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General Category => DIY => Topic started by: joe niemiec on February 13, 2016, 01:22:21 PM

Title: how to make crocks cheap
Post by: joe niemiec on February 13, 2016, 01:22:21 PM
found these at national block for 6.00 each, there 12" so you have have to cut in two or keep at 12" easy to do  they are 4" dia
Title: Re: how to make crocks cheap
Post by: Regalblue on February 13, 2016, 02:27:05 PM
What did you use to cut them? 
Title: Re: how to make crocks cheap
Post by: joe niemiec on February 13, 2016, 03:09:36 PM
hacksaw with special blade from home depot think it  was 3.00 messy if you had a sawsal  buy long blade would be easy an quicker
Title: Re: how to make crocks cheap
Post by: Regalblue on February 13, 2016, 03:49:11 PM
So you did it dry?   

I have a sawsall.  What do the blades teeth look like?  Picture?
Title: Re: how to make crocks cheap
Post by: joe niemiec on February 13, 2016, 04:08:56 PM
there the one's that look like sand glued on the blade used for cutting tile
Title: Re: how to make crocks cheap
Post by: danielratti on February 13, 2016, 04:22:26 PM
I have some of the blades he is talking about Blair the suck for anything I do so if I'm down your way you can have them. Some butt hole did try to cut wood with the one but I think it's still good
Title: Re: how to make crocks cheap
Post by: Regalblue on February 14, 2016, 01:26:52 AM
I have some of the blades he is talking about Blair the suck for anything I do so if I'm down your way you can have them. Some butt hole did try to cut wood with the one but I think it's still good
cool, Thanks
Title: Re: how to make crocks cheap
Post by: joe niemiec on February 14, 2016, 04:17:27 PM
so if anyone needs any of these 12" crocks i have at lease 8 to 9 that will sell for 5.00 each paid 6.00 because i bought to many was going to stack them in tank have to come here a get  fish love them you don't have to take all 1-2 or what ever you need
Title: Re: how to make crocks cheap
Post by: Kulasik on February 18, 2016, 12:01:29 PM
So you did it dry?   

I have a sawsall.  What do the blades teeth look like?  Picture?

for something small/brittle and you want a good finished edge I would use the smaller the teeth the better, they may even have an abrasive type