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Post by gingerkid on Jan 14, 2015 16:42:53 GMT -5
Glad you got her out with your neighbor's help. What type of cart are you going to place your shiny saw on, captbob? Gonna break a major tenet of the Man Code and read the instructions before I go any further. ROFL! I'm thinking that reading traveling directions are breaking the Man Code, too?
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Post by captbob on Jan 14, 2015 16:57:23 GMT -5
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Post by gingerkid on Jan 14, 2015 17:14:37 GMT -5
captbob, for the past couple of weeks, we searched hi and lo for a metal cart with locking casters via Home Depot and Lowes for a kiln that Santa Rick bought me for Christmas. The only ones we could find that were in stock were like the ones you pictured that are made of molded polyethyline. Most of the metal carts had to be ordered online or at the stores. The customer service rep suggested buying a Home Depot gift card and using it instead of the credit card. But, I don't have the patience to wait, lol. Home Depot may have the Husky molded polyethyline carts in stock, so you may want to call your local store. We settled on a Husky rollaway from Home Depot - 26 x 18" with two smaller drawers for tools and two large bottom drawers. You can also place a wooden top on it. Maybe that would work for your saw? They aren't too terribly expensive at 138 bucks. Home Depot has a metal cart that is around 49 bucks. Found one on ebay, but someone beat me to it. Since we're tight on space in his Man Cave, I gave him the Husky rollaway and found an old typewriter table on fleabay for the kiln. The typewriter table would probably collapse with your monster saw on it. Have you checked with Harbor Freight? I read some of the reviews about the HF carts, and some of them need adjustments with the screws, etc..., but it may be something you want to check into. edit--another few places you may want to check out for are Staples, Best Buy and Office Depot.
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Post by captbob on Jan 14, 2015 18:56:16 GMT -5
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Post by Thunder69 on Jan 14, 2015 21:23:20 GMT -5
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Post by Pat on Jan 14, 2015 22:34:34 GMT -5
rOhhhhh, you are going to have fun with that!
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Post by gingerkid on Jan 15, 2015 6:51:59 GMT -5
That's a nice cart you ordered, captbob, and hope it arrives before the weekend. You're very welcome, Captain.
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Jan 15, 2015 8:17:37 GMT -5
Jealous!!!!! Nice saw & love the cart! I am going to look into getting a similar cart, don't need one quite that big but I am getting really tired of moving the big, glass top desk I got for $20, back & forth on the porch. It just takes up toooooooo much space!!!!!
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Post by Roller on Jan 16, 2015 10:27:31 GMT -5
I have three carts .. I got real lucky at a garage sale and have a real steel solid one for 20 $ but I also have the two harbor freight red one"s and yes the steel is much weaker and bends but it does its job well for a 10" saw .. just incase anyone was thinking of using them .. they get a good enough for the job rating by me . I think I paid 30 $ black friday ..
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Post by captbob on Jan 16, 2015 11:04:01 GMT -5
Great deals on some handy carts. Not so sure I'd try putting 800 pounds on one of them, but they serve a purpose.
LOOK at all that empty space on those shelves for rocks! < font = envious >
I NEED MORE SHELVES
and, if I had more I would need more soon after that. It's a vicious circle ...
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Jan 16, 2015 15:27:29 GMT -5
Got my cart today! Same size, two shelves, different company & I am going to have a friend put a wood shelf in the center for me. Now I just need to put it together. The fun never stops!!!!!!
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Post by jamesp on Jan 17, 2015 6:22:01 GMT -5
That is one well made unit captbob. BD builds fine equipment. The ratchet system on the vice is stout, beats the heck out of a thread clamp. Like the hand wheel for clamping too. The left hand operation is a twist, curious why the designer mirrored it.
Used restaurant suppliers have fine metal carts and shelves. Recent codes requiring stainless caused many restaurants to junk their galvanized furnishings.
