borock
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2011
Posts: 225
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Post by borock on Sept 9, 2012 22:27:32 GMT -5
Are these workhorses of a shop? What your view?
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riverbendlapidary
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2006
Posts: 1,058
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Post by riverbendlapidary on Sept 9, 2012 22:47:19 GMT -5
use mine alot for trimming.
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Post by deb193redux on Sept 9, 2012 22:49:07 GMT -5
yes. I use both my 10" slab saw with autofeed, and my 10" trim saw for hand feed. no reason to cut slabs much larger if you are going to trim them up anyway. for real throughput I sometimes do rough trim work with tile saw running twice as fast - but still love my 10" trim.
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Don
Cave Dweller
He wants you too, Malachi.
Member since December 2009
Posts: 2,616
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Post by Don on Sept 10, 2012 0:16:54 GMT -5
I use my 10" all the time, but then again, it's my only saw. It can cut about 90% of the rocks I want to slice and dice for cabbing. sometimes I wish I had a little more blade for cutting larger rocks, but that's what friends with big saws are for.
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Post by rocklicker on Sept 10, 2012 1:53:43 GMT -5
Yep, heavy use saw for me. I use it mostly for trim but it's real nice if you want to see the inside of a nodule without cranking up the big saw. Steve
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Post by Bikerrandy on Sept 10, 2012 3:57:43 GMT -5
I use my 10 inch saw more than my 16 inch saw. The coolest stuff comes from fist-sized rocks.
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keystonecops
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since October 2010
Posts: 957
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Post by keystonecops on Sept 10, 2012 10:03:47 GMT -5
I agree with Randy. That said, bigger stuff goes in my 20, then my 14 an finally my 10 when there fist size. Usually run 2 at a time. Later Clyde
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Sept 10, 2012 10:07:02 GMT -5
I buy rough that will fit my 10" saw and use it for everything I also have a whimpy 6 1/2" inland that is useless for anything that is harder than glass and a 4" tile saw that has had tons of use for preforming
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Sept 10, 2012 12:26:10 GMT -5
Like Randy, I use my 10" saw for slabbing fist size and smaller rocks. My 18" saw still handles the big stuff, but I've used my 10" a lot more overall.
I've also used it for trimming, but prefer my 6" trim saw for that because I can use it inside with water.
Chuck
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LarryS
freely admits to licking rocks
SoCal desert rats
Member since August 2010
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Post by LarryS on Sept 10, 2012 13:18:59 GMT -5
I only hound for fist size rocks and leave the larger ones for you guys! I like my 10" because I can get by with water & Gem Lube, using oil is out of the question. I'm getting great blade wear with 303C blade and only cut hard jasp-ag. Use it for slabbing and trimming. I clean my saw behind the house using a garden hose. Clean the slabs by dipping in a bucket of water. Eat your heart out oil people!
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jspencer
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since March 2011
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Post by jspencer on Sept 10, 2012 13:27:27 GMT -5
I have a 10" that I use mostly for softer materials that I don`t want oil on and for trimming. It doesn`t have a feed system. I use mineral oil in my 14" saw with gravity feed.
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Post by Rockoonz on Sept 10, 2012 19:53:20 GMT -5
I have always ended up frustrated with the 10 inch table saw style saws and end up just fixing them up and selling them. My cabinet style 10 incher, however, is a keeper. Lee
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