jone
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Post by jone on Jan 6, 2024 16:42:48 GMT -5
Very new to this. Tumbling for about a year. Received an All-U-Need 8" flat lap for xmas. Water level Mozambique agate from Rock Shed slabbed on Kobalt tile saw then 80 grit shaping on the new toy. It's about the size of a quarter. I think I'm going to have fun with this cabbing thing !! Will update when polished.  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 6, 2024 17:41:48 GMT -5
Very new to this. Tumbling for about a year. Received an All-U-Need 8" flat lap for xmas. Water level Mozambique agate from Rock Shed slabbed on Kobalt tile saw then 80 grit shaping on the new toy. It's about the size of a quarter. I think I'm going to have fun with this cabbing thing !! Will update when polished. Nice job on the round! Can't wait to see it finished.  |
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Post by liveoak on Jan 6, 2024 18:06:30 GMT -5
Congrats on the new machine. Welcome to the "cab" side 
Patty
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 6, 2024 18:09:47 GMT -5
Great job on rounding the cab That is a very difficult task for most people.
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jan 6, 2024 18:21:04 GMT -5
Great job. This can get very addictive.
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jone
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Post by jone on Jan 6, 2024 21:09:19 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 6, 2024 21:47:38 GMT -5
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medusa
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Post by medusa on Jan 10, 2024 19:58:18 GMT -5
That's a great job on a circle with the equipment you have there. That's the first thing I did was a bunch of circle's the size of a quarter.
I was making ball markers. For my golfing buddies.
Although I was doing it on a cab machine. Circles can be difficult. That's going to be sweet polished up.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 10, 2024 22:12:52 GMT -5
Excellent job on the round! Looking forward to seeing it finished. Seems like you have an innate talent for cabbing.  |
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jone
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Post by jone on Jan 10, 2024 22:18:24 GMT -5
Thanks medusa and hummingbirdstones - I used a quarter to trace a circle on the slab - I have put templates on my “stuff to get” list…also some dopping supplies…also some…well, you know how this goes… |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 10, 2024 22:22:26 GMT -5
Thanks medusa and hummingbirdstones - I used a quarter to trace a circle on the slab - I have put templates on my “stuff to get” list…also some dopping supplies…also some…well, you know how this goes… A quarter is a template. There are some template shapes here somewhere that you can print out. I think rockjunquie may know where they live on the forum. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 10, 2024 22:31:15 GMT -5
Thanks medusa and hummingbirdstones - I used a quarter to trace a circle on the slab - I have put templates on my “stuff to get” list…also some dopping supplies…also some…well, you know how this goes… A quarter is a template. There are some template shapes here somewhere that you can print out. I think rockjunquie may know where they live on the forum. Yup! Here ya go, enjoy.
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dshanpnw
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Post by dshanpnw on Jan 11, 2024 7:34:34 GMT -5
Really nice job on the round shape, it's perfect! Also a good job slabbing the rough to get those water lines. A quarter size would fit nicely into those key chain blanks. Thanks for sharing.
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jone
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Post by jone on Jan 11, 2024 9:51:44 GMT -5
Thanks dshanpnw for your encouragement! hummingbirdstones and rockjunquie - I had considered buying the fancy metal templates on Rochshed but they are sold out - will print out your pdf's - thank you the quarter is good for tracing around of course but it blocks what you are trying to see - the stencil/template is better. |
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jone
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Post by jone on Feb 1, 2024 17:11:11 GMT -5
I have been too busy to get back to further advance my first try - also didn't want to go through the grits with just one stone. Had some time today, so I cut some slabs on my tile saw - hope to get some flat lap cabbing in this weekend...!  I think the one with the cab outline drawn on it is a sheep bridge agate from markymark |
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jone
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Post by jone on Feb 11, 2024 20:39:10 GMT -5
Finally had a little time to finish the first one...   |
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Post by pebblesky on Feb 11, 2024 22:24:39 GMT -5
It looks very nice!
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choochoorocks
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Post by choochoorocks on Feb 19, 2024 22:27:17 GMT -5
Looks great! I use the All-U-Need 8 inch as well and have done a few cabs. Do you use the foam pads?
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 19, 2024 23:08:02 GMT -5
Nice job on your first cab! It looks great.  |
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 20, 2024 10:00:54 GMT -5
Nice work! It doesn't look like a first cab to me. It looks like you've been cabbing for some time.
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