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Rock Art => Cabochons, Intarsias, Cameos => Topic started by: bgast1 on March 17, 2015, 09:00:26 PM

Title: To Gina
Post by: bgast1 on March 17, 2015, 09:00:26 PM

I saw under your avatar that you will cut any thing once twice if you like it. Have you cut concrete before? :idea1:

Title: Re: To Gina
Post by: lithicbeads on March 18, 2015, 05:25:47 AM

 A bead / pendant maker by the name of David Van Horst cut and sold hundreds of pendants from the concrete of the King Dome after it was demolished.

Title: Re: To Gina
Post by: Gergis on March 18, 2015, 09:03:52 AM

Thats crazy! Just regular ol cement eh??

Title: Re: To Gina
Post by: Enchantra on March 18, 2015, 09:21:15 AM

There are actually some jewelry artists out there using colored concrete in their creations.  Last year sometime there was an article in one of the jewelry magazines about it.  I think it was Art Jewelry that carried the article.

Title: Re: To Gina
Post by: Itsandbits on March 18, 2015, 11:19:39 AM

I can see someone wanting a souviner; a piece of the actual kingdome, a piece of history

Title: Re: To Gina
Post by: MrsWTownsend on March 18, 2015, 12:00:51 PM

People took pieces of the Berlin wall.  Was that concrete?

I actually have cut concrete before, but it was because it had a lot of pebbles mixed into it and I wanted to see if it would be cool to make a cab from.  I only cut that one once...  :D

Title: Re: To Gina
Post by: ToTheSummit on March 18, 2015, 06:11:14 PM

I've probably cut a couple miles of concrete with a saw like this, and probably just as much asphalt.
https://media.toro.com/PublishingImages/ProductCatalog440X510/ConcreteSawssw1208_sw68046_cs2_r_1.jpg

Never thought to finish a stone from the chunks though.  Hmmm, maybe I need to start keeping my eyes open for interesting pieces!

Title: Re: To Gina
Post by: Phishisgroovin on March 18, 2015, 07:04:04 PM

i have three old blades for that walk behind