Making a Stone Fountain

[@OzoneFineArtVentures]

The fountain turned out fantastic and it was super cool to see the trouble shooting as you went through the process. Thanks for sharing so much information (like the grinder pads, buff, etc.) for those of us that use some of those tools (obviously not to this degree, lol). Cheers!

[@GregsStoneYard]

Thanks!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Great work Greg.

[@GregsStoneYard]

Thanks Dave!

[@madeofstone7619]

Great job as always. I looked at your work on your website, it’s very beautiful! You manage not to spoil but to emphasize the natural beauty of the stone. And this is not as simple as it seems. Bravo. And by the way, I advise you to try powders instead of a buff. I saw you use TENAX products. I believe they have powders. The powder removes fine dust well that gets clogged into the pores of the stone. The technique is the same as with a buff, only you use a felt disc with a little water and you also need to “heat” the stone while polishing. You will get "depth" of polishing and mirror finish.

[@GregsStoneYard]

Hello Denis. Thank you for the kind words. I will try the powders. Getting a better polish is something I want to do. Thanks.

[@Lover_warrior]

Actually wish you were my neighbor. Marble carver based in 🇵🇭 Philippines

[@millermiscellaneous1771]

Nice work!

[@GregsStoneYard]

Thanks Cam!

[@WinstonChurchill-gu3eq]

How is the diamond bead wire connected and disconnected in the loop?

[@GregsStoneYard]

There is a threaded connector that is crimped onto the wire, I show connecting it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJTYe5Wgrt51gbM

[@WinstonChurchill-gu3eq]

@@GregsStoneYard thank you

[@WinstonChurchill-gu3eq]

@@GregsStoneYard I've only seen the crimped sleeve method. Those threaded connectors are pretty slick. Where did you fund them?

[@GregsStoneYard]

@@WinstonChurchill-gu3eq From the wire manufacturer. Husqvarna (Diamant Boart) or Diamond Pauber. Palmerio also sells them but you have to buy 100 at a time.

[@stonixTE]

Greg thanks for sharing, i learned a lot from your videos. Your work is great. Can you tell what type of mineral (blast media) you use to "open" the diamond drill bit ? Is it Alumina or Silicon carbide, ...and do you know what the granulation is. I often drill red granites like african red, indian imperial, rossa porigno ... and i have the same problems with drills. Thank You.

[@GregsStoneYard]

Hello Aleksandar, It is 40/60 grit aluminum oxide (medium grit). I found the pool filter sand (silica sand) worked about the same. I'll update the description with links to the products. Here's a photo: photos.app.goo.gl/q9Jbr84Ndmeu3DuXA

[@stonixTE]

@@GregsStoneYard : :-) thanks a lot

[@travisduggins]

This is insanely cool.. what does something like that wire saw cost to build?

[@GregsStoneYard]

I put it together over many years, so it's a bit hard to put an exact figure on it, but probably more than 10k but less than 20k.

[@travisduggins]

@@GregsStoneYard oh wow! I am beyond obsessed with granite work and want to build my own miniature pyramid out of granite blocks one day

[@WinstonChurchill-gu3eq]

@GregsStoneYard I called a few places that build these machines, and the average price is about $120,000 for a large machine like yours. It's a beautiful machine you built.