Y'all were right. Oil is the way to go. First jaspagate slab
Jul 26, 2024 19:32:17 GMT -5
drocknut, Peruano, and 7 more like this
Post by rocknrob on Jul 26, 2024 19:32:17 GMT -5
This is a stunning jasper agate rough that I got from a local rock shop in Kent. Looked like crap on the outside but once you cut into it, oh so many lovely details. SUPER hard 7+ so it took a while to cut. That said though, the folks at HP were right. With oil the HDT 14 drop saw is a speed demon when it comes to cutting through agates in oil. It would have taken at least 4-5x the time to cut this with water and I would have had to sharpen the saw after each slab.
Please allow this noob to eat a little humble pie trying to get this to work with water. Anything with agate or jasper is just too much.
Here's the batch fresh off the saw...
- Rob
. Gotta get some oil in the 10" trim saw next.
