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Post by BuiltonRock on Feb 5, 2009 15:57:54 GMT -5
I need to clean my oil for the first time (new saw) and read the 2 buckets method posted recently. The saw I have does not have a drain. I was thinking of using an old shop vac as I bought a bigger one recently. Pull the filter out and once the vac. is full pour into the top bucket.
Anybody try to suck the oil out with a shop vac? Seems like it would work and I would just dedicate the old vacuum for this purpose alone.
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agatemaggot
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Post by agatemaggot on Feb 5, 2009 17:28:51 GMT -5
Check out Catmandewe's post on saw suckers. There are pics showing how to make one out of an empty 5 gal. bucket ! Use a shop vac. or, a regular Vac. for the pull to get oil to the pail !
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Post by stonesthatrock on Feb 5, 2009 17:51:37 GMT -5
boy that sounds messy i know its a bad job even with a drain, ralph makes me do it all the time as i do all the cutting ;D
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Mudshark
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Post by Mudshark on Feb 5, 2009 18:01:05 GMT -5
How big is the saw?My 16 inch doesn't have a drain yet so I use a big kitchen scoop to get most of it and then I follow up with a rag and ring it out over a bucket.Not much fun and very messy.I tip up the back a little to get it to the front.My 10 inch saw has a drain but it is usually so gunked up that not much comes out.So I just take the top off and hold it over the bucket upside down.I think a shop vac would get it out ok but then you would have to clean that out before you could use it for anything else.I just made one of Catmandewe's saw suckers but wont try it out until Saturday.I'm sure it will work just fine. Mike
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Post by akansan on Feb 5, 2009 18:12:27 GMT -5
The saw sucker is amazing. It turns into a 3 bucket job (one for the sucker, two for the straining), but it really does work.
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Post by texaswoodie on Feb 5, 2009 18:58:07 GMT -5
I quote
"Be sure to put a drain in it before you use it"
Unquote
;D ;D ;D
Curt
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Post by rallyrocks on Feb 5, 2009 19:00:32 GMT -5
I quote "Be sure to put a drain in it before you use it" Unquote ;D ;D ;D Curt And I can add one more bit of advice, sadly from experience- "Be sure drain is fully closed before pouring oil back in to saw" not only do I need to buy more oil, but I also need another big bag of kitty litter....or two
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Mudshark
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Post by Mudshark on Feb 6, 2009 18:12:04 GMT -5
My own advice to myself is-from experience
"close lid before turning on saw"
Mike
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Post by BuiltonRock on Feb 6, 2009 18:57:54 GMT -5
Thank all! Curt told me to put in a drain before I used it! I bought this saw from him, funny how we don't follow our own advise. ;D ;D
I am going to try the dedicated vac.
John
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Post by mossyrockhound on Feb 7, 2009 2:05:06 GMT -5
I will be interested to hear how the "dedicated vac" works out. I thought the catmandew post of using a 5-gallon bucket hooked up to the shop vac was an excellent idea, but if your dedicated vac method works, I will probably opt for that method (since I've got an old vac sitting around). It just seems like the 5-gallon bucket method would work better in keeping the sludge away from the motor (which could possibly burn it out). Please keep us posted how it works out. Man, I hate that job.
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