How to cut live rock

[ColaAddict]

What's the best way to cut liverock? I know bandsaw/tilesaw is probably the best.
what's the best type of hand saw to use to cut liverock?

 

[DD]

Hacksaw is what I've seen most people use.

 

[Herbie]

you could probably use a piece of thin cable with handles on either end or a hacksaw for sure or drill a line of holes very close and the break. or M-80s.

 

[Top Water]

Hammer and chisel .

 

[madjoe]

Throw it at u neighbor. Lol

 

[tkh]

Hacksaw is what I've seen most people use.

+1, I've used a hacksaw just fine on the few pieces I did end up cutting.

 

[jrpark22000]

Put a diamond blade on a angle grinder. Cheap angle grinders are $22 at harbor freight and the blade is $15. No need to use water to cool on small cuts. It is quite acurate and you can cut or flatten how you like with ease.
http://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-4-1-2-half-inch-angle-grinder-91223.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/4-12-wet-or-dry-turbo-diamond-blade-for-masonry-68878.html

 

[Joe Lydon]

I use a miter saw with a wood blade and go slow. I've cut many rocks in half for foundation peices that way.

 

[madjoe]

Put a diamond blade on a angle grinder. Cheap angle grinders are $22 at harbor freight and the blade is $15. No need to use water to cool on small cuts. It is quite acurate and you can cut or flatten how you like with ease.
http://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-4-1-2-half-inch-angle-grinder-91223.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/4-12-wet-or-dry-turbo-diamond-blade-for-masonry-68878.html

Harbor frieght is awsome

 

[jrpark22000]

I agree to some extent. I've had some of their tools for over a decade, others last 1 or 2 uses. If the tools requires high tolerance to last or operate, go somewhere else. If it can operate with slop and cheap labor assembly, but it at horror freight!

 

[BigBarnacles]

You need these...

 

[madjoe]

I agree to some extent. I've had some of their tools for over a decade, others last 1 or 2 uses. If the tools requires high tolerance to last or operate, go somewhere else. If it can operate with slop and cheap labor assembly, but it at horror freight!

Oh i agree but in reality most tools how often do we really use. So its like well i can get a good one for 100$ that will last forever on a shelf in a garage or a 10$ one that will work this time and maybe the next time if there even is a next time. I wont buy certain tools from there but still cool toy store for me

 

[jrpark22000]

Don't get me wrong, I go in there with a grin from ear to ear with all the tools I can walk out with for under $50. Why spend $150 on a makita angle grinder when a $22 horror freight one will work for quite a while.

 

[madjoe]

U could always rent a wet saw from menards to get straight straight cut. I havent used one in while but think u have lots of clearance.

 

[AndyP27]

I've got a wet tile saw if anyone would want to borrow...nothing great and I don't know how thick of material you can cut with it...I've only used it for tiles!