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Post by HankRocks on Apr 15, 2018 21:40:16 GMT -5
Picked this old 24" Highland Park Saw today for $1200. There's a lot of heavy gauge metal in this one as it was a heavy so-of-a-gun to unload. The seller threw in about 100lbs of Mexican Coconuts and 100 lbs of mixed agate including some old stock Brazilian Agateand about 40 pounds of different grades grit. Now to start the clean-up - yuck!! That's my son in the picture with me and the saw. IMG_0897 by Findrocks, on Flickr
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Post by Pat on Apr 15, 2018 21:52:15 GMT -5
I think there are directions on here to Flickr photos on. Good luck!
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 15, 2018 23:20:43 GMT -5
Dang! That thing is a tank!!!!! Nice catch!
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Post by parfive on Apr 15, 2018 23:43:48 GMT -5
Doesn’t look bad at all . . . I can see light through the plexi.
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Post by cobbledstones on Apr 15, 2018 23:49:10 GMT -5
good buy, I would have snagged it for that price too. lots of cutting in your future.
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Post by Rockoonz on Apr 15, 2018 23:59:22 GMT -5
Definitely a smokin good deal even without the rocks thrown in. Looks like it has the big vice too.
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Post by grumpybill on Apr 16, 2018 4:21:57 GMT -5
Day-um!
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Post by HankRocks on Apr 16, 2018 7:36:34 GMT -5
It also has a light inside which we had to partially dis-assemble to get the saw in under the doorway of the trailer. Never seen a light on a big saw before. Haven't tried cleaning the plexiglass yet to see how it's held up over the years. It is a solid build with lots of thick steel plate. Seller had removed the gun the Germans had mounted on it The Seller had a battery operated fork lift rated at 3000 pounds so loading, except for the light fixture connect on top of the hood, was easy. Worried about un-loading and it turned out pretty easy as we backed the trailer up where the wheels just touched the driveway at the slope up from the street and it was only a 4 inch drop to drive. Added a 2 X 4 on top of a 2 X 6 and it was only a matter of pushing up the driveway 80 feet to the garage. He had some old nasty smelling oil it so cleanup will not be fun. I will order more the equestrian Mineral Oil, much nicer to cut with and the smell is tolerable. May contemplate a oil slurry cleanup system. Usually reserve my tattered and torn clothes for saw clean up and then just toss them and do most of my preliminary wash up behind the house, definitely warm weather task.
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Post by orrum on Apr 16, 2018 7:45:41 GMT -5
Score, you stole all those goodies at thst price!
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Post by Peruano on Apr 16, 2018 7:51:45 GMT -5
Sweet. And its totally easy to disassemble as needed to get at rust, gunk, or adjustment. Its always nice to see the red paint instead of rust.
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Post by fernwood on Apr 16, 2018 16:23:54 GMT -5
Very good find.
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NRG
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since February 2018
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Post by NRG on Apr 16, 2018 23:36:17 GMT -5
Smoking saw, smoking deal.
Congratulations Hank!
ETA
I have bought a couple of stinky saws and it was 3 oil CHANGES before the smell when away.
If you find a simple solution, please advise. Stinky lube is YUK!
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Post by grumpybill on Apr 17, 2018 7:16:45 GMT -5
A good pressure washing with a mild detergent should get rid of the stank.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 17, 2018 9:37:31 GMT -5
SCORE!!! Now get to work...LOL
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Post by HankRocks on Apr 17, 2018 12:57:01 GMT -5
Like I didn't have anything else on my plate! but as I have noted over the years, when an opportunity knocks, answer before it goes away!!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Apr 17, 2018 13:52:24 GMT -5
Nice buy! You might need to keep your son around to get the huge rocks in that you’ll be able to cut in there.
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Post by HankRocks on Apr 17, 2018 14:05:30 GMT -5
Have several over in the back of the yard that it should be able to cut, my middle son unloaded them for me and put them back there. Have another source of a few large ones I may go get now, just need someone with me to load them in the truck. At least I am smart enough these days to know my limit for lifting dead weight off the ground.
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goatgrinder
spending too much on rocks
Make mine a man cave
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Post by goatgrinder on Apr 17, 2018 18:30:56 GMT -5
One of the better deals that I have seen. Great buy!
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Apr 18, 2018 13:16:48 GMT -5
Wow why does your son look so much older then you? Is that a HP 24" model U? Looks to be late 60's just like mine, I better double check my back yard. It took 7 of us to lift it by hand into and out of my trailer, these HP 24's bad boys will last for ever they have more steel in them then most cars on the road today. Great find. Happy slabbing. You son looks just as happy as you are to have it. Enjoy!
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Post by HankRocks on Apr 18, 2018 14:26:04 GMT -5
Just looked and it is a Model "U", they didn't mind using steel 50 years ago. I think he was happy that 3 of us managed to unload it. It came with casters the legs so that simplified the task. I cleaned the plexi-glass and it's in great shape, light will also help. It's ashamed that my son's hair turned grey like it did, must have been the college life.
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