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Post by woodman on Feb 16, 2017 16:15:17 GMT -5
When the chucks are rather large we have to take drastic measures getting the wood to the saw. first picture getting it close with crawler.  second picture getting the wood in position. notice the blocking under front end load so that I could use the chain hoist.  last picture is after I glued it to the plywood on the saw to get parallel cuts to the last one.  this was a few years ago. |
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Post by captbob on Feb 16, 2017 16:18:50 GMT -5
yowzer!! What do you do with all these big flats/slabs that you cut after you polish them?
Do you have a business or web site where you sell them?
ETA: Do you have pictures of your polishing operation that you could post?
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Post by woodman on Feb 16, 2017 16:20:36 GMT -5
The house is filling up. I don't sell anything. The original piece in the saw belongs to a friend and I was cutting it for him. I did get a slab of it that he polished for me.
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Feb 16, 2017 16:21:45 GMT -5
Wow that is a big rough!by any chance do you have pictures to what was in it after you cut it?
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Post by captbob on Feb 16, 2017 16:21:54 GMT -5
The house is filling up. I don't sell anything. I hear that! Amazed there isn't a sinkhole in my yard from my rock addiction. |
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Post by woodman on Feb 16, 2017 16:27:46 GMT -5
Wow that is a big rough!by any chance do you have pictures to what was in it after you cut it? This came from the piece I was moving.  |
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Post by woodman on Feb 16, 2017 16:34:01 GMT -5
yowzer!! What do you do with all these big flats/slabs that you cut after you polish them? Do you have a business or web site where you sell them? ETA: Do you have pictures of your polishing operation that you could post? I don't have any pictures on photobucket it seems but I flat lap with a 30 rotary lapping plate with silicon carbide grit and then sand and polish with a hand held polishing using diamond pads and final polish cerium oxide. |
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Post by captbob on Feb 16, 2017 16:34:30 GMT -5
That is simply stunning.
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Post by pghram on Feb 16, 2017 18:14:55 GMT -5
That is a fantastic specimen.
Peace,
Rich
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inbtb
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Post by inbtb on Feb 16, 2017 20:15:06 GMT -5
Nice slab.
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Post by fantastic5 on Feb 16, 2017 20:49:44 GMT -5
Words escape me...Wow!
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Feb 16, 2017 23:08:15 GMT -5
That's a really slick idea using the tire chain to hang on to an otherwise very difficult part to handle. Nice slab, size and colors.
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Feb 16, 2017 23:38:21 GMT -5
Wow that's like a slabzilla! Very nice, looks about 38"x23" just guessing?
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Post by toiv0 on Feb 17, 2017 7:26:24 GMT -5
Crazy cool, amazing
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 17, 2017 10:59:21 GMT -5
Now that's crazy cool!!!! Would like to see your operation,when I venture out in your neck of the woods....Yes,also that petwood it awesome!!!
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geezer
spending too much on rocks
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Post by geezer on Feb 17, 2017 12:59:05 GMT -5
Outstanding!
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Post by woodman on Feb 17, 2017 13:30:22 GMT -5
Wow that's like a slabzilla! Very nice, looks about 38"x23" just guessing? No not that big, about 25 by 14" |
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Post by woodman on Feb 21, 2017 22:27:32 GMT -5
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Post by captbob on Feb 21, 2017 22:45:23 GMT -5
Sweet! Need me one of them. Thanks for posting the picture.
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Post by roy on Feb 22, 2017 11:23:15 GMT -5
wow thats a old machine do you have to hold that in place ?  on mine i have been locking down the top counter rotating arms unless im below 220 then i use it for heavy grinding makes it way faster |
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