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Post by miket on Dec 26, 2019 14:05:36 GMT -5
I thought to myself that groove wraps would be easy- but they present their own challenges.  Anyway, here's my first, thanks for looking.  |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 26, 2019 14:17:59 GMT -5
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Post by miket on Dec 26, 2019 14:41:08 GMT -5
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Post by fernwood on Dec 26, 2019 15:19:46 GMT -5
I want to try groove wraps come summer. I love what Chuck and Adrian do.
I have done a few with the dremel, but am thinking a minor modification to the flat lap would be much better.
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Post by miket on Dec 26, 2019 15:32:08 GMT -5
I want to try groove wraps come summer. I love what Chuck and Adrian do. I have done a few with the dremel, but am thinking a minor modification to the flat lap would be much better. Nice. It seems like it might be fairly difficult to cut the groove with a dremel but I was thinking about trying it sometime. |
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zarguy
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Post by zarguy on Dec 26, 2019 16:13:50 GMT -5
I made a jig to hold my flex shaft handpiece in position over a tray with water to cut the groove. I bought diamond groove cutters like what's shown in Drummond Island Rocks 's tutorial. It would be easy to do something similar for a Dremel.  The sliding wedges let me vary the depth of the cut.
  And why is my water red? I cut lots of jasper! Lynn
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 26, 2019 16:43:27 GMT -5
Keep your eyes peeled on craigslist and facebook marketplace. There are always a few available in my area and most for around $50-$75. I have purchased 4 of them from $25 to $50 bucks. I still have a couple and sold a couple for profit. These machines are also excellent for shaping the cabs to a template line with the right bit.  Chuck |
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Post by mohs on Dec 26, 2019 18:29:29 GMT -5
c;mon guys ! show a photo of the circular diamond disk that does the actual groov'n do I have to do everything around m  stly |
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Post by mohs on Dec 26, 2019 18:34:37 GMT -5
o and I use the gryphon w/ the circular diamond disk to zip the grooves on the the part heart When the two part heart is joined together I have a pre-drilled hole for the eye pin insert  i've also zipped the groove with a dremel that how I start the heart |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 26, 2019 18:38:23 GMT -5
c;mon guys ! show a photo of the circular diamond disk that does the actual groov'n do I have to do everything around m stly Plenty of pictures of the groove cutter in the tutorial but here ya go.  Chuck |
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Post by mohs on Dec 26, 2019 18:48:48 GMT -5
right on chuck ! but the ol' mohs ain't going to no stinking toot ya know technologically challenged that why i work in rock it fundamental emphasis on fun of course which most of my stones are and I'm sure you Michigan Rock boys (i won't list ya ya know who are and mohs knows) had a Merry Christmas so I taking this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year! EdMohs |
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Post by RocksInNJ on Dec 26, 2019 21:56:16 GMT -5
Getting your groove on with a groovy stone. You go boy!
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NevadaBill
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Post by NevadaBill on Dec 29, 2019 10:32:18 GMT -5
I like the groove wrap too. I need to get myself one of these used units (like the Gryphon) to start cutting my own. Most of my freeforms are too oddly shaped to take a groove cut though. But I still need one.
Thanks for the link and the information, Chuck. I'm reading on this one right now.
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