sophia13
spending too much on rocks
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Member since March 2018
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Post by sophia13 on Oct 26, 2018 6:21:52 GMT -5
Cleaned out the old oil in my 16" slab saw. It was time. Have new mineral oil to go in. How high should I fill the tank? It touches the bottom of the blade about 1/8-1/4 of an inch now. Don't want to under or over fill. Also, should I add anything to the mineral oil? Thanks.
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Post by Peruano on Oct 26, 2018 6:37:33 GMT -5
Level is probably correct. Only additive might be no smoke if you have misting problems, but I usually don't add it. If the diamond on the lowest part of the blade is submerged you have plenty of oil.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 26, 2018 10:33:49 GMT -5
Yuppers about a 1/4 or so over the bottom of the blade...
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Post by johnjsgems on Oct 26, 2018 11:36:06 GMT -5
Cover cutting rim. Any higher only puts more load on motor. Blade picks up oil as it rotates and picks up plenty with just the rim submerged. On trim saws any overfilling just causes the excess to be thrown everywhere but where the blade contacts the rock.
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