The gate

[wroughtn_harv]

still

 

[wroughtn_harv]

What I'm doing is cutting into my guide line with the angle grinder. Then I use the mason's hammer to break off the small pieces.

It's tedious.

It's hard on the back.

There's a lot of dust.

Here's what's sick. The doing it is more important right now than what it will be like in the end. I'll enjoy it when it's done. But each cut has it's own personality. Each stroke with the hammer causes a different affect. There are hard and soft spots in the stone. That makes it even more interesting.

Yes. I'm having fun.

No. I don't want to trade places with you.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

A bud came by and asked when I was going to get a water jet for cutting the rocks. Son in law thought that was a great idea.

I'm not at the point in my life where I want to share the experience of doing with a computer. And I think it would be so hard to make it imperfect like I will unintentionally, intentionally. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Besides making the rock state it would be nice if others saw how really easy it actually is to do something with stone because of this series of posts.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

lots and lots of dust /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[wroughtn_harv]

A long day.

I also made the turning table to make it easier today.

Tomorrow we'll have the state of Texas in stone and maybe a "D" in the middle.

 

[GerardC]

Real nice work. Like all of the photos. Thanks and keep'em comin'. G

 

[ns_in_tex]

Harv, my back is hurting. Is'nt there some way to get that rock up to table height?

Sure looks like a good job though. I'm looking forward to those final pictures.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Good morning Neal.

Actually some thought went into the table height. My big concern involved the Stihl chop saw. It isn't light. It does grab. And it doesn't cut all the way through with one pass, even with a fourteen inch blade.

This height allows me to use the Stihl comfortably. I get to use my hips, legs, and my back.

And even though it isn't visible it's good for the angle grinder. Cutting the rock isn't like grinding a weld. The blade wants to grab. One has to put pressure against the grinder as it cuts stone. This height again allows me to get stronger parts of the body involved.

 

[_RaT_]

Think about how much quicker it would be to do this for a customer from one of those squarish states like Colorado, New Mexico. Now if you were doing Rhode Island you could just use a Dremel on a skipping stone.