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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 6, 2023 8:30:18 GMT -5
Ouch. Just to be clear...I never would have made any kind of comment like I did, had the OP not included a "laughing at her own comment" emoji. Without the emoji...and the implication she was poking fun at her own comment, I might have thought it was funny...but not said anything. I know there are oodles of people who have benefitted from YouTube videos...and your videos are at the top of the list - as is evidenced by your comment about the tumbling contest. Heck...I taught myself how to cab and wrap via YouTube videos...so I'm well aware of their benefits. You do know I was just kidding, right? I thought your comment was funny as your comments normally are. Honestly...no...I thought you were serious.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Nov 6, 2023 10:28:47 GMT -5
You do know I was just kidding, right? I thought your comment was funny as your comments normally are. Honestly...no...I thought you were serious. I'll be more careful with my comments in the future. I don't take myself all that seriously. As a math teacher, I learned to poke fun at myself before my students got a chance to.
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Post by 1dave on Nov 6, 2023 12:32:57 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 7, 2023 23:19:52 GMT -5
Honestly...no...I thought you were serious. I'll be more careful with my comments in the future. I don't take myself all that seriously. As a math teacher, I learned to poke fun at myself before my students got a chance to. No...that was all on me. It was a crappy couple days...and I wasn't thinking straight!
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blackgirlrocks
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Post by blackgirlrocks on Nov 8, 2023 7:43:31 GMT -5
I'll be more careful with my comments in the future. I don't take myself all that seriously. As a math teacher, I learned to poke fun at myself before my students got a chance to. No...that was all on me. It was a crappy couple days...and I wasn't thinking straight!
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blackgirlrocks
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Post by blackgirlrocks on Nov 8, 2023 7:46:54 GMT -5
I'll be more careful with my comments in the future. I don't take myself all that seriously. As a math teacher, I learned to poke fun at myself before my students got a chance to. No...that was all on me. It was a crappy couple days...and I wasn't thinking straight!
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blackgirlrocks
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Post by blackgirlrocks on Nov 8, 2023 7:49:55 GMT -5
I'll figure this thing out somehow. Jason. I was trying to tell you that I hope things are better for you and to share my Unakite that I finished today that didn't come out great for some consolation that things are not great for everyone but it's ok.
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 8, 2023 10:33:57 GMT -5
I'll figure this thing out somehow. Jason. I was trying to tell you that I hope things are better for you and to share my Unakite that I finished today that didn't come out great for some consolation that things are not great for everyone but it's ok. They are better...thank you! For what it's worth, I do more cabbing than tumbling...but I've cabbed Unakite and it doesn't come out with a "mirror" polish for me. It does tend to have an "uneven" surface...pretty sure due to the varying hardness of the material. I can get it to "shine"...but not like I can an agate or a jasper.
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RockyBeach
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by RockyBeach on Nov 8, 2023 10:53:15 GMT -5
... I've cabbed Unakite and it doesn't come out with a "mirror" polish for me. It does tend to have an "uneven" surface...pretty sure due to the varying hardness of the material. I can get it to "shine"...but not like I can an agate or a jasper. am learning that nothing seems to shine like an agate or jasper .... also learning to be satisfied with however the rocks turn out .... part of the fun lately is spraying the waiting dull and lifeless rocks in the sorting trays with water and seeing how they will look once tumbled ... ordinary beach and landscaping rocks with whatever shine they can achieve is a more attainable goal than seeking that elusive perfection in rock types that are fallible when it comes to perfect smoothness and mirror reflections Gotta learn to love that glistening granite, warts and smallpox scars and all, when that's the local rock.
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 8, 2023 10:58:27 GMT -5
... I've cabbed Unakite and it doesn't come out with a "mirror" polish for me. It does tend to have an "uneven" surface...pretty sure due to the varying hardness of the material. I can get it to "shine"...but not like I can an agate or a jasper. am learning that nothing seems to shine like an agate or jasper .... also learning to be satisfied with however the rocks turn out .... part of the fun lately is spraying the waiting dull and lifeless rocks in the sorting trays with water and seeing how they will look once tumbled ... ordinary beach and landscaping rocks with whatever shine they can achieve is a more attainable goal than seeking that elusive perfection in rock types that are fallible when it comes to perfect smoothness and mirror reflections Gotta learn to love that glistening granite, warts and smallpox scars and all, when that's the local rock. It took me quite a while to realize (admit...or submit! LOL) the rock was in charge...not me! LOL - Sometimes there just isn't a "natural" way to make a rock shine!
