Found your site through Buckin’s site. Been a diesel mechanic all my life. Worked at Cummins for many years rebuilding industrial engines. I now work for Pepsi to keep their fleet of trucks and trailers running. I had never worked on trailers until I started working for them. I have enjoyed learning on working on them. I was always an engine guy. Have cut my own firewood for many years as well. I self taught myself on doing muffler jobs on my own saws, now I want to start porting. Glad I found your site and looking forward to learning this next level of challenge at 62 I have found that you have to keep challenging your self and learning to help you keep your mind sharp and to feel a sense of being. Great video and love your passion and it shows through your porting process that you talk about and what all is involved in doing it right. 👍🏼

Tinman super vid !! Your the first gentleman that cut a chainsaw motor in half to explain how things work that I've seen so far, me my self never ported but explaining how you go about it is awesome,you iron horse and buckin are fantastic on explaining to us. Keep up the great work. Good people 👍👍

Thank you for all that passion and honesty and fun Way to explain things. This has been the best introduction video on how to porting I have ever seen thank you 🙏

I, too, often check out the ol' burn pile.

Great explanation on porting saws. Thanks for sharing. This is fun!

You do an awesome job teaching. Thanks so much.

Another awesome video! Thanks again for taking us along buddy! Love that 365!👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏🙏

Absolutely outstanding passion! 👌 Great video! lots of knowledge!

It's 3 a.m. and I'm wide awake absorbing saw knowledge. Going to go all the way on an old homelite for practice, then it's on to my work saws... thanks for teaching us man.

*Subbed* because of this breakdown. Thanks from a total chainsaw/tool smith newbie, looking to learn. Happy 2022…

enjoy your videos on KZfaq got me going on my uncle xl 12 homelite he bought in mid 70s. l got it going thanks. Now I have a 266 husqvarna bottom end that I'm going to build over time. Thanks for get me going on these saw again.

Great info tinman! Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts.

This is very helpful and awesome. I had to watch this a couple of times and your other videos but now I have a better understanding. Thank you for the teaching keep it up. 👍

More great information please keep sharing your thoughts with us. Thanks Tinman

Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge

Hi Tinman!!😀😀😀 You are getting me thinking about trying to do my first port job. Just keep showing us what to do!!👍👍 and I'll keep listening. Take care my friend!!😀😀👍👍 Logger Al

Very much enjoy your sharing of knowledge. If I'm going to get into this, and a friend just gave me a donor saw, I'm interested in the equipment you use. Short and sweet. Doesn't need a lot of explanation. I see your magnifier on the hook, etc. Model of Dremel, you get the idea.Thanks

Thank You Tinman great info and honestly I don't know what you can do better

From Perth Western Australia. Thanks for sharing yr knowledge mate

Great info! Thanks.

Top of the morning' Tinman!!!!! Hope all your dreams come true. Thanks for making these video's, I'm a better person, smarter too because of you sharing yer knowledge, especially on porting theory. Be safe and keep sharing.

Hey Tinman, great words of inspiration from the professor! Experience is the most valuable knowledge of all you're a rich man! You're saw shelf is getting a little crowded, you'll have to start sending some my way LOL.😂 Keep up the great work 👍👍💪💪😁.

Tinman, Started watching at maybe 850 subs. Selfishly, I subbed 999 for a family member and 1000 for me. With tips from you and some other channels, I started porting cheapo saws, developing a steady hand to not ruin any cylinders. At about the time of this video, my son stuck a steel ring on his finger, which started to swell. Virtual schooling wasn’t keeping his attention. It was very scary and we didn’t want to go to the ER during COVID quarantine. With a 1” diamond wheel on the Dremel, I went to work on something far more valuable than an OEM cylinder until wire cutters finished the job. Thanks for contributing to this unforeseen benefit of amateur porting.

GOOD TALK GREAT INFO. THANKS

Thanks for sharing your information,wish I would've had a better understanding about port timing and how to use a degree wheel before I ported my banshee a few years ago thanks to you I get it now and the fact I skrewed up two cylinders it has a very narrow powerband now 10000 is its only happy place now extremely peakey not cool for the type of trail riding I do now cause I'm getting old lol

Hey Tinman. Thanks for the shares 👊

Nice to have friends. Buckin hooks you up with axes, you set up his saws. Cockford Ollie!

Tinman we are all learning from each other and to better ourselves and help others and one of your great videos about porting.

