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Post by Tonyterner on Jul 17, 2011 8:05:19 GMT -5
I've made about 60 cuts on my new saw and I'm getting quite a bit of sludge build up in the bottom so I figured it was time to clean it out. This leads me to some questions that I know I've seen the answers to here but can't seem to find the threads. First off how do I get the oil and sludge out of the saw? There isn't a a drain plug or anything and the only way I can see to do it is to tip the saw and let the oil pour over one corner of the tray at the bottom. I know lots of people use brown paper bags to filter but can't find the thread. Can someone direct me to a thread explaining how to filter using them. Thanks.
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 17, 2011 8:31:33 GMT -5
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Post by snuffy on Jul 17, 2011 8:37:58 GMT -5
HAHA,that was my post, I posted later that that didnt work out, the silicon caulking separated and the oil started dripping out of the jug. snuffy
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 17, 2011 8:41:57 GMT -5
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Post by juzwuz on Jul 17, 2011 17:40:57 GMT -5
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Post by catmandewe on Jul 17, 2011 19:52:31 GMT -5
Hey Tony, If you are talking about your Lortone 10" saw, there are 3 bolts or wing nuts inside the saw that you can take out then the saw lifts off the pan, leaving all the oil and sludge inside the pan. Take a 5 gal bucket and drill holes in it, I drill about 30 or 40 holes, then put a paper sack inside of it. Put the bucket over another bucket or a large kitchen trash can, whatever you can find that is big enough to catch the oil, it needs to be suspended up off the bottom so the oil drips off the bucket into the container below and pour your sludge in the bag, wait a week or so and it will seep out, the hotter it is the faster it works. It is very slow in the winter.
Have a great day............Tony
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Post by deb193redux on Jul 18, 2011 10:01:13 GMT -5
I've had accidents when pouring oil and sludge form the pan. It is a bit heavy and awkward. Sometimes oil runs up the back, because there is not really a pour spout at the corner.
Sometimes I pour into a tub, and then pour the tub into the bucket/filter. Sometimes I just put down newspaper and tolerate a bit of spill. Depends on my mood. Other times, like when I was really sick and weak last winter, I tipped the saw (LS10) up off the pan and then scooped out most of the oil and sludge. Dustpans work pretty good as a scoop, but also you can cut a plastic milk jug.
Some sort of suction device is the way to go. I am building one, but never seem to get it finished.
Good luck with you cleaning.
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Post by Tonyterner on Jul 18, 2011 10:20:12 GMT -5
Thanks all for the responses. Tony, that's the instructions that I remembered. Good to know that I can just unbolt the saw from the base. I have seen the wing nuts there but didn't know what they did. That will make the job much easier.
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Post by tkrueger3 on Jul 18, 2011 21:40:35 GMT -5
Tony, I have a 10" Lortone as well, and I have done it 2 ways - unbolt it and lift it off the base, then just pour it out, and I also went the Home Depot bucket sucker route. What I found is that lifting it off the base scatters oil all over the place, my garage, my clothes, everything - and the sumgun is a bit heavy for an old fart like me.
However, the Home Depot bucket sucker thing works like a champ! No mess to clean up after, other than the bottom of the vacuum thing, and that's easy.
YMMV!
Tom
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