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Jhon P

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Varisite
« on: October 31, 2017, 08:22:54 AM »
Lucern varasite
I haven’t posted any cabs lately. I thought that this one was interesting. Because of the grey host rock I had to stabilize it. I used bond optic epoxy
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Re: Varisite
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2017, 08:25:41 AM »
Nice!  Do you like the Bond Optic?  I have some that we haven't tried yet and I'm interested in what you think.  Thanks!
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Re: Varisite
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2017, 08:40:34 AM »
In is symilar to hxtal but a little thicker and 1/3 the price. I have used it on a couple of spheres that were so pitted they looked frosted. I just did a Australian crazy lace that I am getting ready to finish we will se how it turns out
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Re: Varisite
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2017, 10:56:24 AM »
How does it work? Cook it like opticon and then a final high grit wheel?
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Re: Varisite
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2017, 12:07:22 PM »
I warm the stone up under a desk lamp. Turn the lamp off and apply the bond optic or hxtal. It is pretty thin and takes a long time to set up.  I let it set all night than put the lamp back on to speed up the cure time.
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