Thread: I Found It Over There

Wet cut. They come with a pump system that you either hook up to a water hose or it draws from a 55 gallon barrel of water set up behind it. We'd cut hundreds of brick on one barrel.

A 3 inch cut depth is what I need really as thats about as wide as I need to go on a hone and means much less lapping if u can do a single cut. Its nearly impossible to cut flat if you have to make 2 cuts.

Some tile saws just draw from the tray under the saw rails, but I never really liked the idea of cycling that water back through the pump. You can also look at your local industrial equipment rental company like Sunbelt or United. They sometimes carry these saws if you want to try one out.

True on the rentals, I just want one for use when I want it, id have to have a stock pile of rock to make it viable to rent.

you can often get weekend deals on tool rentals and if you wait for a long weekend you usually get the extra day for free. When I used to go work on the mainland regularly it was cheap to rent and easier for small jobs than hauling it all the way there and back. I had most of my gear left over from when I was a contractor. You are right about needing the 10" saw too, some of them will actually cut 3 1/2", which is handy to have a small buffer. It never is much fun it you jam the rock agains t the thrust washer.

Finished it....trial run in 45 minutes when I close the barber shop.

Dry

Wet

Slurried

Originally Posted by RezDog

I don't think I have finished a razor restore since the weather got warm. It's too nice to not be out on the patio lapping hones and cutting rock. Not that I have many finished, but I'm working on it too. My life never has excess time. I wonder how the hooligans and lay-abouts do it. I have never been able to sit still for long and still have tons left to do. Time and wet saw blades never seem big enough. If the 16" saws were not insane to buy they might get a second look from me. I think I may have to borrow my brothers welder and start doing a little tinkering, although there is that time thing again. The color is looking good on those rocks. I am curious as to where the pink comes from, there is shadows of it in some of my rock now and again too. Maybe Bigspendur can offer up some theories.

Pink in a rock? Iron can stain a rock reddish in various hues. True pink often times comes from Lithium and can be associated with Tourmaline which is found in some Slate.

Slate can have all kinds of things in it so it depends what the minerals are.

Well, initial test, test razor needing touch up had the tug going on and did not pass hht or tree top arm hairs prior to test honing on the new slate I lapped out today. Afterwards, passed hht, no tug arm hair tree topper, and gave me possibly the closest shave I have had in a while. I only shave wtg on my face and it gave me a nearly bbs shave wtg.

This snow white slurrying hone is definitely some good stuff....

It's good to get on a roll.

Originally Posted by RezDog

It's good to get on a roll.

The black slate I've previously used is quite a bit softer, but also slower than this stone. Reminds me a lot of the dark slate honestly as far as the edge goes though. This stone has far more very tiny sparkles in it, which show up a bit in the picture...the razor I used it on has a highly mirrored bevel off of it with no scratch pattern at all, I have no problem rating it at a 12-15k range based on the shave off this stone today and the fact it removed any sign of a scratch pattern.

Gotta do more testing when I get a chance obviously as 1 honing doesnt show its potential, only used water without slurry as well, going to prep a matching slurry stone tonight as well.



Modine...if you read this, ill probably send this stone out to you with the other one for testing and feedback as well, your reviews are always so good and I'd love your input.