jesswp
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Member since May 2019
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Post by jesswp on May 25, 2019 14:18:42 GMT -5
Hello, I inherited a Raytec 10” Slab Saw with an auto feeder and vise. It’s in good working order but at least 30+ years old. It has oil in it right now. I was thinking of cleaning it out and run it as a water saw because I’m mostly cutting turquoise. Any advise? Thank you Jess
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Post by rockjunquie on May 25, 2019 14:40:46 GMT -5
I have a saw I plan to use water with. You need an additive like EZ Cut to add to the water.
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Post by pauls on May 25, 2019 16:16:17 GMT -5
If you are going to use plain water for your Turquoise then you need to be extra vigilant on draining the saw after use and spraying the blade and rails with a bit of WD40. That should minimise rust issues, You will need to give it a really good clean regularly as well, the sludge will hold moisture and corrode the bottom of the pan.
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Post by greig on May 25, 2019 16:44:18 GMT -5
If you are going to use plain water for your Turquoise then you need to be extra vigilant on draining the saw after use and spraying the blade and rails with a bit of WD40. That should minimise rust issues, You will need to give it a really good clean regularly as well, the sludge will hold moisture and corrode the bottom of the pan. Interesting that you recommend WD40. For sure it is a good cleaner and prevents rust. Thanks for the advice.
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Post by Rockoonz on May 25, 2019 17:13:40 GMT -5
My personal experience with WD40 differs. To convince my employer to quit using it to store rubber molds I sandblasted a piece of steel and cut it in half, sprayed half with WD40 and left both outside but under cover. After a couple months both surfaces had rusted, but the sprayed one was considerably more rusty. WD stands for water displacer, intended to be sprayed into auto distributor caps if they got water in them. Kroil and PB blaster are vastly superior products for all around use. If I got something specifically to prevenr rust it would be an IPS product.
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Post by rockjunquie on May 25, 2019 17:22:02 GMT -5
My personal experience with WD40 differs. To convince my employer to quit using it to store rubber molds I sandblasted a piece of steel and cut it in half, sprayed half with WD40 and left both outside but under cover. After a couple months both surfaces had rusted, but the sprayed one was considerably more rusty. WD stands for water displacer, intended to be sprayed into auto distributor caps if they got water in them. Kroil and PB blaster are vastly superior products for all around use. If I got something specifically to prevenr rust it would be an IPS product. We are a PB Blaster household- that and duct tape.
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Post by grumpybill on May 25, 2019 17:43:46 GMT -5
I use a product called Fluid Film to prevent rust on metal tools. It's lanolin based. Made by Eureka Chemical Co.
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Post by pauls on May 25, 2019 20:59:45 GMT -5
I take your point about WD40, it's not actually my go to product here in Australia but I knew you had it in the USA.
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pizzano
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Post by pizzano on May 25, 2019 21:04:55 GMT -5
It's just a thought.......If you can, do not recirculate the old water through the system. It's a little more time consuming, but I've found it keeps things much easier to clean afterwards and less likely to accumulate any build up over time. After a quick dry wipe down, I use spray mineral oil on the blades and saw shaft, light wipe and forget about it..........been doing this on all of my saws/blades, wood/stone/metal for years without issues.
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Post by captbob on May 26, 2019 8:50:31 GMT -5
With the Raytech 10, there is a wingnut up front below the deck that releases the hinged deck. Lift the deck and get the blade out of the water when you aren't using it. Takes maybe 15 seconds.
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Post by broseph82 on May 30, 2019 11:24:34 GMT -5
But PB blaster stinks so bad. I only use it outside and make sure nothing comes back in for hours after I’ve sprayed it.
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nik
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Post by nik on Jun 1, 2019 22:43:13 GMT -5
Boeshield is an amazing product, if you can find it.
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Post by johnjsgems on Jun 10, 2019 19:14:43 GMT -5
Raytech should have lift out plastic sump liner too, I think. WD 40 works fine after drying blade to leave a light oily film on blade. Most used water saws I have picked up had bad bearings on the sump end from water infiltration.
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