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Post by Tweetiepy on Mar 29, 2007 19:17:45 GMT -5
This wouldn't be for now or maybe even anytime in the near future since I have a few slabs already but I also have lots of big rough pieces that would need slabbing. I'm also not yet organized enough to check out my rough to see what I have - lately I've been mostly playing with my slabs... ;D The club has a slab saw, but I never seem to be able to get out there anymore - and often it's in use. Would anyone be willing to offer their service to slab rocks - maybe in exchange keeping some slabs off the rocks? Like I said this isn't in my immediate future since I'm not at that stage yet but I wanted to know if anyone would do this Maybe I'm a little (a lot) forward for asking?
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snowdog
fully equipped rock polisher
RIP David Fildes, aka: snowdog
Member since January 2005
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Post by snowdog on Mar 29, 2007 21:38:26 GMT -5
can you get them across the border so you could mail them in the flat rate boxes ? that's the only prob I see about getting them cut is the shipping charge ------- I'm usually up to cutting ( if I'm not busy with something else) and you have to remember that you lose close to 40 % when cutting slabs ( depends on how thick too) --- I've started weighing "before & after" and one I just did started out at 2 &1/2# and got 1 &1/2# of slabs --- what types are you wanting cut ? agates are hard and take longer but they don't mess up the oil as bad either --- some of those red jaspers turn it red in one cut and you almost have to replace it before you change to a different rock because the oil will stain the new rock ( if porous) --- just to give you a couple things to think about ! ;D -- but you can always ask me anyway!
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Post by rocklicker on Mar 30, 2007 1:01:18 GMT -5
I too can slab if you can send it across the border. I usually run the saws on the weekends only because I get home late sometimes, but am glad to slab anything you wish. If there's a lot is may take a few weeks to get through it. I can cut up to about football sized rocks (16 inch saw). Snowdog is right about loosing rock too. It's amazing how much less you end up with. Then you look at the sludge, er, oil in the saw and figure out where all the rock went. Steve
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yogibear
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since December 2006
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Post by yogibear on Mar 30, 2007 1:29:56 GMT -5
Where in Canada to you live? I am only 110 miles from the British Columbia border in Spokane, WA?
yogibear
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lastl98
spending too much on rocks
Member since February 2007
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Post by lastl98 on Mar 30, 2007 10:33:15 GMT -5
You guys are making me jealous with these BIG SLAB SAWS! I can see losing so much material in the process too. Even with just a trim saw it's easy to see. Last
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Post by Tweetiepy on Mar 30, 2007 21:25:21 GMT -5
Yeah after I posted I thought "Gee the postage thing would be expensive for shipping"
I do recall that there is a lot of loss when slabbing - I'll probably just wait since I already have some material to work with, but I'll be itching to try the workforce on some of them - not sure I have the patience thing down for cutting slabs.... I'm too unsure of myself.. but I'm learning
Yogi, I'm at the other end of Canada near Ottawa Ontario
Thanks guys
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