nursetumbler
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Post by nursetumbler on Jul 4, 2023 21:37:54 GMT -5
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I picked this up at a "I'm retiring" sale in El Paso.   |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 4, 2023 21:52:15 GMT -5
Leopard Skin Rhyolite...
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 5, 2023 11:27:28 GMT -5
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Post by perkins17 on Jul 5, 2023 12:43:57 GMT -5
...sometimes referred to as leopard skin jasper for some reason  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 5, 2023 21:22:28 GMT -5
...sometimes referred to as leopard skin jasper for some reason  I think I've got a cab thread I started where I call it "Jasper"...but have since learned the proper name!! LOL |
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Post by perkins17 on Jul 5, 2023 22:44:40 GMT -5
...sometimes referred to as leopard skin jasper for some reason I think I've got a cab thread I started where I call it "Jasper"...but have since learned the proper name!! LOL Happened to almost every one of us at one point, I'm sure.  |
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nursetumbler
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Post by nursetumbler on Jul 10, 2023 8:24:12 GMT -5
Thank you Jason Does it cab/tumble? I have it glues to a cut board but id it wont cab/tumble well I just won't waste my time As a sid |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 10, 2023 8:27:18 GMT -5
Thank you Jason Does it cab/tumble? I have it glues to a cut board but id it wont cab/tumble well I just won't waste my time As a sid It does both!  I've had some that polishes better than other...so (I believe) it just depends on the silica content on yours. It's a Rhyolite...so it's going to be one way or the other...so saith Captain Obvious! LOL I've had really good results cabbing the rough I have...which came from a couple different sources. |
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Post by nursetumbler on Jul 10, 2023 8:27:56 GMT -5
Jason what is the preferred thickness of slab for a cab. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 10, 2023 8:30:00 GMT -5
Jason what is the preferred thickness of slab for a cab. Most people shoot for 1/4". I try and cut mine just under that...it saves on rough (a very little bit), but it also makes the weight of the cab a little less as well. |
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Post by nursetumbler on Jul 10, 2023 8:43:29 GMT -5
Jason what is the preferred thickness of slab for a cab. Most people shoot for 1/4". I try and cut mine just under that...it saves on rough (a very little bit), but it also makes the weight of the cab a little less as well. I don't have calipers do you know how many rotations on my saw that wouls be? 4 looks to thin but 5 looks a bit to thick. |
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Post by nursetumbler on Jul 10, 2023 8:44:18 GMT -5
Most people shoot for 1/4". I try and cut mine just under that...it saves on rough (a very little bit), but it also makes the weight of the cab a little less as well. I don't have calipers do you know how many rotations on my saw that wouls be? 4 looks to thin but 5 looks a bit to thick. Ill just have to buy a set. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 10, 2023 8:55:52 GMT -5
Most people shoot for 1/4". I try and cut mine just under that...it saves on rough (a very little bit), but it also makes the weight of the cab a little less as well. I don't have calipers do you know how many rotations on my saw that wouls be? 4 looks to thin but 5 looks a bit to thick. Or just use a ruler... Rockoonz might know how many rotations it would be... I just know how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop! LOL |
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Post by Rockoonz on Jul 10, 2023 10:15:15 GMT -5
I don't have calipers do you know how many rotations on my saw that wouls be? 4 looks to thin but 5 looks a bit to thick. Or just use a ruler... Rockoonz might know how many rotations it would be... I just know how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop! LOL When the target is .250" or one quarter, the 3 saws I'm running are all different... The basic formula is (desired thickness + blade thickness) divided by the thread pitch of the cross feed screw. In my 10" saw it is 5 turns to get a little more than 1/4”. 6 turns is close to the same in the 14" 7 turns in the 18" is slightly under. If I change the blade to a thinner or thicker one, it all changes. Plastic vernier calipers at HF are cheap. I use different thicknesses for different purposes. I also plan all the cuts for a piece of rough by counting the turns from my last cut to my first before starting to cut. Yeah, I know, rock nerd. |
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