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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Jun 4, 2012 19:42:00 GMT -5
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Jun 4, 2012 20:28:14 GMT -5
Cool slabs!
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Post by deb193redux on Jun 4, 2012 20:39:46 GMT -5
good looking sonora slabs!
you did good getting the big slab grabber to work in your 10" saw vise. you really could use a size smaller, but they are not sold often.
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Post by helens on Jun 4, 2012 20:50:19 GMT -5
Donnie, those are gorgeous slabs, and the slabgrabber sure looks like it works great for you!!
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Post by deb193redux on Jun 4, 2012 21:43:49 GMT -5
I like the gold in the mix in the top pic, but the more I look, I think the two in the lower pic bottom left are the most scenic.
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Post by deb193redux on Jun 4, 2012 21:48:54 GMT -5
Donnie, also be careful of using the 3 point clamp like in the upper photos. the way you have it in the last photo is correct. with only 3, the rock can slip and ding the blade. this is the size you need for a 10" saw:
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Jun 4, 2012 23:37:56 GMT -5
Yeah, Daniel that looks more like it. I am having to figure out ways to make this one work but I do believe it's a little big. Maybe at some point someone will have smaller one one who moves up to a bigger saw & needs a bigger slab grabber that would trade with me.
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Post by kk on Jun 5, 2012 2:57:38 GMT -5
Niiiiiice!
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Post by talkingstones on Jun 5, 2012 5:44:48 GMT -5
Donnie, this is cool! Great stone and wonderful saw!!!!! Enjoy!
Cathy
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Post by catmandewe on Jun 5, 2012 8:24:12 GMT -5
Hey Donnie, I will make you a smaller one. It may take a couple of weeks to get it finished but I will get it done. Have a great day............Tony
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Jun 5, 2012 9:31:29 GMT -5
Awesome, Tony! ;D Thank you very much! I will keep playing with this one to see what else I can do with it. Who knows, maybe one day I will have a bigger saw!!!
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Post by deb193redux on Jun 5, 2012 10:41:52 GMT -5
Tony if you make a smaller one, I think I would be interested too. I hate have one of my most useful tools being a singleton in my shop and not being sold any more.
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Jun 5, 2012 10:49:20 GMT -5
Boy, I would love to have one of the small ones too! paid for of course
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 10, 2012 14:20:51 GMT -5
I had to chime in and comment on how awesome those slabs are! Gorgeous! You've got some great action shots of the saw too.
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Post by 3rdrockfromthefun on Jun 10, 2012 17:52:34 GMT -5
I think I could use one of these too... my saw is a 10" tile saw but I might be interested in an oversize grabber (I hand feed it agate right up to the arbor all the time - while not recommended I'd at least rather be doing that with a tool than my hand, esp with really large rocks) How far apart are the bolts that hold it to the table? The holes pre-made in my table are 1" (huge...!) and spaced 3-1/4" apart with the hole closest to the blade being 2" (from it's center) to the center of the cutting well (1-3/4" from center hole to the lip of the cutting well). No rush but maybe at some point someone could get back to me - this thread is perfect for this post, however, as it gives a visual of an oversize - which I think is what I need.
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Post by tntmom on Jun 10, 2012 18:36:23 GMT -5
WOW Donnie!!!! So jealous of your new saw!!! Your AWESOME Sonoran Dendritic Rhyolite answered a question I had for you in another one of your threads (that I can't remember now ). LOVE IT!!!!!! GO GIRL, You are ROCKIN!!!!!
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Jun 10, 2012 19:15:11 GMT -5
Frank, if you are talking about the slabgrabber pictures I posted, the slabgrabber is sitting in the vise on the saw.
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Post by 3rdrockfromthefun on Jun 10, 2012 19:31:21 GMT -5
Frank, if you are talking about the slabgrabber pictures I posted, the slabgrabber is sitting in the vise on the saw. Yes Donnie, I am. It's got two large bolts in it though - it can be mounted right to the table if desired, yes? Or is that not a good way of doing it? Never used anything but my hands before so I don't have ... hands-on with using a vise or a grabber - I just assumed it could be used stand-alone? I'm open to all advise here - if I need a vise AND a grabber then that's what I'll look into?
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Jun 11, 2012 6:10:29 GMT -5
Frank, I don't know what brand of saw you have or how it works but on my saw the blade is stationary & the vise is part of the saw which slides back & forth on a rod with a gravity feed. The slabgrabber is clamped in the vise so it is fed into the blade by the gravity feed. If I was to use the slabgrabber with my 7" tile saw I would fasten the rock into it but still have to feed it into the saw by hand. Don't know how well that would work but I might try it to see if it would solve a couple of other problems for me. Been thinking about it though! Perhaps someone else who has played with these things more than me would have a better idea. Plus what kind of saw you have would help too.
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Post by 3rdrockfromthefun on Jun 11, 2012 11:48:23 GMT -5
Thanks Donnie, My saw is a 10" Harbor Freight wet saw. It's got a table that rides on two rails - you push it by a stationary blade: www.harborfreight.com/25-horsepower-10-inch-industrial-tile-brick-saw-95385.htmlThe picture at that link should make it easy to see all the workings. You can see two of the holes I'm talking about - the others are covered by a flat guide (left) and a 45 degree angle cutting guide (they call it a miter fixture) on the right. The table has four large holes on either side of the cutting well - things could easily be mounted in those holes (vise, grabber I presume?, etc). I guess that part that's unfamiliar to me is the mount on the the grabber - looks like two large bolts. Seems it could be mounted where ever one would mount a vise. But then maybe not - this is where I'm unclear.
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