agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by agatewhisperer on Aug 18, 2020 16:15:03 GMT -5
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Post by drocknut on Aug 18, 2020 16:18:43 GMT -5
Pretty cool, unfortunately fractures can be a problem in Montana Agates.
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 18, 2020 16:33:03 GMT -5
Last picture has at least one safe zone for a cab. As slabs they are all nice.
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agatewhisperer
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Post by agatewhisperer on Aug 18, 2020 16:41:03 GMT -5
Pretty cool, unfortunately fractures can be a problem in Montana Agates. Dang didn't know that. My first time cutting it. |
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 18, 2020 16:57:25 GMT -5
Any line or color band is a possible fracture. Montana is challenging. First, a person needs to be good at reading the rock. A high percentage of Montana is duds. Next designing around the areas like to fracture and last, the grinding and sanding needs to be thorough because a person will end up with polished scratches. It is still one of my favorites.
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 18, 2020 20:36:38 GMT -5
Kept in the bathroom you say?! Well, then it's a good thing all those were cut "flush"!  Couldn't resist! Sorry for the cracks...a bit disappointing, but I'm sure you'll be "showered" with praise for the effort! |
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Post by knave on Aug 18, 2020 20:37:18 GMT -5
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Post by victor1941 on Aug 19, 2020 8:48:20 GMT -5
Agatewhisper, you could quartz cap the back and then shape as desired. This would make a really nice display piece.
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agatewhisperer
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Post by agatewhisperer on Aug 19, 2020 9:07:35 GMT -5
Agatewhisper, you could quartz cap the back and then shape as desired. This would make a really nice display piece. That would be a first for me - not really sure what that even means  Could you point me to some instructions? |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 19, 2020 10:16:09 GMT -5
It has some beautiful "Turtlebacks" in the stone also.... As said fractures live in Montana moss agate...
I will be cutting 16 of them today, so will be seeing a few also....Hahahaha.. Mostly that is why Montana moss agate are cabbed small....
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Post by victor1941 on Aug 19, 2020 21:26:59 GMT -5
Agatewhisper, RTH has a demo for you that shows what to do and the material needed. Type in "How to use and make a quartz cab" in the google search box. Sometimes you can find several slabs of optical quartz on RTH or locate a quartz blank used in the computer industry to make wafers. If you can't locate quartz use optically clear glass instead.
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agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by agatewhisperer on Aug 19, 2020 22:25:30 GMT -5
Agatewhisper, RTH has a demo for you that shows what to do and the material needed. Type in "How to use and make a quartz cab" in the google search box. Sometimes you can find several slabs of optical quartz on RTH or locate a quartz blank used in the computer industry to make wafers. If you can't locate quartz use optically clear glass instead. Thanks for the tip! Have never tried anything like that before. |
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Post by drocknut on Aug 20, 2020 11:18:24 GMT -5
Pretty cool, unfortunately fractures can be a problem in Montana Agates. Dang didn't know that. My first time cutting it. Well, now you know. I've cut a few that I thought would be great only to have them be full of fractures while some I've cut were solid with no fractures. |
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Jason!
Could you point me to some instructions?
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