[Rockhounds] HP 10" saw

[John Dach]

The motor on the front turned the rod which is connected to the rock  
carriage and pulls the carriage to/thru the saw.  Automatic feed!

John Dach
On Apr 1, 2008, at 5:12 PM, June Young wrote:
> I recently acquired a 10" Highland Park saw.  At the best guess, I  
> would say the oil in it had never been changed.  It smelled awful  
> and in order to clean it I needed to chip out the bottom with a  
> screwdriver.  Now that it is all clean and I am ready to use it, I  
> was wondering what the motor on the front was used for?  It turns a  
> rod with threads on it.   It also came with a rod, weight of a  
> heavy wire, with a 90 degree angle on one end.  Can someome tell me  
> what that is used for and where it goes?
> Thanks for your help.
> June
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