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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 19, 2024 10:20:36 GMT -5
Soo many nice comments - thanks everyone for showing an invisible person some love. So we tried signing him up last night with a few hiccups. He wanted to post some girdles but we were having trouble getting his couldinary to work on his phone. I am going to try again tonight when he gets home to see if I can figure out what went wrong. We almost got there! In the meantime, I edited the original to add the names and numbers as requested. I'll come back later and at least thank the appropriate people if we can't get him straight. Special note to cabby and realrockhound - thanks for getting silly with it. I think those responses are what made him sign up, he really wanted to say something in response. He's as ridiculous as I am, so that little bit of humor made him buckle. Good job friends  is the best way to post pictures with your phone. |
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Post by tribeunited on Jul 19, 2024 10:24:33 GMT -5
ooooh! thanks rockjunquie - I'm going to try that way tonight |
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 19, 2024 11:00:24 GMT -5
Soo many nice comments - thanks everyone for showing an invisible person some love. So we tried signing him up last night with a few hiccups. He wanted to post some girdles but we were having trouble getting his couldinary to work on his phone. I am going to try again tonight when he gets home to see if I can figure out what went wrong. We almost got there! In the meantime, I edited the original to add the names and numbers as requested. I'll come back later and at least thank the appropriate people if we can't get him straight. Special note to cabby and realrockhound - thanks for getting silly with it. I think those responses are what made him sign up, he really wanted to say something in response. He's as ridiculous as I am, so that little bit of humor made him buckle. Good job friends Just to note. Those cabs look pretty damn good for someone only cabbing around 6 months. |
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Post by rocknrob on Jul 19, 2024 11:11:06 GMT -5
Soo many nice comments - thanks everyone for showing an invisible person some love. So we tried signing him up last night with a few hiccups. He wanted to post some girdles but we were having trouble getting his couldinary to work on his phone. I am going to try again tonight when he gets home to see if I can figure out what went wrong. We almost got there! In the meantime, I edited the original to add the names and numbers as requested. I'll come back later and at least thank the appropriate people if we can't get him straight. Special note to cabby and realrockhound - thanks for getting silly with it. I think those responses are what made him sign up, he really wanted to say something in response. He's as ridiculous as I am, so that little bit of humor made him buckle. Good job friends Just to note. Those cabs look pretty damn good for someone only cabbing around 6 months. He certainly has me beat. Those are gorgeous! I gotta work on my shine! |
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Post by cabby on Jul 19, 2024 11:13:37 GMT -5
tribeunited I always use my phone for RTH. I switch to desktop mode (scroll to very bottom) when I want to add pics to my post. Not sure if that helps!
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 19, 2024 11:20:26 GMT -5
Just to note. Those cabs look pretty damn good for someone only cabbing around 6 months. He certainly has me beat. Those are gorgeous! I gotta work on my shine! It just takes time. My cabs aren’t quite where I want them to be. But they have improved dramatically from the beginning. I’ve only been cutting cabs for around 2ish years now I think. And I average about 1 a month. Got a lot of great constructive criticism from members here that really helped me improve over night. Just adjustments of minor details that can take a cab from a zero to a hero. |
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Post by rocknrob on Jul 19, 2024 11:41:08 GMT -5
He certainly has me beat. Those are gorgeous! I gotta work on my shine! It just takes time. My cabs aren’t quite where I want them to be. But they have improved dramatically from the beginning. I’ve only been cutting cabs for around 2ish years now I think. And I average about 1 a month. Got a lot of great constructive criticism from members here that really helped me improve over night. Just adjustments of minor details that can take a cab from a zero to a hero. Right now the only time I get a really nice shine on a cab is when I polish it to about 80% and then toss it into a tumbler with 8000 grit polish for a week  . I need to get a buffing wheel setup and put it on a drill or something because the Hi-Tech buffing wheel doesn't quite make it at the moment. |
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 19, 2024 11:46:16 GMT -5
It just takes time. My cabs aren’t quite where I want them to be. But they have improved dramatically from the beginning. I’ve only been cutting cabs for around 2ish years now I think. And I average about 1 a month. Got a lot of great constructive criticism from members here that really helped me improve over night. Just adjustments of minor details that can take a cab from a zero to a hero. Right now the only time I get a really nice shine on a cab is when I polish it to about 80% and then toss it into a tumbler with 8000 grit polish for a week . I need to get a buffing wheel setup and put it on a drill or something because the Hi-Tech buffing wheel doesn't quite make it at the moment. If I could give you some advice? Unless tumbling for a polish is your only means, I’d recommend not doing that. Depending on the stone, it smooths it out and can cause a once symmetrical cab, to become unsymmetrical. Also.. understand that different stones might require different polishing compounds. I’m lazy and just use cerium for everything. But I know that hurts me in some ways. |
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Post by rocknrob on Jul 19, 2024 12:21:57 GMT -5
