OregonBorn
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Post by OregonBorn on Jun 30, 2016 15:11:01 GMT -5
Thanks for the link. I did see them at the P'ville Pow Wow, come to think of it, but I did not make the connection. Doi! But I was only there for a brief time early on Thursday morning and I did not get much sleep the night before (it was really cold there Wednesday night). On this topic though, I have been talked into trying diesel fuel, with one qt of Non Detergent 30 wt motor oil added per 5 gallons of diesel. Some have been using this saw cutting 'oil' mix for years in very hot conditions, with very good results. $15 for 5 gallons. Rocks cut with diesel will have that smell for a long time. Good Luck with having a display of diesel cut rock in your house, especially near a window that gets sun. I have gotten several buckets of rocks (mostly end cuts) from a guy that cuts with the diesel/oil mix, and they have no smell to them at all. They are sitting in buckets in the sun right now outside my window, as a matter of fact. No fumes. As a general rule I do not display rocks in my house anyway. I have seen too many people get carried away and their rocks have completely taken over their property, inside and out. My rocks ~have~ taken over my indoor shop, but that is it! Back I say! No rocks shall pass any further into my domicile! Also the 18 inch saw that I was looking at was sold before I could get it, so... no cutting oil needed now. It needed a new saw blade anyway. This thread has me intrigued though. I used diesel for years as a solvent when I was roofing and doing machining work.
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OregonBorn
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Post by OregonBorn on Jun 29, 2016 16:54:31 GMT -5
rockpickerforever is tumbling some noggin knockers. Killer conglom's. Bodacious beach rocks. And one with a cavern full of big grit. Jean tumbled the spoon too. I want your recipe for Rock Snot Stew! Those seasoned soup stones look delicious.
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OregonBorn
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Post by OregonBorn on Jun 29, 2016 16:45:44 GMT -5
And I lived in Sandy Eggo for 7 years and I never once went to that beach to collect rocks. Or even thought about it. Actually I never went -to- Oceanside for anything, but drove through there a million times. I 'wasted' my time there hunting for Tourmaline up around Alpine, desert rocks and for jades up along the coast north of Pismo Beach.
Amazing. Now the masses will ascend and that beach will be picked clean in no time after seeing these photos.
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OregonBorn
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Post by OregonBorn on Jun 29, 2016 16:18:03 GMT -5
Thanks for the link. I did see them at the P'ville Pow Wow, come to think of it, but I did not make the connection. Doi! But I was only there for a brief time early on Thursday morning and I did not get much sleep the night before (it was really cold there Wednesday night).
On this topic though, I have been talked into trying diesel fuel, with one qt of Non Detergent 30 wt motor oil added per 5 gallons of diesel. Some have been using this saw cutting 'oil' mix for years in very hot conditions, with very good results. $15 for 5 gallons.
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OregonBorn
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Post by OregonBorn on Jun 27, 2016 19:22:35 GMT -5
I bought a Chicago dual mini roller tumbler at HF about a year ago for $44 with the 20% off coupon. I used it for about 2 weeks and it ran really hot. The rollers were bent pretty badly and it wobbled fiercely causing the barrels to chafe badly. That was just a test as more or less of a joke though, as I only bought it for the two barrels to use in an older Lortone 3A that I got w/o any barrels. The on/off switch was a nice feature, and the power cord was nice though.
After that I have a Pacific Diamond/Mini-Sonic vibratory tumbler that the controller circuit died on me after 6 months of heavy use. They are really LOUD to run and of you use them with anything more than medium grit the canisters wear out really fast. They do a nice job tumbling though, and use less grit and remove less rock material, but... they do wear out, just like roller tumblers do.
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Post by OregonBorn on Jun 27, 2016 18:56:19 GMT -5
IMO it's way too thick and the flash point is too low. I use the Stellar Lubricants oil. The base is a tech grade mineral oil used in cosmetics. The club shop has used it for about a year and I got a 55 gallon drum a few months back, works great in all my saws. Hey Lee, where did you get the Stellar mineral oil? I am in the PDX area (also in the MHRC).
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