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Post by stoner on Nov 17, 2004 23:19:40 GMT -5
Well, I was gonna wait til tomorrow to try my experiment, but couldn't stand it anymore, and it was a great success(see "Slab Cutting Experiment" thread for details) Four slabs and the end cut  Back together in order they were cut  Laid out  You can see how small the rock was before it was cut, and there is no way I would have been able to hold it and get all those cuts. Now I'll have to try it out on my 18" slab saw and see if I can cut an entire Brazillian agate into slabs. Ed |
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Post by Toad on Nov 17, 2004 23:22:40 GMT -5
I must have missed something, what was the experiment?
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Post by rockyraccoon on Nov 18, 2004 0:50:48 GMT -5
ed how'd you get it out of the pvc pipe after it dried in there and did you have to break the concrete away from the rock at the end?
kim
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 18, 2004 7:32:48 GMT -5
i didn't see a vise attachment on your saw...did you cut those rather uniform slabs by hand and by eyeball? very well done! got to show the photos to my husband, maybe it will give him some ideas.....thanks for posting!
KD
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Post by Cher on Nov 18, 2004 8:49:08 GMT -5
What a great idea. I'm curious too about how you
got it out of the pvc pipe. Smart thinking Ed!
Cher
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Nov 18, 2004 14:02:05 GMT -5
Hello Ed,
You can also use Tile Grout for the same purpose ... that is what I use.
I get the majority of my stones laid out and then fill the cardboard box with the grout mixture ... then I wait a few minutes and add more stones to the grout and then wai for it to set up.
Oh yea ... you can get a lot more slabs from your rough this way!
Great job!
John
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Post by docone31 on Nov 18, 2004 18:07:16 GMT -5
I agree with a corrugated or cardboard box. Much easier to deal with, you can even saw through it and make another.
I prefer using small milk containers. I take the top off and fill it with mortar. I then push the stones in and slice away.
Mortar compounds work well with cutting stone. I bet your blade cleaned up real well.
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Post by stoner on Nov 18, 2004 22:06:38 GMT -5
Hi all. Nice to know other people have used this method for cutting rock. I forgot to mention the Home Depot plastic bag I stuffed into the 2" pvc, then used a large dowel to flatten the bottom, and that is how I got it out of the pipe. This was rev.1. Next time I'll use something square and grout sounds like a better type of media to use.
Kim, the cement just kinda crumbled off the stone as it was being cut as you can see in the pics. And KD, I tried a few different types of vices and rail systems, but like Doc said on a different thread, they got messed up with the rock mud, so I just cut everything on this saw by hand.
John, by putting the rocks in a casting like this does allow ALL of the rock to be cut and a lot safer too.
Ed
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