Stone Sculpture Projects |
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Feb 11 2009, 03:51 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Seems most of the sculptures Im working on right now are smaller than a quarter.
Here is an example with this California Fire Agate bee in the works. Only his right wing is showing in this picture as size example. The wings still need to be attached, so it looks a bit like this still yet. Hopefully it will improve in time, and I wont snap a wing trying to put it all together. I think Im going to forward a few of the bigger projects I have in the works, and give my fingers a break.......hehe Have to love the challenge though right? -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Nov 15 2010, 12:55 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
No worries Dick, rv antifreeze is a good idea when temps can limit cutting I think. We've been using it for a several years now in the bigger saw and it works quite well in the contained saw with a hood or lid over it. We do tend to push the limits sometimes as it were since we are so limited on space to have things indoors. Oils tend to thicken in the cold and gums up the whole works while the rv antifreeze doesn't do this in colder temps like we often experience here in Colorado.
On your new grinding machine, good luck with it and I hope it works out well for you. For the grits we use, the steps go from rough at 100 grit on upto 600 for step two and then 1200 and 3000 for steps 3 & 4 respectively then it's onto polish. I'm unsure on the difference between green or black silicon carbides but I'd venture to guess the black is an all around grinder wheel and green maybe for cabbers intended use? I'd definately reccomend diamond carbide wheels if possible as they will not loose their shape and last for years and years of cutting. Silicon carbide on the other hand will constantly be changing shape when used because the wheels themselves will often be the same hardness or softer than what's being cut or ground. This means you will have to do what's called "dressing the wheels" or re grinding the surface to workable flat or concave which ever is desired or original. If you can swing the same grits and set up with diamond carbides or diamond impregnated belts, I think you'll end up much happier with the finished grinder as a tool for future use. Hope this info is helpful in your machine set up and let us know how it's works out with it. CP -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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