Thread: Anyone cut down a Norton?

Originally Posted by superfly

Read all about it here:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/showt...ghlight=norton

Nenad

Very cool Superfly, thanks for the link!

A tile saw with a diamond blade and continuous water bath should cut a Norton easily. If these saws can cut ceramic or porcelain tile, concrete pavers, and real stone tile (which they can), slicing a Norton should be effortless for that type of machine. After all, the novaculite and coticule hones are cut with this type of saw. Norton may also use them to bring their stones to finished dimension. You may be able to cut them with a bandsaw, but I suspect the blade will be scrap before you're done and then you have all that abrasive dust to clean out of the machine (and your nose).

good luck, Bruce

Originally Posted by Bruce

You may be able to cut them with a bandsaw, but I suspect the blade will be scrap before you're done and then you have all that abrasive dust to clean out of the machine (and your nose).

good luck, Bruce

Point well taken. Superfly (in that link) speaks of saving your time/money and going to a stone cutter. I would bet if you walked up with one of these and ask them to cut it for you, all you would have to do is give the guy a tip for the effort. It would take maybe 5 minutes with the right setup.

I have cut up several barber hones, some pieces of a broken norton and a bunch of coticules with a bandsaw blade. Yes, the stones do wear them out fast but to cut just one Norton you would only need 1 blade. About $8 and takes maybe 3 minutes.

Randy, If you say it's that fast I'm there. The blade on a ban saw would be the thinest and would keep the meat on the stone. I'm also thinking the wider blade of a circular saw would make for a little more unstable environment needing a little more patience and more room for error. A stone cutting wheel would be the way to go but it too is wider and you would need the setup to do it, for me I would have to take this to someone and have them do it for me.
I'm wondering what the best blade would be to do it on a ban saw both for precision and cost effective?

I haven't tried it, but I suspect a simple hacksaw would work pretty well if the stone is drenched with water.
Nortons are fairly soft. Especially the 1K and 4K sides.

I was thinking about doing the same exact thing. Cut that sucker in half down the middle. In fact, I was thinking of taking it over to the business that just moved in behind my back yard. Its a monument (grave stone) maker. I'm sure it would be an easy and quick task and I doubt they would even consider charging me.

If I decide to do it, I'll post my results.