QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Aug 28, 2022 10:50:20 GMT -5
I have the 12 " version of the Slik Drop Saw that I only use for materials that are best slabbed with water. It can be used with oil too but is very messy. So I only use it outdoors and with water.  After looking at the rest of the photos of the 14" model linked on eBay I see it is one of the models with the hydraulic mechanism to control the drop of the blade. My 12" model does not. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 28, 2022 10:52:20 GMT -5
I have the 12 " version of the Slik Drop Saw that I only use for materials that are best slabbed with water. It can be used with oil too but is very messy. So I only use it outdoors and with water. Slik also used to make a model with a hydraulic mechanism to control the gravity feed rate drop of the blade.
Yeah, it looked and sounded to me to be very messy. A lot of hydraulics to go bad, too, I'm thinking.
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QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Aug 28, 2022 10:59:20 GMT -5
I like the hood design on that Slik 14" on eBay. I don't know if that was stock or not but it looks like it would be fairly easy to replicate for most any model of boxed-in based drop saw.
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Sept 2, 2022 18:43:57 GMT -5
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AzRockGeek
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Post by AzRockGeek on Sept 2, 2022 19:31:28 GMT -5
That is a new for me. Thanks for posting.
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JR8675309
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Post by JR8675309 on Sept 5, 2022 7:26:53 GMT -5
quartz that's different from the last Roy's I saw that Tim from Orerockon was selling. Very cool and a neat piece of working history. Thanks!
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AzRockGeek
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Post by AzRockGeek on Sept 29, 2022 18:46:54 GMT -5
Here is a cute little 10" vib lap sold by Sears I picked up this last weekend on a package deal. It looks practically brand new.  |
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079a7
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Post by 079a7 on Sept 30, 2022 6:21:30 GMT -5
Not really sure how old it is (maybe 80's); However the company did have to go into their archives to provide me instructions on it. I picked it up from my Dad's friend last Sunday. In order to take the tumbler, I also "had" to take a like-branded 10" trim saw.    |
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AzRockGeek
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Post by AzRockGeek on Sept 30, 2022 8:03:42 GMT -5
Not really sure how old it is (maybe 80's); However the company did have to go into their archives to provide me instructions on it. I picked it up from my Dad's friend last Sunday. In order to take the saw, I also "had" to take a like-branded 10" trim saw.
Nice score! |
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quartzilla
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Post by quartzilla on Oct 2, 2022 4:43:59 GMT -5
Not really sure how old it is (maybe 80's); However the company did have to go into their archives to provide me instructions on it. I picked it up from my Dad's friend last Sunday. In order to take the saw, I also "had" to take a like-branded 10" trim saw. Don’t you just hate getting your arm twisted😉 |
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Oct 20, 2022 20:16:27 GMT -5
Cool. Is that a 12" Lortone?
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AzRockGeek
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Post by AzRockGeek on Oct 20, 2022 20:31:42 GMT -5
Cool. Is that a 12" Lortone? It is a 10", I believe it is a ST 10 model, I see some people listing them as a LS10. I need to research a little more. I had one of these long ago, they are good cutting saws for the smalls. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Oct 20, 2022 21:42:04 GMT -5
That's the LS10. The TS10 was the "modern" version.
Manual / Instructions were still online a couple of years ago. If they're gone now I can email you the pdf.
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quartzilla
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Post by quartzilla on Nov 6, 2022 21:17:38 GMT -5
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AzRockGeek
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Post by AzRockGeek on Nov 6, 2022 21:29:59 GMT -5
Very cool!!!! What is the date, I seen in one pic 1941. Do you think they will honor those peices?  |
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quartzilla
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Post by quartzilla on Nov 6, 2022 21:38:32 GMT -5
No date except that reference to the Life Magazine article. I’d guess around 1950 give or take some.
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Nov 6, 2022 22:07:27 GMT -5
There was a unit that resembled the No. 1000 Cabbing Unit at our club's silent auction yesterday... . Built to last, right?
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Post by rockpickerforever on Nov 7, 2022 0:13:19 GMT -5
Wow, that goes way back! I used to buy from Greigers, never heard the name Warner before. Thanks for sharing! |
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