Thread: I Found It Over There

If it's a commercial site forget it. They would never allow you in. if you were to get injured they would be responsible. Some sites will allow you to sign a release but you have to be careful because many sites consider "collectors" trespassers and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.

In my younger days we made it a habit of going into mines and quarries and several times got out in the nick of time before the law arrived.

Just been and picked up a mid priced tile saw. It's got 180mm discs and will cut at 33mm.

I've got to have a good look round the machine but it looks very promising to be able to pick up a 300mm (12") disc for it. The standard flange is 22mm on the machine. If I take that and get it machined to 20mm, Then chop a few parts off I should be able to get the 300mm disc to sit pretty.



If I go the 300mm route I have to remove the steel support on the right hand side of the image. It's just thin sheet steel and should cut fast with a grinder. Then I will have to chop the table up a bit so the blade fits. I think it should be possible.

I ran a stone on it today to see how well it works. It's made a very tidy job. I'll put up some images of the rock later, It's a striped sparkling diorite, That seems to be in the 8K range.


Edit, Just found a 350mm (14") blade with a 22mm bore. The price is good as well and it's continuous rim.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JCB-MXCR-1...item3ce0ad05ef

With that blade All I need to do is cut up the frame and table and make a solid mounting for the unit to sit on. It should also give me a 4 1/2" cut depth.