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Post by 1dave on Jan 5, 2017 10:01:17 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 5, 2017 10:46:44 GMT -5
Including using a plain old glass cutter, it shows there is more than one way to skin a cat.
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Jan 6, 2017 0:31:29 GMT -5
I want to skin a cat to, this grove thing really gots me diggin it,i like the look!
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vera
spending too much on rocks
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Post by vera on Jan 6, 2017 18:01:32 GMT -5
Wow! I have everything I need for that Dremel Groove Cutter. Thanks for posting this.
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Post by 1dave on Jan 6, 2017 22:22:15 GMT -5
Including using a plain old glass cutter, it shows there is more than one way to skin a cat. Dop up the cab (OR TUMBLED STONE!), chuck it in a drill motor and spin it SLOWLY against a plain old glass cutter. Thinking out of the box wins again! -  |
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Roger
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by Roger on Jan 9, 2017 9:44:09 GMT -5
I have always made my grooves on the edge of my sintered wheel. Seems to work well if you have a steady hand.
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller 
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 9, 2017 10:56:07 GMT -5
Now that's a great idea!!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 10, 2017 15:43:29 GMT -5
Including using a plain old glass cutter, it shows there is more than one way to skin a cat. Dop up the cab (OR TUMBLED STONE!), chuck it in a drill motor and spin it SLOWLY against a plain old glass cutter. Thinking out of the box wins again! - I actually meant like using a glastar grinder. I have a pair of those glass nippers with carbide wheels, though. I wonder if it would work?..... maybe for something really soft. |
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Post by 1dave on Jan 10, 2017 16:52:07 GMT -5
Do you have a picture of a glastar grinder? I have no idea of what that would be. I used the nippers as a joke on "simple." I should have shown  as that is all I have ever used. another tongue in cheek, How about just inserting a small diamond blade in a pencil sharpener and cranking out grooved cabs by hand?  |
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Post by 1dave on Jan 12, 2017 15:11:35 GMT -5
Use this Dremel clamp in a pan of water and you are good to groove. |
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Post by Pat on Jan 12, 2017 15:27:28 GMT -5
Use this Dremel clamp in a pan of water and you are good to groove. True, though I don't remember the brand of my small Dremel holder. Make sure that it is not going to move by using a good clamp or screwing it into your workbench. A steady hand holding the Dremel will drill holes also as long as the stone is not very thick. We did it with sea glass which was not thick. Don't see how this could be used for grooving. |
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Post by 1dave on Jan 12, 2017 16:47:20 GMT -5
Use this Dremel clamp in a pan of water and you are good to groove. [/quote ]True, though I don't remember the brand of my small Dremel holder. Make sure that it is not going to move by using a good clamp or screwing it into your workbench. A steady hand holding the Dremel will drill holes also as long as the stone is not very thick. We did it with sea glass which was not thick. Don't see how this could be used for grooving. Upside down from this:  |
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