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Post by connrock on Nov 23, 2004 21:02:18 GMT -5
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 24, 2004 15:13:40 GMT -5
i see it, how do you work it, there was no description...
KD
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Post by rockyraccoon on Nov 24, 2004 17:24:31 GMT -5
yes tom tell us all about it. you score your slab then what?
kim
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Post by connrock on Nov 25, 2004 18:26:48 GMT -5
The slab cutter is a glass/tile cutter and is used just like any other hand glass cutter. You put the slab on a very flat surface,line up the cutting wheel where you want the slab to break,push down on the cutter and drag it across the slab. Now place the slab on something (piece of wood?) with a sharp edge and align the scratch mark with the sharp edge. Give the slab a sharp whack in a downward motion and there you have it. Try it first on a slab you don't really care about. It doesn't work all that well on very small pieces but I have seen a friend actually trim out a cab preform with it!! Tom  |
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Post by rockyraccoon on Nov 25, 2004 18:41:42 GMT -5
please excuse my ignorance here but if i don't ask i won't know  . you align it with the scratch mark on the up side or the down side? kim |
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Post by Cher on Nov 25, 2004 22:25:32 GMT -5
Kim, align the mark, like on the edge of a table (or sharp edge of a block of wood) so there's nothing under the piece you want to crack off.
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69beeper
spending too much on rocks
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Post by 69beeper on Nov 26, 2004 13:29:22 GMT -5
..you align it with the scratch mark on the up side or the down side?
scratch mark on top.
Jimmy
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 28, 2005 10:28:00 GMT -5
not sure if this will be answered but could a tile breaker (basically a score knife with a lever) be used also?
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RedwoodRocks
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Post by RedwoodRocks on Jun 29, 2005 1:11:25 GMT -5
I read somewhere that using the slab cutter is sometimes faster to use than cutting with a trim saw to preform slabs for cabs.
But, I do see that it may be tough to cut small pieces.
Thanks for the link.
Cal
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jun 29, 2005 6:46:00 GMT -5
If rock is anything like glass, you can only make straight cuts with a glass cutter (unless you are very good). You can eventually get a circle or tear drop, but with a lot of waste. I'd be interested in seeing if this works... If it works, it would probably do a wonderful job on straight cuts!
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Tonya
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Tonya on Jul 16, 2005 14:03:01 GMT -5
Has anyone tried and this on rocks and does it work very well?
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MichiganRocks
starting to spend too much on rocks
"I wasn't born to follow."
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Post by MichiganRocks on Jul 16, 2005 17:27:28 GMT -5
Spitting rocks is not that hard. A glass cutter is very had since it is hard enough to score the rock. I have split a lot of boulders that were too big to saw by scoring them and then using a 2 inch wide chisel and crack hammer to split them down the score line. Of course, you have to pay attention to the cleaveage planes in the rock. Some rocks don't have any fracture tendency and will split almost perfectly. Rocks that fracture conchoidally will split with a dished surface. I've also used my saw to make a cut across a rock and then drive a chisel into the cut to split the rock.
Bottom line, the glass cutter is really a very handy tool for spitting rocks. Just practice a little.
Ron
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. you align it with the scratch mark on the up side or the down side?
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