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[Phishisgroovin]

so, over the winter and prior, i have my saw covered with a tarp. i was noticing that there is water in the oil as i opened the cover after a cut.
Not really worried right this second, but i get to experience the pleasure of seperating the water from my expensive oil soon. 

[PhilNM]

Winter condensation.... don't you just love it? maybe try sticking a piece of 2x4 across the lip and keeping it open will help prevent condensation....

[wampidy]

I don't think it will be a big problem. If you cut for a while and get the thing warmed up real good the water should evaporate if there is not a huge amount.

The water will settle to the bottom lowest corner so you could take a turkey baster, squeeze it, stick it into the lowest corner and suck the water off the bottom until you start getting oil.

This is the first winter that my saw has sat outside covered since I bought it so I may have the same problem. It is supposed to get up close to fifty today so I may open it up to see how it is doing. If this is going to be a problem in the future I may put a light in it to warm it up a bit.
Jim

[drnihili]

I agree with Jim.  (It must be the name.)  Siphon off what water you can, then warm the rest to evaporate what's left.  You can even put it in a pan on the stove.  Just remember that you'll need to keep it well stirred so that the water has access to the air.  It can't evaporate if it's covered by oil unless you bring it to a boil. 

That's basically a variant of what I was told to do about water in the tractor hydraulics, so I'm guessing it will be ok for saw oil.

Jim

[Minkos61]

A magnetic block heater works wonders in keeping the oil warm ,which in turn keeps the tank steel warm. Thats what I have been using up here in Northern B.C. this winter .

[Phishisgroovin]

I'm going to drop the front edge off the blocks and raise the back and drain the water out the sink drain i installed. I need to clean it out soon anyhow. I'm sure sucking water out of a container i can see through is easier lol. I'm lazy

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[messofrocks]

so, over the winter and prior, i have my saw covered with a tarp. i was noticing that there is water in the oil as i opened the cover after a cut.
Not really worried right this second, but i get to experience the pleasure of seperating the water from my expensive oil soon. 

This is an old post to be replying to but I discovered water is no issue unless it sits in a spot that will rust out; for me there does not seem to be any other issues than that. (Rust)

Anyhow, I use water to clean my sludge and oil; I have a 15 gallon plastic barrel with the top cut off. I would put five to ten gallon of water it then from my saw, I would put all my sludge and dirty oil in it and then I would use a paint mixer blinder attached to a power drill and run that for about 5 to 10 minutes stirring up the sludge, water and oil.

After that I would let it sit in the sun all day covered with a towel until I get home and by then the oil would be so clean floating on top you cannot tell it was ever used. So now, on a sunny day I would even hose out my saw during cleaning and place the runoff in my barrel. Sometime before I even drain my saw or put water in my barrel I would hose the inside first knocking off the top sludge and then drain it.

I use a small pump with oil and waterproof seals to pump the oil back to my storage drum or saw. The pump is similar to a water fountain pump in a birdbath.

I don’t think this will work with water-soluble oils not sure because I use cutting oil from shell (Pella A mineral oil) and water is a great way to clean the oil using the settling process. Oh yeah I also have a valve installed near the bottom to drain some of the water off if and when needed. Also the barrel is white and I can see the separated levels in it. Sludge, water, and yeah clean recovered oil.

Cheers

[jakesrocks]

Anyone want to buy a 10" blade that sat in oil & water for a couple of months ? Get that water out of your saw ASAP. Where the blade is in contact with water, it will rust through very quickly.

[vitzitziltecpatl]

If you want to recapture all the oil from the oil/water mixture you can freeze it. The water will freeze so you can pour the oil off the top.

[Stonemon]

My experience is that the oil will evaporate off if the saw is kept warm and open.  I am using light mineral oil and it seems to go away, leaving the water till last.
Bill