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Post by TheRock on Feb 17, 2019 2:22:56 GMT -5
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Post by Rockoonz on Feb 17, 2019 3:10:57 GMT -5
Looks like you're getting er done. I think that BD makes about the best saw out there of the trim/slab configuration, the best of all the older ones I've rebuilt over the years.
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Post by TheRock on Feb 17, 2019 8:27:09 GMT -5
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Post by TheRock on Mar 14, 2019 0:45:17 GMT -5
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Post by TheRock on Mar 19, 2019 1:37:25 GMT -5
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Post by Rockindad on Mar 19, 2019 10:36:28 GMT -5
Cool project. Am I understanding your first post correctly that this saw is only a year old?
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Post by TheRock on Mar 19, 2019 12:56:42 GMT -5
Yes it had premature bearing failure, They weren't completely gone but I could hear them and I didn't want it to take out a shaft or something worse, so I purchased good bearings as replacements. Better than the Chiwaneese stuff that it came with. It didn't take me long to see how dirty these saws can get and how much work is evolved in cleaning them. On this saw there is no real good way to drain it. The saw comes with a rubber stopper in the Bottom. So that's why I installed the threaded coupling which will connect to a Ball Valve. If I was to dump & drain and filter the oil that still = downtime. By installing a filtering system like the Ever Clean There is no stopping the oil is being cleaned all the time and the machine is big enough to clean a few saws, so it is over sized for my application which is okay because it will just filter the oil many more times per hour and the oil will stay more cleaner which means extended saw life. Dirty oil is what took out the bearings and is the culprit that causes the most damage and shortens the life of a saw. I will dump the oil into a Tank Container I fabricate which will be much smaller than shown in the example video and will be made from aluminum and will fit on the bottom of the saw cart. I will Install the Ever Clean mounted on it and use two pumps to circulate the oil. (1) to the Ever Clean and (1) for the return line back to the saw. The video below explains the operation.
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Post by Rockoonz on Mar 19, 2019 16:07:34 GMT -5
I wouldn't buy a dopstick from the Rowland bros. They have soiled the Highland Park name.
A simple recirculation setup with a settling tank and baffles will solve your issues.
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Post by HankRocks on Mar 19, 2019 19:25:13 GMT -5
Yes it had premature bearing failure, They weren't completely gone but I could hear them and I didn't want it to take out a shaft or something worse, so I purchased good bearings as replacements. Better than the Chiwaneese stuff that it came with. It didn't take me long to see how dirty these saws can get and how much work is evolved in cleaning them. On this saw there is no real good way to drain it. The saw comes with a rubber stopper in the Bottom. So that's why I installed the threaded coupling which will connect to a Ball Valve. If I was to dump & drain and filter the oil that still = downtime. By installing a filtering system like the Ever Clean There is no stopping the oil is being cleaned all the time and the machine is big enough to clean a few saws, so it is over sized for my application which is okay because it will just filter the oil many more times per hour and the oil will stay more cleaner which means extended saw life. Dirty oil is what took out the bearings and is the culprit that causes the most damage and shortens the life of a saw. I will dump the oil into a Tank Container I fabricate which will be much smaller than shown in the example video and will be made from aluminum and will fit on the bottom of the saw cart. I will Install the Ever Clean mounted on it and use two pumps to circulate the oil. (1) to the Ever Clean and (1) for the return line back to the saw. The video below explains the operation. I like the idea , however with 3 saws in my garage I will be sticking to the old fashioned method. Besides cleaning a saw is a nice "character builder"
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Post by TheRock on Mar 19, 2019 22:18:04 GMT -5
I wouldn't buy a dopstick from the Rowland bros. They have soiled the Highland Park name. A simple recirculation setup with a settling tank and baffles will solve your issues. Thanks Hank I hear ya on the Character building thing! Well Lee I have heard that about them, They are hard to get a hold of to ask questions that's for sure. Shawn really, really likes his and he tells me it saves him alot of work and cost of oil. I would purchase elsewhere if I could find a source but there is none. I am trying to keep the footprint small with a minimum amount of space. Installing a Tank Underneath the cart that the saw sits on is pretty easy to do and the centrifuge bolted to it is pretty easy to do that also. More pictures soon.
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Post by TheRock on Mar 20, 2019 19:10:04 GMT -5
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