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RockyBeach
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Post by RockyBeach on Nov 8, 2023 11:07:39 GMT -5
I have sorted the finished products into dishes according mostly to color and patterning . I enjoy looking at them in the sunlight and picking them up for the tactile experience.
The dish with the non-shiny grey rocks are interesting for the different colors and noting the variety of the textures.
Am gradually getting a handle on what some of them might be thanks to the local library being able to gather me some "gem and rock" books . A couple of them were geared more to minerals and crystals but some useful info was gleaned.
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blackgirlrocks
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Post by blackgirlrocks on Nov 8, 2023 15:02:43 GMT -5
... I've cabbed Unakite and it doesn't come out with a "mirror" polish for me. It does tend to have an "uneven" surface...pretty sure due to the varying hardness of the material. I can get it to "shine"...but not like I can an agate or a jasper. am learning that nothing seems to shine like an agate or jasper .... also learning to be satisfied with however the rocks turn out .... part of the fun lately is spraying the waiting dull and lifeless rocks in the sorting trays with water and seeing how they will look once tumbled ... ordinary beach and landscaping rocks with whatever shine they can achieve is a more attainable goal than seeking that elusive perfection in rock types that are fallible when it comes to perfect smoothness and mirror reflections Gotta learn to love that glistening granite, warts and smallpox scars and all, when that's the local rock. I'm learning to be satisfied with my rocks from the water. Everything I buy seems to look like an infection when I'm done. The quartz shine up great and are free. And I often find a surprise at the water.
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blackgirlrocks
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Post by blackgirlrocks on Nov 8, 2023 15:03:53 GMT -5
I have sorted the finished products into dishes according mostly to color and patterning . I enjoy looking at them in the sunlight and picking them up for the tactile experience. The dish with the non-shiny grey rocks are interesting for the different colors and noting the variety of the textures. Am gradually getting a handle on what some of them might be thanks to the local library being able to gather me some "gem and rock" books . A couple of them were geared more to minerals and crystals but some useful info was gleaned. I've started doing this with mason jars
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Post by Jugglerguy on Nov 8, 2023 16:37:03 GMT -5
I'll figure this thing out somehow. Jason. I was trying to tell you that I hope things are better for you and to share my Unakite that I finished today that didn't come out great for some consolation that things are not great for everyone but it's ok. They are better...thank you! For what it's worth, I do more cabbing than tumbling...but I've cabbed Unakite and it doesn't come out with a "mirror" polish for me. It does tend to have an "uneven" surface...pretty sure due to the varying hardness of the material. I can get it to "shine"...but not like I can an agate or a jasper. I didn't bring you any unakite, did I? Have you tried the stuff from Michigan?
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 8, 2023 16:46:26 GMT -5
They are better...thank you! For what it's worth, I do more cabbing than tumbling...but I've cabbed Unakite and it doesn't come out with a "mirror" polish for me. It does tend to have an "uneven" surface...pretty sure due to the varying hardness of the material. I can get it to "shine"...but not like I can an agate or a jasper. I didn't bring you any unakite, did I? Have you tried the stuff from Michigan? You probably did. I think the other stuff I had was from Michigan too. I haven't worked it for a long time...so maybe it was more "user" error than material! LOL I still have that large Pudding Stone sitting on my bench that is waiting to be cut! I think the next time I break the saw out I need to go back through and look at some of the stuff you brought me. I did finally take that massive limestone chunk with fossils in it off the kitchen counter...much to the relief of my wife...she got half of her counter back! LOL
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maryannnm
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Post by maryannnm on Nov 9, 2023 20:58:37 GMT -5
I'm sort of new and sort of not. In 2006 I was fresh to southern NM and curious about rock hounding and tumbling. I met Ed Orekar, and he introduced me to tumbling and this site. Now, lo these 17 years later, I'm retired and have more time to give to this. Right now I have my Thumler's Tumbler Model B and a Lortone going with agates, jaspers, petrified wood and one load of obsidian only. Been collecting that obsidian for years to have enough to tumble alone. Fingers crossed! It's so good to be back. Hi y'all!
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Post by 1dave on Nov 9, 2023 22:17:07 GMT -5
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