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Post by miket on Dec 9, 2020 15:48:00 GMT -5
Here's what happens to a thumb when a person decides to make a ring-sized cab with a dremel. Not advisable.
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Post by manofglass on Dec 9, 2020 16:21:10 GMT -5
We’ll keep your thumb out of the way
Suck it up don’t let the dremel win miket
That is another reason to get your cabber running
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Post by miket on Dec 9, 2020 16:38:46 GMT -5
Good advice, you should have told me before!  Oh, don't worry, no way will I let the dremel win. And soon, my friend, soon. Hopefully. |
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Post by taylor on Dec 9, 2020 18:22:50 GMT -5
Ouch! Makes my fingers hurt just looking!  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 9, 2020 18:57:49 GMT -5
Dang, Mike! That looks hurtful.
Try dopping small stones to work with the Dremel so your fingers stay out of the way. gemfeller gave me that tip when I was carving that opal. Way easier than trying to hold it in your fingers. |
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Post by miket on Dec 9, 2020 19:54:17 GMT -5
Dang, Mike! That looks hurtful.
Try dopping small stones to work with the Dremel so your fingers stay out of the way. gemfeller gave me that tip when I was carving that opal. Way easier than trying to hold it in your fingers. It's not horrible. Walt gave me that same tip I might just have to try it. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 9, 2020 20:39:08 GMT -5
Okay, I laughed out loud when I saw the pic! In truth, not because I was making fun of you...but because I turned the laptop to my wife and asked her, "Look familiar?" LOL
I did the same dang thing the first day I had the slant cabber! It wasn't hurting, so I didn't figure anything was going all that wrong! LOL
My grandmother used to wear a thimble when she was sewing...maybe you and I need to invest in ten thimbles each! LOL
ps...it's going to suck for awhile until it grows out. It's going to be brittle and keep "splitting" until that fully grows out. You could always smear some super glue on it while it's growing out, but it'll look like you're wearing clear nail polish!
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Post by stardiamond on Dec 9, 2020 20:44:23 GMT -5
I do a good job of protecting my fingers. One day, I needed to sand the super glue of six pairs of earrings and there was a lot of blood. I have a good customer who wanted the backs of cabs polished, I try to avoid it. When I was working on cabs two days a week, I would polish the backs on some. I had 5 days for my fingers to heal. I had a few lessons on cabbing when I started out and was taught to use dop wax which makes polishing backs possible without finger damage, but I hated having stones that I was working on come off the dop. It ruined the work flow.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 9, 2020 21:45:52 GMT -5
I do a good job of protecting my fingers. One day, I needed to sand the super glue of six pairs of earrings and there was a lot of blood. I have a good customer who wanted the backs of cabs polished, I try to avoid it. When I was working on cabs two days a week, I would polish the backs on some. I had 5 days for my fingers to heal. I had a few lessons on cabbing when I started out and was taught to use dop wax which makes polishing backs possible without finger damage, but I hated having stones that I was working on come off the dop. It ruined the work flow. Just use a metal dop with super glue. Heat the dop with a little butane torch to get the stone off. Takes seconds to do both if you don't like wax.
I dop with wax but I use my secret trick -- shellac dissolved in some denatured acetone alcohol (a tiny bottle). Paint it on the back of the cab, heat the stone up a bit and then dop like you normally would with wax. I haven't had a stone pop off since I started doing that years ago.
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Post by miket on Dec 9, 2020 22:13:29 GMT -5
I do a good job of protecting my fingers. One day, I needed to sand the super glue of six pairs of earrings and there was a lot of blood. I have a good customer who wanted the backs of cabs polished, I try to avoid it. When I was working on cabs two days a week, I would polish the backs on some. I had 5 days for my fingers to heal. I had a few lessons on cabbing when I started out and was taught to use dop wax which makes polishing backs possible without finger damage, but I hated having stones that I was working on come off the dop. It ruined the work flow. Just use a metal dop with super glue. Heat the dop with a little butane torch to get the stone off. Takes seconds to do both if you don't like wax.
