KateSo Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 I watched a video last night and he kind of showed one but not really the detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Imagine taking two colored balls of clay and mushing them together into one larger ball. You should be able to see the interface between the two glass globs on a marble like you would see in the two-color clay orb. Many times there will also be a slight create at the interface 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KateSo Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 Is this? I don’t know if I got the creases but definitely looks like smaller marble smashed into another 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Here's an Akro DI. You can see the line going across where one ingot got caught up with another and rounded into one. this usually happens in the first part of the rollers. If it hasn't happened there, it's not going to happen. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nickel Guy Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Here's a Jabo Double Ingot maybe two 5/8th marbles transforming to a monster of roughly 3/4 inches. (both sides) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 So------ You have two 5/8" marbles that did not seperate at the cut-off on top of the rollers-they kinda streched together to form one big orb that is usually twice the size--3/4". Or these just dropped funny onto each other--who knows for sure? These double igots will almost always show a line that is between the two that formed them together. Like "Siamese Twins", joined at the hip. ( I do not mean to offend any one here but this is the best that I could come up with--I love all folks, respect them all and never mean to direspect any one) Some times it will be all the way around--the indented line where they joined--which is what the double ingot collectors love to see. Most of the time there will be a connecting fold or line that shows where they were joined with multiple cutlines involved--x2 for sure. I have seen some bigger than 3/4" double ingots--pretty rare imh experiance. These Double ingots are mostly from the digs because they were regarded as something to toss out and out of the norm. Some had to have had to pass through inspecton ( especially on a Friday😁) Just my opinion and I appreciate them all. Marble--On!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 The ingots fall into the grooves of the rollers as they are supposed to because the cutter is timed with the rollers by chain or gears depending on the machine, but when they are super hot and if the ingots are oversized and/or the rollers are grabby or slightly mis-aligned, they can jump and hop in the grooves a little and if one jumps next to another and they happen to touch at all, they stick together immediately with the gummy hot glass and get sucked into one groove or the other. Sometimes they flop around and grab up all the other ingots next to them and you get a messy glob of marbles that the operator will grab with the tongs and pull off. But sometimes the operator is lighting a cigarette or something and a few get by. I've witnessed this at Dave's. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KateSo Posted February 6 Author Report Share Posted February 6 17 hours ago, cheese said: The ingots fall into the grooves of the rollers as they are supposed to because the cutter is timed with the rollers by chain or gears depending on the machine, but when they are super hot and if the ingots are oversized and/or the rollers are grabby or slightly mis-aligned, they can jump and hop in the grooves a little and if one jumps next to another and they happen to touch at all, they stick together immediately with the gummy hot glass and get sucked into one groove or the other. Sometimes they flop around and grab up all the other ingots next to them and you get a messy glob of marbles that the operator will grab with the tongs and pull off. But sometimes the operator is lighting a cigarette or something and a few get by. I've witnessed this at Dave's. Thank you very much cheese!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 17 hours ago, cheese said: But sometimes the operator is lighting a cigarette or something and a few get by. I've witnessed this at Dave's. Good stuff Cheese. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 I have a video of the marbles jumping on the rollers and some sticking together but I don't think I can post it here. May try to post some videos on youtube one day when I have some time to figure it out. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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