Auto feed on Highland Park Saw?

[deedolce]

Hi all! I just bought an old Highland Park 10" saw, and the guy sold it to me with all the parts to make it auto feed, but I'm stumped. This is my first saw bigger than 6", and I have no clue how it fits on and works. My son is handy, can someone post a pic if they have that set up on their lapidary saw? I'd really appreciate it!! Thanks,

dee

[sandsman1]

is it electric or gravity feed

[deedolce]

Heck if I know! It must be electric, because it has a motor. Here are the parts:


and here's the saw.


Any help welcome! I guess I don't need auto feed, but since he sent the parts, it would be nice to have!

dee

[deb193]

The motor is going to go on the front and turn the threaded rod. Usually the threaded rod goes right above the rod that guides the vise. One of those smaller pieces is going to ride on the threaded rod and also push the vise along. I am not sure how the other rod fits in.

Later tonight or early tomorrow I can post some pictures of my autofeed from my 10" Beacon-Star.

Can you post a picture of the front of your saw? Also any pictures of holes on the vise platform where things might attach or the other rod might get inserted.

[deedolce]

Thanks Daniel! I really appreciate your help!! Here's a pic of the front of the saw:


but I don't see any holes on the vise platform! ??

dee

[StompRocks]

Wouldn't the threaded rod replace that solid rod on the right side that the vise now slides on?

[deb193]

stomprocks said:

Wouldn't the threaded rod replace that solid rod on the right side that the vise now slides on?

I think it would if there were solkd guides under the sled. Thats what I have. But without other solkd guides, I think the threaded rod would flex too much.

[deb193]

Ok, my layout is not the same, but I hope these pictures help.

I think the motor will mountonthe front and drive the threaded rod, which needs to have a part that rides on it and pushes the sled.





I think your saw is the same as the successor Diamond Pacafic Model 10TS-B

www.cyberrockhound.com/images/DiamondPac/10TSB-w.jpg

SO try to find out how that saw gets adapted for autofeed

[connrock]

Hi Dee,
It's VERY hard to tell by looking at photo's but I don't think you havee all the parts for the auto feed.
To my knowledge I don't think Highland Park made a 10" saw with a power feed so this would be a total add on.

If I had the parts in my hand I KNOW I could help but other then that all I can do is say I'm sorry I can't help.

connrock

[deedolce]

Ack. Thanks for the thought!! Yeah, my son thinks there's missing parts, because nothing is tapped for the threaded rod. I contacted the ebay guy and he said he got it all at an estate sale, and just used it as a 'gravity feed'. soooo...why is it called gravity feed if there's no counter weight? (I had an old Gryphan that had rods and weights and vise. Never could make anything with it...)

~dee

[connrock]

Dee,
You can use a gravity feed by attaching one end of a very small flexible wire cable to the existing screw on the vise guide and the other end to a small bucket which you can put sand in to adjust the amount of weight (feed rate).

Make a loop in the cable and use a crimp to hold the loop.Don't make it tight around the screw but instead make it so that it can be easily removed.It will stay on the screw by the pull of the weighted bucket.

It looks like you'll have to add another pulley so that the cable will clear the main base of the saw and not rub on it.

You can get the limp cable and crimp at a hardware store or if you have fishermen in the family maybe one has the cable and crimps used on downriggers.

Here's a simple drawing of what I think you need.



Hope this helps.

connrock

[deedolce]

Wow, that helps tremendously connrock, thanks so much!! I think that's the way I'll go instead of fiddling with missing parts on something that this saw never had! And something that even this newb can handle. :-)

~dee

[deb193]

This Raytech saw has a similar sled and guide bar. I think what you will need to do is ass a plate at the front and back of the table that can hold the threaded rod. Add some sort of clamp or bracket to the read of you sled guide that can also ride on the threaded bar.



BUt, you also need to be able to lift the middle piece up off of the threads so you can slide the sled back to the front. You will need to solve that issue.

[jhill]

I know this post is old. But info on this saw seems slim. Do you happen to have a manual for this saw? I have a hp 10ts and looking for replacement parts for it.

[coloradocliff]

Highland Park will get you the parts you need. Have you contacted them yet? Look at their website. They are now made in China but good quality and stock parts for older saws.

[Deleted]

Saws are pretty simple. What needs repair?. Lot of smart folks here.

Rockoonz, quartz, AzRockGeek, catmandewe

[Rockoonz]

Not for a trim saw,
their parts are for slab saws.
Diamond pacific has a cargo container with old HP parts, they may have what you need.

[Rockoonz]

Pic would be good. Better yet a new thread with pic

[Peruano]

Go to the HP website - old literature section and chose the 10ts saw description in the 1970s era catalog. It has a pretty good photo and description of all features (that one never had an autofeed; although the vice obviously has a crossfeed). Lots of those saws were produced so robbing parts from a used one or fabricating something once it has been evaluated and on or seen might be possible.

www.hplapidary.com/en/oldhpliterature

[Rockoonz]

I own the trim saw from the 1946 catalog.