Mini-mac 6 won't start - Garden

Engine needs spark and fuel to run. Does the spark plug fire when pulled through (remove the plug from the engine and clean around the plug base before taking the plug out)? Does it have fresh oil/fuel mixture? Try squirting a little fuel mix directly into the cylinder spark plug hole, and return the plug (if it was sparking). It should pop a couple of times--might even keep running! If it won't fire again (with the choke closed), then the carburetor probably needs attention. Has the saw been in storage for some time with old fuel left in the tank? If so, wash out the fuel tank with new fuel and pull the starter a number of times with new fuel in the tank. This engine runs fine with 40:1 or 50:1 (with right 2-stroke oil) fuel/oil mix.