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Wingate plume
I acquired this chunk of wingate plume agate and I’m torn on what to do with it. It weights in at over 3 pounds. I could slab it, but it almost feels wrong. It’s such a specimen by itself.
What would people here do with it? Slab? Cab? Or keep as a specimen?
u/akrhrkf — 12 days ago
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Scrap or restore?
I got an old homemade cab machine for free. They were going to scrap it so I took it in case I could save it. It would need a lot of work but I know the old machines are built to last…what would you do? Honest opinion!
u/akrhrkf — 1 month ago
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How much mist is too much?
I’m running an old 18inch with a new greenline blade, but when I opened it up there was a lot more mist. So how much mist is too much? I’m using stellar lubricant and waited 10 minutes to open after the cut.
u/akrhrkf — 2 months ago
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Agate sparking in slab saw.
I was cutting some agate in my slab saw and it started sparking. It was lighting up the whole stone. I turned it off quickly, but not sure if I should be worried or not. For some more details:
I have stellar lubricant in it. Tried to get it 1/4 deep on the blade.
They are actual sparks not triboluminescence.
Any advice is very appreciated
u/akrhrkf — 3 months ago
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I got an old 18 inch from marketplace and it came with this blade. The seller claimed to have not changed it once in 20 years. Should I get a new one?
u/akrhrkf — 4 months ago