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Dave

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Jul 24, 2004, 4:31:57 PM7/24/04
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Hello ALL:

Is there a way to contact WEN or are they gone?

My father-in-law sent us an older, but not used very much, WEN Model
5014 Electric Chain Saw. The chain is loose, as the arm bent a little
during shipping. I have it lookong good now, but the chain seems loose
and I see no way to adjust it. It is too loose to run. He had everything
but the BOOK!!!

Any way to at least get some idea of how to adjust it, or better yet,
find a book online?

TIA, I have looked everywhere. This NewsGroup knows everything! :-)


bri...@thanks.com

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Jul 24, 2004, 9:16:48 PM7/24/04
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On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 20:31:57 GMT, Dave <empeaNO...@yahoo.com>
wrote:


AAAKKKK!

why is it you never see wen tools that are worn out, just ones that
are either broken or 40 years old and barely used?

Dave

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Jul 24, 2004, 9:26:46 PM7/24/04
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:-)

Don't know. I did find a place that still claims to support them so I
sent them an email. They are Van Lu.


bri...@thanks.com wrote in news:ml16g0hupnaqsjca6v2lt6h2jv11trkka5@
4ax.com:

David Hall

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Jul 24, 2004, 9:49:18 PM7/24/04
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>Don't know. I did find a place that still claims to support them so I
>sent them an email. They are Van Lu.

Man I looked everywhere for a chain for an old electric Wen I bought for $5 at
an estate sale. Finally found one hanging on a wall in an old hardware store
marked for $2 - dusty as hell. The guy was surprised anyone bought it. Didn't
have any more or I would have bought a spare.

Dave Hall

Dave

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Jul 24, 2004, 10:11:47 PM7/24/04
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Thanks Dave. I may not need a chain. I just do not see a tension
adjustment.

dhal...@cs.com (David Hall) wrote in
news:20040724214918...@mb-m21.news.cs.com:

Old Nick

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Jul 25, 2004, 5:47:31 AM7/25/04
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On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 18:16:48 -0700, bri...@thanks.com vaguely
proposed a theory
......and in reply I say!:

remove ns from my header address to reply via email

They were only used by people who used them we.....no.

>AAAKKKK!
>
>why is it you never see wen tools that are worn out, just ones that
>are either broken or 40 years old and barely used?

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Ch ha

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Mar 1, 2018, 7:44:10 PM3/1/18
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replying to Dave, Ch ha wrote:
should be a hex not inside the outer sprocket guard
1st loosen that a few turns (CCW)
then looking at the front from teh bar tip the left side right tigtht to the
bar is a regular screw head--CW to tension

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DerbyDad03

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Mar 1, 2018, 10:01:47 PM3/1/18
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On Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 7:44:10 PM UTC-5, Ch ha wrote:
> replying to Dave, Ch ha wrote:
> should be a hex not inside the outer sprocket guard
> 1st loosen that a few turns (CCW)
> then looking at the front from teh bar tip the left side right tigtht to the
> bar is a regular screw head--CW to tension
>

Unfortunately, 14 years ago when Dave was trying to fix his chain saw, he
started it with a loose chain. The chain flew off, crashed through a window
and knocked his young son's gold fish bowl off the table. When Dave went
into the house to retrieve the chain, he heard (and felt) a squish under his
foot. He tried to hide the evidence but his son walked in, and thinking that
Dad had purposely stomped his beloved pet to death, he turned his back on his
father forever. "You are as dead to me as Bubbles is."

Dave took to drinking, moved into a cabin in the woods where, even to this
day, he wears the chain around his neck (loosely) as a reminder of the
family that he once had.

It's a sad story but there is a lesson in it for all of us. I'll leave it to
you to figure out what that lesson is.

Just Wondering

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Mar 1, 2018, 10:12:44 PM3/1/18
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On 3/1/2018 8:01 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
>
> Unfortunately, 14 years ago when Dave was trying to fix his chain saw, he
> started it with a loose chain. The chain flew off, crashed through a window
> and knocked his young son's gold fish bowl off the table. When Dave went
> into the house to retrieve the chain, he heard (and felt) a squish under his
> foot. He tried to hide the evidence but his son walked in, and thinking that
> Dad had purposely stomped his beloved pet to death, he turned his back on his
> father forever. "You are as dead to me as Bubbles is."
>
> Dave took to drinking, moved into a cabin in the woods where, even to this
> day, he wears the chain around his neck (loosely) as a reminder of the
> family that he once had.
>
> It's a sad story but there is a lesson in it for all of us. I'll leave it to
> you to figure out what that lesson is.

We should demand universal registration of chainsaws?

Unquestionably Confused

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Mar 1, 2018, 10:44:26 PM3/1/18
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Uh. . . Missing your fish? Check under my foot.

Well, it worked with cats and my tires! ;)

Markem

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Mar 1, 2018, 11:32:24 PM3/1/18
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I love a good intentioned fib, especially when it makes you laugh.

k...@notreal.com

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Mar 2, 2018, 7:21:09 PM3/2/18
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And they need to close the chainsaw show loophole, too.

nailsh...@aol.com

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Mar 2, 2018, 7:44:25 PM3/2/18
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On Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 9:01:47 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:

> Unfortunately, 14 years ago when Dave was trying to fix his chain saw, he
> started it with a loose chain. The chain flew off, crashed through a window
> and knocked his young son's gold fish bowl off the table. When Dave went
> into the house to retrieve the chain, he heard (and felt) a squish under his
> foot. He tried to hide the evidence but his son walked in, and thinking that
> Dad had purposely stomped his beloved pet to death, he turned his back on his
> father forever. "You are as dead to me as Bubbles is."
>
> Dave took to drinking, moved into a cabin in the woods where, even to this
> day, he wears the chain around his neck (loosely) as a reminder of the
> family that he once had.
>
> It's a sad story but there is a lesson in it for all of us. I'll leave it to
> you to figure out what that lesson is.

Well, the lesson was lost on me... but that was damn funny. Thanks for the laugh!

Robert

Iain

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Oct 1, 2019, 7:14:06 AM10/1/19
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replying to Dave, Iain wrote:
honestly I came for the same thing I have a Wen model 5014 hornet mark 2 and
need a new sprocket but cant find the right one just wondering if anyone might
know where I could find one.
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/j2


SWIMMER

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Aug 25, 2020, 10:14:07 AM8/25/20
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replying to Iain, SWIMMER wrote:
DID YOU EVER FIND THAT SPROCKET? I MAY NEED ONE AS WELL.

DerbyDad03

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Aug 25, 2020, 1:51:35 PM8/25/20
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On Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 10:14:07 AM UTC-4, SWIMMER wrote:
> replying to Iain, SWIMMER wrote:

> DID YOU EVER FIND THAT SPROCKET? I MAY NEED ONE AS WELL.

Please yell a little louder. I can't hear you over the sound of my chainsaw.

Old Man Bo

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Nov 30, 2020, 10:45:06 PM11/30/20
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If anyone happens to have a WEN 5014 they are scrapping I need the oil plug with oil adjustment that fits in the side of the saw. My wife has a 5014 that she loves and the plug fell out and was lost. She wants me to fix the saw so she can continue helping me with my fire wood cutting. I can always use help.

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EricE

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Nov 12, 2022, 9:45:07 PM11/12/22
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Did you ever find a sprocket? Mine just broke.
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