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⭐ Show Us Your Cut Stones - Before And After Photos
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<blockquote data-quote="Wally69" data-source="post: 474149" data-attributes="member: 1916"><p>I soak the stone in acetone for 20mins prior to transfer and heat pop it off or use a razor blade if there is a gap.</p><p></p><p>If I use glue only on the second, I will soak it until it falls off, but I have also been waxing some to get the shape of the seat, snapping the joint upon initial wax setting, then glueing onto the wax. In this case, once complete, I heat the dop to pop the stone out, then soak the glue/wax until it dissolves.</p><p></p><p>I have had the odd stubborn connection on transfer due to being impatient on the soaking. This can be problematic as the stone will not pop off quickly and you risk heat transferring into the wax on the other dop. Think this can also happen on larger stones where the glue surface area is bigger. In those instances, I stand it up in a dropper bottle of acetone filled with just enough to cover the joint I want released. </p><p></p><p>Now that I think about it, I could just glue the second stick on and soak the desired joint until the became completely gooey. Might give that a go on larger stones, thinking 30-40mins might be enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wally69, post: 474149, member: 1916"] I soak the stone in acetone for 20mins prior to transfer and heat pop it off or use a razor blade if there is a gap. If I use glue only on the second, I will soak it until it falls off, but I have also been waxing some to get the shape of the seat, snapping the joint upon initial wax setting, then glueing onto the wax. In this case, once complete, I heat the dop to pop the stone out, then soak the glue/wax until it dissolves. I have had the odd stubborn connection on transfer due to being impatient on the soaking. This can be problematic as the stone will not pop off quickly and you risk heat transferring into the wax on the other dop. Think this can also happen on larger stones where the glue surface area is bigger. In those instances, I stand it up in a dropper bottle of acetone filled with just enough to cover the joint I want released. Now that I think about it, I could just glue the second stick on and soak the desired joint until the became completely gooey. Might give that a go on larger stones, thinking 30-40mins might be enough. [/QUOTE]
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