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Post by christopherl1234 on Jun 25, 2013 1:57:42 GMT -5
I cut this one today. This one has a really high dome. I backed it with a super thin layer of JB Weld as this is the softer material of the stuff I recently mined 26.6mm x 15.7mm x 11.25mm Thanks for looking, Christopher
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Post by talkingstones on Jun 25, 2013 5:42:57 GMT -5
Nice material!!!
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Post by Roller on Jun 25, 2013 6:00:06 GMT -5
nice colors .. like the unique shape !
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Post by Roger on Jun 25, 2013 6:28:31 GMT -5
Nice material, but I am more curious about the backing lol. You backed it with JB weld??
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Post by orrum on Jun 25, 2013 7:50:24 GMT -5
Like those colors and it shines!!!!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 25, 2013 11:25:21 GMT -5
I've never seen any colored like that, wow! It's beautiful and you get an award for that dome! LOL!
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Post by christopherl1234 on Jun 25, 2013 13:44:09 GMT -5
Nice material, but I am more curious about the backing lol. You backed it with JB weld?? Yes I did back it with JB Weld. If you look very closely you can see a thin line of grey on the bottom and a little dot at the tip. This material is soft. Every time I tried to cab it the cab would break on the 1200 wheel (why there I have no idea). Since I like the color so much I thought to myself " hey they back turquoise with JB Weld, why not try that with this stuff", so that is what I did. By backing it the material stays together. I just take a bunch of the smaller pieces, from the material I recently mined, and flatten the bottom. Once I get a half a dozen or so of them like that I clean them off real good then let them dry. Once they are totally dry I mix up a batch of JB Weld (or the metal epoxy they carry at Harbor Freight for 1/2 the price)and spread some on the bottom of each cab. I set them on a piece of wax paper and let them set overnight. Once that is done I cab in the usual fashion.
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Post by Tommy on Jun 25, 2013 13:50:14 GMT -5
That's a great idea Christopher I'm going to try that with some of the chrysocola I have that keeps breaking
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Post by grizman on Jun 25, 2013 13:56:38 GMT -5
Very pretty stuff Chris. I find it amazing that you get such a good shine on the softer material. Maybe it isn't soft, just crumbly?
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Post by christopherl1234 on Jun 25, 2013 17:41:29 GMT -5
It cuts like Rhodochrosite.
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Post by pporky on Jun 25, 2013 17:47:44 GMT -5
Very nice piece and thanks for sharing your technique
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Post by jspencer on Jun 25, 2013 22:09:50 GMT -5
I recently went to the rock shop right after a rain and dug under the pile of huge rocks getting down to the smaller chunks that broke up when they packed the pallet. All of it was wet and allowed me to see the best colors and collect solid chunks free of clay matrix. It seems a little softer than what I have cabbed before and was wondering if you use dry diamond paste only or a water cooled diamond wheel to rough in your cab? I grabbed 2 large handfuls while I was down in the pile.
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Post by christopherl1234 on Jun 26, 2013 0:40:10 GMT -5
I cut on a Genie and a Pixie so wet wheels for me!!
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Post by Bikerrandy on Jun 26, 2013 18:21:46 GMT -5
That's a beautiful cab, awesome colors!!
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Post by catskillrocks on Jun 26, 2013 20:52:01 GMT -5
Nice shades of blue/green. I don't think I've ever seen such a high dome! Good job.
Don
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