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Post by bobby1 on Jun 24, 2013 12:35:52 GMT -5
A former member of our club is donating this saw to the club and I'm wondering who made this saw and what it might be worth. Her husband worked for Gallo Wineries and they used it to cut through glass ingots to test for quality as they were manufacturing glass wine bottles. The saw is separate from the base. Bob  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2013 13:02:32 GMT -5
It looks like a Great Western, I sold one to Tony a while back. He said its a great saw, I never tried it. Tim  |
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Post by bobby1 on Jun 24, 2013 13:23:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the Info. I found the nameplate and it says Buehler LTD. They are a scientific equipment manufacturer. Of course the precision scientific saws now are much more complicated with electronic controls and such. Maybe they had a lapidary line they sold under Great Western.
Any idea of a value? This one has been restored and painted sometime in the recent past before it was placed in storage.
Bob
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 24, 2013 15:00:05 GMT -5
Definitely Great Western, lots of the old lapidary manufacturers built equipment on contract. Looks like the one you picture can handle a lot bigger blade than whats on it now. Isn't it a weight feed plus hydraulics to keep it from bouncing?
Lee
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Post by bobby1 on Jun 24, 2013 18:20:05 GMT -5
Lee,
I don't have this saw in front of me to see the details. I was supposed to pick it up this afternoon but they left the sprinkler on last night and the field that I would have to drive through to get to the shed was way too soggy. I was wondering about the cylinder on the unit. I didn't see any provision for a weight feed. Many years ago a friend had a saw that used a cylinder and a water regulator to use as the feed mechanism, It worked really great because the feed pressure could be easily adjusted to suit the material.
Bob
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2013 18:54:24 GMT -5
Hi Bob, It is a weight feed, you can see the cable on the vise/carriage going to the side of the saw. The piston uses oil to control the feed rate. Here is a pic of the one I had, you can see the pulley where the weight would hang from, next to the adjustment screw for the feed rate. Tim  |
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Post by TRG on Nov 7, 2016 13:57:40 GMT -5
If anyone has any other Great Western Lapidary Equipment Co. saws for sale please let me know. Thanks!
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Post by johnjsgems on Nov 10, 2016 13:05:54 GMT -5
Great Western sold by Mueller. Mueller also sold MK blades. Still being sold at big dollars to scientific users. Diamond Pacific sold them before picking up HP from Contempo Lapidary. DP told me they still have one at "the ranch" and it is the best saw they have. They are gravity feed with hydraulic cylinder to adjust feed rate. I bought a really nice 18" saw for $700. Probably value more like $1200. A little hard to sell due to unusual design. People that know them (like Tony) want them. I bought mine mainly because they take up much less space then the more conventional designs. Ashamed to say I have owned mine for over 4 years and never used it yet. One of these days...
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Post by geodes4u on Nov 11, 2016 12:58:03 GMT -5
Good Morning: Here is an advertisement from Lapidary Journal in 1948. Just happened to find it while reading through this issue. It's just for fun. TW Click Here: www.geodes4u.com/extra4.html |
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Post by Peruano on Nov 11, 2016 14:20:10 GMT -5
Geodese4u, I had an advert marked to post as well but mine was from the 1980 April version of Lapidary Journal I'll try to add later as an historical comparison.
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Post by TRG on Nov 15, 2016 8:17:30 GMT -5
Thanks Johnjsgems, Geodes4u, & Peruano! I really like those older lapidary journal ads
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Post by roy on Nov 15, 2016 11:35:55 GMT -5
most of the water fed saws were for cutting core samples and were cut in water i have seen were the water feed is changed over to compressed air and run at 40 psi
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Post by roy on Nov 15, 2016 11:38:04 GMT -5
Great Western sold by Mueller. Mueller also sold MK blades. Still being sold at big dollars to scientific users. Diamond Pacific sold them before picking up HP from Contempo Lapidary. DP told me they still have one at "the ranch" and it is the best saw they have. They are gravity feed with hydraulic cylinder to adjust feed rate. I bought a really nice 18" saw for $700. Probably value more like $1200. A little hard to sell due to unusual design. People that know them (like Tony) want them. I bought mine mainly because they take up much less space then the more conventional designs. Ashamed to say I have owned mine for over 4 years and never used it yet. One of these days... ya i tried to get tony to sell me one and he wouldnt part with it its a great saw for tight spaces |
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