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Post by stardiamond on Jul 12, 2023 17:11:19 GMT -5
I had a couple and they disappeared. I use them to photograph. I bought some rock/slab stands but the bottom is curved and the cabs do a dance. I bought some easels from Amazon and they were way to big. I have a smaller one but it doesn't work with small or narrow cabs.
I've checked Amazon, ebay, etsy, johnson brothers, Kingsley North, Rock Peddler and Fire Mountain.
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Post by Pat on Jul 12, 2023 17:31:26 GMT -5
Try nilecorp.com
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Post by stardiamond on Jul 12, 2023 17:48:11 GMT -5
Thanks, I looked. Baseballs, hot wheels no easels for small objects.
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Post by Pat on Jul 12, 2023 17:55:34 GMT -5
Typo. Should be nilecorp.com
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khara
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by khara on Jul 12, 2023 18:00:04 GMT -5
I’m not sure what shape you are looking for exactly but would it be buildable? Using the plexiglass from the hardware store and a heat gun to bend it? We’ve used this to make guards for our machines. Maybe a thinner sheet could be cut and bent to hold a cab?
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 12, 2023 18:05:46 GMT -5
Could be ghosts. They are always moving my stuff.
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Post by HankRocks on Jul 12, 2023 18:29:26 GMT -5
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Post by stardiamond on Jul 12, 2023 18:39:40 GMT -5
I’m not sure what shape you are looking for exactly but would it be buildable? Using the plexiglass from the hardware store and a heat gun to bend it? We’ve used this to make guards for our machines. Maybe a thinner sheet could be cut and bent to hold a cab? I bought 20 or these from Amazon.  The problem is the base is arced and slopes forward. I decided to sacrifice one as an experiment. I heated it with a triple flame torch lighter hoping to adjust the tilt and it just collapsed. I can put a piece of double sided exterior tape on it so the cab won't move, but the tape looses the stick quickly. Plan b, is to grind a notch using a Dremel. Maybe I'll try the tape.  |
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Post by stardiamond on Jul 12, 2023 18:42:11 GMT -5
I have one of these and it works fine for larger cabs, but the small ones fall trough the gap. |
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rockbrain
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Member since January 2022
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Post by rockbrain on Jul 13, 2023 17:39:51 GMT -5
stardiamond I've got them from Here. I think you've dealt with Johnson Bros so it may be a bit of a wait. They have the tiny triangular ones. 1.5" x 1.25". How many are you looking for. I might have a few extras.
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Post by stardiamond on Jul 13, 2023 18:19:36 GMT -5
The problem with the small easels is that are still too wide for small cabs. I had some of the larger ones I just bought on Amazon. Amazon also has the small ones. I took a butane jet lighter to one.  Next step is too chop the top with a saw. |
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Post by stardiamond on Jul 24, 2023 16:35:00 GMT -5
I have a large ziploc bag full of acrylic stands for slabs, spheres, etc. I thought I had looked in it for cab stands before. I checked and found these:  I now have four so I don't need to look further. The one on the right is all I could find and they are designed for slabs. |
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Post by Pat on Jul 24, 2023 17:37:01 GMT -5
Do you remember Stoner(Ed)? He hasn’t been on the forum for ages.
He made exquisite cabs. To photograph them, he placed them on a frosted translucent squirrel.
Let me explain. The squirrel was a candy dish with a lid. The squirrel was the lid handle. The base was a basket made of the same material.
He turned the lid upside down, and propped the cab there. Worked perfectly.
I couldn’t find any of his threads or contributions on my cellphone.
My point is you don’t need official stands. Good luck!
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