Thank you. I'm looking to lay some sandstone down in front of my woodburning stove. Since it is in abundance and free all I needed to do was find out how to cut it.
Chris, I have purchased some 2" thick flagstone to make a hearth stone floor for underneath a wood stove. I need to buy a mason chisel to cut these and do not own any chisels. If you were to buy one what size would you buy because they come in anywhere between 1.75" and 4"
I'd go for the four inch blade for that Greg. Mark the cut line with a straight edge, bed the flagstone on sand or gravel and take your time tapping and moving the bolster. It should develop a nice channel to run in.
You should nip the much room off your chisel with a grinder. Those edges can snap off ant take out your eye. It’s super easy, just knock the curls off.
Hi Greg, I'm pretty sure the bolster I was using there was a Suregraft which I bought at Buildbase. www.buildbase.co.uk/suregraft-bolster-100-x-220mm-100008855-2810491. It came with a guard, but my bad aim broke that! The Suregraft was fine. I've also used a Stanley one.
If you can control the tool sufficiently, should work. Of course there is never certainty as to how each stone will break. I'd stick with chisel - it's the hammer impacts which which propagate the crack through the stone.
Grinder blade works fine but gives a surface that is too clean in comparison to the natural faces. I have used cutting tools on some awkward internal angles and then roughed the surface up with a scutch hammer.
Thank you. I'm looking to lay some sandstone down in front of my woodburning stove. Since it is in abundance and free all I needed to do was find out how to cut it.
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Chris, I have purchased some 2" thick flagstone to make a hearth stone floor for underneath a wood stove. I need to buy a mason chisel to cut these and do not own any chisels. If you were to buy one what size would you buy because they come in anywhere between 1.75" and 4"
I'd go for the four inch blade for that Greg. Mark the cut line with a straight edge, bed the flagstone on sand or gravel and take your time tapping and moving the bolster. It should develop a nice channel to run in.
You should nip the much room off your chisel with a grinder. Those edges can snap off ant take out your eye. It’s super easy, just knock the curls off.
and this is how they built the pyramids
You should invest in carbide tips [ hand tracers] Trow and Holden. Just friendly advice from years of experience.
Good idea, thanks
For sandstone??? Carbide is for Granite why use such expensive chisel on the softest stone around?
@@genepires9394 because they work better and last longer don't knock it till you try it
What is a good brand name for the wide chisel you are using and where did you buy it.
Hi Greg, I'm pretty sure the bolster I was using there was a Suregraft which I bought at Buildbase. www.buildbase.co.uk/suregraft-bolster-100-x-220mm-100008855-2810491. It came with a guard, but my bad aim broke that! The Suregraft was fine. I've also used a Stanley one.
Could this technique be used to chip off a small part of a 17th century mercat cross?
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@@arthurmead5341 Seriousy, though. Could you use that technique?
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Love it! (Great craftsmanship--thanks for teaching us!)
Could you not use an angle grinder to score the sandstone instead of the chisel? @chris
Would it work if I use an angle grinder to trace the first groove then finish off with the chisel?
If you can control the tool sufficiently, should work. Of course there is never certainty as to how each stone will break. I'd stick with chisel - it's the hammer impacts which which propagate the crack through the stone.
@@ChrisMcGinlay thank you. You are right. The angle grinder does not transmit the necessary impact to trigger the split.
Diamond blade on a grinder not a efficient??
Grinder blade works fine but gives a surface that is too clean in comparison to the natural faces. I have used cutting tools on some awkward internal angles and then roughed the surface up with a scutch hammer.
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