JR8675309
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by JR8675309 on Apr 17, 2022 15:11:49 GMT -5
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Post by stardiamond on Apr 17, 2022 16:57:07 GMT -5
Face the small end and see what shows up. Face the long end and then decide.
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Post by victor1941 on Apr 17, 2022 19:02:34 GMT -5
Picture #3 face cut the right side.
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Apr 17, 2022 23:07:31 GMT -5
The last pick, which is the flat side, needs to go face down. If it’s plume, That’s where the plumes should be coming from. That’s what’s referred to as the host material. Then it really doesn’t matter what direction you cut. I’d personally cut width wise as opposed to length wise.
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Post by greig on Apr 18, 2022 12:54:24 GMT -5
What size is your saw relative to the rock? Sometimes, you have an equipment restriction to take into account. Then it depends what you want to do with the cut rock. For example, you won't want to cut a window if the desire is to keep the rind untouched. If you will cut slabs for cabbing, then that won't matter much.
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JR8675309
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Post by JR8675309 on Apr 18, 2022 21:47:49 GMT -5
Thank you for the suggestions. I'm cutting this w my 20" saw. The slabs are so far so good. Nothing phenomenal. I'll live with that. It was a free rock.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 19, 2022 10:24:02 GMT -5
Thank you for the suggestions. I'm cutting this w my 20" saw. The slabs are so far so good. Nothing phenomenal. I'll live with that. It was a free rock. I've been curious to see the "guts" on this one. Were you able to get any pics of the cuts? |
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JR8675309
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Post by JR8675309 on Apr 19, 2022 11:16:15 GMT -5
Thank you for the suggestions. I'm cutting this w my 20" saw. The slabs are so far so good. Nothing phenomenal. I'll live with that. It was a free rock. I've been curious to see the "guts" on this one. Were you able to get any pics of the cuts? Lots of fracturing. Patterns seem to be developing somewhat as I get into mid rock.   |
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 19, 2022 16:46:23 GMT -5
I've been curious to see the "guts" on this one. Were you able to get any pics of the cuts? Lots of fracturing. Patterns seem to be developing somewhat as I get into mid rock. Thanks for posting the pics. I really was curious to see if there were plumes or not in that one. It's too bad about the fractures. |
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JR8675309
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Post by JR8675309 on Apr 20, 2022 14:46:33 GMT -5
jasoninsd absolutely. There are going to be some pieces without fracture that I can free form or try to cab. That's exciting to me bc I love the GP Plume Agate. It's not stunning but I'll take it!
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