On a good week I can produce 150 square feet by myself. I used to do sinks by hand also. Used the paper template provided with the sink to layout and trace onto the counter then carefully hand cut straight edges and used a wheel on the grinder for radius. The results were good most of the time but ...

I have a small granite shop that produces anywhere from 300 to 600 square feet per week. We have always done our sink cutouts by hand. I would Like to hear what you guys working in similar size shops are doing as far as cutting out and grinding sinks. I will Not be buying a CNC or water jet. The sco...

Hey guys, looking for whatever tips you may have for me. Today we installed a large "Super White" quartzite kitchen. Unfortunately after we set the tops in place the sink panel cracked. It had a bad vein running right a crossed it. Anyway, this lot of material is no longer available so I cannot repl...

We aslso buy the makitas from regent, been using the same ones forever. They did come out with a new model recently but the old is still available. I tried one of the new ones and it didnt last as long, however, i took it apart found the brushes were worn completely. $10.00 for a new set and its goo...

The shop you explained in the original post sounds a lot like the shop my father and I run. Depending on what his goals are as far as production and growth, you don't have to run cncs to be successful in this industry. We use a bridge saw, a Marmo router that is over 10 years old, makitas for cuttin...

we also have a saw that will not miter, and until recently we did all our mitering by hand ( it works if you have a skilled fabricator, but it is not quick! ) we recently bought an edgemate 100 and it does really nice miters! we also used it to do a drink rail on a bar recently, and it worked prett...

We just bought the Omega miter saw from GranQuartz. Haven't had a chance to play with it yet. I'll try and shoot a video this week if I get a chance to test it out and our new miter Gorrila clamps. I'm leaning towards this saw. I'd like to hear your input. I'm concerned about chipping. Let me know ...

I'm not sure that this can be done with 3 cm stone

Okay so it seems like a rail saw system might be the way to go. I see regent sells one called a Barranca (looks similar to the Mk model) which is fairly cheap and then I see they sell the accuglide as well. Sounds like the Harris saw is a whole lot nicer. Does anyone have expierience with the barran...

No I won't be able to go to coverings this time unfortunately

I didn't think the jr did miters. And even though I could sub it out to a friend who runs another shop, it is something I would like to be able
To do in house. I think it's a nice upgrade option

I operate a small granite shop on the east coast. Recently we are getting more and more request for the miter/waterfall edge. My problem is that our older GMM bridge saw only cuts 90 degrees. What options do I have and what would you guys recommend. Keep In mind I already have a bridge saw and I'm o...