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Post by stonesthatrock on Jun 18, 2009 15:01:42 GMT -5
yep ed, your still da man. All of them are wonderful. Is that a vase? in the background? inquiring minds want to know mary ann
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JEFFD
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by JEFFD on Jun 18, 2009 19:19:23 GMT -5
As usual excellent cabs!!! Like the tiger eye and the unknowns. What do you use on the jade? Mine seems to orange peel and come out with a smeared look as opposed to a shine.
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Post by stoner on Jun 19, 2009 2:06:49 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. The background is the bottom of a frosted glass candy, or nut dish, upside down. It works great on clear agates and shows the colors on all the cabs as true. Jeff, with jade, I try to get the surface as best I can coming off the 280 wheel, then use light pressure on 600 and up. It helps to not pull the fibers out, which causes the orange peel. Some people swear by old 600 SiC belts, but I'll stick to diamond. I use 14k, 50k, and 100k paste for the polish and make sure you build up some heat, it helps the shine.
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Post by Tonyterner on Jun 19, 2009 13:15:54 GMT -5
Man-o-shevitz that's one heck of a set of cabs! No way I'm even going to try and pick a favorite with so many great ones to choose from.
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JEFFD
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since December 2004
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Post by JEFFD on Jun 19, 2009 16:59:49 GMT -5
Thanks. I will give the jade another try. JEFFD
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