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Post by chad on Jun 1, 2012 11:00:47 GMT -5
Yeah... I'll be putting together a slab saw sucker like was shown in the other thread. My Covington drained from the bottom so it wasn't difficult to keep up on. I don't run the larger saws often so I treat it like a litterbox. Inconvenient to keep up on but totally worth not letting it build up too much...
This one drains on the front so it's going to be a bit more obnoxious to clean unless I set up a tilting table or something.
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 1, 2012 11:29:29 GMT -5
A short pipe nipple and a ball valve will help with the clean out. Replace the drain plug with the nipple and valve. Just hang a bucket from the valve. If you let the saw sit for a few days, when you open the valve mostly clean oil will run out. The heavy mud will settle to the bottom where you can scrape it out. A small flat bottomed grain scoop is handy for getting the mud out. Save those credit cards we all get in the mail. They're great for scraping mud out of tight places, and are easily cut to fit in odd shaped spaces.
Other than checking that the pulleys are tight and in alignment, and checking belt tension from time to time, very little other maintenance is needed.
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