agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since May 2020
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jan 29, 2023 22:44:37 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 29, 2023 23:05:29 GMT -5
I caught myself a couple times yesterday and today cutting my initial cut on the dome too steep. Meaning it wasn't shallow enough...which led to "flatter" tops. I had to go back and get that initial cut angle more shallow in order to make sure the subsequent cuts were in line with where the top of the dome should be. (Did that make sense? LOL)
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agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since May 2020
Posts: 836
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jan 29, 2023 23:10:13 GMT -5
I caught myself a couple times yesterday and today cutting my initial cut on the dome too steep. Meaning it wasn't shallow enough...which led to "flatter" tops. I had to go back and get that initial cut angle more shallow in order to make sure the subsequent cuts were in line with where the top of the dome should be. (Did that make sense? LOL) Maybe. "Shallow" in your description would be cutting further towards the center of the stone with that first cut? |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 29, 2023 23:23:08 GMT -5
I caught myself a couple times yesterday and today cutting my initial cut on the dome too steep. Meaning it wasn't shallow enough...which led to "flatter" tops. I had to go back and get that initial cut angle more shallow in order to make sure the subsequent cuts were in line with where the top of the dome should be. (Did that make sense? LOL) Maybe. "Shallow" in your description would be cutting further towards the center of the stone with that first cut? Yep! Basically it's lowering your "anticipated" dome height. I try to look at the depth of the slab/preform and "guesstimate" the correct angle on that first cut. Rarely is it the 45 degrees I read about when I first started. It's usually less than that... |
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