es355lucille
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by es355lucille on Mar 15, 2016 22:38:50 GMT -5
The saw holds about 7 gallons if I recall right. I usually don't worry about quantity, just make sure I always have 20 gallons of backup on hand. I have put bricks in saws but don't recommend it. The smaller volume just gets dirtier that much faster is all. I have also found if I know I am not going to use the saw for a few days it is very easy to do a partial clean out. Just get as much of the gunk out that you can (maybe 70-80%) and let it drain back in till you need to run the saw again. Add a little fresh oil to top off and good to run again almost cleaned oil. Sorry Richard I missed your post. Thanks for your comments! I will keep your notes as I work through this. Thanks again! |
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rxscram
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Post by rxscram on Mar 16, 2016 9:24:28 GMT -5
You don't want to have the blade too deep in the oil... it will mist up and generally make more of a mess if you do. I typically run all of my blades with about half an inch of blade under the oil... this is deep enough to provide good cooling and lubrication, and it catches plenty of oil in the grooves to make the trip around to the rock.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2016 9:39:49 GMT -5
You don't want to have the blade too deep in the oil... it will mist up and generally make more of a mess if you do. I typically run all of my blades with about half an inch of blade under the oil... this is deep enough to provide good cooling and lubrication, and it catches plenty of oil in the grooves to make the trip around to the rock. Mist is avoided using a small amount of bardahl no smoke. Looks like you did a nice build Jeff. Congratulations! |
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es355lucille
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Post by es355lucille on Mar 16, 2016 12:02:49 GMT -5
Thanks Rxscram and Shotgunner!
@shotgunner what's a small amount? like an ounce?
You guys are using mineral oil correct?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2016 13:39:31 GMT -5
Thanks Rxscram and Shotgunner! @shotgunner what's a small amount? like an ounce? You guys are using mineral oil correct? Cannot possibly answer that. Read the bottle, it will give an application rate. I then calculated how much based on my four gallon oil volume. |
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rxscram
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Post by rxscram on Mar 16, 2016 16:20:41 GMT -5
Thanks Rxscram and Shotgunner! @shotgunner what's a small amount? like an ounce? You guys are using mineral oil correct? I generally squirt in a fair amount of the no-mist stuff... maybe 1/8 of a bottle. If it mists after that, I just add more. I like to use Covington's Rockhound oil... it's more expensive, but in my opinion it is the best performing and least offensive smelling. That being said, any food grade mineral oil would work fine. A lot of people swear by stellarlubricants, but I don't like the orange scent they use. |
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 16, 2016 17:31:43 GMT -5
Don't like the smell of the oil ? Go to Wally World and pick up a quart of their cheapest baby oil and add it to your saw oil. It'll have that oil smelling just like a baby after washing its butt and changing the diaper.
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Post by Rockoonz on Mar 16, 2016 22:43:28 GMT -5
I think what you see on the arbor is just a cover over 2 pillow blocks. All the Royal saws I've seen were built that way. I've tried lots of different oils and I really like the Stellar. The new formulation has a lot less of the orange smell and has a little vitamin E oil added. Our rock clubs shop got a 18" Royal last summer, no drain there either. We'll need to weld drain bung onto it as well.
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stillrockinpdx
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Post by stillrockinpdx on Mar 20, 2022 20:22:58 GMT -5
Well, I picked up the saw......its in really good condition. The bearings are good, the table slide is still tight, no movement and the rock vice is in good condition. The power feed works well. The only things I see that it needs done are: 1. Good cleaning. 2. New plexi glass window, if even needed. 3. New wiring from electrical at the back around to the auto feed...it looks original....cracked and wires starting to show. 4. Install a bottom drain! We searched all over, no drain. Looks like a new 1/2 hp motor was installed......not original for sure. Question for you guys: this unit takes quite a bit of oil. The seller said he uses bricks in his to take up space, hence not as much oil required. Thoughts on bricks or other mods? I am going to strip this old gal down (don't get all worked up!) and clean her up, so now is the time to modify. Thanks in advance. Brad Just make sure the hole for drain is large enough to actually be of use. The one put in mine is too small for sludge to pass through. |
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