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Post by mickey on Dec 6, 2011 15:19:27 GMT -5
 I've been playing around with my rocks again. The left cab is a combination of malachite and sodalite, the center is an agate with a vug, and the last is a slice of a thunderegg. It's time for me to start putting together my gifts for the holidays now. |
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Post by colorshapetexture on Dec 6, 2011 15:45:52 GMT -5
I hear you on the gift thing Mick. Need to make some rock snot myself.
Nice pieces.... Jim
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Post by Ryan on Dec 7, 2011 1:53:30 GMT -5
Wow, cool stuff. Love the blue and green malachite sodalite piece!
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Post by IronTom on Dec 7, 2011 9:29:24 GMT -5
Yeah, the Malachite/Sodalite is awesome!
Silly question coming up. They don't grow like that naturally do they? What did you use to cement the two together?
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Post by mickey on Dec 7, 2011 9:44:21 GMT -5
IronTom,
No, they don't form like that. I cut two pieces that would make the size cab that I wanted and then ground two sides flat on a 100 grit lap. I glued these two sides together with epoxy and allowed to set for a day. I did dop the stone but heated it as little as possible to get the wax to hold and then ground and polished as normal. My daughter had seen some stones like this and asked me to make one for her.
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Post by romare on Dec 7, 2011 15:52:31 GMT -5
Well Mickey, I guess that middle one'd be alright with me!
Mark
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Post by rockshine on Dec 7, 2011 22:37:36 GMT -5
Mickey, where heat for the dopstick is problematic, jbweld 4 minute works good: just a tiny dab slightly larger than your dop end is all it takes to hold a stone.
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Post by mickey on Dec 9, 2011 16:05:10 GMT -5
Hey Mark,
Glad that you like the middle cab. I put it in a real funky finding for my daughter. She'll love it.
Rockshine,
Thanks for the tip with the jbweld 4 min. stuff. How would you get it to release afterwards?
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Post by rockshine on Dec 10, 2011 8:19:19 GMT -5
Mickey, since the dab of jbweld is so small, usually a sharp knife will slice it right off.Ususally it will cut like firm plastic. Just experiment on some less desirable rocks: you may find that you wish to mix with a little less hardener for some of the more fragile stones, or sometimes If I have a crumbly matrix, I use the jbweld as a dark colored solid backing, doping it on thick, then cutting it off, leaving a 1/4 inch or so as foundation material to keep the cab from splitting.
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Post by mikeyrocks on Dec 31, 2011 21:51:08 GMT -5
Mickey....Nice work on your cabs.......the center one is gorgeous....Ahhhh nice they are going to your daughter!
Any epoxy is fine for dopping.....when I was doing that a good technique was to find a nice thick aluminum nail or one with a good sized head. When you are done cabbing hold the stone with a rag that has been wet with cool water; then heat the nail which conducts the heat quickly to the epoxy. The excess heat destroys the epoxies bond and it'll release easily. The rag has kept your stone cool and safe from the heat and possible damage. When I did not have aluminum nails I would use a galvanized roofing nail which had a large head. I would first roughen the head for a better grip for the epoxy.
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Post by graphicbadger on Mar 26, 2021 17:21:42 GMT -5
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