meviva
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Post by meviva on May 26, 2016 0:55:10 GMT -5
I will be sure to turn off the saw before opening it. Oh, the saw will be "off" after the cut when the vice carriage hits the stop screw. Just that I learned *ahem* that if you back the rock off the blade and slide the carriage back forward without pushing in the black knob, that everything starts right back up. That will wake you up real fast and ya can't help but be amused while cleaning up all the oil. I actually learned that twice before before it really set in!
This set up isn't like a "normal" saw with a Start & Off button.
I would also recommend taking the drain plug plug (got that?) to a shop that makes hoses with fittings. That's all they will need to make you a drain hose. Only costs a few bucks for a foot or so of hose with the proper fittings. Should make clean outs much easier that doing it without a drain hose. Ok now I understand what you mean. I didn't realize that it could turn back on when moving the rock back. Yikes!! Thanks for the tip about getting a hose. My husband knows of a shop that can make one for me. Let's see if I understand what I need to get. I would need a hose that would screw onto the drain of the saw and stay there permanently and the cap would screw onto the other end of the hose. Then when it comes time for clean outs just unscrew the cap and drain into a bucket. I think I got it! About how often do you clean it out? I know it depends on how often it's used but approximately. Andrea |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 7:58:14 GMT -5
All good advice.
Two pages in and nobody has mentioned Bardahl No Smoke from Pep Boys. It cuts down on the oil mist when opening the saw. Like 99.9999% of it.
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Post by meviva on May 26, 2016 8:56:53 GMT -5
All good advice. Two pages in and nobody has mentioned Bardahl No Smoke from Pep Boys. It cuts down on the oil mist when opening the saw. Like 99.9999% of it. Mist reduction sounds good to me. I just looked it up on Amazon. Do I just get the plain No Smoke? There is one with stop leak and sludge guard. Andrea |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 8:59:24 GMT -5
Plain is what I have. I wonder if sludge guard will cause the rock snot to congee better
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 9:01:51 GMT -5
Probably the exact same product in all three bottle.
They are good. They sell benefits,not product.
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Post by woodman on May 26, 2016 12:52:05 GMT -5
All good advice. Two pages in and nobody has mentioned Bardahl No Smoke from Pep Boys. It cuts down on the oil mist when opening the saw. Like 99.9999% of it. I don't seem to get much if any mist with the mineral oil, but then again I don't rush right over to open it when it shuts off. |
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