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Post by tims on Oct 18, 2016 20:05:13 GMT -5
Alright, i'll hit up jamesp for his o-ring source. Found a couple here in town today for $2.50 each but i'd love to have a bag full just in case. If the weather stays nice I might fire up the Viking tomorrow ... are they pretty safe to run indoors? I doubt i'll be able to sort out a work shed with power until next summer. Thanks for the slurry recipe too.
Spent the afternoon going through the saw and the arbor. The saw is actually a Sears Craftool TR-8. It was filthy so I gave it a quick cleanup and cleaned / greased the clamp rod, which actually slides now. Everything else looks pretty good except it needs a new power cord and a switch. Was going to cut something to test the blade on it but i got sidetracked with the arbor and ran out of sun.
The arbor is in nice shape. Gave it a good washdown, unclogged the water feed hoses, and sanded and repainted the inside of the water feed trough which had paint peeling off and surface rust. It came with 3 stone wheels but i couldn't read what grit ... 1 course, 1 medium and 1 fine. The course one is worn down to a nub but i put it on anyway and ended up playing with a garbage piece of teepee until it got dark, just rounded it out and gave it a quick bevel around the edge. Most fun I've had in weeks. The PO never used water with the arbor so all of the stone wheels are chewed up and rutted, but i was amazed at how quickly the coarse wheel removed material. I may need to learn a lighter touch with diamond wheels.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 18, 2016 21:24:57 GMT -5
Rutted silicone carbide wheels do not really indicate a lack of water. Those wheels will rut easily even with good water flowing. The best advice is to always use the entire width of the wheel each time you touch a rock to it. Start at the left and sweep to the right maintaining even pressure. This will allow the wheel to wear more evenly. Because the ruts are a common occurrence there is a special tool for dressing the wheel to make it a flat surface again.
Chuck
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Post by tims on Oct 18, 2016 22:49:23 GMT -5
Thanks Chuck, i'll keep that in mind on the new wheels. The guy i bought these from was at least the 2nd owner so maybe he's not to blame for the ruts, but he did tell me he just ran the wheels dry which probably didn't help anything. The vibe and saw were just shed filler, he didn't use them once.
Put belts on the Viking vibe and it hums right along --- probably not an indoor toy though as it makes the whole house vibrate. Might get a batch of rough in it tomorrow on the front stoop and just bring it in before bed.
The saw has a fitting built into the blade guard for a water line so i need to rig up an elevated water supply for it, which until i get shop space will probably be a bucket hanging in a tree or something equally elegant. Hoping to get fresh rock snot on everything by sundown tomorrow.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 19, 2016 2:49:54 GMT -5
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Post by tims on Oct 19, 2016 4:08:30 GMT -5
Awesome, thank you. Just knowing the size helps a ton and i'll keep an eye on his page.
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Post by catmandewe on Oct 19, 2016 11:27:18 GMT -5
Nice score! Make sure your Viking has the overload springs on it or else it will wear out prematurely. There should be a smaller set of springs that sits inside the other springs, if not you can order them from DP. I have the Diamond Pacific Oring belts on mine and have not had to change them in over 2 years. After you fill it with rock it wont vibrate as much. I might have some used 8" diamond wheels somewhere if you are interested.
Tony
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Post by broseph82 on Oct 19, 2016 12:47:56 GMT -5
Nice score! Make sure your Viking has the overload springs on it or else it will wear out prematurely. There should be a smaller set of springs that sits inside the other springs, if not you can order them from DP. I have the Diamond Pacific Oring belts on mine and have not had to change them in over 2 years. After you fill it with rock it wont vibrate as much. I might have some used 8" diamond wheels somewhere if you are interested. Tony I was unaware of this. jamesp do you have these overload springs?
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Post by tims on Oct 19, 2016 19:24:32 GMT -5
I got swamped with work today so no mud for me Will double check the springs but i'm pretty sure they're just a single set.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 20, 2016 3:20:37 GMT -5
Nice score! Make sure your Viking has the overload springs on it or else it will wear out prematurely. There should be a smaller set of springs that sits inside the other springs, if not you can order them from DP. I have the Diamond Pacific Oring belts on mine and have not had to change them in over 2 years. After you fill it with rock it wont vibrate as much. I might have some used 8" diamond wheels somewhere if you are interested. Tony I was unaware of this. jamesp do you have these overload springs? I think just single springs. And I think it vibrates too much for soft rocks. Stiffer springs should help that problem.
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Post by catmandewe on Oct 20, 2016 11:12:56 GMT -5
The single springs are fine for the smaller barrels but when you put the big barrels on it then it needs the overload springs.
Tony
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Post by metalsmith on Oct 20, 2016 16:34:56 GMT -5
Nice one Tims. You'll be up and running in no time!
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