ulstergeki
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by ulstergeki on Apr 28, 2012 23:43:37 GMT -5
I have been cutting a few dirty rocks, slabbing them up, even cut some glass, and now my oil is pretty nasty looking, at what point do you go ahead and change it?
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Post by frane on Apr 29, 2012 7:29:13 GMT -5
I have a Covington 10 inch and the reservoir where the blade runs is pretty small. When the oil is gritty, I change it. I drain it into a double paper bag over a plastic garbage bag. Seems to filter it pretty well after a week and I use it again. Fran
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2012 9:03:47 GMT -5
Oil here is $18 a gallon so I let my oil get really dirty and it does not seem to affect the cutting. I usually have 1/2" of solid snot or more in the bottom of my saw. If I let the saw set idle for a few days it will self clean because the grit settles in the bottom of the tank. It gets so hard that it does not mix back with the oil. This may not be the best procedure but the Lortone is difficult to clean and the saw still cuts just fine. When I finally clean it out it is a huge mess and I end up black clear to my elbows. Not one of the funnest things that goes along with the hobby. lol
I just put the snot in a bucket then skim the clean oil off the top as the grit settles. My tray holds two gallons and each time I clean I need to replace one gallon. Jim
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Apr 29, 2012 13:21:56 GMT -5
As Mel says, "when it looks like chocolate pudding".
I also filter my oil, but I use a single grocery bag inside a 5 gal. bucket with holes in the bottom. That bucket in turn sits inside another bucket, which catches the oil.
Chuck
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Post by Woodyrock on Apr 30, 2012 0:12:19 GMT -5
The sooner you clean the oil with a paper bag, the quicker it cleans, and the more you recover. This is much easier said than done, the intent is good. Woody
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ulstergeki
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2012
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Post by ulstergeki on Apr 30, 2012 6:50:14 GMT -5
Thanks, i will try the paperbag trick, though my oil was pretty cheap.
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keystonecops
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by keystonecops on Apr 30, 2012 9:33:20 GMT -5
I also use a paper bag. I try an getter done fore it gets real bad. I save what I can an reuse it even though I can get oil for 4.00 a gallon. Later Clyde
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Apr 30, 2012 12:07:23 GMT -5
Where are you guys getting cheap oil? Is it mineral oil or something else? It's running about $20/gallon for me.
Thanks, Chuck
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Apr 30, 2012 16:40:45 GMT -5
Where are you guys getting cheap oil? Is it mineral oil or something else? It's running about $20/gallon for me. Thanks, Chuck I've used only hydraulic fluid in my saws.$8-$9 a gal,in 5 gal buckets. snuffy
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2012 14:21:23 GMT -5
I read recently on an email group that one can (a) let the oil settle out for a few days then (b) add a layer of water and (c) freeze the entire mess. The water will float the oil up off the rock powder. When frozen the oil will simply be poured off, clean as a whistle...
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