[Jewelry making - Article 00876] - Re: [Orchid] Cutting Slate

[Jim Small]

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>     Maybe you could do something similar using a steel edge (maybe an
>     anvil) and an axe. 

    	Please do not try to approximate a tile and shingle cutter with an
    anvil and an ax! This would be very dangerous, and will not produce
    an even cut - it will fracture the slate, and possibly injure you! A
    slate tile cutter not only has an anvil and a drop shear, but it
    also has a built in clamp: when you use one to cut slate it first
    clamps down completely (top and bottom faces) on one edge of the
    slate, leaving the other side unsupported. The drop "blade" comes
    straight down so that the shearing action is applied over the entire
    tile at one moment. Anything less than this total control will not
    work, and is very dangerous. 

Jim Small
Small Wonders Lapidary


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