rocksndahead
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Post by rocksndahead on Mar 6, 2010 15:26:25 GMT -5
I have a 10" Highland Park trim saw that I have been wanting to use water instead of oil. I have tried several water additives to no avail. I don't really mind using mineral oil, but would rather the easier clean up of water. It has a continuous rim Congo blade on it. Every time I try water, it will cut good for a few seconds then stop. I know this is prolly caused by surface tension of the water, but shouldn't the additives (such as Gem Lube) take care of that? Thanks for any advice!
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WarrenA
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Post by WarrenA on Mar 6, 2010 15:38:59 GMT -5
I think the problem might be that the blade was designed for use with oil. Try and get a water blade and see if it makes a difference
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rocksndahead
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Post by rocksndahead on Mar 6, 2010 15:49:55 GMT -5
Water blade??
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Post by rockmanken on Mar 6, 2010 17:36:11 GMT -5
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Post by Bikerrandy on Mar 6, 2010 19:54:57 GMT -5
Yep, water blade. I use MK-255 (Hotdog) blades in my 10 inch saw. Home Depot used to sell them in the store for $69.99 each, but now you can get them on the Home Depot website for $19.99 each. I got 8 of them last week.
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WarrenA
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Post by WarrenA on Mar 6, 2010 22:13:12 GMT -5
the MK blade should last a long time. Hey Randy are you going to make a super grinder with all those blades?
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rocksndahead
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Post by rocksndahead on Mar 6, 2010 22:46:27 GMT -5
Oh, now I understand what he meant by "water blade". Thanks yall, I will try one on mine!
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Post by Bikerrandy on Mar 6, 2010 22:48:41 GMT -5
LOL, naaaa. I go through some blades during the summer. I'll cut from sun-up to sun-down on weekends, I'll use up these blades and then some.
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Post by catmandewe on Mar 6, 2010 23:37:10 GMT -5
Just add a few drops of dish soap to your water, it will help make the blade last longer and makes the blade work less. Water does not cool near as well as oil, so it needs all the help it can get. Drain every day.
Tony
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rocksndahead
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Post by rocksndahead on Mar 6, 2010 23:48:28 GMT -5
Tony, I have tried dish soap and it did the same as additives. It would cut about an inch or so and stop cutting. I think it must have something to do with this particular blade. A friend of mine has a saw just like mine and he uses water, but he has a red blazer blade.
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Post by stonesthatrock on Mar 8, 2010 11:24:11 GMT -5
i had the same problem, but we just went back to oil and it worked fine.. let me know about the blade, i never heard of that.
mary ann
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Post by johnjsgems on Mar 9, 2010 10:54:10 GMT -5
Try a dressing stick, old SC wheel, etc. Blade should cut with water. It will dull faster and need dressing more frequently. Like Tony said don't leave it in the saw. Oil will cool better, work better, and be better for your saw tank and bearings. The old Congo blades used a very soft steel so blade would dish and loose tension easily. If blade turns straight this is not the problem. If it wobbles when turning it could be.
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