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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 15:17:18 GMT -5
Have you plugged in your 3# Thumlers to see if it still works, Intheswamp? If it is still operational, maybe buy another barrel with the lid from the Rock Shed for prepolish and polish, and use the other one for your 1st 2 stages? Do you have other places that don't require the mining fee? I've been toying with the idea of going up to the Montgomery/Wetumpka area and checking out the gravel pits and bars along the Alabama River...not sure if I'll find good rock there or not, but who knows.Down this way there's not a lot to pick from...gotta drive *somewhere* so I'm trying to maximize my travel investment. I am curious about your thoughts about the Hogg Mine... Ed, yes, these are a fine group of folks that participate on RTH. I found jamesp's thread on the Wetumpka crater. I am not sure if the crater is off limits to the public though. Have a piece of shocked quartz from the Wetumpka crater site. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/58382/huge-wetumpka-alabama-metoerite-craterbroseph82 and his family live in 'Bama, and have been hounding in several places around the state (petrified wood, agates, jaspers...). He and Tonya also have a nice place that they find slag glass in Georgia. I hope Jimi sees your thread and can give some tips on where to look that does not require a fee. It's the entry fee to the Hogg mine is why I have not been to the site. I almost talked Rick into going when free fishing at the lake was allowed from the mine site. Now, to fish at the entry to the lake, it's 35 dollars. Many of the RTH members have been there and have enjoyed their experience at the Hogg. You may want to consider joining MAGMA. www.wncrocks.com/magma/magma%20join%20club.htm Just noticed that there's a link from the MAGNA site to kap's store. The Graves Mountain dig (October and April) is open to everyone and is free!! But, from what I understand, there's mainly minerals for collecting. Not sure about finding tumbling rough there. From MAGMA's website on the free Graves Mtn. dig in Lincolnton, Georgia this October. It's the 2nd announcement. www.wncrocks.com/magma/magmaupcomingevents.htm We may go to Graves in October. It rained last year when Jimi/ broseph82 and his family went there last year. kinda like a monsoon, lol. (Sorry, Jimi ) I hope that garock, kap, fantastic5, jamesp, pghram, cpdad, broseph82, and orrum may share with you some goody spots for finding (no access fee sites) possible tumbling rough and their experiences at the Hogg.
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 14:10:49 GMT -5
txrockhunter!! You could probably support your rock addiction hobby if you sell some for tumbling rough. Checked out the tourmalinated quartz pieces that you also found in your other thread - WoW!!!!
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 14:00:27 GMT -5
ROFL @ your comment about Lortone, unclesoska! Maybe one of the Raytech Gem Maker models?
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 13:51:50 GMT -5
That is good news to hear that she is in good spirits and her fever broke, spiritstone!! I wonder if she received it from the possible insect bite and then getting into the water? Is it salt, brackish, or fresh water that Heather got into when she and her friends were camping? Thank you for providing a link with information, and I will continue to pray for Heather, and for your family.
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 13:32:26 GMT -5
Granddaughter due Nov 23rd. This grandpa is not gonna spoil her at all. ROFL, phoenix1647, I'm pretty sure you will probably spoil her rotten!
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 13:28:14 GMT -5
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 11:26:01 GMT -5
I hope and pray that Heather's doctors are able to pinpoint the cause and treat it accordingly, spiritstone. Please let us know how she is doing.
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 11:10:44 GMT -5
My thoughts are that I probably don't have enough years left in this old body to worry about some protein. I'd rather go out while hunting for rocks. Isn't there a grandbabe on the way? LOTS to look forward to and reasons to take care of your health, phoenix1647!!!!
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 11:02:46 GMT -5
Dr. Frankenstein. Still waiting on jamesp to experiment with kitty rocks. (litter) with a touch of good ole Georgia red clay. He could market the Georgia red clay for tumbling. "Jawja Red Clay" from James P.
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 10:46:40 GMT -5
Wondered when you would read jamesp's post and what you would say, captbob.
