metalsmith
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Post by metalsmith on Jan 2, 2017 17:16:48 GMT -5
Two thumbs up on your work and material!! Thanks fossilman! This is today's contribution. I've cut mostly turquoise today, but this slice of Hungarian Plume Agate has been sitting around for a couple of months since I cut it (yep, back in November!) waiting for inspiration. I hope I found it. Anyway, I 'saw' the design and cut the facets.
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Post by Pat on Feb 26, 2017 0:27:10 GMT -5
The right side cut looks a little thicker, but you're learning. Enjoying the thread. Faceting is something I never thought of doing. Is it a slow process? Slow??? I'm up to figuring out the dop wax!! Then comes attaching stone correctly. AFTER I figure out how to orient the stone. It doesn't seem difficult, but I haven't actually done anything yet. I HAVE learned a lot. Right or wrong, as soon as I get stone set up on dop, I'm going to set the dials to whatever and FLIP THAT SWITCH!! metalsmith is doing a great job. He is at the doing stage.
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metalsmith
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Member since October 2012
Posts: 1,537
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Post by metalsmith on Feb 28, 2017 4:10:54 GMT -5
The right side cut looks a little thicker, but you're learning. Enjoying the thread. Faceting is something I never thought of doing. Is it a slow process? Slow??? I'm up to figuring out the dop wax!! Then comes attaching stone correctly. AFTER I figure out how to orient the stone. It doesn't seem difficult, but I haven't actually done anything yet. I HAVE learned a lot. Right or wrong, as soon as I get stone set up on dop, I'm going to set the dials to whatever and FLIP THAT SWITCH!! metalsmith is doing a great job. He is at the doing stage. Ahh compliments! I'm still tiptoeing in the shallows tbh, but growing my skills. Re orienting the stone, I just get the thing on then work out the difference between zero and my stone then add that to all the numbers. Easy.
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