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Post by auntierocks on Jan 26, 2013 22:32:09 GMT -5
I have many pounds of freeform cabs that I've made (handheld) and worked-up on all sides through to and including the 3000 wheel of my Genie.
My next step would usually be to dop 'em all up, spin on the 8k, 14k, the 50k wheel group and the 100k paste on a 1/4"-20 leather pad and go to town.
But I don't wanna. My dop wax is all played out and I just cleaned out the pot. PITA. I could melt up some fresh but I just don't wanna.
I have two barely used Raytech TV5 vibratory tumblers & grits that I could use for finish tumbling. Also bought 400 Harbor Freight fatter plastic tile spacers.
The first obvious step will be to sort the cabs by Mohs.
Then what??
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Post by auntierocks on Feb 11, 2012 18:49:03 GMT -5
So THAT'S where all of our snow went. Send some back!
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Post by auntierocks on Feb 11, 2012 18:46:46 GMT -5
My brother in law did all of the signs in the movie and unwisely took $100 instead of getting his name in the credits.
Little did he know that the movie would get an enormous cult following where his name would appear every time the movie did...
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Post by auntierocks on Jan 20, 2012 3:06:58 GMT -5
Bummer. I'm only about 1 1/2 hours away, however it started yesterday & I just now found out about it... all the good stuff's prolly gone...
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Post by auntierocks on Dec 29, 2011 11:17:36 GMT -5
Good to see another Michigander (and don't call me a Michiganian!)!
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Post by auntierocks on Oct 16, 2011 10:29:14 GMT -5
Until I got into cabbing, I washed everything by hand and saw it as a Zen thing. I stripped out the old in-op dishwasher & turned it into our recycling bin.
Now? The NEW Dishwasher! My hands get too messed up from cabbing to further dry them out with dishwater, especially during the winter.
Dawn dishsoap, while perfect for cleaning oily rocks, is just horrible for my hands.
I would rather be cabbing, not washing dishes.
I have my priorities.
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Post by auntierocks on Oct 11, 2011 17:40:01 GMT -5
Pacemakers are guilty of the same, yet more subtle prolonging torture of those with terminal illness.
I watched, along with two trained paramedics as my 94 y/o uncle UNDER HOSPICE CARE would take what could have been his last dying breath only to get jump-started by his pacemaker. It happened easily twenty to thirty times over about four hours before it no longer worked and he finally died in peace.
As his durable POA, I asked that it be shut off because it was unnecessary torture of a dying man, just horrible. Hospice refused to turn it off, saying that they legally could not.
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Post by auntierocks on Sept 14, 2011 1:35:34 GMT -5
A gorgeous Ninja Turtle, hands down.
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Post by auntierocks on Sept 5, 2011 15:14:33 GMT -5
I think he looks like Tricky Dick Nixon !
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Post by auntierocks on Sept 3, 2011 19:44:18 GMT -5
bump!
