Bandsaw rental

[l3leedingstar]

Need to cut some rock. Does anyone know where they rent one of these? I tried lowes and home depot with no luck.

 

[ANGRY JOHN]

what you can rent is not a bandsaw, what your looking for is a tile saw. It will cut corals and even base rock just fine.

 

[l3leedingstar]

what you can rent is not a bandsaw, what your looking for is a tile saw. It will cut corals and even base rock just fine.

The guy at home depot said that wouldnt work because the rock isn't going to turn to dust as its cut and it will jam the machine, he told us to use a paver cutting machine but that is going to be to strong I think were trying to cut the Marco pukani rock so it's very fragile. I've heard of people using the Dfs-100 which is a band saw I believe. At this point I'm willing to try anything !! Or pay someone to do it for me

 

[Reefir]

a tile saw works fine , it dosent turn into dust . u can buy a 4 "tile blade for a di grinder or dremel . if u rent one just make sure u clean it good , who knows what the last guy had it for ...

 

[l3leedingstar]

a tile saw works fine , it dosent turn into dust . u can buy a 4 "tile blade for a di grinder or dremel . if u rent one just make sure u clean it good , who knows what the last guy had it for ...

Ok I think I'll trust you guys over that home depot guy. Thanks for the help. Good advice on cleaning first !!!



Anyone have a tile saw?!

 

[rifishguy]

I have both a diamond wheeled grinder and a dfs 100 but it would be a hour ride for you but your more than welcome to come use if you like.

 

[l3leedingstar]

I have both a diamond wheeled grinder and a dfs 100 but it would be a hour ride for you but your more than welcome to come use if you like.

Thanks so much for the offer, I just got off the phone with home depot and found out its only 25 for a tile saw that's a lot better then the 60 they wanted for the paver saw!!

Thanks everyone for your help. Just hope home depots open tomorrow and I'll be on my way to a new rock scape

 

[icycoral]

not that its good for the blade, the saw, or anyone in the area, I've used a skill saw and a wood blade to cut live rock before :uzi:

 

[Gillundr]

I was just gonna say the same thing Eric! I went out and bought a $20 saw at Wally world and cut my pavers with it LOL. It was cheaper than renting their saw and buying a $80 blade and it worked awesome. The blade was smoked in the end the saw is finally on it's last legs but hey what do you want for $20?

 

[Gillundr]

Dont forget the safety glasses! A dust mask might be a good idea as well.

 

[ANGRY JOHN]

there are some good idea's that save money. There are some things we do we think about later and glad we survived. Sometimes being cheap is just to much.