Homelite Wiz 55 air filter source?

[sandman2234]

I will be in the market for at least one new air filter for an old Homelite Wiz 55 if anyone knows where I can find one. I have always just taken it out and blew it out with an air hose, but I am thinking it might be time to find a new one or consider what it takes to make one. It is shaped like a tube, not the flat one. Thanks for reading this, 
  David from jax

[sawguy21]

Forget finding any NOS parts for that old timer, Homelite-Textron is long gone. Give it a good cleaning and hang it from the shop ceiling.

[moodnacreek]

Chainsawr maybe.

[sandman2234]

Chainsawr maybe.

Chainsawr ever check in here?  (just kidding!)
   Thanks moodnacreek! 
  Everyone keeps telling me to hang that old relic up and forget it, but I like the saw with its bow and it does a couple things that modern saws don't do, which is cut firewood on the ground without sticking the tip of the bar in the dirt (ie sand around here) and it keeps me from having to lean over to cut a log which is a lot easier on my back. Granted I know that I have been hanging onto it when I have to cut firewood all day, but at least when it's cutting I let it set on the bow and the weight does the work. I cut firewood simply because i like to do it. I don't have a fireplace or a stove, although I do cut a little for my Mom. A face cord of firewood lasts her about 5 years.
  I give away a lot of firewood, but it makes people happy. 
  The next thing I will need is a source for a new chain... so if an air filter is a problem, a chain will probably be out of this world!
       David from jax

[lxskllr]

In the days of 'throw it out and buy the newest', I can appreciate using what you have if it still works. Cool looking old saw. While looking to see what a filter looks like, I ran across this ipl pdf for the saw(put on your good reading glasses)...

http://s30387.gridserver.com/partsDiagrams/Homelite%20Super%20Wiz%2055.pdf

The filter looks easy to rebuild. Chain? Looks like the choices are 1/2" or 7/16" pitch. I have no idea  :^D  If you really wanted to keep it going, having a spur machined to fit something normal might work as long as the gauge is something normal, or close to it.

edit:
Even better would be having a rim mount machined and using an off the shelf rim for it.

[moodnacreek]

A full bow bar I have never used but simi bows I have especially with the spike for branches. Still have one on a 039 stihl and a wall hanger homelite 420.

[sandman2234]

In the days of 'throw it out and buy the newest', I can appreciate using what you have if it still works. Cool looking old saw. While looking to see what a filter looks like, I ran across this ipl pdf for the saw(put on your good reading glasses)...

http://s30387.gridserver.com/partsDiagrams/Homelite%20Super%20Wiz%2055.pdf

The filter looks easy to rebuild. Chain? Looks like the choices are 1/2" or 7/16" pitch. I have no idea  :^D  If you really wanted to keep it going, having a spur machined to fit something normal might work as long as the gauge is something normal, or close to it.

edit:
Even better would be having a rim mount machined and using an off the shelf rim for it.

Thank you for the link, that helps!
   Not sure how to "rebuild" the filter, as it is a tube paper filter. I was thinking get a large filter out of an automobile and cut a section and glue the ends from mine on it. Put my Wife's hot glue gun to use maybe? 
  What is a "spur" and a "rim"? I really am a newbie to all this stuff, except cutting firewood part of it>
  Thanks, David from jax

[lxskllr]

I may not have found a pic of exactly the right filter, but what I saw was a perforated steel tube with rubber on each end, and filled with pleated filter media. Looked to me like you could take the rubber off the end, pull the old media out, and replace it with paper scavenged from an auto filter.

The spur or rim drives the chain on the saw. It's the toothed part on the powerhead that the chain sits on, and it gets pushed around the bar. Each saw has a particular "pitch" which represents the distance between drive links(the triangles inside the loop that the sprocket/rim pushes). To measure pitch on a chain, measure between three rivets, and divide by two. Modern common pitches are ¼"(used on very small saws), ⅜"low profile(used on small and consumer saws), .325(solely used on 50cc saws near as I can tell), ⅜"(the most common size used on most saws 60cc+), and .404(used on the very largest saws for felling redwoods or milling).

A rim works the same as a sprocket, except instead of having star-like teeth, it's a flatish round drum with inset teeth. It's faster/easier to replace when worn.

[sandman2234]

Chainsawr maybe.

Chainsawr ever check in here?  (just kidding!)
  Thanks moodnacreek!
  
      David from jax

I was thinking "Chainsawr" was another member on this board. Had no idea it was an online store. I just found them after seeing another mention of it in another post.
  They have them listed, but out of stock.
        Thanks for heads up!
          David from jax