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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 7, 2021 22:38:00 GMT -5
Awesome group of cabs. I agree with hummingbirdstones on the first one. That one deserves a proper setting. I have wrapped dozens of bots but when I come across the really good ones they get a nice simple but elegant sterling setting. Something like this with the back cut out behind the druzy area would be fitting. A more talented smith may even be able to work some details into the bezel to accent the druzy. As someone else mentioned I also have never seen a citrine pocket in any of my bots and I have worked a ton of that material between tumbles and cabs  Chuck |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 7, 2021 23:42:28 GMT -5
Thanks Perk!  I'm finishing them with the 3000 wheel, then straight over to the cerium impregnated finishing disk that's on the right side of the arbor - which came with the machine. I'm so used to spending a lot of time with each stage on the flat lap, I'm still spending a lot of time on each wheel before I even check it...so I don't know if that's adding to the overall finish or not. When I read "I'm finishing them with the 3000 wheel" I think I gasped out loud think I must be doing something wrong! 😂 I have a cerium belt but it doesn't fit my drum. Maybe I'll have to get a new one. It definitely wouldn't hurt Perk! Awesome group of cabs. I agree with hummingbirdstones on the first one. That one deserves a proper setting. I have wrapped dozens of bots but when I come across the really good ones they get a nice simple but elegant sterling setting. Something like this with the back cut out behind the druzy area would be fitting. A more talented smith may even be able to work some details into the bezel to accent the druzy. As someone else mentioned I also have never seen a citrine pocket in any of my bots and I have worked a ton of that material between tumbles and cabs Chuck Thanks Chuck! Wait...are you volunteering to set this? (Teasing!  ) Your pic really is a gorgeous example of how a "simple" setting can make a stone look elegant! The more people are talking about this citrine druzy, the more giddy I'm getting about it. I need to look to see if I have the other part of it somewhere! |
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Post by Starguy on Dec 8, 2021 10:14:39 GMT -5
Holy mackerel jasoninsd. They’re all gorgeous. That druzy one though, I’ve never seen anything like that! It’s museum worthy. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 8, 2021 11:06:05 GMT -5
Holy mackerel jasoninsd. They’re all gorgeous. That druzy one though, I’ve never seen anything like that! It’s museum worthy. Thanks my friend! Yeah...that one deserves something special done with it.  |
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 8, 2021 17:16:40 GMT -5
All very nice, but the first is one of your best cabs to date. Same with 3 and 4.
Way to take advantage of those new wheels and plow through a bunch of hard agates! Your 1200 and 3000 Nova wheels are probably starting to break in which makes them more pleasant to use.
I assume you did #1 without a dop?
Still using the cerium polishing disc? If so, does it look like it is going to last a while? I will buy one once you or Rob confirm durability.
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 8, 2021 18:08:14 GMT -5
Those are all very nice, but the first may be one of your best cabs yet. I might say the same about numbers 3 and 4, actually. Way to take advantage of those new wheels and plow through a bunch of hard agates! Your 1200 and 3000 Nova wheels are probably starting to break in a little while makes them more pleasant to use. I remember this being a little stiff when new and taking about 20-30 cabs to settle down. Still using the included cerium charged polishing disc? If so, does it look like that is something that is going to hold up for a while? I am thinking about trying one, but only if it lasts for a while. Thanks Jonathan! I figured the best way to get the wheels in shape was to go with a bunch of agates. I worked some Laguna Lace cabs last night. They polished up nicely, but it's the rough from JH Kalmore and is fractured all to hell. I had like 15 dopped, cabbed 6 of them and just stopped. The rest of them didn't seem to be worth the effort. I am using the precharged cerium pad. I have NO clue as to the longevity of this thing...nor how long the cerium is going to still seem effective. I was wondering that same exact question last night. I don't see why it wouldn't last for quite awhile. It's used with water, so it's lubricated as it's being used...so unless it's "abused", I would like to think the disk itself will last quite awhile, but whether the cerium remains effective, only time will tell. |
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 8, 2021 19:09:13 GMT -5
Did you do the first one topless dopless?
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 8, 2021 21:53:01 GMT -5
Did you do the first one topless dopless? Topless, but not dopless!  |
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Post by mossyrockhound on Dec 9, 2021 19:55:41 GMT -5
Beautiful! All of them. I keep staring the girdle lines of your cabs. I've been cabing for decades and my girdles aren't that good. I will be watching to see what you do with that first one.
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 9, 2021 22:58:39 GMT -5
Beyond the beauty of the agate and the shine, your cabs have a very crisp edge between the dome and the side. What a precisse work!
Adrian
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 9, 2021 23:10:58 GMT -5
Beautiful! All of them. I keep staring the girdle lines of your cabs. I've been cabing for decades and my girdles aren't that good. I will be watching to see what you do with that first one. Thanks Garry! My wife took a picture of me cabbing...and sent it to her sister...who laughed about it because when I'm cabbing I wear reading glasses, an optivisor, and look through a magnifying lamp. I don't have the optivisor down unless I'm looking for scratches. However, I do all the grinding while looking through the magnifying light. I feel it helps me be a bit more precise in areas like the girdle line. It might be awhile before I do anything with that first Bot...I think everyone's kind of convinced me it needs a setting rather than a wire-wrap...which means I have to learn something new...sometime! LOL Beyond the beauty of the agate and the shine, your cabs have a very crisp edge between the dome and the side. What a precisse work! Adrian Thank you so much Adrian! I really do think what I was describing to Garry is what allows for the precision. That and a very light touch around the girdle...I actually find that to be one of the most fun parts to doing the cab. |
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Post by illusionist on Dec 13, 2021 18:18:45 GMT -5
Breathtaking beautiful! Well done!
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 13, 2021 18:30:50 GMT -5
Breathtaking beautiful! Well done! Thank you so much. That really does mean a lot to me. |
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Post by saxplayer on Dec 13, 2021 23:58:42 GMT -5
Dude. Just awesome. What machine did you get?
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 14, 2021 0:15:14 GMT -5
Dude. Just awesome. What machine did you get? Thank you so much! I ended up getting the Kingsley North Cabber 6 Nova. Since this is my first cabbing machine, I have no others to compare it with...but I can't imagine I'd like a different 6" machine better than this one. I can't fathom working cabs with the wheel spacing on other machines. I think this has the biggest spacing for production machines... I know other people do it just fine...but I'm not them! LOL |
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