realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 19, 2024 11:35:25 GMT -5
3" diameter amy sage.  |
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Post by pebblesky on Jul 19, 2024 11:38:05 GMT -5
What a beauty...
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 19, 2024 11:49:40 GMT -5
Thank you. I posted it a week or so back but quickly took it down because I hated the photo. |
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Post by pebblesky on Jul 19, 2024 12:22:36 GMT -5
Did you also make it on your cabbing machine? Must be a lot of work to grind and polish a big cab. How does it look when backlit?
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 19, 2024 12:25:49 GMT -5
Did you also make it on your cabbing machine? Must be a lot of work to grind and polish a big cab. How does it look when backlit? yeah. Done on the wheels. Doesn’t look great backlit because of how milky the agate is. |
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Post by chris1956 on Jul 19, 2024 13:32:24 GMT -5
Wondering what you are going to do with a 3 inch cab? Display as is?
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 19, 2024 13:34:50 GMT -5
Wondering what you are going to do with a 3 inch cab? Display as is? Pretty much 😂 So I do make a lot of bigger cabs. My whole purpose is for the point of display. I could just face polish slabs, but sometimes capturing features is part of all the fun |
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Post by tribeunited on Jul 19, 2024 15:47:51 GMT -5
I like how the milky part looks like it has a lavendar tint to it. I think it was a good choice to cut a big cab to display. I've seen big ones sold as palm stones before, no clue what you need a palm stone for but there seems to be a market for everything rock related.  Sweet milky doodoo butter. Noice. |
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 19, 2024 15:52:30 GMT -5
I like how the milky part looks like it has a lavendar tint to it. I think it was a good choice to cut a big cab to display. I've seen big ones sold as palm stones before, no clue what you need a palm stone for but there seems to be a market for everything rock related. Sweet milky doodoo butter. Noice. Big dendrite so why not a big doodoo cabochon to go with it. Maybe i'll make a necklace out of it. Flava Flaaaavvvee |
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Post by pebblesky on Jul 19, 2024 16:56:18 GMT -5
Dozens of huge cabochons as wall displays should be perfect. They can be all kinds of shapes. I like framed jaspers from Hans Gamma's website, but I feel they don't have to be framed and we can save some space on the wall to display these polished masterpieces.
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 19, 2024 17:37:50 GMT -5
Dozens of huge cabochons as wall displays should be perfect. They can be all kinds of shapes. I like framed jaspers from Hans Gamma's website, but I feel they don't have to be framed and we can save some space on the wall to display these polished masterpieces. So that’s essentially what I’m doing. The wall display frames. I’m putting a face polished slab or two in the frame surrounded by different examples of the material as display cabochons. Hans gamma won’t have Sh…. On me 😂 |
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Post by pebblesky on Jul 19, 2024 17:43:46 GMT -5
That would be an excellent project. Definitely show us your progress.
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 19, 2024 17:49:50 GMT -5
That would be an excellent project. Definitely show us your progress. 100%. My goal is to cover an entire wall in my house with them. If no one in my family (nieces or nephew) want them, then I might try to donate all of them to a museum before I die. Would be a great way for future generations to identify material. |
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Post by Pat on Jul 19, 2024 19:38:16 GMT -5
I had to look up Doodle Butter. It’s a tasty sounding pumpkin cookie. New to me. Thanks!
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 19, 2024 20:18:21 GMT -5
I had to look up Doodle Butter. It’s a tasty sounding pumpkin cookie. New to me. Thanks! some people love it some people hate it. It’s an acquired taste. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 21, 2024 21:19:18 GMT -5
...a lone tree captured on a cloudy day at dusk! Nice doodoo!! |
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Post by lapidary1234 on Aug 7, 2024 20:12:30 GMT -5
Wondering what you are going to do with a 3 inch cab? Display as is? Pretty much 😂 So I do make a lot of bigger cabs. My whole purpose is for the point of display. I could just face polish slabs, but sometimes capturing features is part of all the fun Sorry to resurrect an old thread but what is your method for face polishing slabs? I've messed around with end plates, 8x3 expandable drums as well as vibe tumbling. I've had decent results with all 3 methods but can't really say any one way works any better. Its still a pain and always takes much longer than I had hoped. I would think especially using a flat lap that once I git the initial surface flat it would be smooth sailing but I always seem to get flat spots/under cutting. The only other options I can think of would be either using a Richardson ranch sander or one of the handheld wet grinders. I don't really have the space (or money) to buy another piece of equipment as much as I'd love to. I've seen the handheld wet grinders for sale for around $50 on marketplace but again, im real short on space and don't have a good bench vise to secure the stones. Alot of rambling, sorry! How do you go about polishing slabs? |
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Post by realrockhound on Aug 7, 2024 20:24:39 GMT -5
In short, I have a machine with a drip system with interchangeable belts. I think the wheel diameters are appropriately 6 inches. So just work them on there. Basically an oversized cabbing unit. I also have a bull wheel with expando drum.
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