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Post by stardiamond on Mar 28, 2021 16:25:18 GMT -5
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USMC15
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I feel like I just came out of the tumbler ...
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Post by USMC15 on Mar 28, 2021 18:27:28 GMT -5
I don't see a bad day. Where do you get a bad day? Those look good to me. I like the blue one, sorry I still don't know my stones.
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 28, 2021 19:10:28 GMT -5
I have making cabs figured out. Cutting slabs from rock is another matter. I bought a slab saw in 2008 and didn't use it until 2016 which was two years after retiring. I cut slabs prior to that using a trim saw. Push the rock into the saw.
My slab saw is evil. Too many things to deal with. The blade jams, the cross-feed drifts producing uneven thickness. My saw has a clutch that requires being adjusted and can be over-adjusted. Right now the carriage is loose which leads to the blade jamming. I busted the vise. The knob that turns the saw on and off quit working and the connection box for the feed motor and the blade caught fire today.
I bought a new smaller saw with a simpler design that I haven't set up. The rocks I bought are too big for it anyway.
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lookatthat
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Whatever there is to be found.
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Post by lookatthat on Mar 30, 2021 12:59:18 GMT -5
If you can still count to ten on your fingers, it's not all that bad.
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lookatthat
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Whatever there is to be found.
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 1, 2021 13:34:53 GMT -5
I have making cabs figured out. Cutting slabs from rock is another matter. I bought a slab saw in 2008 and didn't use it until 2016 which was two years after retiring. I cut slabs prior to that using a trim saw. Push the rock into the saw. My slab saw is evil. Too many things to deal with. The blade jams, the cross-feed drifts producing uneven thickness. My saw has a clutch that requires being adjusted and can be over-adjusted. Right now the carriage is loose which leads to the blade jamming. I busted the vise. The knob that turns the saw on and off quit working and the connection box for the feed motor and the blade caught fire today. I bought a new smaller saw with a simpler design that I haven't set up. The rocks I bought are too big for it anyway. Sounds just like my VW. |
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Post by Rockoonz on Apr 1, 2021 16:40:37 GMT -5
I have making cabs figured out. Cutting slabs from rock is another matter. I bought a slab saw in 2008 and didn't use it until 2016 which was two years after retiring. I cut slabs prior to that using a trim saw. Push the rock into the saw. My slab saw is evil. Too many things to deal with. The blade jams, the cross-feed drifts producing uneven thickness. My saw has a clutch that requires being adjusted and can be over-adjusted. Right now the carriage is loose which leads to the blade jamming. I busted the vise. The knob that turns the saw on and off quit working and the connection box for the feed motor and the blade caught fire today. I bought a new smaller saw with a simpler design that I haven't set up. The rocks I bought are too big for it anyway. Tell me more about the 3vil saw. What size and brand? I've had and repaired many, and learned a few tricks on a few of them. |
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Post by stardiamond on Apr 1, 2021 17:20:15 GMT -5
Covington 16 combo saw with a 14 inch blade. The carriage rotates causing the blade to jam. The blade they sold me was slightly out of round causing vibration and the rock slipping in the vise. I used channel locks to tighten the knob because the little wrench wasn't doing the job. I pulled the assembly loose. I decided on buying a new HP 10 instead of fixing the Covington which will get fixed in the future. I haven't unpacked the HP and am waiting for warmer weather which just arrived.
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