[Rockhounds] H P 10 " Saw - BABY OIL

[hugheslapidary]

I take several paper sacks and put them inside each other, and then I put 
the paper sacks in a smaller bucket that fits into a 5 gallon plastic bucket 
cut some holes in the bottom of the smaller bucket make them real small you 
want the oil to seep thru the sacks into the top bucket and then into the 
bottom bucket. Don't poke any holes in the paper sacks the oil will seep 
thru the paper all by itself.
Then I poor my old oil in the paper bags. It slowly seeps thru the paper 
into the buckets. The oil comes out real clean I then reuse that oil. Throw 
the left over sludge away that is left behind in the paper sacks and your 
good to go.
Its one of many methods I have heard of. The down side of this process is, 
it can take weeks or months to complete and to get all that oil out of the 
sludge. I also stir it once and awhile seems to help speed it up.
Some day I will build a baffle system with a pump so I don't have to clean 
the saws out but once in a blue moon.

Brian

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From: "Carol Carter-Wientjes" <lavenderfish at cox.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 5:01 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rockhounds]  H P  10 "   Saw  -  BABY  OIL

> When I change the (mineral) oil in my 10" Raytech, I pour the used oil 
> into a large plastic container and cap the lid. After several days the 
> sediment in the oil will settle to the bottom of the container. Once that 
> happens, you can pour off the recycled oil back into your saw. May also 
> need to add a little fresh oil to bring it up to the right level. This 
> method has worked great for me!
>
> Hope that'll help, CaroL
>
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> From: <rocknlight at aol.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] H P 10 " Saw - BABY OIL
>
>
>> Now all you need is some non smelling or nice smelling oil -
>>
>> Go to wallmart and pick up a gallon of baby oil - Which is simply food 
>> grade mineral oil..
>>
>> When and if the oil starts to get dirty and or?thicker / sludgy, just 
>> dump it out and pour some fresh baby oil in the tank -
>>
>> Happy Cutting
>>
>>
>
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