aaron
Dumpster Diver
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Post by aaron on Feb 18, 2012 20:53:03 GMT -5
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Post by tommyhnavix on Feb 18, 2012 20:59:20 GMT -5
WOW!!! Congratulations!!Quite a GREAT job on that!!  What's next? |
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aaron
Dumpster Diver
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Post by aaron on Feb 18, 2012 21:34:34 GMT -5
Thank you!! I had fun doing it. I forgot to say thanks to all the guys and gal who helped me with parts on this great forum. As far as whats next... not sure, as my title says, guess I'll see what I find in the dumpster!! Haha
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jbsaws
Saw Builder
October 1964: Homelite receives Popular Science Award for development of XL-12
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Post by jbsaws on Feb 18, 2012 22:17:12 GMT -5
Nice work Aaron! I saw the "before" picture in your file, wow, what a transformation!
Now you need a blue sxlao to go with the blue xl12, then a red xl12 to go with the blue xl12, then a red . . . ;D
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Post by tribulation138 on Feb 18, 2012 23:33:19 GMT -5
nice color match!! dupli-color??
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aaron
Dumpster Diver
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Post by aaron on Feb 19, 2012 10:53:27 GMT -5
The blue I got from my local auto value store. It is "honda highland blue" ppg paint in a rattle can. They had it mixed up for me in a day and only cost like 10 bucks. Turned out good.
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Post by hawtsawz on Feb 19, 2012 12:17:53 GMT -5
Awesome job! One of the LOUD saws!
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anvil
Saw Builder
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Post by anvil on Mar 19, 2012 17:27:27 GMT -5
great job on your restore
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Post by tbone0106 on Feb 6, 2013 1:55:49 GMT -5
Beautiful restore job, Aaron. I've been thinking about restoring my personal Ol' Blue, if I can ever find another saw that will do the work with that level of dependability! Right now, all the other saws I own are in play, but Ol' Blue is the money-maker, the one that ALWAYS starts, ALWAYS cuts, ALWAYS idles, ALWAYS is ready to work. It's the closest thing to zero-maintenance I've ever seen in a two-cycle implement.
Out of curiosity (I'm no painter), how did you do the ridges on the airbox cover? That is, how did you get the white where it needed to be, and not everywhere else?
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Post by tribulation138 on Feb 6, 2013 19:55:21 GMT -5
Beautiful restore job, Aaron. I've been thinking about restoring my personal Ol' Blue, if I can ever find another saw that will do the work with that level of dependability! Right now, all the other saws I own are in play, but Ol' Blue is the money-maker, the one that ALWAYS starts, ALWAYS cuts, ALWAYS idles, ALWAYS is ready to work. It's the closest thing to zero-maintenance I've ever seen in a two-cycle implement. Out of curiosity (I'm no painter), how did you do the ridges on the airbox cover? That is, how did you get the white where it needed to be, and not everywhere else? a trick ive done when restoring a xl-12 is spray alot of white on some cardboard and press the tip of the the air cleaner on it. Only the raised design gets white or you can paint it with a fine brush |
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