Anyone into cab cutting?

I do cabbs, almost all the way down we have a thread called "Lapidary pics" or something similar where both cabbing and faceting was brought up.

Here are some 'new' pics since you asked:

Malachite:

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Plain old quartz
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Unknown
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Quartz with serpentine inclusions
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Since you mentioned opal:

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And my personal pride: A wollo phantom opal, 51 cts.
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Very nice specimens!!!! I am looking forward to it. I happened upon someone through a friend who had lome lapidary items for sale.

Diamond Pacific Genie with all of the wheels and extra pads
10" power feed Raytech Diamond saw
Hi Tech 6" diamond saw
8" All u Need Lap
I got all of this stuff for $1540.00 and 2 of the items have not been used also.

A few nice books about cabbing plus extra diamond blades, various diamond grits inside of syringes and some other goodies. Maybe within the next few weeks I will try to do some projects. Thanks for your post of the pics. I will look for the other thread you mentioned. Thanks, Tim
 

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bigtim, go to this website and join up. I have been on here for 5 years or so and so have other member here. It is an awesome site if you are wanting to learn to cut cab polish wire wrap silver work etc. Alot of memeber trade rocks, Christmas time box swap....I havent cabbed in 2 years now but I cant wait to go out back to the shop and start it again....Rock Tumbling Hobby - Home

here are some I have done and posted before

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OMGoodness! those are all so beautiful!! have to admit I find these pieces much more interesting than diamonds
 

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I agree, mamabear! Diamonds are after all just carbon... They are best suited for grinding other rocks. :BangHead:
 

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I cut cabs too, but have too many to show u. I can telll you who teaches cab cutting in middle tennessee if you send me a private message. You really got a good deal on those items u purchased.
 

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those are all nice, i cut, cab, polish, tumble, too. and agree, rock yumbling hobby is a great site for rock related stuff.
 

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A wollo opal with a harlequin pattern:

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I'll try to get up some more pics. Just finished editing a bunch.
 

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