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Post by tortuga on Jun 19, 2010 14:56:12 GMT -5
Got a 14" covington saw last week. Strangely there is no plaque on it giving the model # unless it's somewhere obscure that I haven't wiped the grease from yet. Gonna take some time to get it cleaned up, might or might not repaint it. I don't see a 14" slab saw in covington's current lineup, does anyone know what this might be, and as a stab in the dark, any manuals out there for it? Thanks for any info you can give me for my new addition!
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 19, 2010 16:39:31 GMT -5
In one of my old Covington catalogs, they have a 14" saw that's listed as model # 1152CS. I'll bet if you wrote to Covington, and sent a couple pics of your saw, they'd be able to id it for you, and send you a manual. Your saw is an early one. The newer 14" mounts the motor on top, and has the vise jaw type vise. Don
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Post by tortuga on Jun 19, 2010 17:41:57 GMT -5
thanks Don for the leads. Would it be advisable to replace the wooden vise with the newer jaw style? Would the benefit outweigh the cost of the part?
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 19, 2010 18:09:32 GMT -5
I'm not sure if the new vise would fit the rails in your saw. Covington should be able to answer that one. Don
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Post by tortuga on Jun 21, 2010 18:27:32 GMT -5
Got a response from Covington as follows:
Any chance anybody has or can find a Covington catalog from that far back? It would be awesome to find some documentation about this saw. I think my old used equipment is like my rocks... they're cool and they work, but it's just more fun when you know the specimen's history.
Any catalogs or manuals from that far back?
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 21, 2010 18:44:07 GMT -5
I have an owners manual for a 1930 Ford Coupe, but no early lapidary equipment catalogs. Don
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Post by Roller on Jun 24, 2010 20:47:56 GMT -5
lol nice slab saw .... that looks to be in really great shape for being that old .... nice find there ...
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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 24, 2010 21:59:26 GMT -5
when ya get it cleaned up dont leave it to long empty fill with new oil and run it for a few mins and let the oil coat everything so it wont start to rust -- im bettin thats why its still in good shape prob never sat empty or when it did it still had a nice coat of oily sludge on it haha
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Post by tortuga on Jun 25, 2010 22:46:17 GMT -5
Well I won't be running this soon, right now it's in a storage shed with my growing collection of vintage lapidary equipment. Living in an apartment right now so I'm limited to basically tumbling and vibelapping at the moment. I am getting the saw cleaned out (was full of sludge-y kitty litter) and it will be inside the storage unit and dry... I'd rather not fill it with oil again just to have to empty it again before next year's move to a place with a garage. If it's cleaned out and kept dry there shouldn't be anything to worry about as far as I know. Are there any special precautions/preparations I need to make to store this thing for a year?
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