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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on May 7, 2012 12:33:30 GMT -5
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Post by johnjsgems on May 10, 2012 11:08:19 GMT -5
Lots of great information there. Thanks for posting.
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Post by jakesrocks on May 10, 2012 11:30:25 GMT -5
I think the mods should sticky this one. Great info for the newbies.
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on May 10, 2012 12:03:32 GMT -5
It's a great reference that I have used repeatedly. Thanks for posting.
Chuck
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cardiobill
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since March 2012
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Post by cardiobill on May 10, 2012 12:21:12 GMT -5
Great comprehensensive info. Thanks.
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tfbc
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by tfbc on May 11, 2012 21:10:57 GMT -5
Thank you for this. I moused over the post, right click - save image as - opened in Microsoft picture Manager, zoom to 150 and print ! very good info
Mary
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Steve
has rocks in the head
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Post by Steve on May 12, 2012 18:30:01 GMT -5
This is already a sticky under Lapidary Tips.
Richard was working on updating this. I'll ask him next time I see him.
Steve
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rockhead11
off to a rocking start
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Post by rockhead11 on Dec 30, 2012 11:16:22 GMT -5
very new to this craft thank you very much
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usaret
having dreams about rocks
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Post by usaret on Jul 2, 2013 23:14:43 GMT -5
Also new to rock saws,very good info!
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Post by petrifiedwoodfarm on Jul 25, 2013 0:31:31 GMT -5
Thanks for this Newbie Info Sheet! Well worth a keeper.
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1nickthegreek
spending too much on rocks
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Post by 1nickthegreek on May 16, 2014 0:28:43 GMT -5
Thanks Chuck, seems very familiar to me, probably a Sinkakas book excerpt or something, but never hurts to renew some tips!!
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djaxon
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by djaxon on Nov 16, 2015 18:45:30 GMT -5
Thank you for this information. I have been working with a trim saw (6") and a slab saw (10") for several months and should have read this sooner. Very good. Thank you again. Don
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SirRoxalot
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by SirRoxalot on Jan 23, 2016 13:35:17 GMT -5
Has anybody ever successfully renewed a blade by cutting up a brick or a grinding wheel?
This does nothing for my blades, and if you think about it, it doesn't make much sense either.
Whether I pay $150 or $50 for a blade for my 12" Lortone, it cuts ok for a while then gets so slow that I hate having to use it. What a pain!
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Post by Psycho on Aug 2, 2016 8:09:53 GMT -5
Great information,!
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Post by Lapidaryrough / Jack Cole on Oct 20, 2016 17:07:06 GMT -5
I did not see the part of how fast to feed the vise / rock into the blade....
All slab saw feed for longest lasting should not exceed 4 minute to the inch.
Though i cut at 8 minute to the inch.
And reveres as needed.
And surface to the minute is 3800 - 4800 ---- For old MK- blades.
For the Diamond pacific 4800 - 5200 sfpm.
Though i herd of people running 3400 RPM motors to cut time on cutting.
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Post by Pat on Sept 24, 2018 19:00:33 GMT -5
Tommy. Can you fix the photos? Thanks.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Sept 24, 2018 20:40:25 GMT -5
Tommy. Can you fix the photos? Thanks. No can do Pat, they are missing at the host. Maybe Drummond Island Rocks still remembers this and has them on file somewhere? |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Sept 25, 2018 14:25:05 GMT -5
Tommy. Can you fix the photos? Thanks. I found my PDF file and made new pictures from it. Chuck |
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Post by TheRock on Jul 2, 2019 0:14:08 GMT -5
Great Info Chuck, Can you send me the PDF of that? Its definitely a keeper.  Thanks ~Duke |
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Post by TheRock on Jul 16, 2019 9:47:45 GMT -5
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Thanks ~Duke
