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Post by snowmom on Feb 6, 2015 7:36:27 GMT -5
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Post by Peruano on Feb 6, 2015 7:53:54 GMT -5
Take the saw off and you have a nice work area. I can't see it being a rock saw, but I'm a traditionalist. Should it cost more? It certainly did new, but they may be drawing you in to sell you a bicycle, machine gun, air compressor, and velvet painting. Check it out. Tom
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Post by fantastic5 on Feb 6, 2015 8:11:27 GMT -5
We have one almost identical that we are using for tile and I have been eyeing it for rocks. We paid $150 on Craigslist from an individual. But pawn shops will negotiate, especially if they have had it awhile, can't hurt to play hardball with them. I have friends that use the little $50 wet tile saws to cut rocks all the time and it works great for them. Keep in mind that the bridge saw will limit you on the size of rock that will pass beneath the bridge.
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Post by catmandewe on Feb 6, 2015 9:25:50 GMT -5
I have one of those, it is great for cutting marble and large tiles. It sells brand new for $289 so that is not that great of a deal although it is still less than new.
Tony
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Post by snowmom on Feb 6, 2015 9:27:35 GMT -5
Take the saw off and you have a nice work area. I can't see it being a rock saw, but I'm a traditionalist. Should it cost more? It certainly did new, but they may be drawing you in to sell you a bicycle, machine gun, air compressor, and velvet painting. Check it out. Tom LOL, oooh a velvet painting of Elvis maybe? I could only hope! (the machine gun is actually more appealing, but likelihood of finding that is way less than the painting)
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Post by snowmom on Feb 6, 2015 9:31:28 GMT -5
thanks everybody, that's way more than I knew before. maybe the apparent mass was what made me think it should cost more, but looking a bit closer and see it IS mostly table. Will continute the hunt and ask questions as long as you are all willing to help. I have had a lot of great recommendations from the board members and am getting closer to making a decision about my saw needs all the time. Thank you!
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Post by riverbendlapidary on Feb 6, 2015 9:56:26 GMT -5
looks like an 8" blade not 24"
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Post by catmandewe on Feb 6, 2015 10:54:02 GMT -5
It is an 8" blade but it will cut a 24" piece of material. I cut marble with mine to make built in seats in custom showers, it is surprisingly fast cutting in marble for what little machine it is. I also use it to cut large tiles, although it is a little underpowered for tile cutting, my 10" MK saw does a better job at cutting tile but it won't cut a tile larger than 12" without some difficulty.
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Post by deb193redux on Feb 6, 2015 11:40:52 GMT -5
but this is NOT a saw for rockhounds and lapidaries. It's specialty is long cuts of fairly thin (1") flat material.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2015 20:51:01 GMT -5
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 8, 2015 11:16:44 GMT -5
Wide cuts,eat up a lot of material....
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Post by Peruano on Feb 8, 2015 19:06:31 GMT -5
Come on guys. There's nothing intrinsically wrong with an 8" blade for lapidary, unless you don't like 8" tile saws. Maybe they cost more but you can always use a 7" blade on an 8" saw. And at the stage that most of us are (i.e. collecting our own material and not trying to make a living) there's nothing wrong with a wider kerf (blade)which is more secure against being destroyed by abuse, and takes a bit more of a cut through the stone. Deb says Lake Huron has lots of rocks, and she is anxious to cut them all up so lets not give her false criteria on which to disregard prospective Craigslist saws. Deb, search for a trim or slab saw in good working order - 6" or bigger and anything less than $100 to get you started. Pay more if things are in good order or larger and obviously pay les if you can get away with it. Tom
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Post by captbob on Feb 8, 2015 19:45:06 GMT -5
If you want a tile saw, try your local pawn shops.
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