Sleestak
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Post by Sleestak on Dec 19, 2013 0:39:10 GMT -5
Greeting folks- I just purchased this cab and have never wrapped one shaped like this. i want the sharp point to hang straight down. Any advice on how to position the bail? Thanks for any help...  |
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Post by orrum on Dec 19, 2013 8:24:37 GMT -5
Balance is important. It has to hang right from the necklace. Depending on the thickness being uniform I take a piece of scrap wire and loop it around the cab and come up the back and bend a hook and see how it hangs. I have wrapped odd shaped ones and they hung wierd and sorta sidewazy. Hey I am just learning so I look 4ward to other peoples solutions. I like the cab, picasso marble is great! No pits, vugs, fractures or uneven softness undercutting! Merry Xmas!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 19, 2013 8:54:33 GMT -5
yeah, it gets odd because to hang straight your bail might no be right on center. Might need to be a little to the left. I did my first one in a similar shape a few weeks ago. I cut the swirls off this before I sold it though.  Chuck |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 19, 2013 10:09:33 GMT -5
Trace around the stone, draw a line straight up from the bottom tip- that will be your center. Mark the top of the cab in that spot with a dot of a sharpie. When you make the bends for your bail you will have a good reference point.
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Post by orrum on Dec 19, 2013 10:54:18 GMT -5
Wow x2 GREAT INFO Tela!!!!
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Sleestak
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Post by Sleestak on Dec 19, 2013 14:38:49 GMT -5
Thanks so much for the advice y'all. I appreciate it. I'll give it a shot and post it up when finished.
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Post by pghram on Dec 20, 2013 15:36:45 GMT -5
That's a nice looking cab, looking forward to the finish.
Rich
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TByrd
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Post by TByrd on Dec 22, 2013 21:44:18 GMT -5
I have done a few of those myself and I do it the same way Tela does, you just have to remember that one side of the bail might be shorter then the other, you just have to compensate and make it shorter so that the bail is even at the top or else it will hang funny.
Tammy
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