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Post by perkins17 on Oct 25, 2021 20:57:05 GMT -5
I went to a class yesterday and made this. flic.kr/p/2mEnPbt I went clear to a 50,000 charged diamond belt. I promised I'd give jasoninsd a tag so... Edit: sorry for the bad pics. I think my ancient radio photo bombed me! 😂 |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 25, 2021 21:25:06 GMT -5
Way to go Perk!  You got a really nice shape and polish on that one!  IMG_20211025_185147815 by Perkins17, on Flickr Okay...I'm going to walk you through how to post your pictures rather than posting a link... 1. Open up your picture link (the one you posted). 2. Look at the bottom of the picture on that page and find the "arrow pointing right" icon...and click that. 3. A popup window will come up and go to the "BBC Code" tab 4. Copy the link for the BBC Code that comes up 5. When you're posting a "reply" or a you're creating your thread (you can't do this in the "Quick Reply" box) you can see a "Preview" tab and a "BBCode" tab at the bottom of the box you're typing in. When you're ready to insert your picture, switch over to the "BBCode" tab and you can paste that BBCode link you copied from FLICKR. 6. Switch the tab back to the "Preview" tab and you should be able to see your picture. 7. You can go back to the BBCode tab and you can look for the size of the picture (look for the "width:100%"). You can adjust that 100% down to whatever size works best. I adjusted your picture to 60% There...that should be as clear as mud! LOL - Once you do it a couple times, it'll come naturally. |
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 25, 2021 21:38:24 GMT -5
Way to go Perk! You got a really nice shape and polish on that one! IMG_20211025_185147815 by Perkins17, on Flickr Okay...I'm going to walk you through how to post your pictures rather than posting a link... 1. Open up your picture link (the one you posted). 2. Look at the bottom of the picture on that page and find the "arrow pointing right" icon...and click that. 3. A popup window will come up and go to the "BBC Code" tab 4. Copy the link for the BBC Code that comes up 5. When you're posting a "reply" or a you're creating your thread (you can't do this in the "Quick Reply" box) you can see a "Preview" tab and a "BBCode" tab at the bottom of the box you're typing in. When you're ready to insert your picture, switch over to the "BBCode" tab and you can paste that BBCode link you copied from FLICKR. 6. Switch the tab back to the "Preview" tab and you should be able to see your picture. 7. You can go back to the BBCode tab and you can look for the size of the picture (look for the "width:100%"). You can adjust that 100% down to whatever size works best. I adjusted your picture to 60% There...that should be as clear as mud! LOL - Once you do it a couple times, it'll come naturally. Thank you! Yeah I can do it on a computer. My phone doesn't show the Bb code thing. Stephan helped me with that a while back. I'm too darn lazy to use a computer all the time but I probably should. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 25, 2021 21:44:28 GMT -5
Way to go Perk! You got a really nice shape and polish on that one! Okay...I'm going to walk you through how to post your pictures rather than posting a link... 1. Open up your picture link (the one you posted). 2. Look at the bottom of the picture on that page and find the "arrow pointing right" icon...and click that. 3. A popup window will come up and go to the "BBC Code" tab 4. Copy the link for the BBC Code that comes up 5. When you're posting a "reply" or a you're creating your thread (you can't do this in the "Quick Reply" box) you can see a "Preview" tab and a "BBCode" tab at the bottom of the box you're typing in. When you're ready to insert your picture, switch over to the "BBCode" tab and you can paste that BBCode link you copied from FLICKR. 6. Switch the tab back to the "Preview" tab and you should be able to see your picture. 7. You can go back to the BBCode tab and you can look for the size of the picture (look for the "width:100%"). You can adjust that 100% down to whatever size works best. I adjusted your picture to 60% There...that should be as clear as mud! LOL - Once you do it a couple times, it'll come naturally. Thank you! Yeah I can do it on a computer. My phone doesn't show the Bb code thing. Stephan helped me with that a while back. I'm too darn lazy to use a computer all the time but I probably should. I almost asked if you were posting on your phone before I typed all that out! LOL  |
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 25, 2021 21:48:27 GMT -5
Thank you! Yeah I can do it on a computer. My phone doesn't show the Bb code thing. Stephan helped me with that a while back. I'm too darn lazy to use a computer all the time but I probably should. I almost asked if you were posting on your phone before I typed all that out! LOL Sorry about that! Totally something I would do! 😂 |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 25, 2021 22:42:24 GMT -5
Nice job on that cab, Perk!
