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Post by vegasjames on Jun 27, 2013 17:32:33 GMT -5
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Post by Roller on Jun 27, 2013 18:00:32 GMT -5
nice shapes ! thinking outside the box .. the side walk probably has some quartz in it .. Great work !
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Jun 27, 2013 19:14:42 GMT -5
Cool cabs!
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Post by orrum on Jun 27, 2013 19:33:10 GMT -5
Gotta love that color! Nice cabs!
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Post by christopherl1234 on Jun 27, 2013 19:44:28 GMT -5
I like that color too. Don't stop now, practice, practice, practice....
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Post by talkingstones on Jun 27, 2013 20:30:50 GMT -5
These are excellent!!!  Never heard of using the sidewalk but it does make sense. Cool idea! Cathy |
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 27, 2013 23:07:02 GMT -5
Thanks everyone.
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 27, 2013 23:09:04 GMT -5
I like that color too. Don't stop now, practice, practice, practice.... I'll keep practicing. I get down there generally once a week. I have some other material I want to play with anyway. |
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 27, 2013 23:12:26 GMT -5
Gotta love that color! Nice cabs! The lavender to dark purple (almost back) is all fluorite. Most of the white is calcite and the golden color honey calcite. The orange band in the one piece is going to be iron, most likely limonite, which is common in the ore. |
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 27, 2013 23:17:38 GMT -5
These are excellent!!! Never heard of using the sidewalk but it does make sense. Cool idea! Cathy The reason I use the sidewalk is because it is faster and easier than using the lap to see what areas of the interior I want to use, especially with so many pieces. The material is soft enough that it grinds down relatively easy. Once I see where the veins and inclusions are I can decide what kind of shape I want to follow trying to keep as much of the interesting inclusions as I can. |
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Post by Roger on Jun 27, 2013 23:27:44 GMT -5
It is hard to argue your rough grind technique with results like that. I am looking forward to seeing your finished stones once you have shined them up |
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Post by Tommy on Jun 27, 2013 23:41:14 GMT -5
Very beautiful stuff James. I have to ask a question regarding your subject line - did you mean these are the first cabs you've ever done or the first you've posted here? Excellent technique, thanks for sharing.
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 28, 2013 0:38:46 GMT -5
Very beautiful stuff James. I have to ask a question regarding your subject line - did you mean these are the first cabs you've ever done or the first you've posted here? Excellent technique, thanks for sharing. The first ones I have ever done. I have only spent two days working on the cabbing machine. |
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Post by bgast1 on Jun 28, 2013 3:20:03 GMT -5
Excellent colors and cabs.
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Post by Tommy on Jun 28, 2013 8:27:56 GMT -5
The first ones I have ever done. I have only spent two days working on the cabbing machine. Wow nice start! You certainly didn't pick an easy subject material to begin with and there's technical difficulty in your shapes. Inside curves like in the fourth photo drive me insane. |
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 28, 2013 12:20:28 GMT -5
Excellent colors and cabs. Thanks. |
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 28, 2013 12:22:37 GMT -5
The first ones I have ever done. I have only spent two days working on the cabbing machine. Wow nice start! You certainly didn't pick an easy subject material to begin with and there's technical difficulty in your shapes. Inside curves like in the fourth photo drive me insane. The inside curves were actually really easy. I used the cabbing machine wheel to grind the curve initially. Once I had the curve I just held the piece in the same spot and rocked it back and forth to round over the edge. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2013 13:24:50 GMT -5
The Sidewalk - a true poorman's flat lap! MOre ingenuity here at RTH, all for your reading pleasure!
Thanks James!
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Post by jamesp on Jun 28, 2013 14:25:15 GMT -5
Wow. Fantastic results.
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 28, 2013 16:32:12 GMT -5
The Sidewalk - a true poorman's flat lap! MOre ingenuity here at RTH, all for your reading pleasure! Thanks James! I took a piece and did some before and after a little grinding so people can see what I am talking about. I only ground it for a few minutes because it is blazing hot outside today, but this will at least give people a sense of what I am doing. Before:  After a few minutes of grinding and rinsing off the dust:  This particular piece also had a little more quartz in it making it more difficult to grind. But you can see it does help to see what the inside looks like and where the best areas to cut would be without standing at a flat lap for a while. |
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Never heard of using the sidewalk but it does make sense. Cool idea!
