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Cutting thin slate #2176146 07/25/17 03:09 PM 07/25/17 03:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,540 Spanish Fort O ozarktroutbum OP 10 point
ozarktroutbum OP 10 point O Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,540 Spanish Fort	Got into building turkey calls at the beginning of the year. I make trough style calls. Been cutting the slate with a hack type saw this whole time. Starting to get where I'm trying to make more. What's the best way for me to cut slate quicker and not break it all to pieces? A tile saw? Or just continue doing what i'm doing.

Re: Cutting thin slate [Re: ozarktroutbum] #2176148 07/25/17 03:10 PM 07/25/17 03:10 PM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 24,832 Buc-ee’s Beach Express leroycnbucks Freak of Nature
leroycnbucks Freak of Nature Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 24,832 Buc-ee’s Beach Express	Tile saw Proud Army and ALNG veteran God Bless America!

Re: Cutting thin slate [Re: ozarktroutbum] #2176172 07/25/17 03:25 PM 07/25/17 03:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,540 Spanish Fort O ozarktroutbum OP 10 point
ozarktroutbum OP 10 point O Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,540 Spanish Fort	Does it need to be cut with a wet saw? I've got a couple smaller circular saws. Could I get by with a ceramic cutting blade?

Re: Cutting thin slate [Re: ozarktroutbum] #2176186 07/25/17 03:30 PM 07/25/17 03:30 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 32,451 North Alabama YEKRUT Turkey Nut
YEKRUT Turkey Nut Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 32,451 North Alabama	When I made a few years ago I used a dremmel tool and some kind of cutoff wheel to rough it in. Then I used a bench mounted belt sander and finished it. Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters. —Archibald Rutledge—

Re: Cutting thin slate [Re: ozarktroutbum] #2176262 07/25/17 04:19 PM 07/25/17 04:19 PM
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blade 12 point B Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,097	I've used a dremel as well with several different types of blades. Works slick.

Re: Cutting thin slate [Re: ozarktroutbum] #2176290 07/25/17 04:46 PM 07/25/17 04:46 PM
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metalmuncher Old Mossy Horns Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 16,660 lat 34.09 long -86.13	Find someone in your area with a Waterjet. Let them do a sheet at a time. It wont be cheap, but you will have a stack of them whenever you're ready for them.