kjohn0102
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Post by kjohn0102 on Feb 28, 2009 18:47:57 GMT -5
I've always done the fronts of my cabs, then finished off the backs. Someone ( I don't remember who) commented "always back first".......What do all of you veteran cabbers do?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2009 18:51:09 GMT -5
Depends on the cab.........material not prone to chipping, I do the front first and then the back. Material prone to chipping, I do the back first and get rid of the sharp bottom edge so that it wont chip during the rest of the cabbing process.
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free4rms
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Post by free4rms on Feb 28, 2009 19:58:07 GMT -5
As I work my way from one grinding and polishing wheel to another, I do both the front and backs at the same time. That way, if I decide to modify the shape of a freeform I can do that as I go along. I have not found any real advantage to doing one side of the pendant first or last in terms of saving time.
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Post by bobby1 on Feb 28, 2009 20:21:11 GMT -5
I grind the cab from the back so that the worst chips will be ground off in the doming process. Next I true up the girdle, grind a 45 deg. bevel and then complete the doming. Next I sand the back and dop the cab. I finish the front up through polish. Finally I grind a very slight bevel on the back edge of the girdle, sand the slight bevel and polish the back and the slight bevel. If I am going to drop it it will always occur from this point onward. Bob
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mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Mar 1, 2009 1:11:39 GMT -5
Well, I guess I qualify for a "veteran" cabber, since I've been making cabs for over 50 years. IF I'm going to finish the back, and IF I'm going to dop it, I finish the back after I take the cab off the dopstick. Reason: the dop wax (or super glue) sticks much better to an unsanded, unpolished surface than it does to a smooth surface. I put the small chamfer on the back of the cab (to remove the small chip marks from grinding) at the same time I finish the back. Most of my cabs don't have the back polished because they are just for display and nobody ever sees the back anyway. If I'm going to put them into a piece of jewelry where you will be able to see the back, I finish the back after I make that decision. There is no set rule, and most of us have our own technique, so just do what works best for you.
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Post by stoner on Mar 1, 2009 16:09:25 GMT -5
Since I don't dop, I do the backs at the same time as the fronts.
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49er
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Post by 49er on Mar 2, 2009 1:14:43 GMT -5
What is really the front or back of a cab? It all depends upon the beholder.
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kjohn0102
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Post by kjohn0102 on Mar 5, 2009 13:30:25 GMT -5
hmmmm-very many different approaches here!
Thanks for the input! kj
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