Mark K
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Post by Mark K on Dec 27, 2023 23:06:26 GMT -5
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Post by realrockhound on Dec 27, 2023 23:25:24 GMT -5
Neat lil trick. I just hit it with the blowtorch 😂
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herb
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Post by herb on Dec 28, 2023 9:23:59 GMT -5
That's a faster way to remove the wood! I just toss mine in a covered bucket of water and check them whenever I remember them. Takes anywhere from a few days to several weeks so it is not a method for the impatient!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 28, 2023 11:29:07 GMT -5
For the last couple years, I have been using waterglass or sodium silicate. I bought a gallon from Amazon, I think. It holds well, but comes off after about two days of soaking in water. I leave the whole block of wood on. There's a five gallon bucket of water setting right next to my saw. After the wood dries out, I cut about 1/4" off with my chop saw to remove some oil and then reuse what's left of the block of wood.
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Post by rmf on Dec 28, 2023 18:25:27 GMT -5
1Mark K What kind of glue do you use?
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Mark K
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Post by Mark K on Dec 28, 2023 20:27:34 GMT -5
wood glue
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Post by Rockoonz on Dec 29, 2023 13:06:58 GMT -5
When I cut the glue ups I hang the wood out of the vice enough so I can cut the wood with the slab saw. I know it's time that could be spent cutting another rock, but the time to set up the wood saw is also time lost, and with the slab saw the remaining wood is real thin. Slabs go to kitty litter, then degreaser water, usually ZEP purple, then a rinse. Wood scrapes off after the rinse easily. The glue I use is original Gorilla glue, with the expanding glue I can stick the wood to a surface that is not perfectly flat, though it needs to be pretty close.
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Post by Mark K on Dec 29, 2023 13:38:33 GMT -5
With the expanding gorilla glue I end up with almost every one floating on the blade after it lets loose. Even ones that have never seen oil. Also, mine go into a drip tank where the oil falls off the slabs into a collection container. It saves a lot of oil over the course of 1000 slabs.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 29, 2023 21:31:16 GMT -5
With the expanding gorilla glue I end up with almost every one floating on the blade after it lets loose. Even ones that have never seen oil. Also, mine go into a drip tank where the oil falls off the slabs into a collection container. It saves a lot of oil over the course of 1000 slabs. That's a great idea. Mine go into some Oil-Dri where the oil gets soaked up never to be seen again. I do wipe as much of the oil off with my fingers as I take them out of the saw, though.
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