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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Lapidary
Cutting stones, need advice on equipment... Dont want to lose an eye..
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 425381" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Hi Itwinter.</p><p></p><p>Some of the lapidary saws sold by lapidary suppliers in Australia are in fact wet tile saws, so they do work. I have two, a four-inch blade saw (for faceting material) and a seven-inch blade saw for small stones and bits of cabbing material.</p><p></p><p>The tile blades that come with them when sold for that purpose are a bit thick though, and tend to chew up a bit too much material. Purpose made lapidary blades adaptable to these saws are sold by Aussie Sapphire, Gemcuts and I think also by Shell-lap. They also sell the saws themselves of course. </p><p></p><p>These saws are pretty inexpensive and handle small stuff well but if you were wanting to saw up large rocks, you'll need a purpose-made rock saw. The forementioned suppliers also sell these but they don't come cheap - thou$and$.</p><p></p><p>You might be able to find a second-hand rock saw on Gumtree or somewhere like that.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 425381, member: 2976"] Hi Itwinter. Some of the lapidary saws sold by lapidary suppliers in Australia are in fact wet tile saws, so they do work. I have two, a four-inch blade saw (for faceting material) and a seven-inch blade saw for small stones and bits of cabbing material. The tile blades that come with them when sold for that purpose are a bit thick though, and tend to chew up a bit too much material. Purpose made lapidary blades adaptable to these saws are sold by Aussie Sapphire, Gemcuts and I think also by Shell-lap. They also sell the saws themselves of course. These saws are pretty inexpensive and handle small stuff well but if you were wanting to saw up large rocks, you'll need a purpose-made rock saw. The forementioned suppliers also sell these but they don't come cheap - thou$and$. You might be able to find a second-hand rock saw on Gumtree or somewhere like that. Cheers [/QUOTE]
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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Lapidary
Cutting stones, need advice on equipment... Dont want to lose an eye..
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