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Post by txrockhunter on Jan 18, 2017 11:20:20 GMT -5
Pulled the latest batch out of the lot-o. Mostly from the San Jacinto River with a few trades mixed in. Thanks for looking......Jeremy 1. Couple pieces of SJ pet wood 2. 3. 4. Few pieces of SJ palm (root) 5. 6. 7. A few pieces of regular SJ palm 8. 9. SJ sagenite 10. A few pieces of SJ agates / jaspers 11. (bad job of cleaning out the polish) 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Couple pieces of SJ agatized fossils 18. 19. Misc agate from unknown source 20. Pretty sure this is a yellowskin agate from Garage Rocker21. Kentucky agate from Garage Rocker
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jan 18, 2017 11:52:22 GMT -5
Amazing batch . Can't pick a favorite , not one anyway , from pics . So if you would send them up to me I will take a better look at them .
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Post by jamesp on Jan 18, 2017 13:08:37 GMT -5
#18 Bryozoans- awesome.
The woods and palms-awesome.
The jaspers-awesome.
The agates-awesome.
Finish and photography-...........
JC honey hole rises to the occasion once more. Who says Texans can't see to find fine rocks ?
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Post by jamesp on Jan 18, 2017 13:10:41 GMT -5
Georgia has Savannah River Chert. It is Bryozoans. So many in fact that they discovered over a dozen new species. Pat#17 looks Bryozoan also, at least partially. Similar to Savannah River chert. It occurs in boulders, but mined out and gone lest they dig more.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 18, 2017 13:15:22 GMT -5
#18 is also my favorite, James! The reds, yellows and other colorful ones are nice, too, but something to be said for fossils. Loving the veritable zoo (botanical garden?) of fossilized creations. They have just always struck a chord with me.
Followed closely by #9, the sagenite. I must like the sharp angles and contrast that catch my eye.
Great tumble, swell job on those, Jeremy. Man, you sure learned how to do that quickly!
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Post by jamesp on Jan 18, 2017 13:17:49 GMT -5
rockpickerforever Jeremy has a river next to him that tumbles his rocks to perfection. I tumbled a load of those JC's. Took like 3 minutes ha ha.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 18, 2017 13:28:05 GMT -5
That'll save you on grit, James!
I think a lot in my next batch will need a lot of pregrinding. Saves time, grit and electricity. But honestly, even though I added a cup of 30 grit several times a week, it wasn't really that bad. Once the 30 grit wore down on the last tumble, I went to 600 grit in the vibe for three days. No in between grits! Then straight to the cerium oxide in the vibe after that.
We will have six days of rain starting early tomorrow morning. Since I can't do anything outside, I can get the next batch started. I have an assemblage started, need to pare it down a little, even for two tumblers. Last time, ran them both together, they are not so noisy. The vibe, another story. Had to put it into the garage so as not to bother the neighbors!
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 18, 2017 13:28:54 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of the pet woods and palm you get down there, but I think I'm with everyone else here, #18 is crazy cool. Love all the critters in there. Another super batch! Quality and quantity down in Texas.
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Post by adam on Jan 18, 2017 14:58:55 GMT -5
The Kentucky agate is superb. They're all tumbled extremely well.
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Post by jamesp on Jan 18, 2017 15:19:30 GMT -5
That'll save you on grit, James! I think a lot in my next batch will need a lot of pregrinding. Saves time, grit and electricity. But honestly, even though I added a cup of 30 grit several times a week, it wasn't really that bad. Once the 30 grit wore down on the last tumble, I went to 600 grit in the vibe for three days. No in between grits! Then straight to the cerium oxide in the vibe after that. We will have six days of rain starting early tomorrow morning. Since I can't do anything outside, I can get the next batch started. I have an assemblage started, need to pare it down a little, even for two tumblers. Last time, ran them both together, they are not so noisy. The vibe, another story. Had to put it into the garage so as not to bother the neighbors! So you just let the 30 grit grind to nothing and hopped on the 600 bus ? Trick to tumbling is finding a San Jacinto River that saves coarse grit time. That is why I am jellyish of this Jeremy. And he cheats by using cell phone to take pro pics. 6 days of rain ? Is that like .25 inches total haha. Analogy, Georgians react to .25 inches snow as a Minnesotan would react to 25 inches snow. I hope you don't flood Jean. Proud of your revamped tumbling career. I have the flu
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Post by txrockhunter on Jan 18, 2017 16:10:32 GMT -5
rockpickerforever Jeremy has a river next to him that tumbles his rocks to perfection. I tumbled a load of those JC's. Took like 3 minutes ha ha. Yeah, Jean rockpickerforever, I don't even use grit! I fill up lot-o bowls at the river and start'em out in polish! Ok, maybe James oversold the gavels, a hair. Maybe the flu is clouding his memory?
