Cutting and Shaping Rocks for Tumbling using a Wet Tile Saw

[@MrTurtleMontana]

Great video, Paul! I love those rocks at the end that were brown with the neon green streak going through them, and shortly after, the white ones with the blue / green vein-looking thingies.

[@paulhardie]

Thank you, we sure have some magnificent rocks here in Western Australia 👍

[@kathrynralli4557]

Stunning rocks!

[@paulhardie]

👍👍

[@WRWhizard]

I have been watching some tumbling videos and wondered why the starter rocks are all natural rough. I really wanted to see what could come from prepping first.

[@paulhardie]

I hope this video helped, I think a few hours pre-shaping is better than the extra weeks needed in the tumbler 👍

[@BirdWhisperer46]

I am so jealous of those rocks.

[@paulhardie]

We really do get some magnificent rocks here 😁

[@dreamlookautodetailingauto3353]

Wow! That first rock you cut on the saw looks like a bunch of colorful crayons melted together to make that beautiful rock! Lol... So many pretty colors!

[@paulhardie]

😆 That's Mookaite, nice isn't it ? I'm lucky enough to have access to it, although it's an 11 hour drive 👍

[@dreamlookautodetailingauto3353]

@paulhardie yes beautiful! I noticed today that they sell it here in the States. I can't drive there to pick them up. It's too far away. I would have to get them to mail over to me. Don't know if it would be cheaper for me to order from you or them?

[@paulhardie]

@@dreamlookautodetailingauto3353 I'm sure the rocks would be a lot cheaper from me but postage costs is where it starts getting expensive 😖

[@dreamlookautodetailingauto3353]

@paulhardie shipping is what I was wondering about as well? Let me know what 5 pounds of Mookite would cost to ship to Utah USA 🇺🇸. If you need my address maybe I can get your email address or give u mine. If this turns out to be a good thing I'll order rocks from you. Let me know

[@paulhardie]

Probably best to email me at [e-mail] to discuss all the options, one thing you have in your favour is the AU $ is worth only about 2/3 the US $ 👍

[@oraziobarbagallo1609]

Hi, this is the first video of yours ive seen. Thankyou. I can see thejoy of collecting rocks for tumbling after spending an afternoon at the beach choosing rocks! What type of saw do you use please?

[@paulhardie]

Welcome to my KZbin channel Orazio, I hope you find the videos helpful or at least entertaining 😁 Up until just recently I used the cheapest wet tile saw I could get from the local hardware store, they're fine for cutting pretty much any rock you can find, the reason I've upgraded is to use bigger blades and cut bigger rocks 👍

[@offyarocka]

I could cut stones all day, everyday!!!!! Its like the 2nd act in the theatre of rocks, seeing the beauty inside!!!! Did you add a second watersoure on the gaurd of your saw? I was thinking of doing that to my tile saw with a pump weed sprayer

[@paulhardie]

Terrific fun isn't it ? I've changed my setup a little since then, I use a large reservoir and a pond pump, if you watch my video on cutting and polishing Chrysocolla I show how I've set it up 👍

[@offyarocka]

@@paulhardie I just checked it out and that is an awesome system for the water...very cool

[@paulhardie]

@@offyarocka it works well, I need to drain the water from the big reservoir about every 6 months.

[@offyarocka]

@@paulhardie I am definately going to keep that in mind when is get around to building a spot for my saw. Very inspiring, thanks for sharing this

[@birdscrocodileslizard]

You must take strong sleeping tablets if that tumbler is on all night😂

[@paulhardie]

It's in the garage, I'm not sure if the neighbours take sleeping pills or not 😆

[@Ken_G.]

Nice vid Paul. And your right, it's highly enjoyable. In the not too distant future I'm going to be busting my saw out for the first time since I got hit head on by a Cat 4 hurricane. (That's a cyclone for you 😄). Can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to it. Thanks for the vid.

[@paulhardie]

So glad you liked it Ken, good luck getting back on track 👍

[@OccamsSledgehammer]

Is there a video of these rock tumbled. Amazing job.

[@paulhardie]

Thank you again ☺ Unfortunately I don't have a video showing this batch being polished, it was one of my first KZbin videos . . . I was a little unorganised 😁 I have since uploaded a few similar batches showing the process from start to finish 👍

[@aaronsisson1994]

What do you do with the left over chips? You should definitely sell them. I love filling glass jars with smaller rocks and chips. Etsy is a great place to sell them.

[@paulhardie]

Hi Aaron, most of the chips get used as filler rocks to help distribute grit in the tumblers, they end up nice and glossy but too small to sell individually but your Etsy suggestion might be the way to go, thank you 👍

[@Knowbs3694]

Beautiful

[@paulhardie]

Thank you 😃

[@dreamlookautodetailingauto3353]

This video helps a lot, thank you! Beautiful rocks! What size saw do you use?

[@paulhardie]

Thank you, always happy if I can help ☺ I was using a 7" tile saw but just recently I've upgraded to a 9" saw made specifically for rocks, I can now cut much bigger rocks 👍

[@dreamlookautodetailingauto3353]

@paulhardie Thanks for replying. I'm looking for a bigger tile saw like that as well. I'm just trying to figure out what brand to get. Lol 😉.

[@paulhardie]

@@dreamlookautodetailingauto3353 they're not cheap, I was lucky enough to get a second hand one at an auction our rock club had for $50 😁👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqDZg3t-jL54ecUsi=5ySTlFGQ7aE3vVZ4

[@laneharris1]

An you recommend any blades and where to buy them?

[@paulhardie]

Continuous blades are a must (no teeth) the ones I get (Paccaya) are very reasonably priced on eBay at $28.50 for two 180mm blades with free delivery and last just as long as the brand I used to get for about three times the cost.

[@bobbarker5884]

Paul, can you recommend a good or the best saw blade to use. I want to shape some rocks I bought but I'm afraid to chip them with a crappy blade? Also do you have an Etsy shop? Them some beauties!

[@paulhardie]

The blade I use is about 1/8" wide so it can make a bit of a mess of the rocks 😄 I use Flexovit continuous blades from Bunnings in Australia. I've tried really thin blades but they take forever to cut through the rocks and wear out very quickly although they do a much smoother cut with less chipping. I don't have an online shop yet, it might be something I do in the near future but I have sold quite a few rough and polished rocks just through email contact using PayPal or direct debit 👍

[@bobbarker5884]

@@paulhardie Thank you Paul!!

[@wallypaige8496]

This looks like it could slice off your fingers. Isn't there a safer way

[@paulhardie]

Thank you for your concern Wally but you would need to do something very stupid to injure yourself, the blade is continuous (no teeth) my fingers contact the blade about every second rock I cut, it might grind a millimetre off a finger nail but won't harm flesh 👍

[@ang5491]

These really look like Chinese stones, or are these color combinations just available to certain capacities across the globe, I wonder?

[@ang5491]

Nah nah nah, it seems like you're cutting extremely hard rocks Mohs 7 and above type of rocks

[@paulhardie]

Almost all of these rocks are from Western Australia . . . we are a little spoiled when it comes to rock types 😁

[@homieP420]

where do u get the rocks fm?

[@paulhardie]

About half of the rocks in this video where self collected throughout Western Australia, the rest were bought at rock swap meets. Nowadays I use about 90% self collected to cut and tumble 👍