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Post by rockbrain on Jul 7, 2022 21:04:24 GMT -5
The one thing I don't like about the saw I just got is the smell. xThe oil looks good. We drained it to move it. The oil looked very clean, hardly any sludge. I was going to clean out the saw before I used it anyway, but I packed a 5 gallon container of the used oil in the saw for the trip home and the bottom of the container split. I'm really glad I didn't put it in my van. I cut some rocks today at work. I used gloves and was very careful to not get oil on me. I washed up real good after words. As soon as I got home and got close to my wife she said, "you've been cutting rocks today" I can't seem to get the smell out of the slabs. I drop them in kitty litter and then scrub with a brush with Dawn and hot water, multiple times. You can still smell them!
I'm thinking about draining the oil and loading the saw back on the trailer. I'm even considering putting it on it's side. (This is a lot easier since I have a forklift). Then going to the carwash and do a rinse out, load it with degreaser and try to wash it out thoroughly. I can't imagine that I could ever get rid of the odor but it has to knock it back some. I thought if I did that, dried it the best I could, grease the zerks, oil the oil cups then put fresh oil in and turn it on to coat everything it shouldn't cause any issues.
Anyone see an issue with this that I'm missing?
Thanks for all opinions.
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AzRockGeek
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jul 7, 2022 21:12:58 GMT -5
What kind of oil? Pella?
Pella was used quite a bit long ago, smells horrible.
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Post by rockbrain on Jul 8, 2022 9:04:16 GMT -5
I don't know what it is. The container we put it in is from a lapidary cutting oil. But the guy I purchased from had 3 saws so it may not be the oil that was in this saw.
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Post by stefan on Jul 8, 2022 9:34:35 GMT -5
I use food grade mineral oil. Zero odor. I have clean my saw 3 times now and strain (filter) the oil and reuse it. I would think that a good scrub with a degreaser should get rid of the smell. I'm not sure about pressure washing it as you really don't want to drive water into the bearings (even flushing them out with grease afterwards is not a sure thing to remove any moisture). Either way I would get rid of that old oil.
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Post by rockbrain on Jul 8, 2022 14:38:53 GMT -5
Good point on the bearings stefan. I would stay away from spraying them directly. |
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Post by Mark K on Jul 8, 2022 20:44:28 GMT -5
Run the slabs through the dishwasher. That should take everything you missed out of the cracks and crevices.
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Post by rockbrain on Jul 9, 2022 9:01:20 GMT -5
Mark K that was something I had thought of but didn't think my wife would be to keen on. I think I have them clean enough to give it a try. I left some of them in the kitty litter overnight and that actually seemed to help.
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Post by Peruano on Jul 9, 2022 11:48:57 GMT -5
I have heard of folks using olive oil or other vegetable products and all will go rancid. Could you have something that went bad. Yes mineral oil can mist and be detectable but not like you experienced. Good luck. Soap and sunshine cure a lot of ills.
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Post by Mark K on Jul 10, 2022 22:35:17 GMT -5
Mark K that was something I had thought of but didn't think my wife would be to keen on. I think I have them clean enough to give it a try. I left some of them in the kitty litter overnight and that actually seemed to help. What she doesn't know won't hurt you. |
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Post by Mark K on Jul 10, 2022 22:36:09 GMT -5
And besides, the rocks are not nearly as nasty as that tupperware that got shoved in the back of the fridge for 2 weeks.
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Post by catmandewe on Jul 11, 2022 13:52:27 GMT -5
When I get a smelly saw I fill it half full of HOT water and put in a gallon of totally awesome degreaser and run it for a couple of hours, then drain it out, dry it out and fill with clean mineral oil and run it to splash the oil around into the bearings, has worked for me many times.
Put your smelly slabs in a sink with hot water and TSP, let them sit overnight, it will usually take the smell out of them unless they are porous slabs, they never lose the smell.
Tony
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Post by rockbrain on Jul 11, 2022 16:11:37 GMT -5
And besides, the rocks are not nearly as nasty as that tupperware that got shoved in the back of the fridge for 2 weeks. I cut rocks at work the other day. Carefully put on disposable gloves every time I opened the machine. Washed my hands several times. Went home and washed my clothes. She could smell the oil when my clothes came out of the washer. |
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Post by rockbrain on Jul 11, 2022 16:12:25 GMT -5
When I get a smelly saw I fill it half full of HOT water and put in a gallon of totally awesome degreaser and run it for a couple of hours, then drain it out, dry it out and fill with clean mineral oil and run it to splash the oil around into the bearings, has worked for me many times. Put your smelly slabs in a sink with hot water and TSP, let them sit overnight, it will usually take the smell out of them unless they are porous slabs, they never lose the smell. Tony Thanks for the info. Sounds like a good way to go. |
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Post by Mark K on Jul 11, 2022 21:40:57 GMT -5
And besides, the rocks are not nearly as nasty as that tupperware that got shoved in the back of the fridge for 2 weeks. I cut rocks at work the other day. Carefully put on disposable gloves every time I opened the machine. Washed my hands several times. Went home and washed my clothes. She could smell the oil when my clothes came out of the washer. I suspect that you should get rid of that oil then. Put them in your buddy's dishwasher. |
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Post by rockbrain on Jul 13, 2022 20:41:22 GMT -5
catmandewe thanks Tony, that sounds like a great method. I appreciate you sharing "trade secrets" with me. I've got 8 gallons of oil ordered. I've just got to stop by the Dollar Store and grab a gallon of Awesome and wait for my oil to get here.
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Post by rockbrain on Jul 25, 2022 15:10:16 GMT -5
I followed the advice from Tony catmandewe. I drained the oil and cleaned out the muck. Rinsed it out with hot water. Sprayed the inside and outside with Awesome degreaser. Drained and rinsed with hot water. Filled half full of hot water and dumped most of a gallon of Awesome inside. Ran it for about and hour. Drained, rinsed and repeated with another gallon of Awesome. Drained and rinsed and repeated with 2 quarts of Awesome Orange. The smell seems to be gone. I've been cutting slabs today and haven't picked up on any bad odors. I came home for lunch and my wife couldn't smell that I've been cutting rocks. |
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Post by catmandewe on Jul 25, 2022 20:06:19 GMT -5
Perfect!
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