zip
having dreams about rocks
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Jun 27, 2010 21:51:39 GMT -5
Post by zip on Jun 27, 2010 21:51:39 GMT -5
I have just bought a Highland Park 10" saw with automatic feed on ebay. I am really excited and have a bizillion questions. It's a model E2. Oil or water with rust inhibitor for coolant? What is a crossfeed and how does it work? Will the automatic feed shut itself off or reset the slab with the crossfeed? Betcha I think of another bizillion tonight! This is quite a step up from my WF, so any help and/or advice would be appreciated. Zip
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chinook203
freely admits to licking rocks
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Jun 28, 2010 12:20:49 GMT -5
Post by chinook203 on Jun 28, 2010 12:20:49 GMT -5
Woohoo! I just got me a new one also and have been knocking out slabs left and right. I went from a workforce to a 14 inch. I think with the oil/water, you will find some use both. I'm using oil in mine, but have read and have had several on here say I can do the water/rust inhibitor. I was taught an excellent easy way to filter my oil, so I just stayed with the oil. I don't know about your crossfeed. Maybe when you get it, post pics. I'm still new to it to, but learned everything on here!
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Mudshark
fully equipped rock polisher
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. Will Rogers
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Jun 28, 2010 15:53:31 GMT -5
Post by Mudshark on Jun 28, 2010 15:53:31 GMT -5
I use mineral oil in both of my 10 inch saws.Baby oil is a little thinner than regular mineral oil and doesn't gunk up the saw as fast.The cross feed is on the vice,turn the crank or knob to adjust the thickness of the slab.I'm not sure if your saw has an automatic stop,my newer Covington has it but my older Raytech doesn't.The threaded rod has no thread at the end so it wont burn out if I forget to shut it off.It wont reset at the end of a cut,you have to loosen the vice and adjust it to the desired thickness.
Mike
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zip
having dreams about rocks
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Jun 28, 2010 17:01:51 GMT -5
Post by zip on Jun 28, 2010 17:01:51 GMT -5
Thanks, Mudshark! Do you filter your mineral oil and reuse it? If so, what kind of filter works best? I am really, really new at this. Plus, I don't have the saw in my posession yet. I want to learn as much as I can before it gets here so I'm ready to go!!
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New Saw
Jun 28, 2010 18:37:32 GMT -5
Post by johnjsgems on Jun 28, 2010 18:37:32 GMT -5
Any metal bodied saw would be best with oil. If you want to use a water soluble coolant, drain and dry blade after use. Filtering is done by pouring through several brown paper bags. Your saw won't hold much oil anyway. I had two Frantom 10" saws over the years and they held about 1/2 gallon (you only fill to bottom 1/4" of blade). I ran mine until it was really dirty and just drained and refilled (after cleaning) with new oil. The old oil can be poured through a bag (or double or triple bag) and used to top off. You can also just store the old oil in a bucket. After a while you will find the sludge on bottom, clean oil on top.
If you never had a power feed saw, the most important thing to remember is CLAMP the rock so it will not move. Also release engagement clutch lever and slide rock toward blade until it just touches. Make sure blade doesn't start on a curve (you will see blade deflect). If you have an auto shut off. adjust vise until rock misses blade and slide past blade to point where rock will be when cut is complete. Set shut off at that point. Then return vise and adjust cross feed to desired thickness. You will learn to adjust cross feed to give you the desired slab thickness.
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zip
having dreams about rocks
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Jun 28, 2010 20:13:37 GMT -5
Post by zip on Jun 28, 2010 20:13:37 GMT -5
Thanks, Tony! Right on, as usual. Zip
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Jun 29, 2010 11:31:09 GMT -5
Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Jun 29, 2010 11:31:09 GMT -5
Congrats on the saw!
Good advice from John. While you can use water on 10" or smaller, I wouldn't recommend it with this saw. Oil would be better as John said.
Finding a cheap source of oil can be a problem. Our local Tractor Supply has mineral oil, sold as a horse laxative, for $18/gallon. I recently bought some mineral oil for $55/5 gallons. One of the key differences is that it is not pharmaceutical grade because it is not meant to be ingested.
I filter through a single grocery sack.
You want to make sure that the rock is clamped so tight that you cannot move it by hand.
The great thing about the cross feed is that you can get repeatable results with constant thickness. Some materials work better think, others better thick, depending on what you're going to do with the slabs. Four full turns on the cross feed is a good starting point.
Chuck
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zip
having dreams about rocks
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Jun 29, 2010 13:41:52 GMT -5
Post by zip on Jun 29, 2010 13:41:52 GMT -5
Thank you, Chuck and John for the sage advice. I have a farm supply store very near to me. I will check out the horse laxative(who knew!) and then start shopping around for comparative prices. As soon as I get the saw and learn how to use photobucket, I will post pictures.
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bendsum
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Jun 29, 2010 15:50:20 GMT -5
Post by bendsum on Jun 29, 2010 15:50:20 GMT -5
i went to dollar general and cleaned out there shelf of baby oil the lady ask if it was for sum kinda wrestling thing i just smiled told her no and left
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zip
having dreams about rocks
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Jun 29, 2010 16:18:18 GMT -5
Post by zip on Jun 29, 2010 16:18:18 GMT -5
That's a good one! I'm gonna do that, too!
Zip
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Wolfden
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Post by Wolfden on Jul 1, 2010 0:28:44 GMT -5
We do the same thing , only we go to Walmart lol we get the funniest looks
Wolf
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