Great info just getting into it. Thank you for doing your channel. I've it

Excellent video, lots of great info. Thanks from a new subscriber.

i greatly enjoyed ur vid...thanx for that

Thanks for your channel ! I'm interested in buying a new saw, but I want to go ahead and have modifications done before I use so it's running at peak performance. My question is: Does porting a saw, or maybe even changing the stock muffler, or changing the transfer, do these type modifications diminish the life span of a chain saw in any way. I mean, yeah, I want top performance but I don't have to do it. I'm not a pro logger. I just cut trees on my farm and I'd like for the new saw I purchase to last the rest of my life. Thanks.

I just came across your channel about a week ago and have been watching videos back to back. I find this stuff absolutely fascinating. I am curious about how one puts a cylinder in a lathe now. This stuff is one big rabbit hole. Thanks for sharing with us. Cheers from Alberta.

Thanks for sharing your information. Love your attitude! I am planning on porting my first saw here real soon. It's a clapped out McCulloch 10-10 super e. It is running again but I cannot seem to make it 4 stroke on the high end. Think I might have an air leak somewhere. The throttle shafts are real loose in the carb so I ordered another to try. Can't seem to stall it with brake cleaner on the clutch or flywheel side.

Awesome content tinman , when you start porting a saw can you go slow enough where guys like me can comprehend what you are trying to achieve. I’m referring to the technical side of things ie torque vs speed. I know this will help a lot of us especially if you zoom in and show exactly what you are doing. You are a great teacher, and I’m looking forward to your next port. Thank you again for such great content......

Awesome videos tinman all the best from Scotland 👍🏻

THANKS FOR ALL THE INFORMATION, COULD SAVE SOMEONE JUST STARTING OUT A LOT OF TROUBLE

I lol’d at “do do machining”

Great video Tinman! Didn't know bout ya til I saw BBR's Homelite the other day givin ya a shout out, good stuff brother👊

When you say "gasket delete", I fully understand what's going on but what do you then use to seal the joint if you remove the gasket? RTV, or maybe a hand cut thinner paper gasket??? Absolutely LOVING the channel! Thanks Tinman!

a lot in this vid did ya take it all in ///// good vid well done

Great videos Mr. Tinman. Found you either through Buckin' or IronHorse. Glad I did. Great videos on the cutaway, and great topics. Enjoying the content, and subscribed!

I’ve still never seen anyone port one of those poulans, and I’m still excited for whenever you do

CCs May make a difference. I ported a 42cc poulan 98/125/76 and a 36cc poulan to 100/125/76 and the 36cc doesn’t have the torque the 42cc does. I think the smaller piston diameter in the 36cc made less compression.

Long winded is better Tinman. Fun is better learning. CHAINSAWS!!!!🤙🏻

Thanks for the chin wag, top talk for chainsaw loveing

A lot of great information you are sharing with us, thanks tinman

love it! keep it up! how do I know if I have a reed saw vs. the...other...type?

My company deals in fuels reduction so we are into a lot of small stuff all day. If there is more brush than trees I run a 543XP due to how light it is. If there are a lot of pecker poles at 4-8" I run my 550. We've had 3 of those. My buddy blew one up in 2 months running it stock with 50:1 Husky mix. After 2 weeks of running mine I hated the saw. I decided that if I opened up the muffler a little and went to 40:1 H1-R mix it would run way better. It's 4 years old now and I can't begin to tell you how many gallons of gas has gone through it. Open it up and it looks beautiful inside. It went from my least favorite saw to my second most favorite saw after my 1985 era 181 SE.

Like your attitude and message and am subscribed 👍

that applies to all industries thats why they have batch numbers for any future future recalls

i appreciate the discussion. what do you prefer for your intake / exhaust timing ive heard 150-155 is decent.

A GREAT DISCUSSION OF THEORY AND TEMP MANAGEMENT.

Thank you my friend for all your hard work please work in some muffler mods for the low tech person like myself I here they can be very useful but I need some ideas

If youre handy enough to port you should be able to build yourself a timing wheel. If thats out of your scope youre probably not ready for porting. (I know some old hands dont need them but that only comes with experience. )

Very nice 365, I have just got one and mine is the x-torq, what’s the difference? I am more of a stihl guy but this husky was so smooth compared

Thanks for the talk

Try adapting a Walbro WB3A.. I plan on doing it with my mac 1-41.. the carb is normally used with a yamaha KT100.

do you think I can do a muffler reaming on a 555xp autotune, with positive results? I am not concerned with noise violations, lol. Just thinking it would breathe better. Would it squeak out a bit more power?

any recommendations for modification of an ms291? Thoughts on the saw in general?

What Numbers would use on a 026 ????

What kind of wood stove you got in your shop? New sub from Ga.

