Hi
Kenny, and a warm welcome to the forum.

Its always nice to welcome another Scott Bonnar owner on board, as we all like to learn new things and tinker here.

We do believe that if you closely follow the steps and advice we give you as you move though the restoration, a person can reach a successful conclusion with little-to-no experience, as has been done before on this forum.
Re: the cylinder reel, we would like to see a pic of it before you commit to the previous owner to fabricate a new one....there may be alternatives for you to consider.
We will require pics of your machine from different angles including the cylinder reel, cutter clutch, and the inside of chain-case and of the sprockets where not covered by the chain. This will allow us to assess the condition of
your particular machine.

Once again, Kenny,

to OutdoorKing.