sophia13
spending too much on rocks
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Post by sophia13 on Aug 10, 2018 8:17:12 GMT -5
Thank you, I will. Right now any slabs and slabettes that cab well. Sophia is in love with the agates with plumes and dendrites and anything colorful. I'm not advanced enough for stabilization yet so no tricky pieces yet, I couldn't do them justice. Looking at ordering some turtles and other animal settings for cabs. We're near the ocean so that should do well. 3/21 Rocks is going to be the shops name. 3/21 is a play on the genetic description of Down syndrome. Sophia will be managing partner.
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sophia13
spending too much on rocks
RIP Jason Strickland, AKA sophia13
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Post by sophia13 on Aug 10, 2018 8:21:03 GMT -5
You are all so wonderful. I am moved beyond words. We move in officially 8/21. I will let you guys and ladies know. Again, thank you so much. We're lucky to be part of this group.
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sophia13
spending too much on rocks
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Post by sophia13 on Aug 10, 2018 8:24:38 GMT -5
I applaud you, sir! What a very cool thing you are doing. I think you have to ask yourself, how capable are the people you plan to teach? For instance, soft stones take a little more finesse and can be less forgiving, but the hard agates can be demanding as far a strength and patience and cost more. Jaspers are good and hard, forgiving and can be had cheaper. Chert is cheap and so is flint- but they both cab well and you can find nice colors. If you give me a few weeks, I can put together a sfrb of preforms together for you. Free. Some will be nice and some just so-so- but they are all prefroms cut from templates. Plenty to practice with and plenty for sale. I'll PM when I am ready. Don't be afraid to remind me if I forget. Anyone else want to donate for a good cause? Post a thread in the buy section and ask for any saw scraps (explain why)- they will be good for practice, but sometimes great cabs can be had from scraps. We have some great people here who usually step up for a good cause. You folks are amazing. Sophia will start with helping choose cab template placement and learning to dop. Also, going to learn gem trees and will have her learn to pick small rough for tumbling. She will also design art for advertising and help choose the cups and settings. She also goes back to her weightlifting class soon and I want her to poll her friends with Special Olympics and see their favorite rocks so she learns about marketing. So excited. Thank you all again.
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sophia13
spending too much on rocks
RIP Jason Strickland, AKA sophia13
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Post by sophia13 on Aug 10, 2018 8:35:48 GMT -5
what type of rock from Arizona and Southern Calif might interest you Anything colorful and that polishes up well. Smaller rough or slabs as I dont have a large saw. I'd like a wide range of pieces that will be just as unique and individual as the kids. Preferably from all over. Every piece will be final polished and help set by Sophia so each will be unique that way too.
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 10, 2018 8:40:34 GMT -5
How cool! I'm glad she'll be able to help so much. I'm sure she'll love working with Dad, too. I got my box ready. There's a little of everything. Whatever isn't suitable for cabbing can be broken up for tumbling for gem trees. Be sure to post pix. We love pix.
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sophia13
spending too much on rocks
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Post by sophia13 on Aug 10, 2018 8:45:41 GMT -5
How big is your saw? I probably have some rocks to pass along, too. I have 6" and 10" Raytech saw right now. An 18" drop saw but no idea what to do with it yet. William Holland didn't teach me about that one.
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 10, 2018 8:48:14 GMT -5
How big is your saw? I probably have some rocks to pass along, too. I have 6" and 10" Raytech saw right now. An 18" drop saw but no idea what to do with it yet. William Holland didn't teach me about that one. Post your questions abt the drop saw in the tool section- you'll get plenty of help. I only boxed up preforms and slabbettes. I haven't gone through my rocks- too hot out!
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sophia13
spending too much on rocks
RIP Jason Strickland, AKA sophia13
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Post by sophia13 on Aug 10, 2018 8:50:49 GMT -5
As a life long professional working with those who have challenges, count me in. I love your plans. Agree with what Tela said. Please consider the skills and attention span of those you will be teaching. Maybe everyone who plans on donating could share with each other their preliminary selections. That way we can adapt our initial choices to provide more variety. Please PM me if you have any questions on setting up the business, training plans, etc. Love this. Great advice. I will PM you definitely. Help is always welcome and appreciated. I will keep things basic and see how they progress. Sophia constantly amazes as do her friends so the potential is endless. Thank you again.
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Post by Pat on Aug 10, 2018 9:07:01 GMT -5
PM your address, and I'll send you rocks and stuff : )
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Post by Tommy on Aug 10, 2018 10:16:39 GMT -5
Hi, sorry I missed this thread previously. What you are doing is amazing and the generous responses from folks here is too.
