Chert cab

joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	Chert cab Apr 11, 2006 21:38:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on Apr 11, 2006 21:38:44 GMT -5 Here is a little cab I made from chert. No dop stick, just a few singed fingertips! Fun!!
	"Always keep a diamond in your mind"

stoner no longer being taken for granite THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE Member since March 2003 Posts: 7,715	Chert cab Apr 11, 2006 21:49:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stoner on Apr 11, 2006 21:49:58 GMT -5 That "chertainly" is a nice cab Joe. Gonna start getting more into cabs now?

joe
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Chert cab Apr 11, 2006 22:22:25 GMT -5

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Post by joe on Apr 11, 2006 22:22:25 GMT -5

Lol. Chertainly!

I would like to practice and learn to make a size-calibrated cab. Or two.

That one was freehanded and it is very difficult for me to make a round circle without drawing a line! Heck, it's proving difficult to cut a circle WITH a line. But I would like to be able to do it so more practice... I also need to dop more stones and saw some small slabs up. Everything else has gone by the wayside while I grind rock. My first SC wheel is toasted! It started out at 6'', now it's about 3''. The flange plates on my grinder are 3''. I ordered an 8'' 80 grit diamond wheel from jadecarver.
Must--grind--Stone.

"Always keep a diamond in your mind"

stoner
no longer being taken for granite

THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE

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Chert cab Apr 11, 2006 22:36:20 GMT -5

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Post by stoner on Apr 11, 2006 22:36:20 GMT -5

That my friend was a wise move. Jadecarver has the best prices on diamond wheels. Once you grind on a diamond wheel, you'll wonder why you even used a SC wheel in the first place. One diamond wheel will out last 5 or 6 SC wheels, and you can get rid of the wheel dresser too. Now, get yourself a few diamond belts, and you'll be set for a long time.

driftwood Guest	Chert cab Apr 11, 2006 22:37:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by driftwood on Apr 11, 2006 22:37:18 GMT -5 Joe, Is it to late to cancel that order for the diamond wheel ? I have a 8 inch wheel just sitting around and would send it to you for nothing. Let me know. Tony

joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	Chert cab Apr 11, 2006 23:05:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on Apr 11, 2006 23:05:36 GMT -5 OMG! Tony?!? For real? I'm stunned. Speechless. Me. I will PM you!
	"Always keep a diamond in your mind"

joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	Chert cab Apr 11, 2006 23:20:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on Apr 11, 2006 23:20:18 GMT -5 So folks, Tony is going to send me his diamond wheel!!!! . HOW COOL IS THAT!! VERY, VERY, VERY!!! A huge thank you to Tony from me. Thanks man!
	"Always keep a diamond in your mind"

stefan
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Chert cab Apr 12, 2006 10:31:19 GMT -5

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Post by stefan on Apr 12, 2006 10:31:19 GMT -5

WOW joe- it is your lucky day!!!!!! So nice tony- but heck we all know your a helluva guy anyway!!!!- Joe- circles are a hoot once you get the hang of it- I can't do em freehand (got to use the templates) but they are a blast to dome- I've got a TIgereye I'm working on right now- oh and I think there is still a Burro Creek disc floating around somewhere

I can't tell if thats some Gneiss Schist, or that Schist is Gneiss. All I know is don't take it for Granite

joe
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Chert cab Apr 12, 2006 10:48:44 GMT -5

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Post by joe on Apr 12, 2006 10:48:44 GMT -5

This really is a good day. I have Diamonds coming in the mail! Diamonds from two seperate people! Tony and Stef are both sending me diamonds!!

Ok, ok, I'll go take my meds now. Calm is good.
Here is a small sodalite cab. I "freehanded" the circle on this by grinding down to the edge of the dop stick. Not exactly conventional but it worked.

"Always keep a diamond in your mind"

Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	Chert cab Apr 12, 2006 15:20:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Apr 12, 2006 15:20:00 GMT -5 Those are very nice Joe and it's really nice that you're getting diamonds in the mail.
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stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	Chert cab Apr 13, 2006 11:47:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Apr 13, 2006 11:47:02 GMT -5 LMAO- I got home and My diamond past (I ordered from that Daniel Lopacki) was in- I'll tell you this company was great to deal with!!!
	I can't tell if thats some Gneiss Schist, or that Schist is Gneiss. All I know is don't take it for Granite