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Post by sandsman1 on Jan 13, 2007 19:26:38 GMT -5
ok i been sittin and lookin at the grinder haha and i was walkin by the box of blanks i have out and this one cought my eye  an this one is from the big rock i just found and cut  |
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Post by Toad on Jan 13, 2007 19:46:24 GMT -5
Both nice rocks. Is it the pic, or is the second one not shiny??
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Post by sandsman1 on Jan 13, 2007 20:20:56 GMT -5
it polished up nice for a softer stone you just cant see it in the pic ill try and let the glare show in another haha i was tryin to get the pattern to show so i took it at an angle so the glare from the flash would go away
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Post by krazydiamond on Jan 13, 2007 20:40:07 GMT -5
now didn't that feel good Sands? i'm surprised you could stop at just two........
KD
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jan 13, 2007 21:33:16 GMT -5
did you put the diamond polish on it sands?
keep going! both of those turned out really nice!
is the 1st one an agate?
kim
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Post by ladyt on Jan 13, 2007 21:38:33 GMT -5
Nice cabs! Glad to see you cabbing again!! As always you did a great job. That first one is a busy one. I like it. I also really like the color on the 2nd one. Great job Sands. Tonja  |
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Post by Jurrasic Jonje on Jan 13, 2007 22:33:38 GMT -5
Sands those look great. Can't wait to see more.
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Post by joe on Jan 14, 2007 0:32:31 GMT -5
You do cabs also?!? And I thought you were just the moderator dude around here. Seriously, nice cabs John and very glad to see some NEW Cabojohns! |
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jan 14, 2007 9:33:37 GMT -5
Those are fantastic - glad to see you back on the grinder...
I have to ask, any secret to polishing the flat surfaces on a round wheel? I can,t figure it out
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turnedstone
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by turnedstone on Jan 14, 2007 11:46:12 GMT -5
Lol I was thinking the same thing Tweetie. Nice work John going to try that and see if i can fig. it out.
George
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Post by stoner on Jan 14, 2007 15:20:46 GMT -5
Good to see the grinder is still working John. Nice cabs. That rock you found has nice colors and pattern. Got any more done?
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stefan
Cave Dweller 
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Post by stefan on Jan 14, 2007 19:50:33 GMT -5
Jeeze I thought You had given up that cabbing thing!!!(yea I should talk huh?)
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Post by sandsman1 on Jan 15, 2007 18:41:06 GMT -5
thanks all it did feel good to get acouple done now i broke the ice ill start pickin up the pace haha---- tweet its alittle tricky to do flats on a grinding wheel but anyone can doit with some practice first thing is dont touch the face with anything under like a 280-400 wheel if you do it eats to fast and you wil get waves in the face,, when you do hit the face never stop moving making sure you hit ever spot on the face with even pressure not hard just enuff to get it to cut slow and turn the piece often and come from all sides of the stone on each wheel
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Post by Cher on Jan 17, 2007 21:01:10 GMT -5
I thought maybe you had worn your fingers to nubs and couldn't hold the rocks anymore. ;D J/K John, those are really nice. Love the first one, that pattern is way cool. Isn't it neat to work something you picked up yourself too.
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