Right now the only time I get a really nice shine on a cab is when I polish it to about 80% and then toss it into a tumbler with 8000 grit polish for a week . I need to get a buffing wheel setup and put it on a drill or something because the Hi-Tech buffing wheel doesn't quite make it at the moment. If I could give you some advice? Unless tumbling for a polish is your only means, I’d recommend not doing that. Depending on the stone, it smooths it out and can cause a once symmetrical cab, to become unsymmetrical. Also.. understand that different stones might require different polishing compounds. I’m lazy and just use cerium for everything. But I know that hurts me in some ways. Advice is always appreciated, thank you. After looking at prices online, using cerium usually hurts in the pocketbook. I think I've aluminum oxide primarily but diamond paste that can be applied to felt pads on a dremel which is what I'll be trying next to smooth out a couple of test cabs that I've already started. I did also notice that when tumbled, the girdle usually gets completely wonked up. Everything's in the experimental stage right now but I want to get a process going before I invest in any cabbing wheels. If anything, a flat lap is definitely teaching me patience. |
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 19, 2024 12:27:11 GMT -5
If I could give you some advice? Unless tumbling for a polish is your only means, I’d recommend not doing that. Depending on the stone, it smooths it out and can cause a once symmetrical cab, to become unsymmetrical. Also.. understand that different stones might require different polishing compounds. I’m lazy and just use cerium for everything. But I know that hurts me in some ways. Advice is always appreciated, thank you. After looking at prices online, using cerium usually hurts in the pocketbook. I think I've aluminum oxide primarily but diamond paste that can be applied to felt pads on a dremel which is what I'll be trying next to smooth out a couple of test cabs that I've already started. I did also notice that when tumbled, the girdle usually gets completely wonked up. Everything's in the experimental stage right now but I want to get a process going before I invest in any cabbing wheels. If anything, a flat lap is definitely teaching me patience. well… don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions. It’s all a learning process until one day it just clicks |
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Post by lapidary1234 on Jul 27, 2024 14:32:32 GMT -5
Great cabs and great photos!
What type of machine is your husband using? And what type of camera for the photos? Thanks for posting and tell him he should join us!
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Post by rockbrain on Jul 27, 2024 14:47:17 GMT -5
Those all look great but I'm kind of drawn to the last one. She kind of has a bit of a Marilyn Monroe vibe.
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Post by tribeunited on Jul 29, 2024 16:14:52 GMT -5
Great cabs and great photos! What type of machine is your husband using? And what type of camera for the photos? Thanks for posting and tell him he should join us! Thank you! He used the genie for these. The photos were taken on my cell phone which has a 12MP camera. Taken outside, no flash or filter or lighting, just zoomed in. They aren't great but they did the job! He's joined, he just hasn't posted anything other than hello yet. I think the part where he has to respond makes him shy away. It's like he feels like getting involved might be time consuming... I said take it at your own pace. It's supposed to be fun.... it is for me!!! |
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Post by tribeunited on Jul 29, 2024 16:15:48 GMT -5
Those all look great but I'm kind of drawn to the last one. She kind of has a bit of a Marilyn Monroe vibe. thank you Mr. Rockbrain, you're so sweet. |
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Post by lapidary1234 on Jul 29, 2024 20:14:51 GMT -5
Great cabs and great photos! What type of machine is your husband using? And what type of camera for the photos? Thanks for posting and tell him he should join us! Thank you! He used the genie for these. The photos were taken on my cell phone which has a 12MP camera. Taken outside, no flash or filter or lighting, just zoomed in. They aren't great but they did the job! He's joined, he just hasn't posted anything other than hello yet. I think the part where he has to respond makes him shy away. It's like he feels like getting involved might be time consuming... I said take it at your own pace. It's supposed to be fun.... it is for me!!! I can understand that. When I joined it was to ask questions. Then I realized there are alot of good people with like thinking minds! I'm still nervous showing off my work as I'm self taught and still kinda new at this. I got some old equipment in the early 2000's but didn't really ever get into it until about 5 years ago when I got a deal on a used genie. That has reinvigorated my lapidary endeavors! No rush for your husband, if he decides to post great, if not thats fine too! Hopefully you'll keep posting his work cuz its lovely to look at ") |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 29, 2024 21:20:28 GMT -5
Thank you! He used the genie for these. The photos were taken on my cell phone which has a 12MP camera. Taken outside, no flash or filter or lighting, just zoomed in. They aren't great but they did the job! He's joined, he just hasn't posted anything other than hello yet. I think the part where he has to respond makes him shy away. It's like he feels like getting involved might be time consuming... I said take it at your own pace. It's supposed to be fun.... it is for me!!! I can understand that. When I joined it was to ask questions. Then I realized there are alot of good people with like thinking minds! I'm still nervous showing off my work as I'm self taught and still kinda new at this. I got some old equipment in the early 2000's but didn't really ever get into it until about 5 years ago when I got a deal on a used genie. That has reinvigorated my lapidary endeavors! No rush for your husband, if he decides to post great, if not thats fine too! Hopefully you'll keep posting his work cuz its lovely to look at ") |
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