wouldn't go near them. I used a chainsaw with carbide chain. That cut-off saw was a wicked SOB and scary to boot.
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