nuggethill
God of the Goldfields
A 4 1/2 oz find at Kingower by a friend
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Post by nuggethill on Jan 31, 2017 11:39:57 GMT 10
I been trying to cut large rocks on a trim saw for quite a while now and realized it just won't work  so I had to buy something that will do the job as I knew the trim saw just can't cut it I've invested in this 18" slab saw off eBay it was at the right price  
I haven't run it yet so I'm not sure if the bearings are ok but there's very little rust on the blade so used recently tap on wood the bearings are ok cheers all Harry |
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Post by shivan on Jan 31, 2017 12:29:04 GMT 10
Looks like a beast Harry. You should have some fun with that.
From the photos iam guessing its weight fed? If so does it look like there is a stop? This will stop the vice being ripped into the back wall when the slab is cut.
The chain setup is great for cutting agates, geodes and round stones but you will probably also want a bit of flat bar or wood for the more square rocks and a few different size wooden wedges and masonite strips will help with irregular shapes.
Looking forward to seeing you get it up and running.
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nuggethill
God of the Goldfields
A 4 1/2 oz find at Kingower by a friend
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Post by nuggethill on Jan 31, 2017 21:33:48 GMT 10
Thanks mate I'll post some photo's on the progress
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nuggethill
God of the Goldfields
A 4 1/2 oz find at Kingower by a friend
Posts: 519
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Post by nuggethill on Feb 5, 2017 0:48:20 GMT 10
I've cleaned all the gunk out of the well and scraped all the sides down cleaned all the stone from around the blade and washed it in kero cleaned around the slide and wiped it all down now all I need to do is fill the well with water and oil and it's ready to go I'll take more photo's in the morning as I finished late and need to hit the sack cheers all |
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nuggethill
God of the Goldfields
A 4 1/2 oz find at Kingower by a friend
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Post by nuggethill on Feb 5, 2017 10:36:03 GMT 10
clean saw 
the rubbish from the well and stone from around the blade
just have to fill it with water & oil then to see how well it cuts cheers Harry
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nuggethill
God of the Goldfields
A 4 1/2 oz find at Kingower by a friend
Posts: 519
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Post by nuggethill on Feb 5, 2017 11:08:36 GMT 10
Sorry I'm restricted to two photo's a post so I have to post like this just two more photo's of the clean up
cheers all |
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Post by shivan on Feb 5, 2017 21:22:19 GMT 10
Looking good Harry, it cleaned up well from the looks of things.
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nuggethill
God of the Goldfields
A 4 1/2 oz find at Kingower by a friend
Posts: 519
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Post by nuggethill on Feb 7, 2017 0:45:51 GMT 10
Yes it did mate I need to fill the well put the belt cover on and I'm ready to go cheers Harry |
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nuggethill
God of the Goldfields
A 4 1/2 oz find at Kingower by a friend
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Post by nuggethill on Feb 8, 2017 22:21:11 GMT 10
This is the stone from the saw sorry I can only post two at a time the first photo is of the marble the second I'm not sure 
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nuggethill
God of the Goldfields
A 4 1/2 oz find at Kingower by a friend
Posts: 519
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Post by nuggethill on Feb 8, 2017 22:38:25 GMT 10
looks like jasper ? 
Banded Jasper and mahogany jasper 
there were a lot more bits and pieces like ribbon jasper
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Post by shivan on Feb 8, 2017 22:42:12 GMT 10
Second piece looks like it may be fossiliferous limestone, if so will probably be a bit softer than normal. Always nice to get some goodies with your purchase  |
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nuggethill
God of the Goldfields
A 4 1/2 oz find at Kingower by a friend
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Post by nuggethill on Feb 8, 2017 22:42:16 GMT 10
just some photo's of a few more ? 
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nuggethill
God of the Goldfields
A 4 1/2 oz find at Kingower by a friend
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Post by nuggethill on Feb 8, 2017 22:45:40 GMT 10
Yes I think so too Ian these a better photo's
 
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nuggethill
God of the Goldfields
A 4 1/2 oz find at Kingower by a friend
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Post by nuggethill on Feb 8, 2017 22:46:43 GMT 10
yes this is it Ian
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Post by shivan on Feb 8, 2017 22:49:30 GMT 10
Yep looks like a few crinoid stems perhaps.
Some good looking stuff Harry.
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