herchenx
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Post by herchenx on May 4, 2013 17:21:24 GMT -5
I bought an old 12" saw last summer and used it a lot until December, when it got cold enough that I didn't want to be out there. Also, the saw was badly in need of a clean out, and I have not been motivated to do it, until today. I've seen the brown paper bag filter trick, but didn't have any paper bags, so I thought I'd try one of the reusable Walmart shopping bags I like to buy for rockhounding. It fit perfectly on top of the 5-gallon bucket, and held while I filled it with sludge! I used a measuring cup to scoop out the sludge, and it was thick The bag held nicely, I threw in the cleanup rags and gloves since what is inside the bag will get thrown out. Here is the saw as clean as I can get it. I filled it with new oil and am letting it run to just clean everything up for a final photo It is running now and hopefully will be ready to cut again!
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on May 4, 2013 17:50:36 GMT -5
Man, You make me feel guilty John. I need to clean my saw too but I hate it so much I usually cut till my coolant is like brown pudding *L*. Guess I'll change blades too when I eventually get to it.....eventually *L*....Mel
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herchenx
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Post by herchenx on May 4, 2013 17:55:12 GMT -5
This was way worse than pudding, it was like semi - hardened cement. It was bad.
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Post by Peruano on May 4, 2013 17:56:10 GMT -5
John, Yes you reach that stage where it can't be avoided unless you want to be repelled from a hobby you otherwise love. Your bag will probably work fine. Count on the filtration to be slow. A lot the first day, 50% less the next day and then its day by day to get .5" or so in the bucket. I've had two cleanouts of the big saw and a comparable number for my trim saw in which I run oil. The first time I cleaned out the box like I was going to sell the saw, but the second time, I was less fastidious (still a bit more dedicated to the process than you, but it was not necessary to have a dry, clean box. How quickly your oil gets fouled depends on what you cut. Rhyolite seems to accelerate the accumulation of junk (I suspect the specific gravity of the crud determines how much it floats and hence how it affects the viscosity of the oil. You will enjoy the new oil in the saw and probably enjoy seeing the recovery process too. Hey in a hobby where you can get kicks out of fumbling around in cat litter looking for slabs that you had forgotten you put in there to get rid of the oil, even watching oil drip through a bag and change from glicky brown to white again is exciting. Cheers, Tom
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 5, 2013 8:41:15 GMT -5
Clean oil make smooth cuts:>I removed 4 gallons of that gunk and burned it in a fire pit last month(kerosene and gear oil).It burned for 4-5 hours and left nothing but fine grey powder.Like you said Tom;what you cut can make dirty oil in a hurry.Limestone covered silicifications make muck in a hurryu. I was saving money using the kerosene mix and it cut well but the smell is bad.It was nice to see it burn to fine dry powder. Refining it is fun.
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