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Post by catmandewe on Jul 30, 2010 23:18:21 GMT -5
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deedolce
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since October 2006
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Post by deedolce on Jul 31, 2010 0:25:21 GMT -5
Wow! I wish...
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Post by tkrueger3 on Jul 31, 2010 0:48:06 GMT -5
I emailed him, just for curious. Does that look like a flat lap sitting on the table with the saw? It's not mentioned in his craigslist writeup, so I asked about it in my email.
We'll see......
Tom
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Post by catmandewe on Jul 31, 2010 12:27:05 GMT -5
Yeah I emailed him too, but never got an answer. Does look like a flat lap on the table, but it looks like it is missing some parts. Still should be able to make it work, most everything that is pertinent looks to be there.
Good luck Tom.
Tony
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Post by tkrueger3 on Jul 31, 2010 12:30:17 GMT -5
Well, so far I have dibs on it. (S)he's calling that thing a "flat buffer". I've never heard that term - is it something real, or is she just calling it the wrong name.
Tom
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papat
spending too much on rocks
Member since July 2010
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Post by papat on Aug 1, 2010 3:40:55 GMT -5
did you get saw to
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Post by tkrueger3 on Aug 1, 2010 11:50:44 GMT -5
Yup, I already paid for it. Going up tomorrow to pick it up. I am not a real long way from being close to broke, but this is something I just could NOT pass up! I guess I'm a "bargain basement" kind of guy, or something like that! LOL!
Tom
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Post by jakesrocks on Aug 1, 2010 12:08:54 GMT -5
The add and pics have already been taken down, but chances are the flat buffer is really a flat lap. Let us know when you pick it up. Post some pics, and we should be able to ID it for you. Lots of us old goats around that know those old machines. Don
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Post by tkrueger3 on Aug 1, 2010 16:50:25 GMT -5
Thanks - I'm counting on you "old goats" (I resemble that remark!) to help me figure it out, since I've never even SEEN a flat lap in person. The only thing I know about flat laps is that I need one to polish flat stuff, like thunder egg slices, or the parts of an intarsia, or the backsides of the pieces of a doublet. I know absolute zero about the mechanics or the operation of one. But I'm dying to learn!
Tom
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Post by tkrueger3 on Aug 3, 2010 13:11:56 GMT -5
Picked the saw and table up yesterday and stored it in my kid's garage until she comes down here this weekend. The saw looks to be in great condition (it could use a good cleaning, and if I cared, a paint job). The table is heavy - solid oak - and the thing that's mounted on it that I thought was a lap, isn't. It's some sort of homemade buffing contraption. The motor is mounted beneath the table, with the shaft protruding through the table top. There is an 8" buffing pad with a leather cover attached to the shaft. Someone took a strip of sheet metal and made a circular splash-catcher around the buffer. So, they were correct - it's a "flat buffer"! Of course, I don't have a clue how to use it, but I'm guessing I'll learn! ;D Oh, by the way, the saw is in fact a Lortone LS-10. YAY! Tom
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