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Cutting Lime Stone

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dhermesc

01-24-2005 11:58:20




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Anyone have any experience with this? I have several slabs of limestone from a recent project - some are 4'X 8' and almost 12 inches thick. I'd like to cut it old style style (water and freeze) for posts and stair treads. How deep do you drill the holes, how big of holes and how far apart?




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Sand Flat Bob

01-24-2005 14:41:24




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 Re: Cutting Lime Stone in reply to dhermesc, 01-24-2005 11:58:20  
You might get some ideas from searching for the "Stone Post Museum" in LaCrosse, Kansas. There were millions of these posts made back in the homestead days. (No trees). There is a firm in Ness City, Kansas that make name signs etc. out of stone posts. Very attractive.



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Sand Flat Bob

01-24-2005 14:40:28




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 Re: Cutting Lime Stone in reply to dhermesc, 01-24-2005 11:58:20  
You might get some ideas from searching for the "Stone Post Museum" in LaCrosse, Kansas. There were millions of these posts made back in the homestead days. (No trees). There is a firm in Ness City, Kansas that make name signs etc. out of stone posts. Very attractive.



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Sand Flat Bob

01-24-2005 14:34:14




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 Re: Cutting Lime Stone in reply to dhermesc, 01-24-2005 11:58:20  
I grew up in the stone post country up in West-central Kansas. My grandfather made stone posts out of limestone ledges about 12 inches thick. So it is similar to your thickness, but holes were drilled about 12 inches apart with a brace and bit, when first uncovered,the stone is fairly soft. If yours is dried out, it is probably much harder, hammer drill time. In the holes were driven feathers and wedges. It was an art learned through experience on how to hit the wedges so the post would break off where you wanted. In your case I would drill the holes about 12 inches apart about 8 inches deep, 3/4 inch dia. and fill with water before a hard freeze. The depth may take some experimenting. Good luck!! The easy way is to just saw them out with a diamond saw blade.

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dhermesc

01-24-2005 15:38:31




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 Re: Cutting Lime Stone in reply to Sand Flat Bob, 01-24-2005 14:34:14  
That would be the easy way, but I make bark look like its loosely attached to a tree - thanks for the reply.



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