Getta Grip
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by Getta Grip on Apr 11, 2020 8:33:17 GMT -5
Greetings Everyone, I would appreciate hearing your opinion on belts for my B26 belt sander. A good deal on diamond belts is about $140 each. I can get SIC (silicon Carbide) belts for about $15 each. I know diamond will outlast SIC, but how much? I can almost get 10 Sic belts for the price of one diamond belt. Any thoughts or opinions?
Another thought.... Does anyone know if a spent belt can be re-coated with a diamond slurry? I know this is done with wheels but I don't know if it can be done to belts. The resin would have to be pretty flexible. Again, I would very much appreciate your thoughts and comments.
Thanks Glen
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Getta Grip
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Post by Getta Grip on Mar 29, 2020 11:02:21 GMT -5
I have some slabs with bad saw marks. I would like to salvage and maybe polish them on this machine. I expect I will need a range of belt grits, starting around 100 grit and going up to ?? How fine do I need to go before moving to a polishing wheel? What range belts would you want to have, to clean up slabs and polish them? Thanks in advance for your thoughts Glen
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Getta Grip
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Member since November 2016
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Post by Getta Grip on Mar 29, 2020 10:54:13 GMT -5
I decided I have too many projects. I pressure washed this saw and sold it to "Dave". Dave is new to Lapidary and was excited to have this project. He has done a great job restoring it! He got a great deal and I got a great deal, an old saw has been saved and I don't have it on my project list! WIN WIN WIN! Nelson by Glen Ray, on Flickr
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Getta Grip
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Member since November 2016
Posts: 81
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Post by Getta Grip on Mar 29, 2020 9:35:06 GMT -5
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Getta Grip
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Member since November 2016
Posts: 81
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Post by Getta Grip on Mar 24, 2020 10:56:02 GMT -5
Greetings Rockers!
In a couple hours I'm going to pick up a Highland Park B26 wet belt sander. It has a belt on one side and a buffing pad on the other.
This unit is missing the buffer shroud. Does anybody have one of these shrouds laying around? I think it's the same shroud used on the B series combo units.
Have any of you used a B26 sander? I'm thinking of replacing the buffer with a diamond lap.
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Getta Grip
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since November 2016
Posts: 81
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Post by Getta Grip on Mar 6, 2020 9:12:41 GMT -5
Good day everyone, A couple days ago, I bought a Nelson 12 D rock saw. It was really filthy with some prehistoric crud that has started to petrify. I've been cleaning it up and I am impressed with it. This thing is made of cast iron. It's heave but beneath the filth, it is in great condition. The original motor seems to be in really good condition and the rails and rollers are in great shape too. here's a few pictures Right side by Glen Ray, on Flickr Left side by Glen Ray, on Flickr Original motor runs by Glen Ray, on Flickr Tag by Glen Ray, on Flickr Pretty grimey by Glen Ray, on Flickr
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Getta Grip
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since November 2016
Posts: 81
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Post by Getta Grip on Dec 27, 2019 22:13:30 GMT -5
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Getta Grip
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Posts: 81
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Post by Getta Grip on Dec 27, 2019 21:46:44 GMT -5
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Getta Grip
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Member since November 2016
Posts: 81
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Post by Getta Grip on Dec 26, 2019 12:16:59 GMT -5
Merry Christmas Rockers! My old saw is getting a new MK-301 blade. It should be here 1-7-20. I have a question for you more experienced rockers.
My existing blade has a thick paper piece between the blade and the spindle flange. It seems to me if a paper disk should be on one side of the blade it should be on both sides. Any thoughts why I should put a paper piece between the blade and the mounting flanges?
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Getta Grip
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Member since November 2016
Posts: 81
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Post by Getta Grip on Dec 18, 2019 0:06:54 GMT -5
This is the first after rebuild my carriage mounts. I cut a half dozen of these. Nice yellow colors. clean cut by Glen Ray, on Flickr I cut 6 of these Pet wood slabs. There some different features in them. 3 of 6 slabs by Glen Ray, on Flickr Here's some strange crystals in the pet rock. Crystals in pet wood by Glen Ray, on Flickr These bow ties are about 3/8"wide. Bow ties by Glen Ray, on Flickr I'm not sure what this next slab is. I cut a couple of them. They kinda look like plastic barf. Slab by Glen Ray, on Flickr
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Getta Grip
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Post by Getta Grip on Dec 14, 2019 20:55:40 GMT -5
Well done Glen. Much better workmanship than what was in there to start with Thank you, but really that wasn't a real high bar. I think this was probably a kit saw from long ago. It seems to be working good now. I have slabbed about 2 feet of rock so far and it all looks real good. Right now I have a 8" long piece of pet wood in the vice. I'm cutting it with the grain. If I get a few good slabs with minimum saw marks, I will put what's left of the Brazilian agate back in the vice and see if I can get some clean slabs. I will be gluing it to a piece of 4x4.