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 18, 2017 16:34:18 GMT -5
rockpickerforever Jeremy has a river next to him that tumbles his rocks to perfection. I tumbled a load of those JC's. Took like 3 minutes ha ha. Yeah, Jean rockpickerforever , I don't even use grit! I fill up lot-o bowls at the river and start'em out in polish! Ok, maybe James oversold the gavels, a hair. Maybe the flu is clouding his memory? He did it, he got you to bite. Definitely a pro.
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Post by Pat on Jan 18, 2017 16:53:46 GMT -5
What a show! jamesp. Thanks for pointing out my pet bryozoan. Also like the sagenite and 9-10-18-20-21. 18 looks like Asian soup. Glad many like to tumble. I just like the final product. Thanks for posting.
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Post by jamesp on Jan 18, 2017 17:06:03 GMT -5
I am eating my wife's spinach cheese and shiitake quiche. Orgasmic flavor. Yes, I know, real men don't eat quiche. Give a break, feel like cr*p. Pat
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Post by Pat on Jan 18, 2017 17:09:42 GMT -5
I am eating my wife's spinach cheese and shiitake quiche. Orgasmic flavor. Yes, I know, real men don't eat quiche. Give a break, feel like cr*p. Real men eat what they themselves want.
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Post by captbob on Jan 18, 2017 17:15:47 GMT -5
I am eating my wife's spinach cheese and shiitake quiche. Orgasmic flavor. Yes, I know, real men don't eat quiche. Give a break, feel like cr*p. Heck, real men can't even spell keesch!
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Post by Erich on Jan 18, 2017 17:20:52 GMT -5
What an enjoyable thread - everyone of your rocks is a winner. 18 is my favorite as well, but I won't say that because it is also everyone else's favorite.
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Post by osuguy0301 on Jan 18, 2017 17:26:29 GMT -5
They all look awesome but like most of the others #18 in my favorite. Great work as usual!
Jake
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Post by panamark on Jan 18, 2017 17:40:22 GMT -5
Those bryozoan jungle is fantastic
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 18, 2017 19:16:37 GMT -5
That'll save you on grit, James! I think a lot in my next batch will need a lot of pregrinding. Saves time, grit and electricity. But honestly, even though I added a cup of 30 grit several times a week, it wasn't really that bad. Once the 30 grit wore down on the last tumble, I went to 600 grit in the vibe for three days. No in between grits! Then straight to the cerium oxide in the vibe after that. We will have six days of rain starting early tomorrow morning. Since I can't do anything outside, I can get the next batch started. I have an assemblage started, need to pare it down a little, even for two tumblers. Last time, ran them both together, they are not so noisy. The vibe, another story. Had to put it into the garage so as not to bother the neighbors! So you just let the 30 grit grind to nothing and hopped on the 600 bus ? Trick to tumbling is finding a San Jacinto River that saves coarse grit time. That is why I am jellyish of this Jeremy. And he cheats by using cell phone to take pro pics. 6 days of rain ? Is that like .25 inches total haha. Analogy, Georgians react to .25 inches snow as a Minnesotan would react to 25 inches snow. I hope you don't flood Jean. Proud of your revamped tumbling career. I have the flu Yes, exactly! 30 grit + 30 grit + 30 grit (in both the Lortone and Scott/Murray), no cleanouts, tumble it until grit is totally broken down, smooth as baby powder. Move straight to 600 in the vibe. One big step!
James, I think we are all jealous of Jeremy and his SJ river rocks. Who wouldn't want a riverbed full of cool agates and other rocks right out their back door?
Expecting the first rain to fall early in the morning. We are getting pounded with storm after storm, and each one is moving slowly and dropping buckets of water on us. According to Weather Underground, more than 1/4", haha! The latest forecast is calling for .69 inches tomorrow, 1.59 Friday, then .13, .81, .48 and .3 on Tuesday. A lot of rain in a short period for this near desert. This is about a half year's worth in one whack. And it ain't over yet. They call the juicy, moisture laden air overhead an atmospheric river.
Don't worry, I won't flood. I don't live in an area that will flood.
Thank you for your faith in my tumbling abilities. Now if I only had the SJ river in my backyard, lol.
Sorry to hear that you have the flu, poor baby. I try to stay away from that. After many years of not getting one, I have gotten a flu shot each of the last two years. Figure if there is any chance at all of it helping me out, I'm gonna get it. Getting too old to be down with that. Smarter, too.
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