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Post by Peruano on Sept 13, 2021 18:10:12 GMT -5
I tripped upon a bargain tile saw at a community yard sale and forced myself to score it to pass on to someone in the lapidary community. It has a 4 or 4.5" blade, plastic table with a fence as a guide, a guard over the blade to reduce splatters to the horizontal trajectory, and "gasp" a 1/2 hp motor (it must have been a tiny horse). Here's the saw. I had not idea of the condition of the blade but plugged it in through a ground fault interrupter and trimmed a slabette of Marfa plumb agate. Yes it threw plenty of water to the front of the saw and I ended up with a wet right arm. But . . . taking note of the thin lip on the front of the tray and its suitability for holding a plexiglass plate with an aluminum bracket borrowed from the shower surround folks, I was able to fashion a pretty darned dry trim saw. I've posted this aluminum strip before but it certainly warrants search at the home depot or your fav supplier because it allows you to place and adjust a water/oil barrier when and where you need it on any saw with a lip to hold the bracket. One more shot of the working model. If I had to pay retail, I might not select this saw, but when it is costing less than $10 it warranted adaptation. With these little blades costing 7 to 10, you could afford to use it for minor grinding on stones like apache tears before they go into the tumbler. I don't need this saw so its going to be passed on to someone who might try to use it.
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 14, 2021 0:46:29 GMT -5
Cool pickup! I like that shield idea as well Tom! Really cool of you to be willing to pass it along!
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Post by Rockindad on Sept 14, 2021 6:30:05 GMT -5
That’s great Tom, our tile saws are probably the most versatile tools we have- trimming, grinding, mini-slabbing, etc. Great idea with the splash guard!
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