Evil Dead II/Army of Darkness replica chainsaw

[jimmydellamorte]

T-Bolt clamps are used on turbocharged vehicle applications all the time. Just go to your local NAPA.

https://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?A=BK_7355924_0006394100&An=0
Indeed they are.


PS- I've been searching high and low for those Dex pants and DAMN is it hard to find them in a 31 waist.

I wish this was an easy/cheap replica to locate.

 

[TCB]

this is gonna be awesome, I will be watching this!
I worked in haunted houses for many years and I always used a chainsaw, a little yellow one called the "Eager Beaver". It was small and started easy. When that movie came out I thought of doing this.

 

[Goldenrod]

Great build!
I too am a big Evil Dead fan. I used live within walking distance of the original ED cabin location.

 

[jimmydellamorte]

this is gonna be awesome, I will be watching this!
I worked in haunted houses for many years and I always used a chainsaw, a little yellow one called the "Eager Beaver". It was small and started easy. When that movie came out I thought of doing this.

Chainsaws are the sexiest props.

 

[jimmydellamorte]

Great build!
I too am a big Evil Dead fan. I used live within walking distance of the original ED cabin location.

Never found the time capsule huh?
I used to talk to Bruce online religiously until he started getting a LOT of buzz on the net and started replying once a week... then once a month....... then every six months.

so our buddiship died.

 

[Gorgot3000]

RETURN TO THE EVIL DEAD CABIN - Morristown, TN

 

[aust42]

nice work so far i say

 

[Valdez]

Looks good so far. I still need to add a real bar to mine.
keep up the build

Oh yeah. I cut the motor in half and using the top mounting bolts was able to have the original housing showing and a very solid handle to go along with it.

I could post some pic if you like.

 

[jedi_master_adam]

Awesome saw. Looking great!

 

[jimmydellamorte]

Looks good so far. I still need to add a real bar to mine.
keep up the build

Oh yeah. I cut the motor in half and using the top mounting bolts was able to have the original housing showing and a very solid handle to go along with it.

I could post some pic if you like.

I'd be interested in seeing this.
Gorgot did the same... But I have no clue how to cut the thing in half.
I'm kind of a noob to heavy duty tools, which is odd being that I am a dude.

 

[jimmydellamorte]

Awesome saw. Looking great!

And thank you kindly.
I'm waiting on the rest of my supplies to show up so I can move forward with completion of this beast.

 

[jimmydellamorte]

nice work so far i say

Eric, the guy I was working with on phase 1, wants to know if I'd be interested in getting it "running" right after phase 2 is complete.

I told him...... HELL YES.

This is going to include a small motor that will pull the sprocket and move the chain and a sound system.

 

[Valdez]

okay here are some pics.

The Beast

What it looks like on the inside

The part you need

What you need to cut

If you want to put in a motor then you can see how much space you have. Not much.

 

[jimmydellamorte]

okay here are some pics.

The Beast

What it looks like on the inside

The part you need

What you need to cut

If you want to put in a motor then you can see how much space you have. Not much.

Nice aging, fer serious.
How'd you make the grill piece??

Luckily I seem to have girlier hands than you so I'd have room for a 9V motor.
I really dig using the actual motor piece, going to have to ask around on how to get it chopped out.

 

[Gorgot3000]

pretty beauty beast !

 

[pinder91]

Valdez, Thanks for posting those pics! Looks awesome. This thread is definitely going to help when I decide to build mine.

Is everyone using a 20" Homelite bar, or is there another brand (universal) that will work or was used on the original? One thing I've never looked into yet.

 

[Valdez]

"How'd you make the grill piece??"

I just used pieces of basswood. The next one I build I'll use thinner pieces.

Valdez, Thanks for posting those pics! Looks awesome. This thread is definitely going to help when I decide to build mine.

Is everyone using a 20" Homelite bar, or is there another brand (universal) that will work or was used on the original? One thing I've never looked into yet.

20" is the length. Whether it was a homelite not sure.
However look into one with a 20" bar length with a REPLACEABLE front tips. I believe that's the one were a looking for.

 

[jimmydellamorte]

Valdez, Thanks for posting those pics! Looks awesome. This thread is definitely going to help when I decide to build mine.

Is everyone using a 20" Homelite bar, or is there another brand (universal) that will work or was used on the original? One thing I've never looked into yet.

I'm going to be using an Oregon chainsaw bar... The one I plan on getting looks more like the one in AOD. After stripping the paint it should have the nice and shiny appearance.


I've also decided to just cast the side of the motor body in resin reinforced by plaster for bulk.
This was recommended since Eric has specific plans on getting the thing running and will leave a LOT of space open on the inside for parts.

I'm also considering molding and casting the muffler in plastic to keep the weight on that side low.




As far as the oil and gas containers and caps, I'm going to be doing what Gorgot did and chop them down and glue them in.


If I gut a dremel tool, I can totally make a spindel that attaches to the sprocket to pull the chain. I've got a lot of "interesting" buzz about this idea. I will let you doods know how it turns out!

 

[jimmydellamorte]

"How'd you make the grill piece??"

I just used pieces of basswood. The next one I build I'll use thinner pieces.



20" is the length. Whether it was a homelite not sure.
However look into one with a 20" bar length with a REPLACEABLE front tips. I believe that's the one were a looking for.

Genius.
Mike over at Fantasy Props.com suggested making a clay base and pressing shaped wooded sheets/pieces down in the clay to make the shape, then mold and cast that in resin.

I may give that a try.

 

[Gorgot3000]

or if you have access of a table saw , you can make it from wood.To do so, take a piece of wood (1 inch tick) about 12"x4", then lower the saw blade to 3/16" deep.Start at 1/4 inch from the side, then push your guide to the right 1/2" to make a groove. Then push your saw guide to 3/4" to make another groove in the wood piece rince and repeat. In the end, when your wood piece has its grooves, you can use a jig saw to make a circular cut to fit on your chainsaw. Make it tapper to finish.