1mofo
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the toting my hands dirty now just cutting slabs for the colder months when I can't get to my barn
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Post by 1mofo on Jan 11, 2015 19:19:35 GMT -5
Hi I have not started to take the slabs I cut this summer and make them into cabs I'm very new to this and was wondering if what I have done to clean the oil is eanuph As soon as they came out of the was I put them in a bucket with dawn and water to cut most of the oil left on them As I prepair to start making cabs I have seen that oil still is evident Will soaking them in the same dawn and water do the trick Any help would be great Thank you Mike
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 11, 2015 20:20:00 GMT -5
I go straight from the saw to kitty litter or some other absorbent material, then into dishwasher detergent, and then place the slabs out in the sun for a couple of days. Probably overkill but it does seem to remove all the oil.....Mel
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 11, 2015 20:39:08 GMT -5
I'm the same way as Mel.....Works great...
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Post by socalagatehound on Jan 11, 2015 21:41:28 GMT -5
Me too!
Craig
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Post by phil on Jan 11, 2015 22:46:58 GMT -5
Mine go straight to dawn/water (heavy on the dawn) then at the end of the run, I hand wash them in clean warm water/dawn and set them out to dry. So far, no oil residue on them, even the softer more porous ones. Oh... I use the Dawn 2x.
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Post by deb193redux on Jan 11, 2015 23:07:19 GMT -5
Usually soaking and scrubbing like Phil says is enough. If any still smell like oil, I put in 225 deg oven for a hour or two. Then the smell is gone.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jan 11, 2015 23:28:17 GMT -5
Cook them in kitty litter on a hot plate at about 100-150F for several hours.
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Post by pauls on Jan 11, 2015 23:42:35 GMT -5
You could try some of that spray on degreaser you can get at car accessory places, or failing that try some of the other detergent based cleaners under your kitchen sink, they easily remove fat splatter from tiles and benches so should work on slabs.
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TByrd
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Post by TByrd on Jan 12, 2015 1:54:15 GMT -5
I do the kitty litter trick, seems to work great.
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kenefick
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Post by kenefick on Jan 12, 2015 9:21:17 GMT -5
I think part of the equation depends on the oil. I use the 'horse lax' in a 10" saw and Duoprime 90 food-grade mineral oil in the 18". In both cases, I put the cut slabs in an old dish drainer first to let the excess oil drip off, then into kitty litter/oil dri overnight. The slabs cut with the Duoprime clean up much more quickly, while the 'horse lax' cuts sometimes need an additional washing with Dawn.
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Post by bobby1 on Jan 12, 2015 23:22:21 GMT -5
I wipe them off with a rag as I remove them from the saw and then put them into kitty litter overnight. Remove them from the litter, dust them off with a rag and then rinse them in the sink with a little liquid soap. They are ready to cab! Because I'm on a septic system I try not to get any oils in the drain so I don't wash the oil off in the sink. For me kitty litter is very effective. Bob
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1mofo
off to a rocking start
the toting my hands dirty now just cutting slabs for the colder months when I can't get to my barn
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Post by 1mofo on Jan 20, 2015 16:24:51 GMT -5
Thana for all the response to my question folks I have one more Would TSP be a good idea or will it cause problems that I'm not aware of Thanks again
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Post by deb193redux on Jan 20, 2015 19:48:57 GMT -5
Mostly nowdays HomeDepot has TSP substitute solution, but the powder is real. I have added both to my slab bucket water - but honestly Dawn works the best. Some folks use a biodegradable detergent.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 20, 2015 20:51:03 GMT -5
Dawn is the best for sure!!!!
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1mofo
off to a rocking start
the toting my hands dirty now just cutting slabs for the colder months when I can't get to my barn
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Post by 1mofo on Jan 20, 2015 21:49:49 GMT -5
I have used dawn from the first . But mite not have been as much as needed I'm going to wash and then put in oven as suggested by Jamesp The oil I'm using is from Covington it's the stuff that came with the saw should I keep using it or is there something better?
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Post by deb193redux on Jan 20, 2015 22:08:15 GMT -5
That oil is a type of white mineral oil. Its OK. I use white mineral oil form farm & tractor store.
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Post by phil on Jan 20, 2015 22:55:31 GMT -5
Make sure the oven you use is not one you cook food to eat with..... Dawn still the best.
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1mofo
off to a rocking start
the toting my hands dirty now just cutting slabs for the colder months when I can't get to my barn
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Post by 1mofo on Feb 19, 2015 0:09:35 GMT -5
Thanks again for the pointers folks I guess I wasn't cleaning good after the slab cut I increased the dawn to water mix and washed a bit longer that took care of it . Now I have a mess I made of a parcel of opals I got just over a year and a half ago from Africa welo a good friend told me to put them in oil so I did they sat in the oil for just about a month I was talking to another Friend and mentioned that I had them in oil he just about flipped telling me that's a bad thing so now I have been rinsing them in dawn to extract the oil Will this be good eanuph ? Have I just lost the value of the stones ? Is there a better way of removing the oil ? I know I some times should double check my info before acting on it .
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jcinpc
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Post by jcinpc on Feb 20, 2015 23:53:10 GMT -5
that right there is the reason I use water with a rust inhibitor, yes I have heard all the complaints and cons from folks over the years but I will never cut my coral with oil, don't like the dark spots it leaves when you cook it . I have never had a problem with rust or blades messing up . This blade is doing great at 2 years of use so far , I put a brick or 2 in the tank when I put water in it so when I am done I take it to drop the level and leave the lid open
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Post by Rockoonz on Feb 21, 2015 0:08:40 GMT -5
jcinpc it looks like your coolant is milky white, you aren't using cool tool machinists coolant by any chance? It's an excellent rust inhibitor but is very toxic and intended for machining metals, not rocks. If you want to go with water based the stuff Diamond Pacific sells is a much better choice.
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