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[@ridingwithcharley6821]

I had no idea this stuff was out there for use at home. Amazing. I'll be following your channel.

[@GregsStoneYard]

Thanks for the follow!

[@shaunfunk8516]

Excellent Video. Keep up the good work. Love the lighting effect.

[@GregsStoneYard]

Thanks Shaun!

[@whatthefunction9140]

About how many hours do you get out of the Dimond cable?

[@GregsStoneYard]

Wire manufacturers rate the wire in "meters square cut per meter of wire" and can range 9-15 meters square/meter. To date, I usually damage the wire before wearing it out. It gets damaged when the connector breaks and gets wrapped around the pulley wheel shaft. I'm working on a brake so that doesn't happen.

[@mustafagokhanyilmaz]

good job sir.

[@GregsStoneYard]

Thank you!

[@igedebejamin6938]

Well done. How much the coast that machine?

[@pekesrepose7363]

so what would you say, having knowledge in cutting large stone, could be the most logical way Egyptians cut stone. Core drills where already proven to be used. what other tools would you assume they invented? I'm thinking rope blades with larger diamonds are a good possibility.

[@GregsStoneYard]

If they did use rope I'm guess they just used sand as the cutting aid. This saw ( a long time ago) used to use a steel braided wire with an abrasive slurry. Most sand is high in quartz so would make a good cutting slurry. But that's just a guess. Thanks for watching.

[@CROSSAWGA]

I agree with Greg that likely coarse sand or pulverized hard rock was the cutting edges used for the ropes . These ropes could have also been mounted on a Bow Saw Mount. Even then actual Diamonds would have been too expensive , plus Diamonds would not stay sharp in this use , plus modern "Diamond cutters" are all man made Diamonds . So I believe (I was not actually there) , The rope cutter tools "WERE" used , but likely sand as the abrasive. Steve Cross akaSuperAX

[@CROSSAWGA]

@@GregsStoneYard Greg , Sand is an ancient "Known" cutting aid for rocks . I am going to have to look it up , but I bet all the "Old Timers" are going to say it was already in use when they first started cutting stone. If a person could figure out how to pulverize a hunk of Quartz (Maybe not that hard to do ) and put that on a rope cutter ,I could see making a cut with that. Steve Cross akaSuperAX PS Your engineering is AWESOME !!!

[@GregsStoneYard]

@@CROSSAWGA Hi Steve, If you look here on my instagram page instagram.com/p/B4jF6J0FrvM/ I show the steel wire the saw used to use. I tried to use it when I first set things up, I didn't have the skills to silver solder it together. The company that made the wire was still in business out of Vermont. I called them, he says he still sells it to people cutting trees!

[@winkieg1]

I'm intrigued by the corrugated effect running perpendicular to the wire direction, probably highlighted by the water, on the horizontal cut surfaces. Is that caused from some vibration in the rope?

[@GregsStoneYard]

Good question Geoff. I'm not sure. It could be I'm cutting too slow so the wire has enough time to wear the stone from the small vibrations in the wire. It's something I'll look out for to see if I can correct.

[@josephcoe4220]

Hi Greg...just amazing work...I have few questions about setting up a stone art business here in the islands...drop me a email..I would love to discuss this with you

[@GregsStoneYard]

Hi Joseph, you didn't include an email address :) You can email me at [e-mail].