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Post by Cher on Dec 4, 2005 13:58:20 GMT -5
I've found that no matter how hard I try if I make a major mess when I'm trying to get the nasty water out of my workforce tile saw.
If you're not in a big hurry, like cleaning it out to put fresh water in so you can keep on sawing, I found a much easier solution to draining it.
Set a bucket below one corner of the reservoir. Take a piece of paper towel (those small bounty sections work great) and fold it up so it's about an inch wide. Wet it, lay one end into the reservoir so just about an inch is laying on the bottom and hang the rest over the edge so it drips into the bucket. Gravity will do draining for you so you're free to do whatever until it's done dripping.
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Post by xenaswolf on Dec 4, 2005 14:39:17 GMT -5
Sounds like a good way to do it without getting soaked  |
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Post by Cher on Dec 4, 2005 15:00:46 GMT -5
It's more like a good way to do it without spilling all over. You have to tip the saw up to get the reservoir out and if you don't get all the water out, it spills out the back side.
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Post by pinemountaintrader on Dec 4, 2005 17:13:30 GMT -5
That's brilliant!
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Post by joe on Dec 5, 2005 0:26:34 GMT -5
Sounds like a good plan Cher! I just pick up the saw and tray and aim the corner for a large bucket. This is done in the garage where I can hose off the area when I'm done. That thing DOES make a mess! Thank goodness it's so much fun!!
Joe
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Post by rockds on Dec 5, 2005 7:36:37 GMT -5
Cher, do you change your water out often when sawing? I just pour more in untill I'm finished for the day, then do clean up. I let the water level get to the lowest safe point and lift saw out, leaving the water thingy as still as possible. Haven't spilt any yet.
robert
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Post by Cher on Dec 5, 2005 12:36:46 GMT -5
I clean it when it gets really nasty, adding more as needed. I've tried scooping it out wth a smaller container until it was low enough but always manage to spill it. Doing it this way, I don't spill any at all.
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Post by earthdog on Dec 8, 2005 10:58:39 GMT -5
It is called "wick action"
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Post by ladyt on Dec 8, 2005 13:41:19 GMT -5
LOL I let my husband do it, then he makes the mess. LOL
Good Idea Cher, Thanks!
Tonja
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Post by stefan on Dec 8, 2005 13:59:04 GMT -5
I use a section of vinyl tubing- one end in the tray the other end in the bucket- a quick suck (not funny) and instant siphon- course you don't want a mouthful of saw sludge- it don't taste to good- then I pull the pan (the water is low enough not to spill out) and procede with dumping the rest of the water- scrapping out the sludge- rinsing scrapping- rinsing scrapping- it's a small price to pay for cutting rock!
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Post by jrtrio on Mar 21, 2006 12:36:34 GMT -5
Why not just use a real siphon that you can buy at any pet store. They're used to drain fish tanks and you don't have to "suck" anything. Just squeeze the little orange acordian bulb and off it goes. I have one I use for my grit bucket when it gets too full of water and I don't want to make a mess pouring off the water. And since some of the grit will float the siphon is ideal. Just put it in the bucket between the grit in the bottom and the grit in the top. Squeeze and voila'! So, now that I see the Workforce table saw is selling for $88 locally it's time to clear out room in the garage, get another siphon, and start looking for a good MK blade to replace the original blade on the WF! But, I do want to comment on one thing. I've always thought that if you don't make a mess when you are doing things you love then you must not be doing them right, nor are you having enough fun! But, like anything else out there....you really don't want to make too big a mess or make too much noise....well....nope, nope don't want to make too much noise either! ;-0
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Post by Tweetiepy on Mar 22, 2006 10:09:44 GMT -5
How about sponging it out into a bucket? Is that an option? That's what they do at the club to empty the grinders that don,t have a drip system
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Post by jrtrio on Apr 4, 2006 8:01:05 GMT -5
I use a sponge and a spray bottle after I siphon as much as I can. Then I attack the entire machine with a clean bucket of water, a clean sponge, and plenty of paper towels! I like to get it back close to what it was when I bought it. And cleaning the blade will increase blade life. Don't forget to pick up the machine and tip it back and forth and from corner to corner to get all the water that hides underneath. One last thing. Don't forget to buy as much stock in all the companies that manufacture paper towels!!!
No need for any old fashion siphons. Just get the accordian bulb siphon from any pet store. Put the straight end into the reservoir the longer flexible hose in a bucket, then squeeze the bulb until you get the siphoning action you need that will empty a great deal of the water from the pan. Then it's a sponge and paper towels to finish up! What a great little machine!
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Apr 5, 2006 4:07:17 GMT -5
Hi Cher & All,
Any one keep Tropical Fish ?
1 - There is a little gadget you can get at the aquiriam supply shop, that syphons the water out of the tank.save's you getting a mouthfull ,!! Yuck !
2 - A simple solution for suctioning is, - to get a 2 Meter / Yard lenth of 1/2"pipe fill it with water (keep both ends together) quickly push one end in the tank and drop the other end in a bucket (or drain ) gravity takes over -- Tank empty. :-)
Have a good day,
jack
In Sunny yorkshire UK
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