Rock saw advice

[Twitch]

I've been collecting rocks for several decades and would like to start cutting some of them if I can. I figured if I got a tile saw from Lowe's or Home Depot I'd be able to cut them but they only would be able to cut stones less than 2". Today the family and I went out and found quite a few baseball to softball sized quartz or chalcedony geodes. My boys hammered a few of them open but I'd really like to actually cut them open. I know these are fairly large and that they're a very hard stone - that being said, what advice can you guys offer as where I can find a saw capable of cutting these in half / into slabs.

Thanks for the advice. I'm in the STL area if that matters.

 

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Yes DDancer. It was a stupid situation where I asked a question in a tool shop and they went out of their way on my behalf to get answers/advice from the manufacture. Then they special ordered the blade. I would have felt badly taking it back after all the effort, so will save it for other jobs. I have not tried polishing any of the slices, only because I understand that the silver is soft and tends to smear. When the weather warms up, I think I will sacrifice a few to see what happens...

 

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