stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 21, 2005 10:03:21 GMT -5
Ok Here are the slabs I cut this weekend Plus a The new/old CE unit (I call it frankentumbler) Plaus a few things I'm working on:  Slab-o-rama  Texas pet wood  More Pet wood  And more wood  Banjo's Martson wood (cool stuff)  Plume agate from banjo  Some Botswanna agate and Ocean Jasper  not sure of the material!  Sodalight- It is cut out now but Dummy forgot to scan it  Frakentumbler  And a close up of it's BRAIN Thanks for looking |
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Post by Cher on Jun 21, 2005 10:19:36 GMT -5
Wow you were a busy boy this weekend.
Nice job, you need more tumblers don't 'cha?
Nice crosses too, were they hard to cut?
Cher
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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 21, 2005 10:34:37 GMT -5
yea good job on the crosses i cut a few and they drove me nutts hahaha so i kinda said ill fig another way to do um later hahaha ------------- you got a buncha nice stuff to start shapeing there id say prob weds nite you will have that sucker up and runnin hahaha
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jun 21, 2005 11:00:34 GMT -5
the crosses & heart are real nice, are you gonna tumble those or use the grinder on them to polish them up? I wanted to make a cross for my daughters first communion, but I ended up buying one out of swarovski crystal instead to make a pendant for her on memory wire. Excellent job - bet you can't wait for the grinder??  |
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 21, 2005 11:34:48 GMT -5
Crosses are pretty easy- I cut the square block (the sodalite) then use the diamond cutoff wheel for the dremel to get in closer- then I take the diamond burrs on the dremel and grind grind grind. I was gonna tumble these at first but with a grinder coming tomorrow- I think the will be polished on it (at least the flat faces) Yea I actually do need more tumblers- I was all bummed because I was almost out of course grit- then I started to clean this AM and I found a pound of course and a pound of 120/220!!! Yep life is good!
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Post by Cher on Jun 21, 2005 11:47:28 GMT -5
Hey Stefan,
It was either Ron (Michiganrocks) or Banjo, maybe both that
made some really nice crosses. Maybe they can give you some
tips so they don't break.
Cher
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Post by krazydiamond on Jun 21, 2005 11:53:34 GMT -5
Stefan Jan, the slabbing man! you will be unstoppable once you get that grinder going!
i've pre formed a few hearts but haven't tried to finish them yet. i actually outlined a cross for my mother, but i haven't cut that yet. i need some of Stefan's ambition!
KD
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 21, 2005 13:13:56 GMT -5
Not ambition- It's called hiding from the world in the basement!!!! I don't know why but I just had a feeling I was gonna need slabs real soon (LMAO) Now what till that grinder gets running-
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Jun 24, 2005 0:32:34 GMT -5
As far as crosses go, I cut them out just the way you did and had about half a dozen.
Just for the nuts of it threw them all in the tumbler with a bunch of rough just like I would any other rock.
And guess what?
They all held together just fine.
No breakage and they polished up nice.
I was surprised, I thought I'd lose an arm or something, but 'Nope' they went all the way through with the rest of the stuff
"Fear not, O tumbler of rocks".
-Banjo
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 24, 2005 1:04:14 GMT -5
love the crosses!
kim
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Post by creativeminded on Jun 24, 2005 8:36:03 GMT -5
Those slabs look great, you did a wonderful job on those.
Tami
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 24, 2005 9:10:46 GMT -5
Thanks Tami- I'm starting to get the hang of the tile saw- It takes some time but it does cut some pretty good size stuff-
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