[Rockhounds] HP 10" saw

[steve travis]

If you want to before you put oil back in the saw, you can turn it on and 
watch the feed work and make sure it is working well i.e. the vise is moving 
forward.  Less messy without oil on the blade.  It, the feed rod, turns a 
bronze gear that turns the threaded rod attached to the vise that actually 
pushes the rock vise into the blade to automatically feed the rock throught 
the cutting cycle.  My guess on the wire is it was used to insert into the 
oil drain port in front on bottom to get the sludge (oil and dirt) to flow 
through the small pipe to empty the used oul and sludge for cleaning. Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "June Young" <jayhawkmn at yahoo.com>
To: <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 5:12 PM
Subject: [Rockhounds] HP 10" saw


>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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