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Post by lpl on Feb 18, 2018 22:29:38 GMT -5
Hi Ivan. Best way to learn a saw is to take it apart I think! But, I'm no expert in the matter, so buyer beware of what I say. On my saw, I didn't have to remove the carriage ways, they were sound. Nor did I remove the threaded rod for the auto feed. It was in good shape and the bearings on either end of it appeared to move freely. I did run out and look at my saw, it's an older LS 12 as well, so probably similar to yours. If you want to remove the carriage ways, it looks to me like you can just loosen the jam nuts, then back out the bolts from the brackets on the ends of the ways. I think they would just come out. If I'm remembering correctly, I had the saw on its side when I took the carriage and vise off...the bottom pan removed. I loosened and removed the bolts holding the carriage bearings, and took the bearings out. There is a spring holding the split nut that grips the threaded feed rod. Take the spring off and open up the nut. I think the whole assembly will just come off as it pretty much just sits on the ways. I don't know if that will help or not. I'm attaching a couple pix that might be helpful, one is the carriage way bracket with the jam nut/ bolt/ and bracket that I mentioned earlier. And the other is the back end of the threaded rod assembly. Attachments:
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Post by lpl on Feb 18, 2018 18:49:00 GMT -5
It's not terribly difficult to restore one of these saws. I bought one off of Craigslist a while ago and it was in a lot rougher shape than I thought. Just be sure to take pictures as you take things apart. Lots of pictures! But there aren't a lot of parts really. The link that Robin posted will be helpful. You won't need a lot of tools, but I did need to buy a cheap 3 jaw gear puller set from Harbor Freight to get the pulleys off of the arbor shaft. I replaced the pulleys and the belt since they were worn and bent. And the small bearings on the carriage are same as those used for skateboard wheels, so it's a good source. The arbor bearings can be found locally or on eBay. I was lucky and didn't have to replace any factory type parts, but I hear that Lortone is pretty good to work with if you need something like a new arbor. Aligning the blade to the carriage was tricky, but not all that hard...just took some fiddling. Hope that is helpful to you. Just go slow and you'll be fine!
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Post by lpl on Feb 16, 2018 9:57:28 GMT -5
Hmm...I'm thinking I have something similar in my stash of goodies. I'll check when I get home. Whatever it is, it looks amazing in your wrap.
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Post by lpl on Feb 15, 2018 10:10:34 GMT -5
man lpl that heart rocks & talks my first whole stone heart looks very very much just like it nofooling its remarkable and all those cabs are rock'n! Mohs that heart in your avatar looks exceptional too!
Thanks everyone! I get inspired looking at the amazing work I see posted here.
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Post by lpl on Feb 14, 2018 13:50:53 GMT -5
Welcome and Happy Valentine's to you, too. Glad to see your cabs. That heart is FABULOUS! What a great polish! I love the charoite. I'm a sucker for purple. Charoite can be a challenge to cab, but you seemed to have no trouble with it. Looks like it has some chatoyancy. The last breccia is pretty cool, too. Thank you! I had heard that charoite can be dicey to work, but this slab is as solid as agate and very chatoyant. I was a bit worried before I began working it, hoping to prevent my larimar disaster, and I'm pleasantly surprised!
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Post by lpl on Feb 14, 2018 12:06:13 GMT -5
Here's my first chance to post some pictures here...we'll see how it goes! I don't get a chance to make a lot of cabs, maybe every few weeks I can knock out a few. Here are several recent ones that turned out pretty good to my eye...wish I could say that was always the case. I did the red jasper heart last year actually, but I thought it was appropriate for today. The next one, I splurged a bit and bought a small slab of charoite and wow, that is some really cool material to play with! The last is a breccia of some type that I collected from along the North Platte river in Saratoga WY, and slabbed a few weeks ago.
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Post by lpl on Feb 13, 2018 14:02:35 GMT -5
Thanks all. It's good to be here!
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Post by lpl on Feb 12, 2018 19:57:00 GMT -5
I've been reading this forum on and off for upwards of a year, and spend probably way too much time drooling over the cabochons and slabs that are posted in the various threads. But I haven't posted and introduced myself until now. So hello from Northern Colorado! I've been collecting for many years and in the past couple years, have taken a more passionate liking to slabbing material and cutting and polishing cabs. And silversmithing too, as I can accumulate only so many cabochons! It's all quite addictive. Thanks for letting me join the group. John
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