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Post by stardiamond on Mar 25, 2021 13:57:48 GMT -5
6.4 pounds of biggs opal,9 pounds of Misty mountain and. 11 pounds of mookaite delivered by the mailman. I broke the knob on my vise. I will buy a different vise and a new blade and will see if I can use a clamp now. Power is off and I'm struggling type with a tablet.
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 25, 2021 14:08:21 GMT -5
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 25, 2021 15:02:59 GMT -5
I have some pony clamps, but they are too long. I bought a 12 inch piece of 1/2 inch pipe that I think will work and a 12 inch pony clamp.
The blade has use left, but I'm going to replace it so don't mind ruining it. What I can buy is the outer jaw of the vise and the tightening assembly. I haven't got a price and will get one when I'm ready to order. The blade was slightly out of round and cut fine but there was a lot of vibration and I over tightened the vise.
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stefan
Cave Dweller 
Member since January 2005
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Post by stefan on Mar 27, 2021 11:44:50 GMT -5
nice cuts I love Misty mountain I was gifted a slab years ago and really need to dig it out and can some of it.
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 28, 2021 15:37:29 GMT -5
My clamp arrived yesterday and it worked reasonably well. The problem is that the carriage is loose and rotates causing the blade to jam so I had to baby sit the saw to get a little done. I made two cuts on the misty mountain so I could reposition the rock in the vise to access the orby area. Blade kept jamming so I gave up until I figure out how to fix the saw. The Mook is large so I cut off a 2 inch chunk and a slab to be able to change the orientation in the vise. I cut one slice of the Biggs opal. A very unpleasant day, .  |
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