"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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I'd like to split some retaing blocks in half, so that they would be half
the height of the original blocks. These would become capstones for
another project. The stones are 4" high by 8" deep and (9" and 6") wide.
I'd happily pay someone to split these for me (30 blocks) assuming they
did a decent job and I could not buy a machine cheaper.

Any thoughts on the right toy to cut these? I gather something wet would
be best, but anything I've seen would require two cuts. An 8" depth of cut
is required. The 14" cutoff saw looks interesting, but would still require
two cuts and be a tad dusty.



Its easier to put the concrete forms together and make capstones than cut
the existing blocks.

Lets see, a 14" cutoff saw has a maximum depth of 5" and require 2 cuts.
Those 2 cuts will not line up and requires some grinding. Also a jig will be
required to hold the blocks in the vertical position. Expect some breakages
too. Take more than couple of hours, a 14" $130 diamond blade, whole lot of
mess and may burn up the gas saw too. Go buy capstones, shouldn't be that
expensive and looks better too.