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Post by texaswoodie on May 4, 2007 9:58:49 GMT -5
Ya'll try not to spit all over your puter screen laughing.  I don't have polishing equipment yet, so I had to run them through the Lot-O. Every darn one of them has blemishes and will have to be reworked. Jasper  Wood with red agate vein.  The rest are Jasper     Thanks for looking! Cur |
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Post by cina on May 4, 2007 10:43:28 GMT -5
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Post by joe on May 4, 2007 11:33:43 GMT -5
Welcome to the cabbing game! Now it's look for all the used equipment you can afford!! |
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Post by rockyraccoon on May 4, 2007 13:23:55 GMT -5
curt nice start! now put some more in!
kim
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jjckitti
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by jjckitti on May 6, 2007 14:45:43 GMT -5
I like the last one the best. Keep at it. better than mine.
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Post by beefjello on May 8, 2007 22:09:58 GMT -5
Most excellent first cabs bro!
Stick with it Curt, it's obvious you're on the right path down that oh so slippery slope!! ;D
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adrian65
Cave Dweller 
Arch to golden memories and to great friends.
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Post by adrian65 on May 8, 2007 22:15:15 GMT -5
The last one is very nice, very original shape!
Adrian
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Post by LCARS on May 10, 2007 22:19:31 GMT -5
Hey man, all I have is a couple diamond bits and a 1.5" wheel for my Dremel to cab on so I know the feeling. I have to tumble my preforms to polish too but I have had pretty good luck so far with things making it out undamaged.
Keep at it, it's a good start, some problems are inherent to the material also.
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Post by larrywyland3 on May 11, 2007 6:26:23 GMT -5
I like the shapes; in the photos they look pretty good. It is hard to get out the flat spots if you don't have the soft wheels or tumble in a rotary through all the stages. I don't think I could do it with out doing one or the other.
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Post by texaswoodie on May 15, 2007 9:50:28 GMT -5
Well darn. I forgot I put this thread up.  Thank you all for your kind words. I'll keep on keeping on. Curt |
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Post by Cher on May 24, 2007 21:02:26 GMT -5
Gotta start somewhere Curt, at least with your lotto, you get them done faster. I like the freeforms that are shaped them tumbled.
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maryann
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by maryann on May 27, 2007 16:53:58 GMT -5
I think they look great. ANd like someone else said, you can't help that mother nature included some little 'imperfections.' Good work for you. I have a lot to learn to get where you are now.
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Post by BuiltonRock on May 27, 2007 22:48:24 GMT -5
Pretty nice in my opinion!
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Post by krazydiamond on May 29, 2007 15:36:12 GMT -5
very nice batch, shame about the spots that undercut on you in the tumbler...some jasper is like that. you need to find some nice brazilian agate, that stuff can be shaped and tumbled and comes out with an excellent shine!
KD
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Post by rockds on May 30, 2007 9:17:47 GMT -5
Nothing to laugh at there
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I don't have polishing equipment yet, so I had to run them through the Lot-O. Every darn one of them has blemishes and will have to be reworked.
