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Post by MyNewHobby on Apr 15, 2009 18:17:05 GMT -5
I completely forgot to post the pictures and make sure I took them all for the stuff other than the thunder egg I did get to slice.
My bad ... Will post them tonight!!
PS ... I was using a saw that was OIL and not water operated. Robert had me put anything I cut into a kitty litter bucket and then when the oil was mostly absorbed, I washed them really well with soap and water and then rinsed them really well.
Even after coming home and washing the rocks again ... I cannot get the smell of the oil out of the rocks. And ... I could swear that one little rock (we thought was a geode but not ... has an interesting inside) absorbed the color of oil and is now darker if not almost black. It did not start out like that (I think).
As always Julie
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Post by Bikerrandy on Apr 15, 2009 19:47:00 GMT -5
I use Rockhound oil from Covington. There's no smell at all even when cutting and it's clear, no discoloring of the rocks.
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bushmanbilly
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Post by bushmanbilly on Apr 15, 2009 20:40:27 GMT -5
Last week I ran out of Shell Pella. The local farmer store had no mineral oil. So I used Vegetable oil. I like it. Cleans up nice. Instead of kitty liter, I just wipe the slab and have a bucket of hot water and a splash of Mr. Clean. wash my hands and slab together. I did this with the Pella and it works for the veggie oil. $2.50 a gallon
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Post by MyNewHobby on Apr 15, 2009 20:45:06 GMT -5
Using special oils or odorized oils makes sense ...
But can I get the smell out of these .... short of washing and washing them until I do?
As always Julie
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jimrbto
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Post by jimrbto on Apr 15, 2009 21:17:32 GMT -5
Bushman, You may regret using veg. oil! That stuff has a habit of turning to the equivalent of epoxy and is almost impossible to remove. Really gums up and turns HARD. Jim
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Post by bushmanbilly on Apr 15, 2009 21:32:54 GMT -5
Thanks for the info. Will change to mineral, or baby oil.
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Post by Woodyrock on Apr 16, 2009 0:13:03 GMT -5
Julie: Oils like Pella were the mainstay of saw oil for many years. They do work very well for the purpose, but do smell really bad. The smell will wash off, but it takes a lot of work, and detergent. My wife can smell Pella on my hands if I only just touch a slab that has been cut using it, and I have washed my hands. I use mineral oil. Woody
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Post by Michael John on Apr 16, 2009 2:45:25 GMT -5
Try Ajax orange antibacterial dish soap. It gets oil, grease, and smell off of just about anything.
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Post by stonesthatrock on Apr 16, 2009 10:45:32 GMT -5
i use mineral or and there is not smell. i may pay more but its worth it to me because or saws are inside and i could stand the smell of almag. dawn dish soap is also good to wash off the slabs.
ralph and mary ann
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Post by MyNewHobby on Apr 16, 2009 12:59:00 GMT -5
Cool!! Now that I have some new information I can try to wash some rocks tonight.
Gee ... never thought I would ever hear myself say I am going to wash some rocks. ;D
As always Julie
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Post by jcinpc on Apr 17, 2009 1:29:19 GMT -5
I have a 10 inch highland park saw and I only use water because coral will soak up the oil and I also cook alot of my slabs after I cut them. I put a drop or 2 of dishsoap in the water, but I also drain it every night and have never had any problems with using the water,even on the 16 inch saw. I`m sure though some of these bigger saws you cant do that.
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