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Post by geostrong on Jun 9, 2018 15:22:21 GMT -5
Those are all amazing pieces!
Gluing fractures??
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2018 15:27:10 GMT -5
Those are all amazing pieces! Gluing fractures?? i cut as many slabs as i can from the rough, then glue to a wood block. this is my first attempt using Elmers Carpenter glue, before i was using waterglass and had a 40% fall out rate |
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Post by geostrong on Jun 9, 2018 15:35:14 GMT -5
Those are all amazing pieces! Gluing fractures?? i cut as many slabs as i can from the rough, then glue to a wood block. this is my first attempt using Elmers Carpenter glue, before i was using waterglass and had a 40% fall out rate I realized after I posted... 'oh, he was probably doing end cuts.' I wouldn't have thought of Elmer's but you seem to have had success... and for a lesser price I'm guessing. |
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Post by stardiamond on Jun 9, 2018 15:37:43 GMT -5
Those are all amazing pieces! Gluing fractures?? i cut as many slabs as i can from the rough, then glue to a wood block. this is my first attempt using Elmers Carpenter glue, before i was using waterglass and had a 40% fall out rate Great slabs. How long did you wait for the water glass to dry? I've had good luck with it and elmers is not as easy to get off. I give water glass two days. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2018 15:42:48 GMT -5
i cut as many slabs as i can from the rough, then glue to a wood block. this is my first attempt using Elmers Carpenter glue, before i was using waterglass and had a 40% fall out rate Great slabs. How long did you wait for the water glass to dry? I've had good luck with it and elmers is not as easy to get off. I give water glass two days. Sometimes,over a week,and they would fail. your right about the elmers,it takes a bit of coercing to break free, and if your not careful? you can bust the last piece. it is possible,my container of waterglass somehow got contaminated. i have 2 young boys,anything can happen! |
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Post by toiv0 on Jun 9, 2018 17:39:21 GMT -5
Super slabs, When I glue the end pieces onto wood I line up the glue splice with the blade. I then turn it out for the number slabs. If I did it right the last cut will decapitate the rock from the wood. I think I seen someone else on here does that also.
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Post by Peruano on Jun 10, 2018 6:49:15 GMT -5
I certainly calibrate the lateral feed position if the last slab (i.e. the one glued to the stub) is a special one. I use any kind of carpenter's glue at hand and expedite removal by sawing the last slab off with a hacksaw (less than 30 seconds even for a 4x4" stub). The cut leaves 1/4" or less of wood on the stone which being so thin allows water to soak through to the glue in an hour or so (certainly overnight will work), then the wood and glue is pried gently off with a dull knife. Once the water gets to the glue it becomes a rubbery layer easily removed. I consider the hand hack saw part of my aerobic exercise and my slab saw time to be reserved for cutting rocks, not wood.
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 10, 2018 9:21:27 GMT -5
I use Elmers all the time.... The last slab on the block, goes into a bucket of water and stays in there, till it falls off...Sometimes it takes a week or more, but I'm never in a hurry for them..
I have other material to work with... Its like Xmas all over again, when you search the bucket for the slabs...
I have about 12 soaking, as we speak....
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 10, 2018 19:26:35 GMT -5
I use elmers and use a sawsall to finish it.
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Post by Psycho on Jun 12, 2018 8:13:00 GMT -5
All very nice, it's great when you get just a few more slabs out of great end cuts, good stuff!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2018 23:26:26 GMT -5
I use Elmers all the time.... The last slab on the block, goes into a bucket of water and stays in there, till it falls off...Sometimes it takes a week or more, but I'm never in a hurry for them.. I have other material to work with... Its like Xmas all over again, when you search the bucket for the slabs... I have about 12 soaking, as we speak.... You are who i got the Elmers idea from thanks, my Saw thanks you,my blade thanks you,my rocks thank you |
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Post by NRG on Jun 25, 2018 9:27:43 GMT -5
Super slabs, When I glue the end pieces onto wood I line up the glue splice with the blade. I then turn it out for the number slabs. If I did it right the last cut will decapitate the rock from the wood. I think I seen someone else on here does that also. Me! |
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Post by NRG on Jun 25, 2018 9:30:50 GMT -5
 Looks like some "tigertail" i got from Billy. My piece is even seam-like, similar to yours. toiv0 |
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 25, 2018 10:23:43 GMT -5
I use Elmers all the time.... The last slab on the block, goes into a bucket of water and stays in there, till it falls off...Sometimes it takes a week or more, but I'm never in a hurry for them.. I have other material to work with... Its like Xmas all over again, when you search the bucket for the slabs... I have about 12 soaking, as we speak.... You are who i got the Elmers idea from thanks, my Saw thanks you,my blade thanks you,my rocks thank you Nothing better and its so easy....Thumbs up |
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