Help me PLEASE? Is it possible to cut sea shells??

Question

How can I cut large sea shells without buying special sea shell tools or ruining a knife???

Answer 1

Shells are basically calcium carbonate or limestone like, simply use stone or masonry cutting wheel in angle grinder should work though dusty (avoid dust) a wet stone saw or tile cutter would be a better option and if you let the tool do the work without using force you should be able to cleanly cleave them in two.

Answer 2

I don't know how you would cut it, but I used to make jewelry with sea shells and I used a power drill. If you decide to try using a power drill I would suggest using the smallest bit possible. Hope I helped :~)

Answer 3

  Because they are hard and very brittle, the ideal solution would be a wire coated with diamond grit in a band saw.  Failing that because of cost, you might look for blades for jewelers saws with the same material, depending on how large your shells are.

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