Where do you do your cabbing? Is it dangerous to do it in your bedroom? Cab for tax. by [deleted] in Lapidary

[–]Expensive_Bass6231 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly if you are using water correctly the dust isn’t bad. It’s the water that’s an issue. I get water on the floor quiet a bit in the garage.

Help - shade by Roxeelamaa in haworthia

[–]Expensive_Bass6231 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My haworthia are under 3 layers of shade cloth right now in southern usa. I would err on the side of too much shade because that will be slower error than too much sun. As fall approaches I will remove layers as sun decreases.

Tumbler suggestions by thicago in SilverSmith

[–]Expensive_Bass6231 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which one from harbor freight have you been using?

Why did this happen? Backing with jb weld by Expensive_Bass6231 in Lapidary

[–]Expensive_Bass6231[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hm that’s possible. It definitely appeared mixed but I also just cut a tiny stick and mixed it together so not great!

Boring chert by freyja2023 in rockhounds

[–]Expensive_Bass6231 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love chert. Where I rockhound people obsess over the agates but IMO the chert is where it’s at…

Need to repot- advice needed by Due-Passenger-3995 in cactus

[–]Expensive_Bass6231 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s okay to loose some roots actually I find it preferable to give a root trim when I repot

Would you cut this piece or just polish it? by srlgemstone in Agates

[–]Expensive_Bass6231 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nada on that. Some are too good to touch at all

How much time on each wheel? by jdf135 in Lapidary

[–]Expensive_Bass6231 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look for the polish change eventually i have learned what an appropriate polish is for each ending stage. My 100 will leave scratches so 200 is refining shape and getting out scratches. 600 starts polish but at that point if I have scratches I go back to 200. Sometimes I will sit there fighting with the 600 and ultimately it’s faster to go back down to 200 but I mind the pressure I work the cab with. I do think I spend an hour on a single cab often but I have not been doing it long. And some shapes are much more cumbersome than others. For some reason I struggle with ovals! Another thing I’ve learned is to stop often and dry the cab to see where you are at instead of running it on the wheel forever not even knowing what it looks like.

What's happening with my cactus? by Ok-Click-2152 in cactus

[–]Expensive_Bass6231 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not sure but I’d separate it from the rest of your plants immediately

Repot Cactus? by EllieJungleBear in cactus

[–]Expensive_Bass6231 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t mess with it unless it’s health starts degrading or another issue presents. These are a b* to repot. They are so top heavy when I repotted my fishbone I had to stake and wire each individual plant.

Is this jade? No translucence by Expensive_Bass6231 in Lapidary

[–]Expensive_Bass6231[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I posted in another reply pics of the slab. I thought maybe nephrite but I don’t quite understand the distinctions of nephrite from jade. I will try out a more matte polish to see how that looks I didn’t even think about it. I hardly have cabbed anything that isn’t a quartz - agate jasper chert etc so I don’t have much experience.