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Bluesky78987
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Trim saw advice Jan 7, 2017 11:01:34 GMT -5

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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 7, 2017 11:01:34 GMT -5

Hi Everybody, Happy New Year! I'll post more this year I swear!

Anyway, I want to get a little trim saw for tidy indoor use (inside my condo, in my ~~living room~~ studio) - water based, 4" or 5" or 6" blade, for preforming slabs or cutting turquoise or opals, etc. No slabbing or even minislabbing.

I currently use a 4" tile saw in the backyard (the MK John W. recommends, don't remember the model) and love it. Screaming fast, cut agate like butter. But I'd like to have an indoor option.

I saw Tela's thread a couple of years ago, lots of good advice there. Curious what she ended up getting?

I'm debating the Hi-Tech 6" versus the Ameritool 5" right now. I like the idea of the little plastic models for their small price, footprint and weight. Unless they're not up to preforming hard slabs.

Do you have the Hi-Tech or Ameritool (or the Gryphon or Rio models which I gather are the same)? Can you weigh in on whether it bogs down on agate slabs or sprays water all over you? (A little is ok, I won't be slabbing in a fancy dress).

I'm not interested in a heavyier metal saw just now. Like, this is going to sit on my ~~dining table~~ workbench.

Thanks!
Susan

Last Edit: Jan 7, 2017 11:01:52 GMT -5 by Bluesky78987

Susan

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Trim saw advice Jan 7, 2017 17:58:21 GMT -5

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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 7, 2017 17:58:21 GMT -5

Not sure I can help. I did get a small MK-145 with a couple different blades. I think it is too wet to work with indoors. I have size constrictions, too. I'll be watching this to see what others say. There has to be one clean and small enough to be used in the home. During the cold weather, I am totally out of commission.

Bluesky78987 driving up their electric bill You can rest . . . later! Member since April 2012 Posts: 2,503	Trim saw advice Jan 7, 2017 19:10:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 7, 2017 19:10:15 GMT -5 In the old posts, the Ameritool had a lot of thumbs up reviews, and only one that I saw that said it couldn't cut through a thicker agate slab. I don't think many people have the Hi-Tech, not too many comments on that.
	Susan Take me to Quartzsite or lose me forever!

Rockoonz misunderstood rock expert Member since August 2009 Posts: 11,484	Trim saw advice Jan 7, 2017 19:26:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rockoonz on Jan 7, 2017 19:26:23 GMT -5 Ameritool is way better than Hi-Tech. Good people who stand behind their products. I know it's not plastic, but I love my tiny trimmer from Lapcraft. www.kingsleynorth.com/skshop/product.php?id=87652&catID=1036
	“You preachers of equality, the tyrannomania of impotence clamors thus out of you for equality: your most secret ambitions to be tyrants thus shroud themselves in words of virtue. Aggrieved conceit, repressed envy—perhaps the conceit and envy of your fathers—erupt from you as a flame and as the frenzy of revenge.” —Friedrich Nietzsche

Bluesky78987 driving up their electric bill You can rest . . . later! Member since April 2012 Posts: 2,503	Trim saw advice Jan 7, 2017 20:14:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 7, 2017 20:14:33 GMT -5 Thanks, I will look into that.
	Susan Take me to Quartzsite or lose me forever!

ChicagoDave has rocks in the head Member since June 2016 Posts: 720	Trim saw advice Jan 8, 2017 13:06:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ChicagoDave on Jan 8, 2017 13:06:18 GMT -5 I don't have anything to add, but I wanted to reply so I can keep track of any answers that come up. I'm also looking for the same thing.

Rockoonz misunderstood rock expert Member since August 2009 Posts: 11,484	Trim saw advice Jan 8, 2017 14:58:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rockoonz on Jan 8, 2017 14:58:12 GMT -5 I believe that with the tiny trimmer you can use a Foredom type foot pedal or a dial speed control that will help to keep splash to a minimum.
	“You preachers of equality, the tyrannomania of impotence clamors thus out of you for equality: your most secret ambitions to be tyrants thus shroud themselves in words of virtue. Aggrieved conceit, repressed envy—perhaps the conceit and envy of your fathers—erupt from you as a flame and as the frenzy of revenge.” —Friedrich Nietzsche

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