I've found a bunch over the years and want to cut one in half. Any
ideas what kind of (affordable) saw or blade would make a nice job?
They are typically 6-7" across.
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On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:43:07 -0700, wrote:

I've found a bunch over the years and want to cut one in half. Any
ideas what kind of (affordable) saw or blade would make a nice job?
They are typically 6-7" across.
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Something like this:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...833&lpage=none

http://tinyurl.com/5h4ga3

or this

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...726&lpage=none

http://tinyurl.com/6q8eo9

or bigger still:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...ctId=100573049

http://tinyurl.com/6b8aso

On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:21:41 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:43:07 -0700, wrote:

I've found a bunch over the years and want to cut one in half. Any
ideas what kind of (affordable) saw or blade would make a nice job?
They are typically 6-7" across.
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Something like this:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...833&lpage=none

http://tinyurl.com/5h4ga3

or this

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...726&lpage=none

http://tinyurl.com/6q8eo9

or bigger still:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...ctId=100573049

http://tinyurl.com/6b8aso





It's true: diamond grit Sawzall blades and diamond edge round blades
are not THAT high, anymore, but I would rather start with a thin
abrasive cut off saw round blade to start with. How many Nautilus
shells will he chop up anyway?

Brian W

On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:58:18 -0600, Brian Whatcott
wrote:



It's true: diamond grit Sawzall blades and diamond edge round blades
are not THAT high, anymore, but I would rather start with a thin
abrasive cut off saw round blade to start with. How many Nautilus
shells will he chop up anyway?

Brian W

I'd just try a fine tooth hacksaw first.
Might do fine on that shell.

--Vic

On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:45:30 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:58:18 -0600, Brian Whatcott
wrote:



It's true: diamond grit Sawzall blades and diamond edge round blades
are not THAT high, anymore, but I would rather start with a thin
abrasive cut off saw round blade to start with. How many Nautilus
shells will he chop up anyway?

Brian W

I'd just try a fine tooth hacksaw first.
Might do fine on that shell.

Be almost like cutting a light bulb.

Casady

On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:39:16 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:45:30 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:58:18 -0600, Brian Whatcott
wrote:



It's true: diamond grit Sawzall blades and diamond edge round blades
are not THAT high, anymore, but I would rather start with a thin
abrasive cut off saw round blade to start with. How many Nautilus
shells will he chop up anyway?

Brian W

I'd just try a fine tooth hacksaw first.
Might do fine on that shell.

Be almost like cutting a light bulb.

You just use a chain saw on light bulbs.
Nobody cares about how they come out.

--Vic

Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:45:30 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:58:18 -0600, Brian Whatcott
wrote:


It's true: diamond grit Sawzall blades and diamond edge round blades
are not THAT high, anymore, but I would rather start with a thin
abrasive cut off saw round blade to start with. How many Nautilus
shells will he chop up anyway?

Brian W
I'd just try a fine tooth hacksaw first.
Might do fine on that shell.

Be almost like cutting a light bulb.

Casady


Find a lapidary club and someone there will be able to cut it with a
diamond saw. The saws the faceters use have a very thin kerf, but the
diameter may be too small.
Rockhounds use diamond blades up to 36" to cut things like petrified
logs. For bigger things, they use a mud saw.
Gordon

wrote
I've found a bunch over the years and want to cut one in half. Any
ideas what kind of (affordable) saw or blade would make a nice job?

You should probably be careful about throwing around a word like
"affordable" in a boating group. My guess is the nautilus half-shells that
you see in stores and such might be cut with some sort of lapidary saw. Know
any rock hounds?