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Cutting live rock with a hack saw?

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kona reefer
, 10-17-2011 at 10:21 PM (4140 Views)
Anyone tried this before? I am thinking about cutting some of my live rock in half, so that a smooth surface is created which could then form a nice stable base, or maybe glue nicely to a back wall or overflow. I thought this might be a fun way to get more creative with the aquascaping, while at the same time keeping the structure open and off the sand bed, preventing dead spots.

I am thinking of using a hack saw and a small plastic mitre box. Place the rock in the box, line up the cut, and saw away. One issue off the top of my head is that if the rock is bigger than the reach of the hack saw, but I figure if I go from both sides it should work.

What do you guys think?

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  1. baker.shawn's Avatar
    i bought a big rock and cut 2" slices to put acan and zoa frags on

    the hack saw didnt work so well because the rock was so big, plus the teeth were too small, i ended up using a normal hand saw for wood, the bigger teeth helped but i still had to stop a couple times, take out the blade and pour some water in to wash out the rock paste before going all the way through. i didnt press to hard except for when i hit a harder part, i mostly let the saw do the work

    this is the saw http://www.homedepot.ca/product/15-i...box-saw/947813
  2. Sisterlimonpot's Avatar
    First thing that came to my mind is that a saw would dull out very quickly unless it was a saw that specifically cut tile, brick, rock etc. Usually they will have a diamond coated layer that wont dull when cutting through stone.

    However it would be interesting to see the end result of your aquascaping.
  3. Heathd's Avatar
    BRS has a video on aquascaping using very basic tools like handsaws and chisels. The handsaw portion of the video looked easy enough. It it isnt too thick of a section you are cutting, you can also use a wet saw.
  4. Myhahockeykid's Avatar
    I use a standard hacksaw with a 16T blade and spray water over the cutting area. It takes a decent amount of time and you'll run through quite a few blades, but it is really useful for those pieces that just don't want to balance.

    Just a tip from experience, try and find a hacksaw with a mostly plastic body so it won't rust AS much.
  5. melev's Avatar
    I'd almost recommend a Saws-All with the appropriate blade, or a wet-saw.