Cutting dry rock/live rock.

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  1. shoebox

    shoebox Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Has anyone ever used a wet saw to cut dry / live rock.It would be used to put your frags on so they look better in the dt tank.
     
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  3. saints fan 420

    saints fan 420 Expensive Colorful Sticks

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    yeah people use it all the time..

    i just take a hammer most of the time, unless im trying to cut a perfect fit piece or something
     
  4. K3rack

    K3rack Peppermint Shrimp

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    For frags a dremel works good because of it's size, otherwise take a hammer and a flathead.
     
  5. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    If I am not bothered about the size of the rock I end up with
    and I am simply breaking up a rock for rubble or because I piece I have is to big

    I put it in a large hessian sack and then drop it outside
    remove any pieces I like from the 1st drop
    then drop again if I still have to many large pieces from the 1st drop


    its a great technique - providing I make sure to check there are no people looking over the balcony on the floor below me

    Steve
     
  6. boostednlinefor

    boostednlinefor Fire Worm

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    My hacksaw made quick work of any rock I had to cut
     
  7. gazog

    gazog Kole Tang

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    I was going to say that a wet saw was a but much, since I cut anything I needed to cut with a standard old hacksaw.