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Take
a tour of the manufacturing process at Rex Granite.
Click on an image to see a larger view.
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Rex
Granite warehouse and production area covered in snow
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The
Rex Granite office in winter
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We
start with rough granite blocks shipped in from all over
the world
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The
blocks are moved with large cranes
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Operating
a coring machine
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This
is a stone splitter
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The
blocks are sawed into various sizes with a 10' diamond
saw.
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The
saw uses diamonds for cutting; diamonds are used frequently
during the process of cutting and polishing.
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The
slabs are then loaded into the polishing machine, where
they are polished on one or two sides.
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After
polishing, they are taken to the cutting area where the
slabs are cut to rough size.
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At
this point the stone is either pitched to size by stone
cutters using hand tools...
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are
sawed for margins and cutouts by a smaller diamond saw...
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or
go off to be polished by hand.
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If
the stone is not by be shipped blank, it goes to our sandblasting
and layout department.
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The
names and dates are blasted in with high pressure air and
a mineral called Blastite.
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When
complete, the stone is taken to the crating and shipping
area.
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