rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rodeodan on Oct 30, 2014 9:00:11 GMT -5
To be honest, I'm not sure what these are. A lot of my rock comes from Shawn at the Rock Shed but I have redone so many pieces, it's hard to remember what is what.
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rodeodan on Oct 28, 2014 22:50:32 GMT -5
Nice finds, any gold?
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Oct 28, 2014 20:26:52 GMT -5
thanks everyone
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2010
Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Oct 27, 2014 22:32:03 GMT -5
Hi all finished off some more agates and misc. rocks. Noticed a lot of stress cracks in the larger pieces and suspect this is due to too many big rocks and the barrel not being full enough. Lesson to be learned. this is some polka dot agate; not much blue or polka dots but nice regardless another angle Some sort of agate from Blair Rocks Another angle Some filler that I liked Couple of small slabs Lastly, I'm not sure what this is but maybe Montana? You can see the outline of the entrance to my light tent Thanks for looking. Dan
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2010
Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Oct 17, 2014 9:50:16 GMT -5
Great batch, thanks for sharing
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2010
Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Oct 6, 2014 9:58:07 GMT -5
Taking notes is a good idea. I have a book with notes on what worked / didn't work for certain types of stones and often refer back when starting new batches.
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2010
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Post by rodeodan on Oct 3, 2014 14:52:04 GMT -5
I did a batch of sodalite last year and found that it shaped quickly in the first stage; I was using 46/40 in my Lortone QT6. I would guess that a couple of weeks would be enough but each batch is different, as mentioned above. Didn't have much luck at the polishing stage so moved the stones (and ceramics for fill) into a vibe for a few days and they came out nicely.
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2010
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Post by rodeodan on Oct 2, 2014 17:04:29 GMT -5
those came out nicely, thanks for sharing
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2010
Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Sept 30, 2014 11:35:25 GMT -5
great batch
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2010
Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Sept 28, 2014 23:14:06 GMT -5
gorgeous!!
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2010
Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Sept 15, 2014 22:21:06 GMT -5
great work on the polish, came out beautifully
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2010
Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Sept 15, 2014 19:23:07 GMT -5
Awesome batch
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Sept 12, 2014 23:12:21 GMT -5
Amazing haul!!
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2010
Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Sept 12, 2014 12:41:10 GMT -5
Love the lakers and the moss
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2010
Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Sept 12, 2014 12:40:25 GMT -5
LOVE the crazy lace
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2010
Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Sept 10, 2014 21:43:20 GMT -5
thanks, they spent around 12 weeks in 46/70. These were my filler for some larger pieces that I was working on; once stones were shaped, a new piece went in as replacement.
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2010
Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Sept 10, 2014 20:17:06 GMT -5
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rodeodan on Sept 7, 2014 21:56:49 GMT -5
Welcome from Vancouver
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Sept 6, 2014 16:31:52 GMT -5
Great agates and equally nice photos
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2010
Posts: 213
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Post by rodeodan on Sept 5, 2014 22:55:05 GMT -5
Welcome from Vancouver
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