I dop with wax but I use my secret trick -- shellac dissolved in some denatured acetone (a tiny bottle). Paint it on the back of the cab, heat the stone up a bit and then dop like you normally would with wax. I haven't had a stone pop off since I started doing that years ago.
Smart.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 9, 2020 22:29:15 GMT -5
Just use a metal dop with super glue. Heat the dop with a little butane torch to get the stone off. Takes seconds to do both if you don't like wax.
I dop with wax but I use my secret trick -- shellac dissolved in some denatured acetone (a tiny bottle). Paint it on the back of the cab, heat the stone up a bit and then dop like you normally would with wax. I haven't had a stone pop off since I started doing that years ago.
Smart.  Except I said acetone instead of alcohol.  |
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Post by rmf on Dec 9, 2020 23:16:11 GMT -5
Here's what happens to a thumb when a person decides to make a ring-sized cab with a dremel. Not advisable.
When I was in high school I went to a guys house to learn how to make spheres. He did everything by hand, only home made equipment. I ground the sphere by hand in a steel pipe. After two days of grinding all the skin on my palms was so thin even warm water felt hot. |
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Post by miket on Dec 9, 2020 23:56:04 GMT -5
Here's what happens to a thumb when a person decides to make a ring-sized cab with a dremel. Not advisable.
When I was in high school I went to a guys house to learn how to make spheres. He did everything by hand, only home made equipment. I ground the sphere by hand in a steel pipe. After two days of grinding all the skin on my palms was so thin even warm water felt hot. Yikes. |
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Post by Mel on Dec 11, 2020 19:41:05 GMT -5
ps...it's going to suck for awhile until it grows out. It's going to be brittle and keep "splitting" until that fully grows out. You could always smear some super glue on it while it's growing out, but it'll look like you're wearing clear nail polish! HOW DID I NOT REALIZE THIS BEFORE. jasoninsd, thank you! I'm a huge nail biter, and anytime I get a crack.....riiiiiiiiiip. I've used it on cuts and stuff but never nails. Huh, today I learned! I also learned the PO doesn't want you to get your slabs miket - Glad that's all it was. Please don't be sacrificing your digits like that. Us less crafty people need more wrap pictures to inspire us to actually DO some wrapping.... |
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Post by MsAli on Dec 13, 2020 8:34:33 GMT -5
OUCH!
Walt is right more reason to get that cabber going he sent ya.
There would be no way Id continue to work on a dremel if I had that
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 13, 2020 10:08:42 GMT -5
OUCH!!! Been there, done that.
I dop, but I have to wrap 2 fingers with green alligator tape. Because of the way I hold the stone to the wheel the tops of my pointers sometimes rub the wheels. It gets bad real quick. I never forget the tape.
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Post by miket on Dec 13, 2020 10:18:30 GMT -5
OUCH!!! Been there, done that.
I dop, but I have to wrap 2 fingers with green alligator tape. Because of the way I hold the stone to the wheel the tops of my pointers sometimes rub the wheels. It gets bad real quick. I never forget the tape.
It's not sore anymore- I was back in the garage the next night. Yeah I'm a glutton for punishment! 😁 |
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Post by miket on Dec 13, 2020 10:19:14 GMT -5
OUCH! Walt is right more reason to get that cabber going he sent ya. There would be no way Id continue to work on a dremel if I had that It's in the works and getting closer |
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Post by MsAli on Dec 13, 2020 10:26:31 GMT -5
OUCH! Walt is right more reason to get that cabber going he sent ya. There would be no way Id continue to work on a dremel if I had that It's in the works and getting closer That is good to hear |
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Post by stephan on Dec 16, 2020 1:26:51 GMT -5
miket What’s really fun is if you do that, forget about it and start prepping dinner. Mexican or Thai food, especially. Onion, garlic, chili peppers and limes all remind you that the diamond burn (aka cabber’ s disease) is still there. They also seem to sanitize it. No need for Neosporin after that treatment
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