How To Cut Soapstone
Video provides some basic instruction in DIY cutting of a soapstone slab to create an arch shaped fireplace hearth stone using a standard router.
How to cut soapstone. Cut the stone using a circular saw with a dry cutting diamond blade. Once the piece is cut sand it with 36-grit sandpaper using a belt sander with a vacuum attachment Image 2. Avoid cutting directly through the white or brown veins when possible.
We will be applying the oil by hand and will use the heat of our hands to help with the absorption process. How to cut soapstone Industry news on design and fabrication of natural stones. Set up a straight edge to guide you as you use the saw.
Clean up the edges with a 60-grit in a belt sander then RO working from 80 to 180 or 200 to gut the rest of the scratches out. Always cut and process material in well ventilated locations to reduce the risk of inhaling dust. Use a straight edge to extend the measurement marks across the piece of Swanstone.
Messy and cuts very well. Like wood soapstone has a tendency to absorb oil. Marble granite and soapstone.
Cut along the marked lines with a steady hand Image 1. The tape will protect the soapstone from scoring as it is cut. I remodeled my sisters kitchen and installed the new soapstone.
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