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Getta Grip
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since November 2016
Posts: 81
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Post by Getta Grip on Dec 14, 2019 9:02:11 GMT -5
I got my saw back together today. I was shocked! The alignment was only .004" out across 18". I aligned it to less than .001" out and completed the assembly. I picked a rock from my pile and started cutting. I made 2 cuts. The first had a couple saw marks in the first 1/4" but then was smooth. The second cut was perfect!!!!! YEA! not one saw mark on either half! This picture shows the end that is still in the vice. The face is 4" tall and 3" wide. Tomorrow I'll cut a couple more slabs. By the way ... does anyone recognize this type stone? clean cut by Glen Ray, on Flickr Looks like a petrified potato. Good news about the saw. OF COURSE!! I should have recognized it!........ Taterite otherwise called Spudite!
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Getta Grip
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since November 2016
Posts: 81
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Post by Getta Grip on Dec 14, 2019 0:28:00 GMT -5
I got my saw back together today. I was shocked! The alignment was only .004" out across 18". I aligned it to less than .001" out and completed the assembly. I picked a rock from my pile and started cutting. I made 2 cuts. The first had a couple saw marks in the first 1/4" but then was smooth. The second cut was perfect!!!!! YEA! not one saw mark on either half! This picture shows the end that is still in the vice. The face is 4" tall and 3" wide. Tomorrow I'll cut a couple more slabs. By the way ... does anyone recognize this type stone? clean cut by Glen Ray, on Flickr
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Getta Grip
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since November 2016
Posts: 81
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Post by Getta Grip on Dec 13, 2019 0:15:46 GMT -5
I decided I would use 1/2-13 socket head flat screws to connect the guide rods to the end bars. I suspect some of you are not aware that you can get lock washers for flat head screws. You can, but you should always consider them to be a one time device. In this picture, the lock washer on the left was used once and the one on the right is new. Notice how the points on the used one are all flattened out and the points on the new one are all angled. The used one "might" not allow the screw to come loose, but the new one will not allow the screw to come loose. I installed the one on the left to verify a proper fit in the countersink I cut into the bars. Flathead lockwashers by Glen Ray, on Flickr It looks like this installed. Screw installed by Glen Ray, on Flickr Today, I bolted the new end bars to the guide rods and I installed the carriage assembly back into the saw. I put the blade back in and did a rough alignment (+- .005") before I transferred the end bar mounting holes to the saw box. I haven't aligned it yet but I did get the drive screw re-installed.
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Getta Grip
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since November 2016
Posts: 81
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Post by Getta Grip on Dec 10, 2019 21:54:10 GMT -5
I started drilling the new bars for the ends of the guide rods. I thought I had all the tooling I needed but...... I'm now waiting for a tool to counterbore for the heads of the bolts that will secure the guide rods to the end bars, New rails in progress by Glen Ray, on Flickr
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Getta Grip
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since November 2016
Posts: 81
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Post by Getta Grip on Dec 9, 2019 22:25:08 GMT -5
No Dropbox account needed. It can be downloaded directly. You were able to download it from Dropbox, without Dropbox? Wow, I didn't think it would do that. Thanks for the info. I just tried it. I could see it, but it has no functionality and I don't see a method to download it without being logged in.
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Getta Grip
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since November 2016
Posts: 81
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Post by Getta Grip on Dec 9, 2019 22:21:36 GMT -5
Well, I guess a link is better than nothing. I believe it will require the receiver to have a Dropbox account. It is free.... No Dropbox account needed. It can be downloaded directly. You were able to download it from Dropbox, without Dropbox? Wow, I didn't think it would do that. Thanks for the info.
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Getta Grip
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Member since November 2016
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Post by Getta Grip on Dec 9, 2019 20:13:00 GMT -5
Well, I guess a link is better than nothing. I believe it will require the receiver to have a Dropbox account. It is free....
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Getta Grip
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Member since November 2016
Posts: 81
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Post by Getta Grip on Dec 9, 2019 20:10:23 GMT -5
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Getta Grip
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Post by Getta Grip on Dec 9, 2019 18:19:33 GMT -5
Greatings, I have a great Excel file I created for math issues, like pulley sizes, RPM, SCFM, triangles squares circles arc fragments hexagrams polygrams of any number, and more.
I cannot figure out how to make it available to RTH users. The 3rd party folks won't allow it. Can a moderator look at it and maybe make it available for users to download it?
Thanks Glen
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