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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 20, 2020 21:17:04 GMT -5
I have been working on a project using glass from jamesp. I started off by making 4 cabs the normal way using the genie all the way through the polish stage. To speed things up and to eliminate scratch possibilities I did a run of 5 cabs using the genie to get the cabs domed through the 280 wheel and then I ran them through all the tumbling steps in the loto. For a third type I ground one piece into a circle on a 220 wheel and then just ground a slight 45 on the edges and tossed that right into the tumbler. No dome on that one. Here are the 4 that were fully cabbed on the genie     These 5 were partially cabbed on the genie then tumbled      And this one was simply edge ground to the circle shape then tumbled (no dome)  It has been a fun project. Thanks for Looking Chuck |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 21, 2020 2:56:06 GMT -5
Those are some wild patterns! Did you find you had a preference on the method used to finish glass? Lot-O finish vs cabbed. Is there much difference?
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 21, 2020 8:12:55 GMT -5
They all look really good, Chuck. I can see the difference between the 3 techniques -- totally hand cabbed have the roundest dome, the second batch is a little less and the last even less. For inexpensive groove wraps, I'm thinking just grinding down to the shape is the way to go.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 21, 2020 10:49:59 GMT -5
The glass artists would love to send you their glass and have you make wraps for them. (charge more)
Biiiig market with deeep pockets Chuck. 'Fused Glass Fanatics' on Facebook.
Love em, great work. I know you have a jihad about the bubbles being a perfectionist.
Nothing to do with your workmanship !
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 21, 2020 12:59:18 GMT -5
Those are some wild patterns! Did you find you had a preference on the method used to finish glass? Lot-O finish vs cabbed. Is there much difference? Thanks. I think the end results are really close. If I were wanting to make 10 or more of these the advantage shifts to tumbling. If I only wanted a couple the advantage goes to hand cabbing. Chuck |
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Post by knave on Feb 21, 2020 13:01:58 GMT -5
All rounding was done in the Lot-O? That’s pretty impressive.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 21, 2020 13:24:26 GMT -5
All rounding was done in the Lot-O? That’s pretty impressive. Not sure which one your asking about. The middle ones were domed on the genie then tossed in the lot-o. The last one was just edge shaped to the circle template and the rest all lot-o. Maybe this helps. This was some of them getting ready to go in the lot-o  Chuck |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 21, 2020 17:28:24 GMT -5
They all look really good, Chuck. I can see the difference between the 3 techniques -- totally hand cabbed have the roundest dome, the second batch is a little less and the last even less. For inexpensive groove wraps, I'm thinking just grinding down to the shape is the way to go.
Did you pre-grind the grooves on them before you popped them in the Lot-O? I did pre-grind witness grooves. Basically just cut in a bit knowing the depth would change after tumbling. The witness groove gives me a guide for cabbing the dome. One of the cabs got a bunch of damage to the groove during tumbling. No rhyme or reason why it happened to one particular cab. I was able to repair that one on the genie though. chuck |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 21, 2020 20:59:34 GMT -5
The glass artists would love to send you their glass and have you make wraps for them. (charge more) Biiiig market with deeep pockets Chuck. 'Fused Glass Fanatics' on Facebook. Love em, great work. I know you have a jihad about the bubbles being a perfectionist. Nothing to do with your workmanship ! Thanks jamespFor some reason the bubbles do not bother me as much on the finished pieces. In person they are not nearly as noticeable as the camera shows either. Chuck |
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