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Jun 10, 2020 18:46:00 GMT -5
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Post by knave on Jun 10, 2020 18:46:00 GMT -5
So Miss Noreen... is she hard to get? Easy to find? Where is the source...
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jun 10, 2020 23:11:53 GMT -5
So Miss Noreen... is she hard to get? Easy to find? Where is the source... I bought a chunk from MN Lapidary supply a few weeks ago. They said it was from Australia but don't know. Was $4/lb so thought I'd give it a try. |
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Jun 10, 2020 23:38:40 GMT -5
So Miss Noreen... is she hard to get? Easy to find? Where is the source... pretty easy to get I'd say. I picked up cpl cheap slabs of it off ebay. $5 for one and $7 for other. just got a 3lb faced block of it in today for $25 shipping included off ebay as well. cuts like butter w my 10in tile saw! |
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Jun 10, 2020 23:42:52 GMT -5
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Jun 10, 2020 23:42:52 GMT -5
I don't know how I missed this but I'm glad it got bumped! That's a beautiful cab, I love the barbed wire look. Had to look again to see the deer and sure enough there it is. As far as which end up, I'm in the I can't decide camp. Great work! thanks Mike! |
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jun 11, 2020 13:29:38 GMT -5
When i slabbed my chunk of noreena, i ended up with a lot of little pieces due to internal cracks etc. Is this stuff just going to fall apart when i try to cab it or is that pretty normal?  |
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jun 11, 2020 13:36:48 GMT -5
I should add, i typically set the slabs down firmly down on my work surface to break the weak spots so it doesn't happen after i'm half through a cab. I did that for a few of the above. Wanted to see if you had a similar experience when making your cab.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jun 11, 2020 18:59:01 GMT -5
Noreena is from Australia. It can be very cracky, so it may or may not fall apart on you when you start grinding.
It's pretty difficult to find a solid piece or Noreena.
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Jun 11, 2020 21:30:46 GMT -5
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Jun 11, 2020 21:30:46 GMT -5
yeah, the cab was originally going to be more egg shaped than turned our but bottom end broke while cutting the preform on my tile saw. I usually drop a slab a few inches from the concrete floor of my garage If dealing with fracturing material. or now give a go at breaking with my hands. usually if think it will break by hand it does .
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Jun 11, 2020 21:34:04 GMT -5
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jun 11, 2020 21:34:04 GMT -5
yeah, the cab was originally going to be more egg shaped than turned our but bottom end broke while cutting the preform on my tile saw. I usually drop a slab a few inches from the concrete floor of my garage If dealing with fracturing material. or now give a go at breaking with my hands. usually if think it will break by hand it does . Yeah after I took that picture I was playing around with it and ended up with about 15 more pieces... |
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