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Title: Grossular garnet slow cutting sheeedh
Post by: Phishisgroovin on November 18, 2016, 12:03:31 PM

I haven't cut a rock in months,  this grossular garnet is slow slow cutting.
Even with a fresh dressing on the blade.
Either that our is super hard,  I've never worked any of it.

Title: Re: Grossular garnet slow cutting sheeedh
Post by: Phishisgroovin on November 18, 2016, 02:18:29 PM

guide shafts for the vise that slide in and out loosened causing the rock to start cutting in an angle, had to reset them, tighten again and make a new primary cut.
sucks.

Title: Re: Grossular garnet slow cutting sheeedh
Post by: lithicbeads on November 21, 2016, 08:21:59 AM

The garnet can be a bit harder than quartz but not much.