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 10:30:17 GMT -5
Hi, Intheswamp, and welcome to RTH from Georgia! That sounds like a lot of fun tumbling rocks with your grandbabes. Will you have the tumblers indoors or outside? Those are very nice tumblers that you are considering to purchase! Since I don't have much rock to tumble, I use the Thumlers AR-2 for the 1st 2 stages, and a Raytech TV-5 for pre-polish and polish. The TV-5 is loud and I'm considering purchasing another set of barrels for the AR-2 for pre-polish and use the TV-5 for the polishing stage only. My better half has a Thumlers UV-10, but so far it's been paws off for me to use for rock tumbling. He uses it for reloading. Haven't ever been to the Hogg, and we've lived in LaGrange for 15 years. I hope you have a great time if you decide to go to the dig this weekend. Please take lots of pics to share with us of your trip. It should be nice weather this weekend, too!
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 10:12:30 GMT -5
Can the wheels be broken in with a piece of agate rough (evenly across the surface of the wheels?)?
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 10:10:25 GMT -5
Good lookin' machine, unclesoska! Excellent refurb! Before the refurb, was there a place for a water system on top of the unit, opposite side of the motor? Lortone? Found a "Max Pro" on Pearson's website. www.pearsons-uslj.com/cabbing_machines.htmNot sure who manufactured the unit, but hope you enjoy using it!
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 9:34:04 GMT -5
I really like the necklace you made when you worked at a bead store, micellular! Not sure what the center stone is either. ...I also don't know what the stripey coins are. They appear similar to an included quartz and are well-silicated. The color ranges from a pale yellow-green to a darker green. Maybe actinolite in quartz?
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 8:25:02 GMT -5
Took a picture of an Ibex last month, and would like to convert that into a lasting wearable memory of the trip. This is one of 4 possible surfaces to work on. Still unclear about what I want on the other faces. Currently, I'm thinking of Edelweis on the other large surface (Back of this face) and possibly an owl in a cavity to the left (side) of this. Love your idea for carving the Ibex and flower to remember your family's travels in your home land, kk.
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 8:18:37 GMT -5
Your thread may me think (again...ahem) that it is definitely time to drag the NC rose quartz and colored calcite indoors, jamesp. Is anyone on the forum a MAGMA member? Thought about joining them one time since MAGMA members sometimes received a discount to enter the Hogg. 70 dollars for 2 folks is a lot of money. James, we discussed it before on the forum (somewhere?), but I think the rock xtal fields (Smiths) at the crossroads may be closed now since the owner passed away, but I am not certain.
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 8:03:26 GMT -5
This baffles me, jamesp: " Massive quartz specimens were collected from the Hogg Mine. The rose quartz specimen currently being studied is cross-cut by fractures and has numerous parallel linear striations. There are a few striations that diagonally cross-cut the parallel striations. Before it was cut, the hand sample was originally light pink in color, and was translucent in areas that are not heavily striated. It has since faded to white or colorless. This research is also being performed to determine the source of the pink color of the quartz." I thought that it would take much longer for massive rose quartz to fade. ?
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 7:47:18 GMT -5
That's a beauty, amygdule! Did the play-of-color ever return after the Oregon humidity 'put the fire out?' Here's an opal that I found in some old sorting tailings that didn't have any fire until I baked it on my hot dashboard for a few days.
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 7:41:13 GMT -5
Gorgeous!! Had to nose around on your Facebook page to drool over more of your work, Don. Love the Mokume Gane pendant, too!
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 15, 2015 7:35:22 GMT -5
Those are sweet tumbles of Trapp County rose quartz, jamesp! When Rick worked in 'Bama, most of the guys called Troup county, "Trapp county." garock, sure wish it was a $1 entry fee to the mine today, ROFL. It's $35/person now. Looks like cloud inclusions in your 4th tumble, James. Found this article on striations and asterism found in Hogg Mine rose quartz: A MINERALOGICAL STUDY OF ROSE QUARTZ FROM HOGG MINE, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA WITH A FOCUS ON THE ORIGIN OF ASTERISM AND STRIATIONS WITHIN THE QUARTZgsa.confex.com/gsa/2012SE/finalprogram/abstract_202253.htm
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