When I read your first paragraph - specifically "to learn job and life skills while they earn a little spending cash" my first thought was an investment in a vibe tumbler (or several) could be of real value to you and them as a learning tool. Depending on how capable your students are, my first thought was we could teach them to take a slab, cut a simple shape on a trim saw (diamond blades being relatively safe for hands vs. spinning wheels) hand sand the sharp corners (maybe drill a hole) and toss it in the vibe. My thinking is this way they can take ownership of the process, stones are done when they say they are done, and with the right marketing approach I'm betting their creations would FLY off the shelves on a platform like Etsy.
Please PM me your address and I would also like to send you a small box of slabs to play with.
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sophia13
spending too much on rocks
RIP Jason Strickland, AKA sophia13
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Post by sophia13 on Aug 10, 2018 13:29:22 GMT -5
Hi, sorry I missed this thread previously. What you are doing is amazing and the generous responses from folks here is too. When I read your first paragraph - specifically "to learn job and life skills while they earn a little spending cash" my first thought was an investment in a vibe tumbler (or several) could be of real value to you and them as a learning tool. Depending on how capable your students are, my first thought was we could teach them to take a slab, cut a simple shape on a trim saw (diamond blades being relatively safe for hands vs. spinning wheels) hand sand the sharp corners (maybe drill a hole) and toss it in the vibe. My thinking is this way they can take ownership of the process, stones are done when they say they are done, and with the right marketing approach I'm betting their creations would FLY off the shelves on a platform like Etsy. Please PM me your address and I would also like to send you a small box of slabs to play with. Thank you Tommy, I bought a lot o tumbler a few months back and have another tumbler too. Great idea.
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Post by Pat on Aug 10, 2018 13:31:32 GMT -5
On those tumbled pieces, glue a magnet. Put on refrigerator.
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sophia13
spending too much on rocks
RIP Jason Strickland, AKA sophia13
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Post by sophia13 on Aug 10, 2018 13:44:11 GMT -5
Tommy, great idea on the tumbling. All the kids could get in on that regardless of dexterity levels. They'll all be involved and get to choose their favorite stones and those will be their responsibility. They'll track stock levels, sales and such...Love it!!! Will have a tumbling station set up just for that
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 10, 2018 14:10:57 GMT -5
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Post by zekesman on Aug 10, 2018 15:28:58 GMT -5
sophia13 Please PM me your info. I will gladly sent you a box of slabs and rough. Vic
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Post by aDave on Aug 10, 2018 16:28:47 GMT -5
sophia13, I don't have slabs or preforms, so I can't help there. Do you have a Paypal email address you can send via PM? I'd be able to help with a small donation, as I'm sure you will have capital expenses. Sounds like a great project. Kudos to you.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 11, 2018 13:39:21 GMT -5
Another idea is to get some of the pin backs that have strong tape adhesive on them. Those are available from Fire Mountain. The pin backs also work as a neck scarf slider, for thin scarves. Allows for easy to make instant jewelry from the tumbled cabs. I have used these a lot in the past with those with challenges and younger 4-H members.
This project is near and dear to my heart. Thank you to RTH members for all of the suggestions and offers to help. PS, your profile photo is beautiful. Your daughter looks like an amazing person.
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sophia13
spending too much on rocks
RIP Jason Strickland, AKA sophia13
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Post by sophia13 on Aug 11, 2018 14:16:17 GMT -5
Thank you for the cool ideas. Can't wait to get the tumblers going. Sophia is a mess and quite the character. Very sweet but very much a typical teenage girl too We are both very grateful and thankful.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 11, 2018 14:35:02 GMT -5
Thank you for the cool ideas. Can't wait to get the tumblers going. Sophia is a mess and quite the character. Very sweet but very much a typical teenage girl too We are both very grateful and thankful. I had to laugh on "a mess", comment. Am guessing that she loves rocks.
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sophia13
spending too much on rocks
RIP Jason Strickland, AKA sophia13
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Post by sophia13 on Aug 11, 2018 14:43:32 GMT -5
Thank you for the cool ideas. Can't wait to get the tumblers going. Sophia is a mess and quite the character. Very sweet but very much a typical teenage girl too We are both very grateful and thankful. I had to laugh on "a mess", comment. Am guessing that she loves rocks. She does, anything colorful, with dendrites or "dino poo" as she calls them are her favorites.
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