lthomp3269
off to a rocking start
Member since August 2019
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Post by lthomp3269 on Jun 19, 2024 2:38:30 GMT -5
Hello! I'm new to the world of rock slabbing and lapidary. I have a 10 inch hitech saw, I'm wondering to cut your slabs do any of you use a guide of some type to be able to keep the thickness of your slabs consistent so one end isn't thicker than another? Any that you'd recommend? If so what are the pros and cons? Thank you kindly in advance, Lora
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Post by liveoak on Jun 19, 2024 6:17:01 GMT -5
It looks like you can get a vice that attaches to the 10" HiTech. Have you tried it & looking for something different ?? Patty |
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khara
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2022
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Post by khara on Jun 19, 2024 6:18:29 GMT -5
It sounds like your HiTech doesn’t have a vice? This would be a little rock clamp that slides along a rod parallel to the blade. I have an old school trim saw that has a vice and guide but it’s ridiculously small. I’ve found very few rocks actually fit into the vice. I actually just cleaned my machine off last night so I could draw a line on the table parallel with the blade using a 1/4 inch spacer, if that makes sense, so I can track along that line as I manually feed the rock through. The HiTech machines have a black table so maybe a silver pen or paint pen(?) could be visible, and hopefully not wear off. It also looks to me like your machine might have room for a straight edge to be clamped to it. I may try that with mine at some point but it’ll be a bigger project as my unit isn’t a very clampable shape.
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Post by 1dave on Jun 19, 2024 9:37:14 GMT -5
Do you have this?  I like this style vice where thickness is controlled by the little wheel on the side that moves the blade toward the saw. 3-4 turns, more if you want thicker slabs.  |
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rocknrob
has rocks in the head
If Costco only sold slabs in bulk...
Member since May 2024
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Post by rocknrob on Jun 19, 2024 12:15:48 GMT -5
Hello! I'm new to the world of rock slabbing and lapidary. I have a 10 inch hitech saw, I'm wondering to cut your slabs do any of you use a guide of some type to be able to keep the thickness of your slabs consistent so one end isn't thicker than another? Any that you'd recommend? If so what are the pros and cons? Thank you kindly in advance, Lora I've got a 10 inch HP trim/slab saw and I can tell you from my own experience that if you're slabbing anything larger than 3 inches, you're going to be standing there for a while (10-20 minutes) especially with the harder material. You can slab softer stuff on that 10 inch just fine. You might do better with the fence attachment if you can move it tight enough to the blade. - Rob |
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mirkee
starting to spend too much on rocks
Started tumbling a couple of months ago but now have four tumblers. Very interested in the hobby.
Member since March 2024
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Post by mirkee on Jun 19, 2024 20:58:31 GMT -5
i USED the fence attachment on my 6" today with no problem Doing 1/4 inch slabs only about 2" tall and 3" long. Small saw has its limitations.
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