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Post by catmandewe on Jul 1, 2007 22:38:15 GMT -5
I was cutting a little piece of agate and it broke and jumped out of the vise, the resulting carnage is below..................ouch!!! This is what happens when the rock jumps out of the vise I thought I saw it move when I put it in the clamp, so I tried to wiggle it loose and couldnt get it to budge, so I thought it would be ok. Oh well live and learn...............Tony
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Post by joe on Jul 1, 2007 22:42:27 GMT -5
OUCH! Is that your 20'' blade? Dang, that just ain't right.
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Post by catmandewe on Jul 1, 2007 22:47:35 GMT -5
No............. thats the 30" blade.
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chinook203
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Post by chinook203 on Jul 1, 2007 22:48:53 GMT -5
owwww.......30 inch blade.......sounds like something that would happen to me day after i got it!
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Post by Lady B on Jul 1, 2007 23:43:00 GMT -5
OUCH!!!! times 30!!!!
Lady B
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karenfh
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Post by karenfh on Jul 1, 2007 23:55:11 GMT -5
Yowza! Even if that didn't draw blood in the literal sense, figuratively and financially that's a major owie! Can you insure those blades? Or the expensive equipment? Just wondering. I never thought about insuring the rock equipment (or rocks) until now.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 2, 2007 0:02:16 GMT -5
Whoops! Been there and done that. Fortunately, that's a notched rim, not continuous rim blade and can be repaired. Contact Barranca Diamond at 310-523-5867 for information and cost of shipping etc. It cost me $57 last time I had my 20" repaired and it cut better than new when I got it back. Worth repairing a blade that expensive for sure.....Mel
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jul 2, 2007 9:41:38 GMT -5
well that one just hurts! Sorry
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Post by blarneystone on Jul 2, 2007 10:45:20 GMT -5
I bet it makes a horrible sound when that happens... I've tweeked a 7" WF blade but nothing any bigger... Sounds like you can have it repaired though.. Let us know how that turns out! Dan
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Post by BuiltonRock on Jul 2, 2007 12:31:41 GMT -5
How's the rock? LOL John
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Post by Jurrasic Jonje on Jul 2, 2007 14:15:07 GMT -5
man that bites!!
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Post by catmandewe on Jul 2, 2007 14:39:35 GMT -5
Thanks for the info mel, I will check that out. LOL funny John, I think whats left of the rock will go into the next tumbler batch.
Tony
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2007 17:46:55 GMT -5
Same thing happened to me awhile back. I was cutting a rock too big for my saw and it came loose. My blade was bent sideways. Its a expensive lesson to learn. Sorry to hear about your blade, I guess I won't be bringing my 100 pound jade boulder over!
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Post by deb193 on Jul 2, 2007 19:02:14 GMT -5
I hope the repair goes well.
I just plain won't cut anythign not big enough to justify my 10" blade. I will take mroe time and effort to do 2-3" pieces on the Workforce, because if I ruin that blade it is less painful. I don;t think I could cut anything on a 30" that could be cut on an 18" or a 10" - althought I do understand the tendancy to go with the blade thats on there instead of the hassel of changing it out.
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Post by rocklicker on Jul 2, 2007 20:23:53 GMT -5
Ow! Did it make a big noise when it let loose? 30 inches? Augh! That sucks. I hope you can get it repaired as Mel and others have suggested. Sometimes I clamp rock with just the littlest bit and hope that they don't bust loose. I'm going to be extra careful from now on. Steve
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Post by krazydiamond on Jul 2, 2007 21:04:45 GMT -5
aw, man, that just hurts. hope you can get it fixed without too much pocket pain.
KD
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Post by catmandewe on Jul 2, 2007 22:36:01 GMT -5
Hey Nephrite go ahead and bring that boulder, I still have a brand new 30" blade that I have been chicken to put on.
I called that number you gave me Mel, and they said to send it to them and they will let me know after they look at it. I have it boxed up and ready to go tomorrow. I am going to change the bearings on the shaft tomorrow, I think they took a pretty hard hit, they seem a little sloppy now.
I will definitely check my vise more rigorously from now on.
Thanks everyone..................Tony
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Post by gordon on Jul 3, 2007 10:58:55 GMT -5
A bit silly cutting agate with a beant saw.OUCH .LMAO
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Post by snowdog on Jul 3, 2007 22:05:05 GMT -5
gordon --- that's for cutting around curves! ;D ;D that looks like the one I had last year on my 18 " --but it was a continous rim so it went to the junk pile ( no fixing) --- my rock didn't even come loose --- it had a couple small fracture lines in it , and not all the way thu ---- but that was enough for a small wedge piece to jump up and get between the rock and the blade ( now I have a new 400 $ blade!! ;D ;D) --------- just watch for those fracture lines on those bigger rocks!!
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Post by deb193 on Jul 4, 2007 8:42:44 GMT -5
I've actually gotten a little concerned about cutting AZ Pet Wood because it likes to fracture a lot.
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