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Post by stardiamond on Aug 22, 2020 15:19:57 GMT -5
Not what I was expecting. Design challenging.  |
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fishnpinball
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Post by fishnpinball on Aug 22, 2020 15:32:49 GMT -5
I see a couple of easy picks for cabs but to get the most of that does look like a challenge, but also looks like worth the extra effort.
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kyoti
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Post by kyoti on Aug 22, 2020 17:36:21 GMT -5
That's a great looking material! The pale blue plumes look like lightning or plasma.
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 24, 2020 19:47:36 GMT -5
I'm really stoked to see what comes out of these! I LOVE the looks of those stones! I agree with kyoti that it looks like plasma! Stunning! |
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 24, 2020 20:18:26 GMT -5
Buying rough from pictures, even faced is challenging. Blue Tide has a lot of different looks. The pieces I've got were plumes, matrix and clear quartz. I've seen pictures where the plumes are with white quartz. I buy most of my material on ebay and when it is rough, I send pictures of the slabs to the seller and when it is slabs, I send pictures of the cabs. They like it.
I would have preferred to get the same Blue Tide as before but different is good. The cabs I make will have a different look than the ones I previously made. The light colored material in the middle if the bottom right slabs looked green to me but my wife who is a color expert said brown. The ebay Blue Tide seller wondered how the light colored material would polish and I am guessing she hasn't seen it before and she sells a lot of Blue Tide. It is pretty dense and I expect it will polish well. I won't know for a while because the air quality is bad and I am waiting for it to get better before resuming the grinding.
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Post by roy on Aug 25, 2020 10:47:58 GMT -5
i bought a bunch when it first hit the market very touchy material the one you show may be a little crumbly might want to stabilize it first
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 25, 2020 12:55:55 GMT -5
I've made a dozen cabs with the material so far. It is more likely to fracture with the trim saw then the wheels. I don't stabilize. Gentle touch and fingers crossed.
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 25, 2020 18:59:17 GMT -5
I've made a dozen cabs with the material so far. It is more likely to fracture with the trim saw then the wheels. I don't stabilize. Gentle touch and fingers crossed. Some people don't stabilize...some people just aren't "stable"...there's a world of difference between the two! LOL Can't wait to see what you come up with these!  |
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 30, 2020 13:57:01 GMT -5
The piece above was a bomb. It falls apart on the trim saw. I will get some cabs but not a good purchase. I messaged the seller before I bought asking about 4 pieces. I didn't provide any message feedback about the piece I bought but I was offered 20% off one of the pieces I was interested in. It was wedge shaped and the only issue was how many slabs. The price was right so I bought it. I slabbed it today. It has a lot of quartz and will be very solid.  |
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