cutting a chalice?

Six2seven

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Hey everyone, well I have a few chalices that are about a the size of my palm and honestly I want to chop them up to raise money at RAP for the club.

I had them on flat disks about 1 inch wide and they have grown way off the disk. I noticed that if I pick them up constantly, they do not stick to the egg crate that i have them on. So they have grown flat in my frag tank and i think they would be perfect for cutting. i actually thought it would be easy enough to break off like a cookie but i heard it snap but still clings on like skin. i left it alone and it didn't seem to die lol.

so I now ask, what should i do to cut them? I have a Dremmel 3000 that I think would work perfect but what tip should i use. I do not have a wet band saw if you're thinking that.

I would also like to make a presentation out of this at a club meeting if it works out. So please chime in with all expertise, and if you dont have none i like train Derails too.
 

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I have a safe if you want to come over. I have to cut some corals up this weekend
 

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I don't have a safe, but if you wanted to use the shop saw for a bit, I don't mind helping out for club purposes.

You can pick up a few donation frags to sell at RAP for the club too.

Shoot me a TXT/PM if interested.
 

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I don't have a safe, but if you wanted to use the shop saw for a bit, I don't mind helping out for club purposes.

You can pick up a few donation frags to sell at RAP for the club too.

Shoot me a TXT/PM if interested.
really awesome of you. I'll text you in a bit.
 

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does a chalice have to be cut by the eye or will an eyeless piece grown an eye? i hope that doesnt sound too dumb lol
 

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well the "eye" its the mouth, so how are they gonna feed to grow? lol
lol knew it was a dumb question but chalices grow from the edges where there are no eyes right? so I wondered if it would continue to grow. its not a volcano when it spits from the mouth lol
 

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