LastsGal
having dreams about rocks
Member since March 2007
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Post by LastsGal on May 2, 2007 20:19:57 GMT -5
New earring wraps that were a true team effort. Robert cut some slabs out of his bigger rocks, I cut the shapes with the trim saw & made my first cabs with the grind wheel. That was (very!!) fun! Then he took them back to tumble, after which I wrapped them. You guys are right... the smaller the stone, the bigger the pain!  The first is labrodite and the second is silver crazy lace.   |
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Post by beefjello on May 2, 2007 21:13:08 GMT -5
Very nice! You two make a great team!  |
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adrian65
Cave Dweller 
Arch to golden memories and to great friends.
Member since February 2007
Posts: 10,790
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Post by adrian65 on May 2, 2007 23:18:58 GMT -5
Excellent! You're becoming an earrings specialist!
Adrian
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jjckitti
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since January 2007
Posts: 775
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Post by jjckitti on May 3, 2007 16:12:56 GMT -5
the earrings are coming out great! love it.
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nancyf
has rocks in the head
Wired Cowgirl
Member since April 2007
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Post by nancyf on May 3, 2007 19:12:06 GMT -5
Yep...small is harder...you might want to try half-hard wire in 22 gauge ( 21 could pass also)...try and take quilting tape and go around your stone...mark on the tape where you want to bind the wires. This type of tape is thin and much like masking tape...easy to use. Anywho, it will put those bindings in just the right place. Also, half-hard wire will give crisper bends and for the style you are implementing not a problem to work with.
Ya'll did good for sure...earrings are a real pain. ack!!! I adore those stones!!!!!!
If ya need any help at all with anything...just email me. No problemo!
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Post by rocklicker on May 4, 2007 1:05:09 GMT -5
Nice work! I like them both. Cool that you cabbed them yourself. Just be careful. It can be VERY adicting. Pretty soon Robert will have to wait for the cabbing machine.
Here's another tape suggestion (I love using tape). Get some drafter's tape. It's the same thing as masking tape but smaller and comes in a tape dispenser so it's easy to use. Being that it's 5/8 in wide, you take an exacto knife, remove it from it's dispenser, and VERY CAREFULLY cut two parallel lines all the way around as deep as you can safely. You cut them so you have three 1/4"-ish lines of tape. Then you put it back in the dispenser and use one strip at a time. It's nice and thin and not too sticky. I hope that makes sense.
Steve
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Silver Lass
spending too much on rocks
diagonally parked in a parallel universe!
Member since March 2007
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Post by Silver Lass on May 4, 2007 7:42:58 GMT -5
I love the earring they are just beautiful. Dorothy
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nancyf
has rocks in the head
Wired Cowgirl
Member since April 2007
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Post by nancyf on May 4, 2007 8:40:17 GMT -5
Hey Steve! I'm a tape nut too! The quilters tape is already 1/4" wide (or less)...you can also get it with lines on it like a ruler...I use the blank though. For holding wires, I use auto paint tape...it doesn't goo like some other tapes do. ack! Oh well, the tumbling gets it all off.  Anywho, I think tape is one of my most useful tools. |
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Post by rockyraccoon on May 4, 2007 13:35:11 GMT -5
nice earrings!
kim
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LastsGal
having dreams about rocks
Member since March 2007
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Post by LastsGal on May 5, 2007 13:54:11 GMT -5
Thanks, all! I've never used tape before. Sounds like it'll help a lot! Sorry, honey, I gotta go buying again! ;D
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Post by creativeminded on May 7, 2007 8:49:25 GMT -5
Beautiful.
Tami
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The first is labrodite and the second is silver crazy lace.
