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Post by stardiamond on Mar 27, 2020 16:41:44 GMT -5
I bought a couple heels from Tony on the Facebook Full Moon buy It now.  |
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Post by fernwood on Mar 27, 2020 16:43:14 GMT -5
i have never seen Blue Dream before. It looks super cool.
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 27, 2020 16:54:57 GMT -5
I forgot the name and it is Blue Tide. I Corrected my original post. I saw only a few cabs on Etsy from the material. The Mongolian Fluorite is wild and I saw no cabs on Etsy made from it. I don't know how well it will cut and polish.
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 27, 2020 17:22:03 GMT -5
When I work on new material for the first time, I make a test cab. When I was drawing designs on the better slabs, edges were crumbling. I took the first cut that was thick, had knife edges and no usable pattern on the other side. I trimmed the knife edges, marked a line along the edge and split it with the trim saw. I was planning on making a flat top but the preform ended up at 5.5mm with a good pattern where I cut it, so I will try doming it with my next batch of cabs.  |
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 27, 2020 18:43:23 GMT -5
I slabbed the fluorite. The bigger slab was cut thinner than I wanted but is usable.  |
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 27, 2020 19:09:13 GMT -5
Moved on to the trim saw. Lots of fractures but the pattern held together. I will need to be gentle working this material. It seems to be soft so that is good.  |
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Post by orrum on Mar 28, 2020 8:50:32 GMT -5
Great new stuff. I saw it in Tony's booth at Q. Awesome sauce, cant wait to see the cabs!!!
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Post by RocksInNJ on Apr 2, 2020 0:45:08 GMT -5
That’s some awesome looking material. Hope it holds up and am looking forward to seeing the cabs. Best of luck.
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Post by roy on Apr 2, 2020 11:20:53 GMT -5
I forgot the name and it is Blue Tide. I Corrected my original post. I saw only a few cabs on Etsy from the material. The Mongolian Fluorite is wild and I saw no cabs on Etsy made from it. I don't know how well it will cut and polish. polishes great |
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