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Post by captbob on Sept 24, 2017 13:24:38 GMT -5
Don't you switch them over to propane? No, why would I? Gasoline is a much more "efficient" fuel source than propane, more bang for the buck so to speak. Propane may be cleaner, but I don't care about my (tiny) carbon footprint. I store 60ish gallons of (rotated) non-ethanol gas, not counting what is in our vehicles. I can run the generator 12 hours a day for almost 2 months on that much gas. If I ever need generator power for longer than that, we probably have bigger problems than whether I can keep the beer cold - as there probably won't be any to buy! If stores are closed down and I just want a couple lights at night or have minimal usage needs, I can probably run the thing for 6 months on the gas I have on hand. A battery bank, power inverter & controller set up and some solar panels could take care of such minimal needs as well. Haven't gone that route yet. All that is on my list, but I can't prepare for everything! Hurricane -> zombie apocalypse and I probably stay put Civil War II and I'm out hunting ... or being hunted
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Post by captbob on Sept 24, 2017 12:17:19 GMT -5
Where did I buy the rough? ALL over the place. Much from eBay back in the day.
BTW, Duke Energy is my power company. Can I get a discount now?
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Post by captbob on Sept 24, 2017 12:13:37 GMT -5
Captbob, you ought to go ahead and cut some rocks on your saw, see how it works! WHAT - and get it dirty?!! LOL you are funny! Actually though, I haven't used it much in the past two months. First rebuilding our back sun room made the garage my catch-all for everything from the porch area and the saw was inaccessible being surrounded by tons of my junk treasures. Then the hurricane had me busy both before and after. Hoping (praying) for a cool down in the weather, and an end to my garage overhaul (5 year cleaning - kinda like Spring cleaning, but much less frequent) so I can get back to fun rock toys. Soon! Next project at the top of my list after life returns to "normal" is the super grinder build. Winter (Oct-April) is my fun time, summer is my get something done to show for the year and so I can rest on my laurels time.
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Post by captbob on Sept 24, 2017 9:50:33 GMT -5
adding - looking at my clutch shoe (still assembled) the threads don't appear to be flattened out as they look to be towards the sides of yours here. I know you say use yours a lot, but it's still less than 2 years old. That part shouldn't be worn out already!
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Post by captbob on Sept 24, 2017 9:45:30 GMT -5
Just out looking at mine Andrea and got to wondering if removing the ENTIRE carriage might be the way to work on this. I'm not about to disassemble everything right now just to see if it can be done, but if I had to get to that clutch shoe assembly, I might consider just unbolting the the entire assembly - have to disconnect the feed screw at the back and figure out how the rod with the pull to start knob is hooked up, but it sure would be easier to work on with the entire carriage out of the saw.
If you talk with the BD guy again, please ask him if this is a doable option. Don't see why not. Someone had to put it all together, so it must come apart in the reverse order.
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Post by captbob on Sept 24, 2017 8:16:17 GMT -5
Your statement is still correct!
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Post by captbob on Sept 24, 2017 8:14:54 GMT -5
eight year old thread? LOL bored?
Worth his time for what? I see all the photos.
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Post by captbob on Sept 24, 2017 8:00:26 GMT -5
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Post by captbob on Sept 24, 2017 0:14:06 GMT -5
The longer you run it, the more it costs in electricity, Amazing how it works out that way ....
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Post by captbob on Sept 24, 2017 0:09:21 GMT -5
If you decide to get a second one Dave, get it still in the box. Once it has gas in it and has been run, you risk the carburetor getting gummed up if you don't pull it out and run it every few months. Even running it dry and draining the carb may not be enough for long term storage. Happened to mine and I had to get the carburetor replaced. New in box - add oil and gas and good to go.
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Post by captbob on Sept 23, 2017 22:29:34 GMT -5
Nicely done! That haul is kinda like 5 pounds - but different. Probably gonna sleep well tonight. Different gloves in order next trip. Look forward to seeing pictures of your rocks wet. Good job.
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Post by captbob on Sept 23, 2017 22:19:51 GMT -5
I don't know, but damn if that doesn't look a lot like dead camel jasper!
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Post by captbob on Sept 23, 2017 22:14:00 GMT -5
I thought you were just getting started with tumbling Duke. Did you tumble rocks previously to joining here? The very first batch of rocks I ever tumbled were tiger eye and tiger iron. Many of them are sitting in a dish on my disk right now. They are as nice as most anything I have ever tumbles since. It ain't rocket science!
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Post by captbob on Sept 23, 2017 22:05:29 GMT -5
That's how I got rid of my big honkin' 8000 watt machine. Irma sure help me with that. Hope that the young lady that bought it got some good use out of it. I hated it as it was LOUD and really sucked gas compared to these Honda generators. Freed up a nice chunk of space in may garage as well. Room for more rocks!
The Honda, I can have running and hold a conversation standing next to it. They are also pure sine wave generators. Much cleaner electrical output. Can run things like the TV or computer which I wouldn't want to try with the big machine. Thought about buying the Honda 3000i instead of the 2000i for the extra wattage output, but they are a larger unit and weigh more than I might want to deal with in another 5 or 10 years.
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Post by captbob on Sept 23, 2017 21:53:36 GMT -5
I'm thinking that second piece is messed up as well Andrea, with the way the ridges are flattened out near the edges. Important information will be if the guy you are in contact with can say why. Please pass along what he has to say on the matter. Doesn't seem to me that this should have happened so quickly. Think I'll order these pieces as well just to have on hand should I ever need it.
Thank you for sharing your problem with us for the learning experience.
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Post by captbob on Sept 23, 2017 17:42:39 GMT -5
I was gonna say that that is a LOT of cutting. A week at least, cutting every day. Probably a large FR box full of rocks. Might want to pare that pile down to the best pieces that you want to see cut.
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Post by captbob on Sept 23, 2017 17:26:57 GMT -5
That was interesting. To me anyway. Thanks for finding that and posting it Jim.
We got lucky lucky lucky. Irma tracked a little more east that predicted here in the Tampa Bay area. All a roll of the dice, but I sure liked the roll we got. Even 20-30 miles more west and we would have been hit much harder. Wasn't worried that we (OUR house) couldn't have taken the predicted track. Sure figured on it being a Cat 3 as it passed us rather than a strong Cat 1. Lucky!
Streets here still lined with huge debris piles. May take some time to get this mess hauled away, but they are working on it. If big piles of branches are the worst of my troubles, I remain grateful.
Went out and bought a 2nd Honda 2000i generator on Thursday. Had been on their list and they finally came in. Leaving it boxed up for a just in case back up someday down the road. Hope it sits in the box for 10 years!
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Post by captbob on Sept 23, 2017 14:00:43 GMT -5
wow - that's the box of the month for sure! Nice rocks there Dan
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Post by captbob on Sept 23, 2017 13:56:50 GMT -5
Those were a couple really good posts captbob . Well said. Chuck Thanks Chuck. Being a 2 finger typer, something like that long one takes me over an hour. Never know if it is worth the effort or whether I go to far! Hope it helps someone now or down the road.
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Post by captbob on Sept 23, 2017 13:53:46 GMT -5
I think he wants to send them to someone else to slab and keep half for their efforts.
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