horsinaround
spending too much on rocks
If you don't lick rocks...you ain't cool
Member since November 2006
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Post by horsinaround on May 27, 2007 7:15:12 GMT -5
Hey y'all, here are some more pictures of the newest cabs I made yesterday morning. the fish cab is the best one I have made yet..it is very petite and thin..it will look good in my underwater ocean scene. The diamond shape cab came out very nice as well.....it will make a very nice bracelet pendent..it is very thin and petite looking as well. the cab on the bottom is some kind of jasper I think, if it would have been shaped better I could have made it look like candy corn, but the rough rock was not shaped properly to do that and there was not enough of it to work with.these were made on my workforce saw and my bench grinder. I hope you enjoy them. I only cut my thumb once on the bench grinder this time around...does anyone have a way to secure these things to some sort of stick ? I tried super glue..did not hold..I tried candle wax..it did not hold either...you would have thought I cut an artery yesterday when I cut my thumb...LOL...blood everywhere. So, when people tell you there is alot of BLOOD, sweat and tears put into their cabs....it is a true statement..HA HA HA Enjoy the pics Steve Close up of the diamond cab close up of my oval cab with red stripe in it another shot of the oval cab all the cabs together thanks for looking Steve
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chinook203
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since February 2006
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Post by chinook203 on May 27, 2007 7:44:07 GMT -5
Those look great, I love that fish shape! What type of ocean scene are you working on? I don't do cabbing, but I know to put the cab on the end of a stick, most use dopping wax. I've seen it on several websites when I'm looking at blades and stuff. I think mamasminerals has it, not sure if rockshed carries it or not.
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adrian65
Cave Dweller
Arch to golden memories and to great friends.
Member since February 2007
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Post by adrian65 on May 27, 2007 8:57:59 GMT -5
You're right, the fish is the most beautiful, it's like a red salomon jumping. But the pointy one is also very nice.
Adrian
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RockyBlue
fully equipped rock polisher
Go U.K.
Member since June 2006
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Post by RockyBlue on May 27, 2007 9:38:34 GMT -5
Great job!you`ll be a pro before you know it...........................Rocky
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agatemaggot
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Post by agatemaggot on May 27, 2007 10:20:03 GMT -5
We place the head of a large nail against the SIDE of the wheel to take the forging marks off and make it smooth. We then place a small drop of superglue on the smooth head and stand it on the slab that is rough sawed to shape. When the glue sets , grind away. When you are done, soak the nail and rock in water over night and it should come loose quite easily, if not freeze the darn thing and it should give up. If you are impatient like I am, you can heat the nail about 1 inch from the nail head with a small propane torch, pointing the flame away from the rock, while holding over a folded towel. The stone will heat up but not enough to cause damage. The nail will heat up and the glue releases it. After cooling you can flip glue off rock with a box or Exacto blade.
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Post by stoner on May 27, 2007 10:46:47 GMT -5
Very nice. The fish is really nice and I bet that's the one you cut your thumb on, right? You can use wooden dowels for dops too. With the dowels, you need to apply the glue to the end of the dowel, let it dry(it will soak into the wood and seal it) then put a drop of glue to the back of the stone and place the dowel on it. I use an accelerator for the glue so it sets instantly, I don't like having to wait for the glue to set on it's own.
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