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Off Topic Area => Random Musings => Topic started by: Phishisgroovin on March 05, 2023, 08:21:45 AM
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FINALLY i will be able to bring my 20 inch saw out of hibernation.
Just scored 12 gallons or so of clean mineral oil on offerup for $25 (the price of ONE gallon at farm supply) I cant wait to cut my boulders again!!
I have so many rocks i want to slab and sell its crazy.
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I will be slicing up the jasper or pagioclase mistaken commonly as teanaway jade. That green porcelain type finish it has is insane.
Now that i have a huge winch for my truck, i will be able to load more into my truck this spring from our claims.
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Let the good times roll...!
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I cant wait to bring the saw out of mothball and let it eat again. I love cutting rocks.
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Yeah, gettin' to see inside a rock for the first time is still one of my favorite parts of lapidary work. Always will be... .
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Same here, only me and the creator seen it till i show others
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Slice em up!!
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turned out to be unusable in my saw. it was airplane engine oil.
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My local power company drains a transformer from time to time and gives me the oil, usually in the 35 gallons range. Oil and gas distributer here says it is basically the same oil as rock cutting oil. I don't know, but it works.. Power company also changes hydraulic oil in their drilling trucks annually and the hydraulic oil seems to work fine as well. Everybody has their own opinion on cutting oil, but free is good.
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Great on the free oil.. but do you know what is in it? Transformer oil was popular for years but most of it has a ton of horrible things in it. Make sure you know what is in the oil or at least be advised it can be very harmful.
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We all have to make our own choices on that. I've had several big saws going for many years that would not have turned a cut if I'd had to buy oil. Power co says the pcb's are no longer in the oil. No doubt there are other bad things so decide for yourself.
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Agreed..... Glad to hear there are no PCB's anymore. Now, if the price of used equipment would only come down..
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Free is good. I've been using tractor hydraulic fluid and other than being "oily", it seems to work ok in my Loretone 12 in..
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We all have to make our own choices on that. I've had several big saws going for many years that would not have turned a cut if I'd had to buy oil. Power co says the pcb's are no longer in the oil. No doubt there are other bad things so decide for yourself.
These kinds of choices are seldom "your own" - it impacts people around you, and even those who come after we are long gone.
Choices should be informed choices. You should know exactly what is in the oil you are handling, and what the risks are.
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I also use tractor hydraulic fluid in my LS 12. It seems to work fine for me. It is messy, but I bet other oils are also.