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#15410 - 02/11/10 05:46 PM Cutting marble outside in frost.
psv Offline
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Registered: 03/10/05
Posts: 16
Loc: Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Hello
I'm doing bathroom project and only one place where I can cut carrara marble tile using water saw is outside garage. Because frosty weather will be next week I'm going add some windshieldwasher liquid to water to prevent freezing. The question is - can this liquid spoil marble polishing or color?

Thanks.

Serge.

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#15411 - 02/11/10 09:44 PM Re: Cutting marble outside in frost. [Re: psv]
pistolpete Offline
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Registered: 03/08/07
Posts: 302
Loc: Williams Lake B.C.
fill up your saw with hot water. it will take a couple of hours to cool off to the point of freezing. Then drain and refill.
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#15412 - 02/11/10 11:53 PM Re: Cutting marble outside in frost. [Re: pistolpete]
Bri Offline
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Registered: 07/03/01
Posts: 2191
Loc: ontario, canada
Or buy a bird bath heater. I got one at TSC and it works great. They are thin and sit nicely in the water tray.
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#15413 - 02/12/10 05:44 AM Re: Cutting marble outside in frost. [Re: Bri]
psv Offline
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Registered: 03/10/05
Posts: 16
Loc: Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
It's great idea about heater and I think it will work.

Thank you.

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#15415 - 02/12/10 10:21 AM Re: Cutting marble outside in frost. [Re: psv]
RobertTiles Offline
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Registered: 01/20/10
Posts: 38
Loc: Edmonton, Alberta
Hey Bri, What's TSC? Not sure if we have that in Alberta.

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#15416 - 02/12/10 11:05 AM Re: Cutting marble outside in frost. [Re: RobertTiles]
Bri Offline
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Registered: 07/03/01
Posts: 2191
Loc: ontario, canada
Ahh right...the closet one to you is in Manitoba. Tractor Supply Company....I thought they were everywhere..sorry. But hey, just about any place that sells bird feed will sell a bird bath heater...or even a bucket heater for livestock. The little one's are about 30 bucks. smile
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#15426 - 02/13/10 07:42 PM Re: Cutting marble outside in frost. [Re: Bri]
RobertTiles Offline
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Registered: 01/20/10
Posts: 38
Loc: Edmonton, Alberta
Thanks Brian. I really hate cutting inside a garage or outside in the winter. I bought a 'wet tent' for about $300. I see there is another, less expensive product that tents around the wet saw. On occasion, some customers won't let me setup the wet tent inside.

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