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Post by perkins17 on Dec 24, 2021 22:45:55 GMT -5
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lunker
Cave Dweller 
Member since April 2021
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Post by lunker on Dec 24, 2021 23:06:58 GMT -5
Beauties Perk
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 24, 2021 23:19:02 GMT -5
Thanks lunker! It was worth the work for sure. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 25, 2021 0:01:56 GMT -5
I'm glad you were able to get out in the garage and do some cabbing today without losing any digits to frostbite!  I think this is your best picture yet:  The MMA is a little fuzzy in the pics...but the shape looks pretty good! |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 25, 2021 0:08:27 GMT -5
I'm glad you were able to get out in the garage and do some cabbing today without losing any digits to frostbite! I think this is your best picture yet: The MMA is a little fuzzy in the pics...but the shape looks pretty good! I was freezing! I have a 6 inch diamond wheel on 8 inch hoods so I get pretty wet when I grind on that. I was SUPER happy with that picture! My light tent really works! The Mma was hard to photograph for some reason. Maybe I should've done a different background. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 25, 2021 0:27:37 GMT -5
I'm glad you were able to get out in the garage and do some cabbing today without losing any digits to frostbite! I think this is your best picture yet: The MMA is a little fuzzy in the pics...but the shape looks pretty good! I was freezing! I have a 6 inch diamond wheel on 8 inch hoods so I get pretty wet when I grind on that. I was SUPER happy with that picture! My light tent really works! The Mma was hard to photograph for some reason. Maybe I should've done a different background. Hmmm...did you have your space heaters running?    I could be wrong, but I think your camera was picking up on the texture of the background on that MMA. That seems to be what's in focus. Way to go with a dark background though since it's a light colored rock! Is there any way to redneck engineer a temporary splashguard on the hood, so it controls the spray a little better? I don't know what you have on hand that you might be able to use...but take a look at some of the cabbing machines out there and try and replicate something to redirect the spray downward, rather than outward. Duct tape is your friend! |
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stewdogg
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2020
Posts: 388
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Post by stewdogg on Dec 25, 2021 1:16:31 GMT -5
Not only did you make some great cabs, you also posted the photos and not links, nice work! I really like the pattern on that crazy lace! Merry Christmas perkins17! |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 25, 2021 12:25:43 GMT -5
I was freezing! I have a 6 inch diamond wheel on 8 inch hoods so I get pretty wet when I grind on that. I was SUPER happy with that picture! My light tent really works! The Mma was hard to photograph for some reason. Maybe I should've done a different background. Hmmm...did you have your space heaters running? I could be wrong, but I think your camera was picking up on the texture of the background on that MMA. That seems to be what's in focus. Way to go with a dark background though since it's a light colored rock! Is there any way to redneck engineer a temporary splashguard on the hood, so it controls the spray a little better? I don't know what you have on hand that you might be able to use...but take a look at some of the cabbing machines out there and try and replicate something to redirect the spray downward, rather than outward. Duct tape is your friend! I didn't have the space heaters going. I didn't want to forget about then and burn the house down! (That would be a high possibility.) I do have a splash guard made out of vinyl but I still get way more wet than I would with the expando drum. I had duct tape at first but it didn't really work. I agree the Mma pictures focused on the background. It's kinda like photographing glass 😁! |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 25, 2021 12:26:58 GMT -5
Not only did you make some great cabs, you also posted the photos and not links, nice work! I really like the pattern on that crazy lace! Merry Christmas perkins17! Thank you so much!!! I love the lace pattern too. Merry Christmas! 🎄 |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 27, 2021 7:17:16 GMT -5
Great job!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 27, 2021 8:59:33 GMT -5
Both of those stones are pretty, but the Crazy Lace is my favorite! Great job on those, especially when you're freezing!
Here's a suggestion for you on your photos: If you crop all the background off around your cabs, it will automatically enlarge your stones and we'll be able to see the pretty patterns in them better. |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 27, 2021 11:08:08 GMT -5
Thank you! I got new belts yesterday so i guess I'll have to break them in... Dang it! 😂 |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 27, 2021 11:09:14 GMT -5
Both of those stones are pretty, but the Crazy Lace is my favorite! Great job on those, especially when you're freezing!
Here's a suggestion for you on your photos: If you crop all the background off around your cabs, it will automatically enlarge your stones and we'll be able to see the pretty patterns in them better. The crazy lace was my favorite too. Thank you! I'll crop it next time, thanks for the tip. |
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catskillrocks
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2008
Posts: 1,270
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Post by catskillrocks on Dec 27, 2021 17:43:13 GMT -5
Nice job on those perkins17 . That crazy lace really stands out. |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 27, 2021 17:46:11 GMT -5
Nice job on those perkins17 . That crazy lace really stands out. Thank you! I really like the crazy lace too. |
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Post by miket on Dec 27, 2021 17:53:55 GMT -5
Missed these, I like 'em! Glad there was a bump... |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 27, 2021 18:04:47 GMT -5
Missed these, I like 'em! Glad there was a bump... Glad you like em! I need to work on wire wrapping now. I've got a pretty big collection of them now! 😂 |
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