True Grit
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since January 2013
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Post by True Grit on Mar 10, 2013 9:33:05 GMT -5
I received my MK-145 earlier in the week. I have never cut rock before last night. in fact I've never been to keen on cutting wood. I must say it was pretty easy, but trust me I was ready for anything to go wrong. I thank you all and all your posts on this subject. I've read everything I could find about making cuts. The one stone I've been wanting to cut was the lapis, which you can see in the pic. each slab there is about 3 quarters end to end & 1/8 inch thick. I may tumble just one of these tho and save the others until I get some cab equipment. I just wanted to share this story but I did have a question, I am pretty sure I read on this site, of someone using a 5" blade with the MK-145 instead of the 4 1/2". Do I remember right or is age catching up with me...? Or "Could" I use a 5" blade with the unit? I don't want to buy a blade unless I know its going to fit. with that in mind what blade should I get even if it is only 4 1/2"? Tim Attachments:
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 10, 2013 9:56:03 GMT -5
Careful measurement will answer that for you. From the center of your arbor, measure out 2-3/4" in any direction where the larger blade might touch. If you have about 1/8" clearance all around, you can use the larger blade.
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Post by deb193redux on Mar 10, 2013 11:30:19 GMT -5
if you are making slabbetts instead of just trimming, get at least .025" thick, and consider .032". for handfeeding thick is you friend, assuming there are lots of diamonds. the MK 303 series is top notch. IMO.
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True Grit
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since January 2013
Posts: 76
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Post by True Grit on Mar 11, 2013 8:26:02 GMT -5
I've read a lot about 303 seems to come up often. getting the tape measure out now... Thanks guys Tim
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