[CJKarl]

I'm helping instruct a stone sculpture class on Sat mornings. Last Saturday I lined up a tour of my buddies stone shop. Here's a few videos of his big boy toys.

300 ton Hydra-split
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCCQ9W73JBk&feature=c4-overview&list=UUw2SswV4YAr7q4NdVnJAIrg

42" bridge saw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLseJxbIjSg&feature=c4-overview&list=UUw2SswV4YAr7q4NdVnJAIrg

Wire saw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Gy4mpewF8&feature=c4-overview&list=UUw2SswV4YAr7q4NdVnJAIrg


Various photos

4 carats per segment

Cutting wire

Most cost effective 3 phase power is DIY

 

[Rockmonster]

Very nice..............How much does that circle saw take in a pass? Doesn't look like too much from that angle........

 

[dom-mas]

Rockmonster. That saw looks about the same as the saw we had in the shop when I worked for the feds. For real soft sandstone like Ohio or St Bee or limestone like Indiana we could cut about 10"at a pass if we cut slow., 6-8" if we wanted to cut quicker. For marble we wouldn't cut more than 4-5" at a pass, and for granite it was more like 1-2" at a pass and always slow

 

[CJKarl]

I think the bridge saw was only set for 1".