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Post by auntierocks on Sept 3, 2011 12:02:41 GMT -5
Toledo (Ohio) Gem and Rockhound Club 40th Annual Jewelry, Gem and Mineral Show & 2011 Midwest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies Annual Convention
September 9, 10, & 11, 2011 Join with the Toledo Gem and Rockhound Club on their 40th anniversary! This resident artist club, located at The Toledo Botanical Gardens, offers numerous opportunities for adults and students to explore and participate in all aspects of gem, mineral and fossil collecting; metal crafting; beading; and jewelry making. If you've never seen rocks that glow fluorescent, created a copper bowl, discovered a million year old trilobite or made a necklace from fluorite before it became an ingredient in your toothpaste, then you're missing the fun. You can also visit us at www.toledogemandrockhoundclub.com or see us on Facebook. The club will host its milestone 40th Annual Jewelry, Gem and Mineral Show on September 9-11, 2011 at the Stranahan Theater Complex, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd, Toledo, OH. Show hours are: Friday, Sept 9 from 2PM - 8PM --- Saturday, Sept 10 from 10AM - 6PM --- Sunday, Sept 11 from 11AM - 5PM Donation is $4 for adults and $3.00 for students and seniors over 55 with ID. Children under 12 with an adult and scouts in uniform are free. The site is air conditioned, and parking is free. The show offers something for the entire family! Dealers from around the country offer finished jewelry, beads, gem trees, faceted stones, mineral specimens, fossils, cabochons, tools, carvings, and more. The club will be demonstrating various lapidary techniques such as faceting, beading, making a cabochon and metalsmithing. The kids will enjoy the children’s area featuring games, activities and free mineral specimens. Members proudly exhibit their craft and collections along with special exhibits from local universities. A selection of rock and mineral specimens will be for sale along with other items. The club also sponsors a scholarship raffle that supports UT & BGSU geology students. In conjunction with this year’s show, the club is hosting the annual convention for the Midwest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies. The club also holds several open houses during the year to observe working artists. Join us for hobbies that last a lifetime! To learn more about the Toledo Gem and Rockhound Club, the show, or rocks in general, please contact the club at 419-531-8124 or through their website at www.toledogemandrockhoundclub.comAbout the Toledo Gem & Rockhound Club (TG&RC): · The TG&RC strives to educate the public in the fields of Mineralogy, Geology and the Lapidary Arts · The TG&RC is affiliated with the Midwest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies, the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies and is a Resident Artist Organization at the Toledo Botanical Garden. · Monthly meetings (third Wednesday each month at 7pm at the Toledo Botanical Garden's Conference Center) are free and open to the public. The club provides speakers on topics in geology, paleontology, archeology, lapidary, metalcrafts, jewelry and other areas. · Members participate in specialized crafts that include gemcrafting, metalsmithing, beading and faceting. Juniors participate in their own monthly hands-on learning sessions · The TG&RC organizes rockhounding field trips to both local and eastern US & Canada collecting sites and other extended events.
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Post by auntierocks on Jul 8, 2011 14:28:22 GMT -5
Don't you run credit cards through that slot? :blush:
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Post by auntierocks on Mar 19, 2011 2:00:32 GMT -5
I've followed & posted to Brickboard.com since 1998. Those guys have saved me a bundle of grief and $$ over the years. They're a bunch of headsy people and I've enjoyed the conversations over the years. Have even met some of them.
Your 142 is identical to an old boyfriend's (color, too). He tried to get me to buy a '78 244 but I had just paid off my Mustang and didn't want another car payment. Then he got broadsided by a 45-mph red-light runner (on his side!) and walked away. THAT convinced me to get my first Volvo.
After my crash with the drunk, my sister bought a '85 245. When she saw my 965, she bought one, too. Her 19 y/o son has it now.
A couple of months ago they flew out here for a few days during a week of pretty heavy snow. Since they live in a mild climate, he had never driven in the snow. I drove to a very large parking lot and taught him the very best thing to do after a big snowstorm - doughnuts! What a blast we had!
Natalie, fellow Rockhound & Brickhead
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Post by auntierocks on Mar 14, 2011 3:35:09 GMT -5
Lee -
You do know your Bricks! And I know how hard it is to find those old rear-wheeled wagons. Although I'm missing the economy of the 4-cylinder right now and an 8-cylinder is out of the question, my 6-cylinder still puts a big smile on my face.
I got my '93 965 from a guy in Salt Lake City who drove it to my back door 'cuz he wanted to take a road trip. A great and surprising car, I drove it for over 10 years.
After I lost the 965, I crossed Lake Michigan over to Wisconsin to get the V90, a very rare car! The guy met me at the ferry docks in Manitowoc. After checking the car out I passed the check over to him (I'm told I have a real knack for choosing great used cars) and toured eastern Wisconsin (including the Gem Shoppe in Cedarburg) and Upper Michigan (stopped into Kingsley North in Norway and dropped a ton of $$) before going home.
