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		Quote:			Posted by Idaho Jones
	A guy might be able to use a couple rubbermaid totes instead of a barrel. The weight system gravity feed sounds like a great way to move the work through the blade. I also like the plaster idea for mounting difficult stones. It can ruin a blade if one comes loose and catches. Winter time is the best time for plotting and planning because there is little else to do  we had some snow yesterday but today I am back in a tshirt! Unfortunately it wont last...

If you use Rubbermaid totes, the sides would have to be stiffened with acrylic, heavy aluminum, or plywood. I have some filled with stuff and stacked.... they do sag a bit. But it is an idea to try... easier to cut, than the barrel, too. 

How a bout one of those blue water jugs... they come with a petcock, for draining, they are about 20 litres, here, or 5 US galoons. Use a metal band with two *wings,* to mount bearings. Most water jugs have a pedestal for using on one side.

One might not get a really large blade in a water jug but you could use an 8 inch blade.

An electric motor from an old dryer or washer, should work, if the motor is mounted on plywood, beside the jug. Most of those are 1/4 HP, at least, or even 1/2 HP. Quiet too! 

I was going to say, about Idaho weather, Idaho is about in the same position, relative to mountans and the Pacific, so it must be much like here, but warmer.... here we say if you do not like the weather, wait 5 minutes. I HAVE waited my requisite 5 minutes annd it is still snowing! Darn! 

My maternal grandpa had a ranch, in Idaho and got a severe winter, the first year... he lost everything.  I guess that is one reason he went north. 

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		Quote:			Posted by Idaho Jones
	Yep we say the same thing about the weather here, just wait it will change  The blue jug idea sounds good if you stabilize the sides a bit. 8 inches is a bit limiting but better than nothing

We get Scotch mist, too, any time of year!

For the blue barrel, I was thinking, make a metal strap, about 3/4 of the circumference, long, bend a wing at each end, drill a hole (1inch?) at each wing and put it over the top of the barrel. Pop rivet each end, to the barrel, with big washers, (and at the top.) Run the arbour shaft though, from side to side, with the bearings on the wings. To get the holes close to right, set a bearing on a wing and mark the hole with felt pen.

You would have to do a bit of measure and fit! With the saw blade and its clamping stuff inside, the motor runs to a pulley, outside. Make a lite sheet metal cover, for the belt, to prevent accidents.

All you need to do, then, is strap it all to plywood, fit the feed/clamp rig with a cable and small pulley. A take-up reel would work, like a tape reel, if you make it with adjustable tension, this will allow for different weight pieces, instead of a counter-weight. Tidier.

If you use antifreeze for a coolant, rubber grommets will help keep the spray from creeping out.

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