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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2012 17:10:22 GMT -5
When producing slabs for cabbing,
A) How thick do you folks make them?
and or
B) How thick do you cabbers like them?
Thanks!
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dbrealityrocks
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Post by dbrealityrocks on Mar 23, 2012 17:13:05 GMT -5
Most of mine are 1/4"- 3/8" but I don't dome many.
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TByrd
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Post by TByrd on Mar 23, 2012 17:14:40 GMT -5
For cabbing I like 1/4" For Knife Handles 5/16"
Thanks,
Tammy
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 23, 2012 19:08:53 GMT -5
I like low domes so mostly prefer 3/16" thickness for cabs up to 30 X 40. For larger cabs, I like 1/4 inch......Mel
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Post by talkingstones on Mar 23, 2012 20:48:51 GMT -5
At least a solid !/4. 3/8 if I really want a high dome on it or am unsure of the material or there are serious flaws. That extra 1/8" gives more room to play with to get the stone where I want it.
Cathy
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Post by deb193redux on Mar 23, 2012 21:26:04 GMT -5
low dome about 4.6mm, and 6+mm for high dome. actually 4 turns and 5 turns on the crossfeed.
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hope
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Post by hope on Mar 24, 2012 12:41:34 GMT -5
Everyone has about covered thicknesses, especially if you are cutting for your own use. If you are cutting to sell, I have rejected a lot of thinner slabs and purchased the slabs in the 1/4 inch range when purchasing. People like to think they are getting more than there money's worth sometimes. lol
Hope
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2012 12:30:37 GMT -5
Thanks to everyone for the knowledge. I hope to have some very nice slabs from a new stone available soon. Maybe next week! More to follow.
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 27, 2012 13:06:40 GMT -5
I'll throw one more at ya shotgunner. For cabs with special optical effects like cats eye, star or chatoyancy. Very high domes are better. In fact some people cutting star stones will cut and polish a sphere. After orienting the star they cut the stone in half, often resulting in two star stones for the expense and trouble of one.
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Don
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Post by Don on Mar 27, 2012 13:10:50 GMT -5
I cut my slabs thick...1/4 plus. seven cranks on my vice usually does it. But I prefer cabs with high domes.
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LarryS
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Post by LarryS on Mar 27, 2012 13:31:37 GMT -5
With my limited experience, I do the following. All my cabs are high domes which are labor intensive but we like the look. I slab very few around 3/16" thick for wire wraps. For high dome groove wraps, 1/4" to 5/16" which you need a large flat girdle for the groove. 3/8" for big 2" plus size big cabs. I measure nothing, eye ball it. I'm a old mechanic and can tell the difference. Other than that, I have trouble seeing what I'm doing!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2012 8:53:17 GMT -5
great knowledge folks.
I have a lead on an affordable oil saw. This new material I have is very solid/hard material. Maybe I get a new used saw today!
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 29, 2012 9:32:30 GMT -5
Cool. Post pics if you get it.
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