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Post by texaswoodie on Jan 4, 2012 9:13:30 GMT -5
Anyone have one of these? Looks like wheels under the motor? Curt
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Post by johnjsgems on Jan 4, 2012 9:43:22 GMT -5
Seen a few. Supposed to be very good because they allow cutting near bottom of wheels.
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Post by BuiltonRock on Jan 5, 2012 21:07:48 GMT -5
I have that exact machine. Lortone Max Pro 8 John
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Post by rockmanken on Jan 5, 2012 22:32:33 GMT -5
I have one too. Great, durable, well built machine. Ken
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Post by rocklicker on Jan 6, 2012 14:17:42 GMT -5
Looks like a great machine Is that a saw reservoir or a coolent tank on top? Looks very easy to work with. Steve
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Post by Rockoonz on Jan 6, 2012 23:36:45 GMT -5
Steve it's the cooling water reservoir. I have one too, the only problem with it is it has 2 1/8"NPT holes in the back for drains, too easy to plug up. I threaded a piece of 3/16 plate with a 3/4 NPT drain and cut a hole in the front for it, now I just have to weld the plate on. The other thing I like about mine is it has removable splash shields on both sides that reoove easily to change belts on my expando.
Lee
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zarguy
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Post by zarguy on Feb 11, 2012 1:13:23 GMT -5
I just bought a used one about a 2 weeks ago. I haven't yet set it up. It seems like a solid machine. The water tank is a little small for me. I'll probably hook it up to a gravity feed water bucket.
The original owner had bored a 1" hole in the bottom for a drain. It seems that the drain holes in the back are about 1/4" off the bottom and you'd always have 1/4" of water in the tray.
Lynn
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jspencer
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Post by jspencer on Feb 11, 2012 12:14:48 GMT -5
I may be wrong but I think that the reason the drain is raised is for using a bubble ring under the expando instead of using a water drip on the drum. It`s a brass round bubble maker that is placed under the drum and fed by an aquarium aerator pump. I repaired an old Gemtech cab machine for a friend that was used that way and had no drain in the expando tray. It used a seperate tray from the 4 wheels it held on the machine. My old Star Diamond machine has the raised drain and have had no problems with it clogging the 1/4" NPT drain outlet. I use the tank from an old humidifier that stopped working for a reservoir with a submersible pond pump and drain back into the same tank to recirculate. I have a shelf about 20" under my cabber it sits on.
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zarguy
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Post by zarguy on Feb 13, 2012 17:20:41 GMT -5
If the holes at the back are stock on this machine, I don't think it has anything to do with geysers or bubblers. This machine has overhead water, which would be unnecessary with bubblers. If I had my way, I'd have the holes on the bottom near the front, which would overhang the table or bench & the drain hose would be connected there. Lynn
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jspencer
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Post by jspencer on Feb 14, 2012 1:32:02 GMT -5
Bubblers would be unnecessary if using an overhead waterfeed yes. But many of the expanding drums I have seen use the bubble ring instead of the water feed. Like I said the Gemtech I repaired had no drain in the pan and only used the bubbler. My Star Diamond has the water feed on the 2 wheels and expando. The drum does throw a lot of water compared to the wheels so it may not be as messy with bubble machine I don`t know. And it does have the drain cenetered at the front to which I attached a 4" pipe nipple with rubber tube down to recovery tank to be recirculated.
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Post by talkingstones on Feb 23, 2012 6:12:08 GMT -5
jspencer, where would one find a bubble ring? The fish tank pump is an easy find, but I haven't seen either the little geysers or bubblers anywhere. I use an overhead drip system that stops when the water gets too low. Really annoying in the middle of a rock! I'd love to find a pump system!
Cathy
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Post by johnjsgems on Feb 23, 2012 9:17:43 GMT -5
Raytech makes a bubbler system with pump/geyser/hose for $40 something. I'm out of them but Dan at Kingsley would have them. You would need at least 1/2" water in the pan. I think the reason the drain fittings are 1/4" off the bottom is because most are welded in and need that much to weld around the bottom. Overhead systems work well with submersible fountain pumps too. They are readily available at Harbor Freight, Home Depot, etc. Be mindful of the feet of lift ratings. If it says 4' that is the maximum it will lift. Recycling water is a bad idea unless there is a way to capture residue without the pump sending it back to the wheels. Easier to use two buckets.
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