Thread: I Found It Over There

Unless you have a wet saw you should probably go with a grinder with a diamond blade. If the rock is fairly soft you could go with a diamond blade in a skill saw. I have a lot of tools left over from when I was a contractor so I have more than the average RezDog. I work a 21 day shift in a remote location so it affords me a little more consecutive days off than most folks get. Once my hours are averaged I do still have 46.6 a week though, just in bigger blocks. You could always start by chipping your rocks and sorting them by potential. People who live in or near larger centers always have the option of renting tools too.

P.S.
rock dust is really bad for you, if you are dry cutting wear a mask

Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop

Wish you'd dig me up a nice thuri hone!

Living in the Netherlands every time I revisit this thread I see myself picking up a hamer and chisel and start hiking either in the Thuringiun slate mountains or around Vielsalm looking for some chunks of coticule

Originally Posted by Bram

Living in the Netherlands every time I revisit this thread I see myself picking up a hamer and chisel and start hiking either in the Thuringiun slate mountains or around Vielsalm looking for some chunks of coticule

http://www.naturparkmagazin.de/thuer...e-Graumann.jpg

Its taken from the side about the Thuringian Geology Path (Thüringer Schiefer Pfad)...

If anybody want to do a trip....here are the Hiking trails and further information...
http://www.db-thueringen.de/servlets...hieferpfad.pdf


@Bram:
you can also do the Coticule Pilgrimage, i also thought about to take place...

http://www.coticule.be/heritage.html...Pilgrimage.pdf

Ok, that's it, im jealous now...lol

That is a cool story. A journey I'd like to make. First I think an appointment with Rosetta Stone might make it a lot easier. My trips to get rocks are not really that historical, although picturesque in it's own woodsy way. I don't however have the really cool equipment for cutting and finishing. That wheel look way easier than standing at the kitchen sink with a dis flat plate.

What good ways to work stone are there, budget wise not rediculous though? Id like to invest in a good cutter/lapper kinda machinery but most seems expensive

Some of it depends on how hard the rock is. Metamorphic rock can from soft enough to cut it with a hacksaw to hard enough to require a diamond saw. That holds true with the lapping as well. Dia flat plates or wet dry sand paper. One of the guys is able to use simple and inexpensive grinder discs. I am not so lucky and am stuck with the pricey plates. All the rock around here that I have found is either hard or cracked, crumbling, full of voids and fissures. I do have a lot of nice hone rocks though so I will not complain.

How well would a masonry miter saw work ?

I would expect that any of the masonry saw would be just fine. The dust is very abrasive so keep it away from your woodworking tools as much as possible

Didnt know if it needs to be a wet saw or not, what good machinery would you suggest for lapping vs hand lapping, trying to see what this new HAD is gonna cost lol