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I wonder what method PCGS uses to crack a slab?
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<< <i>Probably Russ's big hammer.
exactly what I was going to say...
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<< <i>I believe they use a bandsaw. >>
This is correct. Somewhere on the web site or in a video, it is shown.
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<< <i>I wish I knew, just tried to crack out a NGC Coin and it took a screwdriver and pliers and brute strenght to get the damn thing out. A band would have been great. >>
Put the slab in a vise with the two long edges on each jaw of the vise. Slowly apply pressure with the vise until you hear plastic crack. WEAR EYE PROTECTION IN CASE OF FLYING PLASTIC; otherwise you may end up being a one-eyed grader. Remove the coin from the vise and try to pry the slab apart. You may need to put it back into the vise a second or even a third time. Be patient. IT WILL WORK. Works great on NGC, ANACS or ICG slabs. I have no experience with cracking SEGS or PCGS slabs.
how do you know Russ has a big hammer?
BTW anyone know how to get bloodstains off of coins?
<< <i>HRH says their bandsaw cost $30K or at least thats what it said in the video IIRC. >>
30 large for a band saw? Heck there was a place in Florida a few years ago that would sell you everything you needed to start your own damn grading service for only $25K.
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<< <i>HRH says their bandsaw cost $30K or at least thats what it said in the video IIRC.
BTW anyone know how to get bloodstains off of coins?
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Why step over the dollar to get to the cent? Because it's a 55DDO.
It was a Sears Craftsman unit..with a fence installed so it only cuts at the exact point every time..
I have never seen a 30k saw at sears
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<< <i>I saw the band saw.. It was a Sears Craftsman unit..with a fence installed so it only cuts at the exact point every time.. I have never seen a 30k saw at sears
Yep, a sears 14" bandsaw is less than a grand. A dust collection system is less than a grand. That leaves $28k to put the noisey equipment in a special room with the dust collector emptying outside. Sounds about right.
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<< <i>I saw the band saw.. It was a Sears Craftsman unit..with a fence installed so it only cuts at the exact point every time.. I have never seen a 30k saw at sears
Yep, a sears 14" bandsaw is less than a grand. A dust collection system is less than a grand. That leaves $28k to put the noisey equipment in a special room with the dust collector emptying outside. Sounds about right. >>
I wish my 14" bandsaws sold for $30K!!!!!!
Powermatic 14"....$899.99
That one is in the "premium" catalog
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I asked a national dealer the same question. If I remember right he thought they had some kind of built in knives in a vise but not sure on that.
However the dealer used a pair of large wire cutters. I have used them and they work fine and seldom do you have to worry about flying plastic. But it is still a nerve wracking proposition.
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