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Post by Tweetiepy on Sept 3, 2005 16:16:27 GMT -5
Here is my lates attempt at cabbing: My tiger eye heart (it still needs lotsa work) it was very vugy & has imperfections - but hey it's tiger eye  My two tiger eye cabs: destined for earring set (when I complete the other tear drop shape)  and my amethyst cab (this was from my batch of amethyst - this was one of the "less nice" pieces I'm surprised it turned out this good  |
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WyckedWyre
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Post by WyckedWyre on Sept 3, 2005 16:29:06 GMT -5
You're doing nice work, Tweet! I'm proud of you.  S |
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 3, 2005 16:49:16 GMT -5
very nice tweetie. love that heart.
kim
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lotarocks445
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Post by lotarocks445 on Sept 3, 2005 16:51:44 GMT -5
nice work, my wife has a piece oe tiger eye she was wanting to do something with, like the heart a lot
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phoenix1647
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Post by phoenix1647 on Sept 3, 2005 18:36:33 GMT -5
lookin' good Tweet...keep up the good works..you are doing great.
Pho
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 3, 2005 19:36:33 GMT -5
you are a natural, Tweet, wouldn't be surprised if there ain't a genie in your future...i am about to attempt my first heart shape this weekend. to finish it anyway. i cut it and shaped it and finally got it on the dop stick...you got any tips for me?
KD
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Post by Tweetiepy on Sept 3, 2005 20:42:16 GMT -5
KD make sure your belts are straight and aligned with the edge of your drums if it,s not, it wobbles and makes BIG gouges in the joint, I thought it was pretty easy "use the edge to create the top"they said but getting the finer belts to sand away was pretty daunting. They told me I had guts to try a heart shape - I paid $1 for this slab of tiger eye & got 2-3 pieces out of it - I need help with the rounding out part - the dop stick is a god sent - just be careful in the "bum" part!  |
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Post by joe on Sept 3, 2005 22:13:26 GMT -5
Those stones are sweet, Tweet. Now you hafta post THE tutorial on heart shapes.  No kidding, it must be so cool to have a "lap club" in town. Joe |
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Post by SteveHolmes on Sept 3, 2005 23:33:07 GMT -5
Tweet,
Nothing wrong with any of that! I really like your Tiger Eye Heart...Very Nice Indeedy!
Steve
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rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Sept 4, 2005 2:01:03 GMT -5
Those pieces all look great!
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Post by nepherite on Sept 4, 2005 2:04:33 GMT -5
Those are nice, what kind of machine did you use ?
Tony
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Post by Tweetiepy on Sept 4, 2005 8:17:08 GMT -5
These were done on silicone carbide grinding wheels & belts - start off in 100 cuz it's so darn hard and then 220, 400 & 600 then polish in CO. The club has a diamond wheel machine - it's not a genie, but another brand (6 wheels, grits go from 80 to 3000! no polishing compound used on those) The large oval had little "tubes" of some type of "metal" perpendicular to the surface and when I polished it up the polish would penetrate those holes & make it seem as if there was a cloudy film under the surface - so that one was redone on the diamond machine (not by me).
I've signed up for a cabbing course and was told that you must show the cabbing expert of the club 3 cabs done on the SC machine and they must be done to his satisfaction to be able to move on to the diamond machine!! A few women were there and they were pretty impressed that I hadn't even taken a course yet - they say I have potential.
Joe: no tutorial really, just used a template to trace the shape, then grinded to the line & rounded it up. Use the edge of the machine to do the top - quite easy to rough shape - it,s the rounding up that was more difficult - can,t help there, as I don't even know how I ended up with what I got - one minute I'd made it worse - the next it was okayish - I didn,t show the top of it, it still has needs for a finer grinding...
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Post by Alice on Sept 4, 2005 8:44:18 GMT -5
great job on those hearts Tweetie
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deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Sept 4, 2005 18:07:28 GMT -5
Looking great Tweet , I love the shapes you gave those pieces.
Jack
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Post by joe on Sept 5, 2005 1:05:11 GMT -5
"I don't even know how I ended up with what I got - one minute I'd made it worse - the next it was okayish" Well, whatever you're doing it's working well! Keep it up. You make it sound easy. Now all I need is a grinder and I can play too!! Joe |
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Post by Rose on Sept 5, 2005 2:14:17 GMT -5
Those look great Tweetie ! |
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Post by chassroc on Sept 5, 2005 13:27:50 GMT -5
Nicve job there Tweetie. Love what yoy did with the tigers eye...must be some way of filling in the vugs.
csroc
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Post by creativeminded on Sept 6, 2005 9:16:25 GMT -5
You are doing a great job on those. Love the tigereye.
Tami
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Post by stefan on Sept 6, 2005 12:24:53 GMT -5
WOW tweet- You must have worked both sides of the belt edge? I tried a heart and kept getting it snagged in the drum! You got moxey girl! Outstanding!
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No kidding, it must be so cool to have a "lap club" in town. 
