Post by 150FromFundy on Apr 8, 2009 18:22:57 GMT -5
This thread is not intended for saw owners, so I did not post it on the Slabs & Saws forum. They already understand what a saw can do.
This thread is intended to encourage new members who have entered the world of tumbling to consider adding a wet tile saw to their equipment and polish slabs and preforms in with their tumbler mix.
You don't need an expensive lapidary saw to get started. You can do wonders with a 7" wet tile saw and see if you want to pursue it further by adding a larger slab saw in the future. Chances are, you already paid more for your rotary or vibe tumbler than the cost of a wet tile saw.
Here's an example.
This is a 200 million year old rock with little potential.
When I showed this to my better half, she was not impressed either. The response was ... huh, you spent $40 on gas and an afternoon to get that!" It was destined to become another rock garden addition buried by petunias.
This is a 10 minute old slab with great potential.
When I showed this to my better half, she was quite impressed, but did not believe it came from the above rock and asked where her rock garden specimen was.
I actually got about 9 slabs from that rock and will polish a few as slabs and cut a few into preforms.
Realize the full potential in all your rocks by giving an old rock a new life. If you don't believe me, simply post ... "Should I buy a tile saw" and you will likely get a few hundred positive responses from tile saw owners.
Buy a wet tile saw. It will change the way you look at rock. Literally!
150FromFundy
This thread is intended to encourage new members who have entered the world of tumbling to consider adding a wet tile saw to their equipment and polish slabs and preforms in with their tumbler mix.
You don't need an expensive lapidary saw to get started. You can do wonders with a 7" wet tile saw and see if you want to pursue it further by adding a larger slab saw in the future. Chances are, you already paid more for your rotary or vibe tumbler than the cost of a wet tile saw.
Here's an example.
This is a 200 million year old rock with little potential.
When I showed this to my better half, she was not impressed either. The response was ... huh, you spent $40 on gas and an afternoon to get that!" It was destined to become another rock garden addition buried by petunias.
This is a 10 minute old slab with great potential.
When I showed this to my better half, she was quite impressed, but did not believe it came from the above rock and asked where her rock garden specimen was.
I actually got about 9 slabs from that rock and will polish a few as slabs and cut a few into preforms.
Realize the full potential in all your rocks by giving an old rock a new life. If you don't believe me, simply post ... "Should I buy a tile saw" and you will likely get a few hundred positive responses from tile saw owners.
Buy a wet tile saw. It will change the way you look at rock. Literally!
150FromFundy
