Thread: Norton vs. hacksaw: results

Hey all,

I've realized that I much prefer narrow stones to wider ones. So I decided to cut my Norton stones in two.... Since I don't have any fancy power saws and such, I decided to just settle on a vice and a hacksaw. I did this with my 220/1000 stone, and since it turned out so great I'm going to do the same for my 4000/8000 one.

1)The first pic is of my prep work, just with the stone marked and ready to go!
2)The second is half way through the process, I just kept working my way around all 4 sides of the stone, gradually sawing my way throught it!
3)The third picture was my happiest moment, since I finally have 2 stones!
4)The last pictures is after I smoothed out all the edges and made them all nice and pretty using my little norton diamond hone.

It didn't take too long, probably 2 hours from start to very finish. It was definitely worth it, and I am VERY happy with the results. It ended up dulling 3 saw blades...but that's what I expected. I have a feeling my 4000/8000 stone cutting will be much harder, so I think I should stock up on saw blades before I start that project! Hope you enjoyed,

Dave