[Rockhounds] H P 10 " Saw - BABY OIL

[Carol Carter-Wientjes]

Chuck,

Pour enough oil in so that there's about 1-1.5" of the blade sitting in the 
oil when the saw's off. When you turn the saw on there should be a steady 
stream that flies off the blade. That's how I do it anyway. If there isn't 
enough oil in the saw, the blade may make a higher pitched ringing sound 
while struggling to cut and the rock gets really hot in the process. This is 
BAD, can really tear up your blade.

After you've cut several rocks you'll get to know your saw well enough that 
you can just listen to it and know whether it's happy or not!

Hope this helped, CaroL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Baran" <kcbaran at arczip.com>
To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" 
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Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] H P 10 " Saw - BABY OIL


> On the subject of oil in a 10 inch saw:  Exactly how much oil should be in 
> the case?  Just to cover the bottom of the blade?  a half inch up the 
> blade?  Something else?  Thanks very much!
>
> Chuck Baran
>