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Post by joe on Mar 22, 2006 23:51:41 GMT -5
Well I had two broken stones in two days. Why do they wait 'till you have so much into them before they break? Who knows? They were meant to be cabochons but they became cabo-gones. So show me your heartbreakers! Put them all in this thread. Then when the next one breaks I'll know where to go for solace! Lookin' good!  Grab, whack, oops:  Well, you get the idea!  |
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Post by stoner on Mar 23, 2006 1:07:12 GMT -5
Damn Joe, that's too bad. They were looking good too.
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rallyrocks
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Post by rallyrocks on Mar 23, 2006 2:43:06 GMT -5
Here's my contribution, day one using the polishing wheel....  |
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Post by Cher on Mar 23, 2006 17:47:27 GMT -5
Awww, that's just sad, I'm sorry for both (all) of you who have done so much work and had that happen. What a bummer!!
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Post by rockds on Mar 23, 2006 18:08:22 GMT -5
knock on wood, i have not had any break on me, I have lost some edges before and put a crease down the top of one once because I was trying to do many things at once. So sorry about the break, but you can do what I do with failed knapping points - into the tumbler.
robert
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Post by joe on Mar 23, 2006 20:11:28 GMT -5
No, no, no... This thread is not meant to be depressed about the ones that got away! It is meant to be a place to celebrate our screwups! Our Cabogones. (Thanx for the name, Herm.  ) I just need to laugh about them rather than be upset. So show us your lost cause and take solace in the company. |
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Mar 24, 2006 12:31:40 GMT -5
I know you have seen this before- And I have had a lot of comments about how nice it looks after- but it was still kinda heart breaking - as it was at the polish belt   |
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Post by joe on Mar 24, 2006 23:23:24 GMT -5
Oh yeah!! That's what I wanna see!
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Post by rocklicker on Mar 29, 2006 2:24:36 GMT -5
Alright, here's my contribution. One's pretty old, one happened last weekend. Sigh.  Steve |
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Post by deb193 on Mar 29, 2006 2:31:44 GMT -5
Well, super glue it and give it to a youngster who will love it anyway.
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Mar 29, 2006 14:11:35 GMT -5
Och those hurt- Don't you love that sound of rock smashing into steel?
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Post by rocklicker on Mar 30, 2006 3:14:32 GMT -5
Augh! I lost another one tonight on the 1200 grit belt. This time it was morgan hill jasper. I didn't see it coming, it just sorts seperated in two. I am going to make two babies from it though.
Steve
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Mar 30, 2006 10:24:50 GMT -5
I had some swirlstone do that while dopped- I noticed a crack after the 600 belt- I wiggled it a bit and half stayed on the dop- the other half came off in my hand (still not sure where it ended up- I tossed (ok threw very aggresivily) across the room)
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Post by joe on Apr 3, 2006 23:55:24 GMT -5
This one had only 5 min. left to go on the 3000 belt when whammo! Wah.  |
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Apr 4, 2006 12:37:35 GMT -5
Ouch!!!!! Lost one last night too- No noticable damage (yet)
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Post by hermatite on Apr 5, 2006 12:25:31 GMT -5
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Apr 5, 2006 12:31:01 GMT -5
Oh man I remeber that- I miss Emerald- where is she?  |
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Post by joe on Apr 5, 2006 22:19:46 GMT -5
Ooh that is nice. I still expect to lose a few in the learning process.
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Zoran
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Post by Zoran on Apr 11, 2006 11:23:05 GMT -5
This is my first cab out of serpentinite that I found during my field work last year. I was waiting a long time to try to cut it and I was very pleased with how it is processing. Until prepolishing. I was to blame. I had to rush to pick up the kids and...  Front side  Rear side Be patient one, not like me. Zotika |
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Post by joe on Apr 11, 2006 11:43:44 GMT -5
Ouch! Looks like someone took a bite out of that one. Sorry Z.
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