jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Sept 6, 2018 7:47:42 GMT -5
aDave we had discussed a hose to replace the stand pipe drain in the Ryobi. This 1 inch braided hose from Lowe's does the trick but you got to grind or sand the first 1 1/2 inches to get it to do a waterproof fit into the hole. Now the water can be diverted away from the bottom of the saw instead of dripping into your shoe. Insert from bottom and men it long enough to unload water close to ground so it won't splatter on your shoes and legs. I just let the water hose continual drip into the belly when sawing a lot. 
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Post by aDave on Sept 6, 2018 13:29:38 GMT -5
aDave we had discussed a hose to replace the stand pipe drain in the Ryobi. This 1 inch braided hose from Lowe's does the trick but you got to grind or sand the first 1 1/2 inches to get it to do a waterproof fit into the hole. Now the water can be diverted away from the bottom of the saw instead of dripping into your shoe. Insert from bottom and men it long enough to unload water close to ground so it won't splatter on your shoes and legs. I just let the water hose continual drip into the belly when sawing a lot. That's a great idea James, thanks. Pretty simple solution which works off the same concept of the OEM plug. I cut some stuff the other day, and I was still considering finding something to insert into the bottom of the original plug. I like your idea better. Thanks for sharing. |
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Post by jamesp on Sept 7, 2018 5:30:27 GMT -5
aDave we had discussed a hose to replace the stand pipe drain in the Ryobi. This 1 inch braided hose from Lowe's does the trick but you got to grind or sand the first 1 1/2 inches to get it to do a waterproof fit into the hole. Now the water can be diverted away from the bottom of the saw instead of dripping into your shoe. Insert from bottom and men it long enough to unload water close to ground so it won't splatter on your shoes and legs. I just let the water hose continual drip into the belly when sawing a lot. That's a great idea James, thanks. Pretty simple solution which works off the same concept of the OEM plug. I cut some stuff the other day, and I was still considering finding something to insert into the bottom of the original plug. I like your idea better. Thanks for sharing. Well that Lowe's hose is darn close to the right size. I may drill a hole in the side of the reservoir and add a tank fitting, screw a garden hose adapter to the tank fitting, and trickle water into the reservoir. Now the overflow can be drained away from your work area via the Lowe's hose, my main reason for having the longer drain hose. And nothing healthier for a diamond saw than fresh clean water. Muddy water hinders cutting greatly. The massive amount of glass I saw fills the reservoir with glass mud in one sitting. When done cutting, I pull the Lowe's hose out of the drain hole and wash the mud out thru the hole as you can do with the OEM. You probably don't have as much mud trimming/shaping hard agates... |
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Post by aDave on Sept 13, 2018 20:05:29 GMT -5
OK, jamesp , now it's my turn. 
Today, I went by a local plumbing supply to see if they had anything that I could use to supply water to the reservoir of the saw via garden hose. In the past, I just laid a nozzle from the garden hose on the deck and wired it into place to keep it there. It was kind of cumbersome, and your mention of an inlet led to a search. The reason I went to a plumbing supply was I figured they'd have more specialized stuff than than HD or Lowe's, and I clearly wasn't using the correct Google search terms to come up with the right stuff. I know some folks use an aquarium pump with a bucket of water, but I didn't want to go that route.
I explained to the guy at the counter what I was trying to do, and without hesitation, he led me to an area that had what he called "bulkhead fittings." This is the plastic fitting for a garden hose. This came with the male fitting itself, a flange nut, and a gasket.
Next step was to get a double female coupling which would make it easier to install a garden hose into it.
Put together, they look like this.
For installation, I used a 1 1/8" hole saw to drill in the side of the reservoir and subsequently installed the fitting.
When completed, this is what it looks like from the outside.
So, that's it for my water supply. I ended up at Lowe's to pick up the 1' tube. This may be a bit more problematic because I'm wondering if there's enough clearance below the reservoir to keep the tube from kinking due to the proximity of the tabletop. If I had a hole in the table, this would not be an issue, and the hose could run straight down. However, I won't be drilling this table. I'll play with this another day to see what I might be able to fashion.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 14, 2018 5:23:16 GMT -5
You are ahead of me. I am deeply jealous. I have 3/4" bulkheads here at the farm. Also garden hose adapters. You beat me to the punch. Awesome. Plus you have a flat wall to mount the bulkhead fitting to. Gets no better. If you mount the bulkhead directly across from the blade you might get the valved down spray from the garden hose to impinge directly on to the blade. Impressed Dave. You have inspired me to do mine. I did step forward on a Harbor Freight 10" tile saw with 2.5 HP for cutting slabs off my big glass bricks. I needed the 4000 RPM and the 2.5 HP. I use a 10" porcelain blade. Am only cutting glass.... It has both a sliding carriage and drop saw function of which I use both actions at same time. Thinnest cut - 3/32" for a 2" X 6" slab which is phenomenal. Equates to very little vibration for it to NOT break such a thin slab. Time to cut 2" X 6" glass slab using 18" rock saw = 15 to 20 minutes. Time to cut 2" x 6" on 10" tile saw = 30 seconds. Note added water input, $235 w/coupon:   |
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Post by aDave on Sept 14, 2018 9:29:36 GMT -5
jamesp, the new saw looks good. I will be interested to see your comments after using it for some time. Clearly, you're getting faster results than compared to a rock saw. That's a good thing. When you set up your Ryobi for cutting, did you plan on using it on the same trailer that is in your photos? If so, I can see how the 1" drain tube would work, as it would be a straight line with no potential for kinking as it exits the reservoir. For me, my saw platform is a table I'm not willing to drill into yet. I will test to see how it goes with what I currently have, but I'm not immediately optimistic. I was happy when I found the bulkhead fitting. I know I had seen them before - I just didn't know what they were called. That made the search for them a bit more difficult. As to mounting location, my inlet is mounted directly across from blade so I can benefit by water spraying on it if I need it.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 17, 2018 14:48:31 GMT -5
jamesp, the new saw looks good. I will be interested to see your comments after using it for some time. Clearly, you're getting faster results than compared to a rock saw. That's a good thing. When you set up your Ryobi for cutting, did you plan on using it on the same trailer that is in your photos? If so, I can see how the 1" drain tube would work, as it would be a straight line with no potential for kinking as it exits the reservoir. For me, my saw platform is a table I'm not willing to drill into yet. I will test to see how it goes with what I currently have, but I'm not immediately optimistic. I was happy when I found the bulkhead fitting. I know I had seen them before - I just didn't know what they were called. That made the search for them a bit more difficult. As to mounting location, my inlet is mounted directly across from blade so I can benefit by water spraying on it if I need it. It is sitting on a metal table with no table top, a 1" x 10" board across it with a hole cut in the board for the tube to pass thru. I have found impinging more water on the blade greatly increases blade life but increases over spray. I love this addition, it is roughly shaped as of today but is a big big help keeping me dry. Just have to figure how to attach it.  I cut so much volume on it, glass of course. But added water saves blades  |
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