hornseeker
spending too much on rocks
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Post by hornseeker on Oct 20, 2014 7:30:29 GMT -5
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Post by captbob on Oct 20, 2014 8:41:06 GMT -5
The first listing COULD be a nice piece of equipment to have in your shop. It would probably take some work and obviously needs new wheels as someone got their monies' worth out of the two there. For $700 I would keep looking. I might pay half that if I really needed a project to keep me entertained.
Don't see how you could go wrong with the tumbler listing.
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Post by jakesrocks on Oct 20, 2014 9:14:30 GMT -5
That first one is a Frantom. It's a good piece of equipment. They were built with heavy cast aluminum hoods & pans. You may have to replace the bearings. If the stand comes with it, It would be worth fixing up. See if the guy will take $400.00 for it. Don't go any higher than $500.00. That's probably a 10" saw. That's what most of those old combo units came with.
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hornseeker
spending too much on rocks
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Post by hornseeker on Oct 20, 2014 11:52:33 GMT -5
A ten inch saw wouldd probably cut a 4 inch rock??
Thanks for info gentlemen...
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Post by jakesrocks on Oct 20, 2014 12:36:56 GMT -5
With careful placement in the vice, it should cut 4". I see cord wrapped up in the pic. It's a weight feed saw. Looks like the weight may be there too.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 16:07:26 GMT -5
For a 10" blade (It was all I had for some time) I always used 3.5" as "the number" because you can almost always cut a 3.5" stone on a 10". You may in some occasions get a 4" to cut, sorta depends of the stones' shape.
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QuailRiver
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by QuailRiver on Oct 20, 2014 22:40:55 GMT -5
IMO $700 is way too much money for that unit. It's probably at least 40 years old and those old worn out SC wheels have metal arbor collars which are probably seized up on the arbor with oxidation. They can be a real pain to ever get off a rusty arbor. The bearings and all the rubber parts are probably bad by now too. At $700 by the time you buy new bearings, belt, grinding wheels, sanding drum, and refurbish the polishing disc you will have gone a long ways towards paying for a new cabbing machine. Personally, after having restored a similar old Highland Park unit a few years back, I would not consider giving over $250 for such a unit. Also I've never been a fan of having a trim saw attached to the cabbing machine. If you use oil in the trim saw you'll have to drain it after each use or you'll be breathing oil mist all the while you are cabbing too. But it never hurts to go look at such a unit just to see if the guy has some good old stock cutting rough you can buy.
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hornseeker
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2014
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Post by hornseeker on Oct 20, 2014 23:30:02 GMT -5
Thank you for all the input. I appreciate it. I expressed some interest in the tumbler to them and they are going to bring it to Billings Thursday when they come to town. I have a feeling they are looking to get rid of all of this stuff... So we shall see.
I wish I was closer to them, as I'm sure you are right, there is probably a bunch of end cut and random slabs around that place...
I'm not even sure how I would keep that tumbler busy!! But is try!
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Post by captbob on Oct 20, 2014 23:40:14 GMT -5
When I wrote "Don't see how you could go wrong with the tumbler listing" above, that meant if you had a need for it. You're right, that's a lot of tumbler to keep busy. Are those 15lb barrels? Do they have the lids?
Upside is you could run your Lortone 12 on that rack and your two 6s on your new unit.
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hornseeker
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2014
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Post by hornseeker on Oct 21, 2014 11:02:49 GMT -5
I am thinking I'll buy it and get it cleaned up (the tumbler)... and if it turns out I can use it, I will.. .if not, I'll sell it or something... we'll see. That is, if they take my offer. I told them not to bring it to town unless they'd take my offer, so we will see. I am not "needing" another tumbler... but its one of those deals... I'll have the room... and if its a good enough price... how can I NOT!! hehehe
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Post by johnjsgems on Oct 25, 2014 18:42:15 GMT -5
I sold my similar Frantom with SC pretty worn wheels, good blade for I think around $400. I too did not like the combo thing. I had to keep cab part covered when cutting to keep it clean. Saw ran while using the grinding wheels but not much mess just turning and not cutting. Very well built and similar in quality to HP.
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