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Post by captbob on Jan 20, 2015 0:59:36 GMT -5
Hey John - johnjsgems - question for ya. I've done some searching with no luck, so maybe you know... Is there a drain hose that can be purchased to go on the drain plug on this HP-14 saw? I see the 7" & 10" saws have one. Here's the 10" to show what I mean - pic from The Rock Shed site. I'm sure I can go somewhere here in town that makes hoses with fittings and have one made, but I was wondering if there was a ready made hose available for the 14? I'm thinking a permanently attached hose going down through a hole drilled in the cart shelf the saw sits on would save some hassles (messes) down the road. You see any downside to that plan? Thank you
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Post by captbob on Jan 20, 2015 16:39:17 GMT -5
Well the cart is ready, now I just need a neighbor to help me load a saw on it. Pretty sad sight sans saw...
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Post by captbob on Jan 20, 2015 17:11:31 GMT -5
Neighbor got home.
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 20, 2015 17:37:42 GMT -5
Wow Bob, great looking rig. I use a similar cart for my ten inch saw...Mel
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Post by fantastic5 on Jan 20, 2015 17:51:55 GMT -5
Neighbor got home. That's just too prurty to get it all dirty with rock snot!
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Post by captbob on Jan 27, 2015 15:54:35 GMT -5
I went yesterday and had a hose made for the drain fitting. Felt that would be a good idea before adding oil. I have already found a saw component that I'm wishing was different. The knob that you turn by hand to tighten the vise. I'm thinkin' if the knob were either larger or you could get a wrench on it (like on my HP 24 saw) to tighten the vise, it sure would be easier on the user's hand(s). Maybe I'm overly cautious about really tightening down the rock in the vise, but last thing I need is a rock coming loose during a cut. I'll think on it and probably MacGyver something. First off, this thing is QUIET. I mean seriously quiet! Compared to my HP 24" saw, which I don't really want to be standing near when it's cutting, this thing is a dream. Like washing machine loud. I have it in our attached garage and with the connecting door closed, you can't hear the saw in the house. I was doing other stuff in the garage during the first cut, and didn't even hear an increase in the noise when the rock reached the blade. I'm not kidding, I had to go look through the view port to see if the carriage was moving the rock to the blade. The blade was already almost an inch into the rock at that point. No cutting noise like with the 24". I will be able to cut rock anytime - while we are watching TV in the living room (which has a shared cinder block wall with the garage) or even at night when the Boss Lady is sleeping on the other side of the house. That's way good as I stay up for several hours after she retires for the night. <Happy Dance> First cut was a Rio that I recently got from Mel. Smooth like butter and - did I mention quiet? Oh yeah... there is another problem the saw has brought to my attention which will need fixin' PDQ. I'm gonna need a much better camera! First cut: a mossy kinda Rio - this has the clear areas where you can see into the rock. My camera couldn't capture that. Note to self: get more Rios from Mel the knob I need to find a better method of tightening and the end cut. That's it for now. I have a pile of Stone Canyon rough (next tumble material) calling me, so I'm gonna be busy for awhile. Oh, I do have a question. I'm used to cutting pretty big rough on my 24" and haven't ever cut such rounded stones such as these Rios. Anything I should be concerned about with round stones? Can the blade deflect off the stone instead of slicing right in? Any tricks for clamping the vise down on a round rock? -thanks!
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Post by broseph82 on Jan 27, 2015 17:12:21 GMT -5
captbob the one thing the "ol' timers" in my club can't stress enough when loading stones in the vise is to always have a small block of wood touching the stone in between the clamp and stone. Makes for a tighter fit. People there who have disregarded this have always dished a blade
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Post by captbob on Jan 27, 2015 17:27:23 GMT -5
The vise has wood faces. I also put wood blocks in the vise on the opposite side from the blade if the rock isn't big enough to fill the vise. This helps keep the vise from being all askew when tightening it. Don't have a picture of that, but I'm pretty sure that anyone with a saw understands.
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