bitterbrook
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Always remember STEP NUMBER ONE!
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Post by bitterbrook on Aug 16, 2017 11:18:00 GMT -5
I got this material from a student last year. About 3/16" of layered paint, just like when I first started buying Fordite. All are the same thickness, which made the funky teardrop look very "organized." The square cab (I crowded it when I took the photo so it doesn't look square) was an accident! I swiped it too hard on one side and noticed that the layers of paint looked "bent" where I'd cut. I liked the look, so I repeated it on all four sides. You can see from the reflected light that the slope of the surface is different where the lines bend. I really like these two!
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 16, 2017 11:20:33 GMT -5
I love them both! The wonky square is so psychedelic awesome! I have some, but have yet to try it- so much material, so little time.
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Post by fantastic5 on Aug 16, 2017 11:27:03 GMT -5
Like them both! Really neat design, almost hypnotic.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 16, 2017 12:24:12 GMT -5
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Aug 16, 2017 12:35:33 GMT -5
Like them both! Really neat design, almost hypnotic. Hypnotic for sure,Fordite is the only nonstone material I like.great job on them, I won these 2 on eBay for 7$ a few years ago, did you work them on diamond wheels?bet you have to have a light hand, any suggestions on working it? And if you don't mind how did you put the final finish on them.
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Post by orrum on Aug 16, 2017 13:08:59 GMT -5
Yes Tela x2!
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peachfront
fully equipped rock polisher
Stones have begun to speak, because an ear is there to hear them.
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Post by peachfront on Aug 16, 2017 15:56:35 GMT -5
I have a piece I have been afraid to cut. If you don't mind, here's another vote for you to tell how you got such a nice polish on it.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 16, 2017 16:12:46 GMT -5
Those look great.
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bitterbrook
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Always remember STEP NUMBER ONE!
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Post by bitterbrook on Aug 16, 2017 16:18:52 GMT -5
I won these 2 on eBay for 7$ a few years ago, did you work them on diamond wheels?bet you have to have a light hand, any suggestions on working it? And if you don't mind how did you put the final finish on them. I work Fordite pretty much like rock material, only much more carefully. A light touch is required. I have two more cabs that I did last week that were from "pipe" Fordite wrapped around pipes. Cut one pipe-side up, the other pipe-side down. Interesting stuff to work, but Fordite from pipes produces a lot of wasted material. I use Zam to polish Fordite. Works just like car wax.
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Aug 16, 2017 16:32:10 GMT -5
I won these 2 on eBay for 7$ a few years ago, did you work them on diamond wheels?bet you have to have a light hand, any suggestions on working it? And if you don't mind how did you put the final finish on them. I work Fordite pretty much like rock material, only much more carefully. A light touch is required. I have two more cabs that I did last week that were from "pipe" Fordite wrapped around pipes. Cut one pipe-side up, the other pipe-side down. Interesting stuff to work, but Fordite from pipes produces a lot of wasted material. I use Zam to polish Fordite. Works just like car wax. Thanks Steve, if I can call you Steve. One of the pieces I have must be pipe it is curved,thanks for the tip.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 16, 2017 16:35:46 GMT -5
Love Fordite and working with it...Nice material you made!
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peachfront
fully equipped rock polisher
Stones have begun to speak, because an ear is there to hear them.
Member since August 2010
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Post by peachfront on Aug 16, 2017 21:39:22 GMT -5
I won these 2 on eBay for 7$ a few years ago, did you work them on diamond wheels?bet you have to have a light hand, any suggestions on working it? And if you don't mind how did you put the final finish on them. I work Fordite pretty much like rock material, only much more carefully. A light touch is required. I have two more cabs that I did last week that were from "pipe" Fordite wrapped around pipes. Cut one pipe-side up, the other pipe-side down. Interesting stuff to work, but Fordite from pipes produces a lot of wasted material. I use Zam to polish Fordite. Works just like car wax. Oh, I just took down my Zam polishing wheel for lack of space. But soon... soon... !!!
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bitterbrook
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Always remember STEP NUMBER ONE!
Member since September 2006
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Post by bitterbrook on Aug 16, 2017 22:08:47 GMT -5
One of the pieces I have must be pipe it is curved,thanks for the tip. I like to flatten the outside of pipe Fordite for the back of the cab and cut upwards towards the inside. You cut through more paint layers that way. I'll photograph the two I have and show the difference.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2017 0:16:15 GMT -5
Those two cabs make me proud to be American.
Thanks for coming back.
Thanks for sharing.
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Post by vegasjames on Aug 17, 2017 0:25:57 GMT -5
Those are great.
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bitterbrook
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Always remember STEP NUMBER ONE!
Member since September 2006
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Post by bitterbrook on Aug 17, 2017 11:18:25 GMT -5
Here are two Fordite cabs from material accumulated around a pipe. You can tell by the layering which is which. It makes a difference in the way the fronts of the cabs look. Note the cab on the right; the pipe was at the top of the cab. You cut through more layers of paint and get a more dense cross-section than if the pipe was at the bottom of the cab.
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Post by socalagatehound on Aug 17, 2017 11:42:36 GMT -5
Those are amazing! And such good information, too! Thanks for posting. Your work and knowledge is very much appreciated!
Craig
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smittys
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by smittys on Aug 17, 2017 11:57:24 GMT -5
SWEET
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Post by coloradocliff on Aug 17, 2017 12:01:19 GMT -5
Steve It is great that you are back now and also that your teaching skills are so strong. You seem a natural teacher and we, like you, are lifelong learners. So glad that Mel brought you home.
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Post by melhill1659 on Aug 17, 2017 16:39:11 GMT -5
I got this material from a student last year. About 3/16" of layered paint, just like when I first started buying Fordite. All are the same thickness, which made the funky teardrop look very "organized." The square cab (I crowded it when I took the photo so it doesn't look square) was an accident! I swiped it too hard on one side and noticed that the layers of paint looked "bent" where I'd cut. I liked the look, so I repeated it on all four sides. You can see from the reflected light that the slope of the surface is different where the lines bend. I really like these two! I REALLY WANT THOSE!!!
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