You might take a look at the Gemini Revolution XT ring saw. While not a band saw, it will handle very thick material (2") and do intricate cuts, especially with the double sided blade. I just got one a few months ago, and think it's terrific.
http://www.geminisaw.com/revolutionxt.html
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- Sat Mar 21, 2015 5:04 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Band Saw Recommendation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5117
- Mon Jan 12, 2015 11:27 pm
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: Overflow casting
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8130
Re: Overflow casting
If you were really careful you could do this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khyi0Ff ... e=youtu.be
This is a tile cutting saw from Harbor Freight with a glass blade.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khyi0Ff ... e=youtu.be
This is a tile cutting saw from Harbor Freight with a glass blade.
- Sun Jan 11, 2015 7:49 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Where to buy ceramaguard
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6976
Re: Where to buy ceramaguard
You can find a distributor close to you at http://www.armstrong.com/commceilingsna/locate_distributor.jsp Chances are the minimum you can buy is one box, which contains six 2' x 4' sheets. Last time I bought one was 4 years ago, at about a hundred bucks as I recall. I shared two sheets with a friend...
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 4:10 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Glass hanging methods
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10548
Re: Glass hanging methods
I've been experimenting with creating hangers out of heating element wire. I got a bunch of tails from a kiln mfgr for the cost of postage. I straightened the coils out using a vice, then bent the wire into a loop shape. I protected the loop with a piece of 110J, leaving only short tails that would ...
- Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:58 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: What you cannot live without...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 23762
Re: What you cannot live without...
You will absolutely love it ... but soon you'll discover it's not big enough. You'll need a separate space for coldworking, and water in that coldworking area. It's dusty and it sprays, and you don't want it around your kilns or your glass. Soon you'll want to add a belt sander and a drill press and...
- Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:22 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Firing glass over plant material
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7013
Re: Firing glass over plant material
I think the cattail's too thick to do what you want, but try firing on 1/8" or 1/4" fiber paper instead of thinfire. I've done many leaves this way and captured great vein patterns in the glass. The thicker fiber paper may help the gas dissipate as the organic material burns and reduce bub...