Cutting coral rock into slices. All Done!!
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Topic: Cutting coral rock into slices. All Done!!
Posted By: seti007
Subject: Cutting coral rock into slices. All Done!!
Date Posted: September 13 2009 at 11:47pm
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I have a very large peice of live (dry now) rock that measures around 3'x3'x2' and weighs about 90 lbs. Its too large for me to use in my tank. I though about breaking it up into smaller pieces but recently I saw some RC threads with some great aquascaping with flat naturally occuring live rock. That got me thinking about using a band saw to slice the rock into flat plate shaped pieces that would make for some awesome aquascaping.
So has anyone tried it? Does anyone wanna try it?? I dont have a band saw so I cant do it myself, but if someone wants to help me out, I can trade you some frags or some mysis shrimp (from the recent deal on WMAS) or other reef related stuff. In any case, I would like some input on whether this idea is feasable or not.
Thanks
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Posted By: pgravis
Date Posted: September 13 2009 at 11:53pm
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Sounds cool. I have a small band saw and some extra blades, might be fun to try. I will be out of town all week, but when I get back if you haven't already done/tried/been told it wont work, then we could probably work something out. PJ ------------- See my house: www.eclecticvictorian.com |
Posted By: seti007
Date Posted: September 13 2009 at 11:58pm
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I really appreciate it PJ. Are you in Ogden? Im in SLC. Im hoping someone clsoe by may be able ot help. Otherwise I will definately take you up on the offer. Ill keep you posted. Thanks |
Posted By: pgravis
Date Posted: September 14 2009 at 12:06am
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Yeah, I am up in Ogden. Let me know. ------------- See my house: www.eclecticvictorian.com |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: September 14 2009 at 9:11am
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I've sliced rock many times on the tile saw. Works great for cutting flat the live rock.
Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: seti007
Date Posted: September 14 2009 at 12:09pm
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Adam, A tile saw is a great idea, however, i dont know if its big enough to go all the way through the rock I have. I also thought of using a wire saw like this one maybe http://www.outdoorpros.com/Prod/Proforce-Equipment-71010-Commando-Wire-Saw/9204/Cat/50 - http://www.outdoorpros.com/Prod/Proforce-Equipment-71010-Commando-Wire-Saw/9204/Cat/50
Since teh rock is relatively soft, it may work.
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Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: September 14 2009 at 9:12pm
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Not on my band saw. The damage done to the rubber feed wheels would be very sad. I had mine replaces once and it was expensive. Besides that you usually only have a throat capacity of 6-9 inches (on the larger saws) I would look for a meat cutting band saw or a steel cutter, both have rather large throats. ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: Crzyfshguy
Date Posted: September 14 2009 at 9:36pm
ROFLMAO'ing at the hidden innuendo in Dion's Post. Not sure if he meant it, I am sure it is 100% related to saw talk, but my dirty little mind sure read something else! ------------- 45G w/ leds 15G sump MP10es |
Dion Richins wrote:Posted By: Cameron
Date Posted: September 14 2009 at 10:08pm
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I was thinking the same thing.... ------------- [COLOR="Red"](801)664-4240 |
Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: September 14 2009 at 10:21pm
Its all determined by the size of your rock ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: Jessekin
Date Posted: September 14 2009 at 11:37pm
Boys will be Boys... And Men will be Men >:D /FLEX  ------------- Jesse Sandstrom - The Grand Master Flash 1.5 Gallon - Mantis Shrimp |
Posted By: seti007
Date Posted: September 15 2009 at 9:20pm
I must say, throat size was not something I was considering. I guess I might be better off breaking the rock into smaller pieces and then try to use a tile saw to slice like Adam suggested, but then I dont have a tile saw either. The wire saw I mentioned is apparently capable of cutting through soft metals and bone. Maybe that would work?
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Posted By: OceanBlueSky
Date Posted: September 16 2009 at 7:22am
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I've got a large concrete saw with a diamond blade that would do the job.
------------- Arthur 220 Reef, 90 Lightning & RBTA, 7 nano |
Posted By: seti007
Date Posted: September 16 2009 at 10:50am
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wow, thats sounds perfect. are you in sandy? please let me know if you'd like to try it and what a good time for you is?
......also sending pm
thanks
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Posted By: seti007
Date Posted: September 22 2009 at 9:19pm
OceanBlueSky came by today with his concrete saw and sliced up the rock. I took a few pics during and after the whole process. The pieces look really cool. Thanks OceanBlue . Check em out here:
  The End result
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Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: September 22 2009 at 10:25pm
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The right tool for the job! I like those safety shoes too.
Mike -------------  |
Posted By: OceanBlueSky
Date Posted: September 22 2009 at 10:35pm
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Asad, the rocks look great all cleaned up, they'll look even better covered in corals! Mike, my boots where covered in mud in the trunk from a hard days work. I should have had them on.
------------- Arthur 220 Reef, 90 Lightning & RBTA, 7 nano |
Posted By: seti007
Date Posted: September 24 2009 at 11:29am
| Thats right Ocean, it should allow for some nice aquascaping. Thanks again |
Posted By: thefu
Date Posted: September 24 2009 at 11:38am
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I bet this would be a great way to make a back wall now that your have perfect flat sides. You could affix the flat sides to some form of substrate sections, fill in the empty areas with rubble, and then lower into the tank and lean against the back of the tank. This would open up a ton of possibilities. |