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Post by jakesrocks on May 9, 2016 11:44:36 GMT -5
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Post by jakesrocks on May 6, 2016 20:42:58 GMT -5
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Post by jakesrocks on May 3, 2016 19:12:06 GMT -5
If you manage to find more than 1 bearing / shaft set, let me know. I'm looking for the same parts.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 30, 2016 20:03:00 GMT -5
First, clean the box really well. When working with fiberglass you need to remove every trace of oil.
Next, go to a place that deals with fiberglass. A place that specializes in boats would be a good place to start.
Look for a product called GelCoat. Also look for a small tube of epoxy coloring agent in the color you want to finish the saw with.
Rough up the existing epoxy on your box with a medium coarse sandpaper, and use a shop vac to remove all dust & grit.
Wipe the whole box down with a clean rag & acetone. Let the acetone dry.
Mix the gelcoat according to supplied directions, mixing in your coloring agent a little at a time until you've reached the color you want. To slow down the gelcoat curing time, mix in a small amount of acetone. This will give you time to coat the whole box before the gelcoat starts to kick off. (Dry & harden).
It would be a good idea to mix only enough gelcoat to do just the inside first, let it cure, and then mix more to do the outside.
You'll notice that as the gelcoat begins to cure, it will get very hot. This is normal. However, you might want to carry any left over gelcoat in your mixing container outside to cure . I've seen left overs reach a high enough temperature to catch on fire.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 26, 2016 9:49:56 GMT -5
Hey Mike, here's that harness swivel belt buckle. Bought the belt from a hippy couple in Spain back in 1970.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 25, 2016 13:53:59 GMT -5
When your pile of rocks & equipment gets big enough, you can just put the new stuff in with them. Wife is none the wiser. Works for me anyway. LOL
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 25, 2016 12:22:56 GMT -5
Ain't that antique harness rigging great Mike ? I have a belt buckle made from an old hand forged harness swivel. Gonna have to start checking out farm auctions around here again.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 24, 2016 17:25:09 GMT -5
I look forward to reading through the whole works. I have several fossils that I collected at Shark Tooth Hill back in the 50's when I was still a kid.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 23, 2016 18:19:46 GMT -5
Unless it's a very hot piece, storing it in a thick plastic container should keep you & your grandkids safe.
If you have a UV light, see if it'll light up a yellowish green color.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 23, 2016 12:45:29 GMT -5
Just tried to upload pictures, I am going to have to take or edit my pictures the ones I have are to large to upload. To upload pictures on here, You're going to need Photobucket or one of the other picture hosting sites. If you can copy any of the owners manuals, blueprints or working drawings you have, it would be greatly appreciated by many. I'm sure that anyone needing manuals for their Hillquist machines would be more than happy to pay for them. I search various sites almost daily, looking for manuals and parts lists for vintage lapidary machines. They're few and far between. When I do find one, I aggressively bid on it.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 23, 2016 10:33:58 GMT -5
Hi Randal, and welcome to the forum.
Let me think about your offer for a couple days. My original intention was to restore the machine and display it along with some other vintage lapidary equipment I have. I'm getting old and have too many projects left to finish before I kick the bucket.
You say that you have many of your great grandfathers machines. Why don't you take pictures of them and post them for our members to see ? Also, if you have any of his working drawings or owners manuals, would you consider reproducing them ? I'm sure there are a few Hillquist saws and possibly other pieces of equipment floating around among our members. Old documents like that are pure gold to those of us who enjoy restoring and using those vintage machines.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 21, 2016 8:58:53 GMT -5
You might try posting your question further up the page in the rock tumbler section. Someone may have an old Star Diamond tumbler who can answer your question.
Up until a few years ago I had a 10" Star Diamond saw with weight feed. I gave it away to a friend who was just getting started in lapidary work, but remember enough about it that I may be able to answer questions about that.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 20, 2016 13:45:09 GMT -5
As John said on the saw motor. For the tumbler, any pics you could post would be a big help. Maybe with the cover off. Some of those older tumblers used gears to drive the barrel. Others used a belt. Unless it is a very large tumbler, both types would have taken a small motor of 1/10 HP or even less.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 16, 2016 11:57:03 GMT -5
I only drink 2 or 3 cans of soda in a year. Make mine coffee please.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 14, 2016 22:38:15 GMT -5
Ah common guys. Hillary will look cute in her new orange pants suit.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 14, 2016 10:12:52 GMT -5
At the very least 2 pots a day. Hot, strong & black like the coffee I drank for 20 years in the Navy. Don't even try talking to me in the morning until I've had my first cup. Wash down a couple of Ibuprofen at half past midnight to ease the old age aches & pains with, (you guessed it), hot, strong & black coffee. And sleep like a baby.
Hope I never need a transfusion. Doctors are gonna have a hell of a time finding B+ caffeine at the blood bank.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 13, 2016 17:53:18 GMT -5
KFC's menu change.
Remember when KFC offered a "Hillary" meal, consisting of two small breasts and two large thighs. Now KFC is offering the "Obama Cabinet Bucket." It consists of nothing but left wings and chicken shit.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 12, 2016 13:57:51 GMT -5
Nope. That's not a Fairburn either. Doesn't look like any of the Southern California agates either. Here's a Fairburn. Both halves of a split Fairburn found on the same day, only a few yards apart.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 12, 2016 13:48:58 GMT -5
Sorry Scott. Gotta agree with fireforged on this one. Not a Fairburn. Looks almost like old stock Mexican crazy lace.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 11, 2016 17:25:58 GMT -5
Coffee, nectar of the gods.
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