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 26, 2021 8:50:54 GMT -5
Looking good! ... And, he's off and running... |
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 26, 2021 9:09:28 GMT -5
Nice job on that cab, Perk! Thanks! Now I need to work on my photography! 😂 |
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 26, 2021 9:10:31 GMT -5
Looking good! ... And, he's off and running... Thank you! I can't wait to get better! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 26, 2021 9:15:19 GMT -5
Looking good! ... And, he's off and running... Thank you! I can't wait to get better! You will, I have no doubt. |
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 26, 2021 9:17:55 GMT -5
Thank you! I can't wait to get better! You will, I have no doubt. Now I just need to practice... Dang it! (NOT!) |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 26, 2021 9:21:46 GMT -5
You will, I have no doubt. Now I just need to practice... Dang it! (NOT!) The more you do, the better you get. It just happens.  |
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Post by catskillrocks on Oct 26, 2021 20:45:51 GMT -5
Way to go perkins17 ! Now that I've put my tumblers to bed I will try my hand at making cabs. I hope that they will turn out as good as yours! |
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 26, 2021 20:53:33 GMT -5
Way to go perkins17 ! Now that I've put my tumblers to bed I will try my hand at making cabs. I hope that they will turn out as good as yours! Thank you! I think this is probably my tenth ever cab. You should have seen what the teacher of the class showed us. He had absolutely amazing cabs. Cabbing is a bit of a learning curve but you will get it real fast. |
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Post by Pat on Oct 26, 2021 21:13:12 GMT -5
CONGRATULATIONS~ CABBING IS FUN STUFF! Round is not the easiest shape, and you did very well. Enjoy!
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 26, 2021 21:45:42 GMT -5
CONGRATULATIONS~ CABBING IS FUN STUFF! Round is not the easiest shape, and you did very well. Enjoy! Thank you! I can't wait to put in the "work" and practice! 😂 |
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 26, 2021 22:33:25 GMT -5
I haven't attempted a circle in many years. I had very little instruction and didn't even know what a cabochon was. The person who taught me was very accomplished and everyone has a different approach. He used a template and kept grinding and checking against the template. I've seen videos of that and it isn't me. Part of the joy is a person figuring it out on their own. Trying different things and checking the results. Being immersed in the work is very helpful. I learned more in the last few years than the previous 15.
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 26, 2021 22:45:00 GMT -5
I haven't attempted a circle in many years. I had very little instruction and didn't even know what a cabochon was. The person who taught me was very accomplished and everyone has a different approach. He used a template and kept grinding and checking against the template. I've seen videos of that and it isn't me. Part of the joy is a person figuring it out on their own. Trying different things and checking the results. Being immersed in the work is very helpful. I learned more in the last few years than the previous 15. I've tried two pet wood circles. Neither turned out perfectly circular. I might give up on them for a while until I have more experience. |
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 26, 2021 23:04:01 GMT -5
I haven't attempted a circle in many years. I had very little instruction and didn't even know what a cabochon was. The person who taught me was very accomplished and everyone has a different approach. He used a template and kept grinding and checking against the template. I've seen videos of that and it isn't me. Part of the joy is a person figuring it out on their own. Trying different things and checking the results. Being immersed in the work is very helpful. I learned more in the last few years than the previous 15. I've tried two pet wood circles. Neither turned out perfectly circular. I might give up on them for a while until I have more experience. When circles go wrong for me, I don't know how to recover so I need to have the shape clearly marked. Subtraction is difficult, addition is impossible. Being able to stay close but not touch the line requires control and a lot of practice. I've had difficult with girdles but have changed my technique so the the girdle line flares out from the bottom so after doming I can grind the top edge parallel to the bottom edge working the edge vertically and the shape of the edges is protected. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 27, 2021 0:10:31 GMT -5
I've seen a video of a guy putting the dop into a drill and using it against a diamond plate...creates a perfect circle! LOL
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