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Post by HankRocks on Dec 19, 2020 17:04:43 GMT -5
What a messy job, did sacrifice half a box of old rags and the shirt I was wearing to the task. Think I will have a beer(maybe two) to celebrate!!
My timing is off, it's going to take longer to gravity filter the old oily sludge with the garage temp at 50, would have been faster during the Summer months with the garage temp in the 90's. Hope to capture 6 to 7 gallons before it's finished.
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Post by Peruano on Dec 19, 2020 17:47:13 GMT -5
I usually recoup about 1/3 of the oil I'm filtering in the first 24 to 36 hours, then things slow down and its a daily dribble of 1 cup or so, but I'm not filtering more than 3 gallons at a time. But it feels so good to recover the clean oil from such contaminated sludge/oil. I've always been one to dive in and not worry about getting oily in the process but of late, I've started thinking about stuff that could be in that sediment and am trying to wear gloves to reduce contact in the cleaning process. Clean saws are like clean cars, they run faster and smoother - or at least that's the way it feels.
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Post by Mel on Dec 30, 2020 15:18:53 GMT -5
Cleaning out a saw is some cheap therapy. Feels so good to see it (mostly) clean!
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Post by Peruano on Dec 31, 2020 10:37:58 GMT -5
Not trying to hijack the thread but I'm hoping to hear from Mel on the status of the crunge that was problematic in her initial cleaning. Has the filling it with oil and time helped to soften and self-clean the beast? Oil works wonders on a lot of things, it just does not like to come out of my shirts when I forget to wear the apron.
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Post by manofglass on Dec 31, 2020 11:53:09 GMT -5
I just use rags a paint brush and a putty knife to clean mine
And lots of hot soapy water to wash the rags in
Mine is only a 18”
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QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Dec 31, 2020 15:04:58 GMT -5
Once the fluid oil/sludge is drained, a layer of kitty litter (the plain kind - not the dyed and scented stuff) can be poured into the saw reservoir and mixed with the remaining sludge. This makes cleaning it out much easier. You can then scoop most of the sludge/kitty litter mixture out with a wide putty knife. Then a spritzer bottle with WD-40, a stiff nylon bristle brush, and terrycloth rags makes pretty quick work of the final cleaning.
Larry C.
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