How much do you need to get for that ported 461 shipped to Vermont 05301, thank you...

youre a good dude

Out of the box the new saws run like they have an air leak. They run hotter which in turn helps them pass EPA standards. Which means there not going to last as well.

I'd buy the 461

Would like to port my 365. Hopefully I don’t turn it into a hand grenade

Hey tin man, I’ve got a 044 10 mm. I’ve never ported before. I’m thinking about just polishing the exhaust port and cleaning up a little in the transfers leaving them rough. Do you think this will help increase power or should I change the timing? I do have a timing wheel.

I just discovered your videos today Tinman,maybe you can explain your name sometime? Very nice job explaining this stuff, thank you for your detail and willingness to share!

Hi tinman . The puolan s like to run hot to in the summer . I have had my 5200 vaper lock on me once in the summer too . Just what to give you heads up on that . Peace and love from Wisconsin.

There was a beer in the fridge, a minute ago🤔

as i consider attempting on a cheap crappy saw, just for practice before I touch one of my good ones, I understand timing, makes sense..... without a timing wheel, may I ask, what about sideways porting? Not necessarily up or down on In or OUT, but horizontal porting and polishing.... air flow and mass should still improve, but would not effect the timing in a vertical lateral manner.... What do you think??? Or just go get a damn timing wheel? LOL

i swear these guys on the forums speak like they were born porting meanwhile they never ground on a piece of metal...

Reed saws you need to measure the thickness of them to now witch way to tune them

Hi, you make a better stronger shelf than young Harvey!!!!

Do you need timing numbers for porting

How can you approve a ms-441

Consistent measurement yields consistent results where do I send my stihl

I wish I had that understanding of engines! Obviously an expert on the topic . I’ll have to get Better at basic maintenance to start with

Hey tinman great video.. I’d love to trade you for that 5200 chain break they hard to find and most people don’t care to have chain breaks .. I’d love to add that into my collection if u want to trade clutch covers

Anyone know where i can find a clutch side case for a poulan 3450?

Need a timing wheel ? Google image timing wheel, print it out, glue it on a plastic disc and you have it hey thinman like your Chanel hello from Belgium

Do you have any practical insights on porting a strato_saw? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Tinman I love you brother, all I know to say right now my wife and I just found out shes pregnant last night and shes freaking out, not, not wanting to have our first kid shes scared and you just give me peace, re direct my mind, sorry too much info...just got a lit goin on and I think a lot of you mr tinman

I’m curious about my new 565. I’d like to have it ported but it’s a auto tune. Will it need a different carb??

and at 2:32 i liked and subsribed

Chainsaw 101 with Squirrely Dan?

Hey tinman you're in Canada. Gotta be some p series pioneers for you to port. I have a p52 if you want to port it for me ..... I also have a nos boost port p n c ... thoughts?

I think you will hate that Poulan and it will just clog up your work shop. So selflessly I will help you out and store it for you. I never see the big Poulans in Australia, they are a definite want for me.

10C is 18F. 0C is 32F, 20C is 68F, more thann 20C is too hot. Less than 0C is cold. Well, less than -10C is cold. :)

The old Homlites, maybe 130 or xl 76. I ran those in my younger days. They were hard in the hands with the vibes. 550xp is my favorite saw now. It is serving me very well.

Hi Tinman I see what looks like an S10 stihl on your shelf, have you worked on an 08s and if so was there an improvement. Thanks from Wales UK.

Got a ? 4 u I really messed up buy an ms271 I ported it. I didn't really get the gains I thought i would. So thought about a big bore kit might solve that but as you probably already know they don't have any. So my ? Is the ms271 and 291 are on the same chassis could you use the 291 cylinder on the 271

That 461 for sale yet??

I found out that the 572 ,562 rev high out of the box so they need to be torquey for my needs

You did awesome on buckins homelite followed you before that but lost you in the KZfaq algorithm buckin reminded me that I haven't seen your vids in a while so I searched you again keep up the information I love it

I definitely got a good question not great about emails so hopefully you read this and we can figure something out I got a Stihl oo9 top handled saw thing fires right up has reeds in it starts on first or second pull every time has no power when I go to cut I don't understand

mighta been two beers, come to think of it.......

Can I Ship you my saw to get running and then port for me? It was gifted to me because I was looking for a bigger saw. It’s a 83 360 auto. Great condition. Just to much compression and I can not pull it over.

I'm completely new to this at 17, I've rebuilt two old saws. I have a Sachs 116 Wildcat but doesn't sound like it running right. Is there anyone here that could help me if I sent a vid of it running? Thanks