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Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

jcdammeyer said:
Not cheap...


But with a machine shop building the rest would save a lot of money.


Question though. You start with a big rock. One can hit it with a hammer to make smaller rocks but that's rather uncontrolled. What's the standard home hobby way to slice the rock into smaller pieces?
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A slab saw cuts the material into slices. I cut them to about 1/4" thick. The slab saw I use has a 16" diamond blade in it. Smaller and much larger ones are available. Then you cut the slab to size with a smaller saw called a trim saw. I don't have one of these yet.
 
In Oregon, we were at a ranch where they sold rock by the pound, I looked for the fault lines, then I hammered in the chisel along it where I wanted it to break .This gave it a weak point. It split. We only had to buy my cut off piece. While I haven't ever done this, I think this should work well. Using a cordless angle grinder with a diamond blade you should be able to make your own fault lines. One of the clubs has a mini blaster .
 
jcdammeyer said:
You start with a big rock. One can hit it with a hammer to make smaller rocks but that's rather uncontrolled. What's the standard home hobby way to slice the rock into smaller pieces?
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You can use wet tile saw too same idea as slab saw but less expensive. Or really anything with diamond grit
 
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