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Post by roswelljero on Feb 13, 2010 22:18:20 GMT -5
I got the idea for the drip pan from Darryl & Ken. Thanks guys! Old shower curtain tied to the curtain rod with a shoestring and tucked into the drip pan. Pitcher to add water to the extremely thirsty saw. Dishpan to transfer the used water/rocksnot to. The result of cutting jaspelite is rock blood! LOL Later, jeri
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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 13, 2010 22:30:22 GMT -5
haha my first saw was a workforce and i had it shootin at me and i usta tuck a bath towel in the neck of my t-shirt and cut away it would be soaked when i was done -- but i was cuttin some rock i didnt care haha
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Post by rockmanken on Feb 13, 2010 23:07:11 GMT -5
Clamp a 4" high by 8" wide piece of cardboard to the front(back toward the curtain) and watch how much that helps. If it works(and it will) replace it with a piece of tin/aluminum/plexiglass or anything thin and solid. Be sure to round the corners. Ken PS don't make it too wide as it will drip off each side into the mortar pan.
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Post by Bejewelme on Feb 14, 2010 12:16:38 GMT -5
Jeri: I was outside cutting on my workforce and ran in for more water and my 88 year old gram was with me, and I guess I had dripped red rock snot on the tile, she came running outside saying are you ok, and I was like WTF? LOL She thought I cut a finger off! You are brave doing that inside, got to the dollar store and by a bunch of shower liners for a buck to protect your kitchen!
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Post by Toad on Feb 14, 2010 12:21:11 GMT -5
Working inside is nice, eh?
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Post by NDK on Feb 14, 2010 14:14:29 GMT -5
Nice set up, Jeri. Looks like it works good! Some rocks sure make funky colored water, eh?!! I prefer to work outside with the saw. I just use steaming hot tap water and bundle up - raincoat and all... Then again, if that saw even looked like it was heading in the house, my wife would have my head on a platter LOL.
Nate
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Post by 150FromFundy on Feb 14, 2010 16:59:03 GMT -5
Your standing behind the saw! Congrats ... it's hard to get use to at first, but you will be so much warmer and dryer.
Darryl.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2010 17:25:10 GMT -5
LOL, I love working inside and cant imagine ever doing it different. When you have kids and want to be close to your honey at all times, going out to a shed or shop just wouldnt do. Our cabbers are right in the middle of the house, between the living room and the kitchen. We plan on putting one of the trim saws in here too. The 10" slab saw and one of the trim saws is right outside the back door by our bedroom. One step out of the house and onto the porch and you've got slabs and year round sawing. Shannon
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Post by drjo on Feb 15, 2010 9:33:24 GMT -5
Desperate times mean desperate measures It's a shame you don't have a 'rock'reation room ;D I think if most of us designed a room for our work it would be sealed floor to walls and ceiling, with a drain in the center of the floor and a hot water hose on the side! Kinda like a butcher shop Dr Joe .
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Post by mutt on Mar 12, 2010 20:39:12 GMT -5
Why not buy a rubbermaid container and cut one end out of it. That way, you are covered on both side, the top and the back. That way, it all just drips right back down into your pan.
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Post by chromenut on Mar 13, 2010 9:15:35 GMT -5
Jeri thanks for posting this, I've had the same kind of setup and am glad to see all the suggestions. I have to take a shower after each time I've used mine, so the suggestions are a real help! Everybody here is so wonderful!
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