Over the last twenty years I've had an '86 245 (killed by my old man as he thusly killed his first white-tail), an '87 245 (killed in a horrible head-on by a drunk in a Ford F-150 but it saved our lives!) & a '93 965 (killed by a neighbor kid texting on his cellphone who I wanted to kill!).
I love my car and will keep it 'til it drops...
PS Just found the photo of your 242 hauling your new saw! You ARE a Brickhead!
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Post by auntierocks on Mar 13, 2011 15:28:24 GMT -5
As a native and resident of the greater Motor City, I have 10W-30 in my veins and LOVE those ads; I grew up with those gorgeous GM cars. My Beacon Star grinders and saws are painted GM 60's Marina Blue. I even designed Monroe Shock Absorbers for a brief time. Everything here is tied into the auto industry here and we Michiganders need all the help we can get.
That said, I love my '98 Volvo station wagon. NOBODY builds station wagons anymore and I refuse to drive an SUV. I want a rear-wheeled CAR, not a truck.
My Volvo is the best of both worlds - it's like an enclosed pickup truck but rides nicer than my sister's Mercedes. It is amazing how much crap I can pack into it. Have schlepped a full sized clothes dryer and tons of rocks around in it...
I might consider a Ford Flex as my next vehicle but intend to keep the Volvo going as long as possible.
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Post by auntierocks on Mar 6, 2011 3:51:17 GMT -5
I have two of these pots, one filled with wax, one filled up with stones. Fished out waaayyy too many stones knocked off the rim into the hot wax.
I think the room is cooling off the wax surface. When full, the center of the surface too far from the heating elements making me think the pot diameter is too large. The consistency is marginally better when the pot is half full. A lid maybe?
Might insulation around the pot cause the entire thing to overheat to the point of starting a fire? Maybe wrap it with aluminum foil? Prolly still a fire hazard.
Who manufactures all this dopping wax, anyways?
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Post by auntierocks on Mar 3, 2011 22:12:24 GMT -5
I have the same problems with my Inland. I think their wax is a bit suspect as I have many adhesion problems with their specific wax supplied with that pot.
I take a fat 7/8" or 1" diameter dop and push the cooler center of the hot wax down to the bottom of the pot. This forces the hotter more liquid stuff up to the top around the edges which I use for dopping. It is still a bit stringy but works up a bit nicer.
I think the wax is not getting hot enough and am stumped as to how I can make it warmer by about 5 degrees. I've taken the wax temperature with a candy thermometer after about an hour's warming at a maximum of 153 degrees.
The pots at the club are much more fluid, though I've not checked their temperatures. Their wax holds better, too.
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Post by auntierocks on Feb 25, 2011 17:44:38 GMT -5
Hope they got the b that caused it...
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Post by auntierocks on Feb 2, 2011 5:14:23 GMT -5
I got an old Beacon Star Engineering 6" Master Hi-Speed Trim Saw for Christmas (my Old Man is the best!).
It looks a wee rough, but seems to be in good working condition with a Dayton 1/5 HP - 10,000 RPM motor (it purrs), all mounted on a wood base. For a drive belt it has what looks to be a fat O-ring with lots of cracking on rounded (as opposed to V-shaped) pulleys.
I have a new 6" Green Blazer blade to use. My big concern is, can I get the arbor slowed down enough so I can use the saw without grenading the blade?
Obviously the existing belt & pulleys must go, but can I buy enough speed reduction by changing out the pulleys for one really small and one really large (would buy for V-belt)?
Or ought I just bite the bullet and buy a new 1725hp motor, too?
:help:
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Post by auntierocks on Jan 10, 2011 4:25:46 GMT -5
During a recent cabbing frenzy in my utility room a dozen or so flew away, mostly behind the furnace, water heater, washer, dryer... The furnace ought get replaced in the next few years, maybe I'll find some then...
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