johnnymac1969
starting to spend too much on rocks
I Like A Rolling Stone
Member since January 2016
Posts: 139
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Post by johnnymac1969 on Mar 31, 2016 22:51:31 GMT -5
Not a quite a "saw"… but way better than the cardboard box on my garage floor that I had been using. (my wife was getting a little upset about the pit marks I was making on the cement) The best part is that it was FREE!!! A good friend/neighbor of mine is a mechanical engineer and he pulled this out of his company's recycle bin for me. 16½" round x 1¼" thick (A-36 steel)
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es355lucille
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since February 2016
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Post by es355lucille on Apr 1, 2016 0:05:53 GMT -5
Perfect, dollar plate! I will have to find myself one! Good weight to it as well!
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johnnymac1969
starting to spend too much on rocks
I Like A Rolling Stone
Member since January 2016
Posts: 139
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Post by johnnymac1969 on Apr 1, 2016 0:24:12 GMT -5
Perfect, dollar plate! I will have to find myself one! Good weight to it as well! I can't wait to try it out tomorrow! (too late to hammer rocks with the family asleep). It must weigh close to 100lbs.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Apr 1, 2016 6:09:08 GMT -5
I have a steel plate and an aluminum plate that I use. The steel holds up better but is much louder so I mostly use the aluminum. I work for a tool and die shop so I just replace the aluminum when needed. Long sleeve shirt, jeans, gloves and eye protection are all advised. Rock fragments will fly up to 20 feet in all directions so I always make a quick enclosure out of plywood or cardboard to contain the debris. My rock breaking setupChuck
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johnnymac1969
starting to spend too much on rocks
I Like A Rolling Stone
Member since January 2016
Posts: 139
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Post by johnnymac1969 on Apr 1, 2016 14:17:07 GMT -5
I have a steel plate and an aluminum plate that I use. The steel holds up better but is much louder so I mostly use the aluminum. I work for a tool and die shop so I just replace the aluminum when needed. Long sleeve shirt, jeans, gloves and eye protection are all advised. Rock fragments will fly up to 20 feet in all directions so I always make a quick enclosure out of plywood or cardboard to contain the debris. My rock breaking setupChuck Chuck, I remember seeing that post awhile back. It's actually where I got the idea of getting a metal plate. Thanks! And yes, I learned the hard way to always wear protective clothing. Ouch!
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