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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 4, 2017 23:51:21 GMT -5
Yep, my gun club rents machine guns. Costs too much in ammo though and I got some of that in basic the service. It's fun but I'd rather shoot slower.
Yep, it's the full auto and no serials that will get ya. However, it still pisses me off when the media refers to a few guns and some ammo as an arsenal. One club member I shoot with often has a modified camper on his truck that contains a virtual mobile gun shop. In Texas we call that a "modest collection", not a friggin arsenal! Dumbass reporters anyway!....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 4, 2017 20:38:33 GMT -5
Re: the guy pulled over with the "arsenal". Were it not for full auto rifles which are a no no, that would just be a Texas shooting outing. Heck, a couple of rifles, a couple of pistols a bunch of ammo and camping gear. Come on, I know lots of guys who show up at the club with four or five rifles and several pistols and a pile of ammo all the time. Heck I saw a gal the other day with four guns. Non shooters just don't get it. I know guys who regularly shoot a few thousand rounds a month, especially if they shoot competitions and reload. Arsenal my arse! Also wonder how they knew they were full auto when the guy was stopped. I couldn't tell without firing them....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 4, 2017 20:25:03 GMT -5
Is it fairly soft? Looks like dendritic limestone. I've seen lapidary material exactly like that from a mine in Germany and a white variety from California. Another beige type comes out of Nevada. I have a couple of slabs somewhere but it does not have dendrites that well defined. I also have a pink form from Lake Valley, New Mexico...Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 4, 2017 8:16:22 GMT -5
Actually seems like he had a pretty nice, comfortable life. Something else going on here. Even psychotic breaks usually occur in a young man. ( late teens through 20's) Unusual in an older guy. Very weird case here and I hope they figure it out because, considering the obvious level of preparation and planning, I think this is an interesting puzzle.....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 3, 2017 22:33:40 GMT -5
Nope, don't want to take part in littering up another planet. It'll piss off the Martians and they'll follow the trail back and come eat us....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 2, 2017 21:27:34 GMT -5
Hmmm, some but not all news stories used "modern history" but in fact the US is a pretty young country. Not talking ancient history like Rome or Greece. My grandparents and great grandparents were around for the westward expansion and Indian Wars. That seems pretty modern to me but then I guess you can draw the line where ever you want *shrug*.
This terrible atrocity sure is an odd one. Sure hope we eventually get more details. I'm thinking maybe he was just a nut but it sure was not spontaneous. It was definitely a planned attack....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 2, 2017 17:18:59 GMT -5
Horrible event! Man, that hotel sure had lax security if that guy was able to mount that kind of crazy complex preparation for his attack. Sure going to be interesting see what the heck his crazy motive was.
By the way. I agree with those above, I guess the news people, in all their political correctness, don't count Native Americans being massacred by our own government, settlers, colonists etc, as part of the great historical massacres in US history which is pretty darn offensive to First nations folks. Still remember when I was in the army and they proudly showed us the army battle flag with all it's various pennants, many of which glorified battles that were nothing more than massacres. And I was in a company with a lot of White Mountain Apaches...Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 2, 2017 17:03:47 GMT -5
Wow neato! Never seen or heard of that before. Pretty wild combination of minerals. That interior coast range is a treasure chest of weird and strange jasper materials. My collecting buddy and I found some brecciated blue and yellow jasper at Creston , CA many years ago when hunting Stone Canyon type jasper on his folks' old ranch but the blue areas were not well silicated. Not usable but could have been a related material....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 2, 2017 8:47:02 GMT -5
Looks like Josephine's Crown stone, a mixture of various metallic ores in quartz. Cabs up real nice. Also heard it called Siskayou Stone....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 1, 2017 16:49:47 GMT -5
Sold, thanks!....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 1, 2017 12:38:05 GMT -5
Howdy folks,
Cleaning out my rock shop and found three "new in box" diamond wheels for a Genie or other six inch rig. The grinding wheels are new, 6 x 1 1/2" metal bonded, never used and have bushings to fit different sizes of shaft. Not sure of the brand as I got them a few years ago for my Genie and never used them but they are not Galaxy wheels and look to be the Kingsley-North brand which are decent wheels very similar to Galaxy wheels. Have one 80 grit and one 220 grit. Also have one 280 grit unused sanding wheel. Not the Diamond Pacific Nova epoxied type but rather the diamond belt bonded to foam backing type. Same size as the others with bushings. Cost for all three was around $200. If anyone is interested, I'm asking $75 delivered in US for the three. First Pm gets them.
Also, if anyone is interested in refurbishing four Diamond Pacific Nova wheels for a Genie,let me know and we can work out a price Thanks.....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 30, 2017 18:29:52 GMT -5
Bubblegums are top notch to tumble. Been a favorite of mine for years. You done yours up real good!....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 28, 2017 15:44:48 GMT -5
Boy you find some fancy examples of that material!....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 28, 2017 10:27:32 GMT -5
Wow what a set! I still cannot believe how well your ruby in fuchsite cabs turn out, but I gotta say I really like the coral and the vistaite best. You just don't see vistaite much these days at all and especially of that quality.....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 26, 2017 8:17:00 GMT -5
I had one real bad jury experience. Did get picked for a trial involving a pervert exposing himself to little girls. Wound up having some bleeding heart liberal school teacher on the jury with me who felt the "poor perv" was somehow not responsible for his actions. Hung jury and trapped in a tiny room full of heavy smokers ( I don't smoke) for like four days. Horrible experience. After four choking days in that smoke filled room, I was about ready to hang both the perv and the teacher off a high tree limb just to see them die *L*. Also got on a vehicular manslaughter trial that was hung, again by a liberal friggin school teacher. Sumthin wrong with them dang teachers..Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 26, 2017 8:05:53 GMT -5
Chuck, Except for the lid, that saw does look a lot like my old Beacon Star. Man problem I've encountered is the use of so many questionable parts these days. Power feeds do not work nearly as well as in the old models. Don't know of the one on that "very expensive...Wow!", saw is any different than the one that gives me fits on my Covington. Hot here in Texas and that overheating thing is a real issue. Beacon Star never had a problem but the Covington really does. Scots in my blood really rebels at the thought of paying $1700 plus shipping for any ten inch saw no matter how well it works. Have to cut a whole lot of rocks to make that one pay off....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 25, 2017 23:31:22 GMT -5
Wow, today I got another jury summons. When I worked in Commiefornia I got them all the time but seldom did anything except sit round all day as lawyers did not like my background in science and AG enforcement. ( Used to investigate, prepare court cases and fine actions as part of my job) I got on a jury or two but manly a giant waste of time. Well, I was about to return today's paperwork when I noticed Texas has a law exempting folks over 70 from jury duty and I'm over 70 now. How friggn cool is that? ? Turned in my exemption card and yee haw, no friggn sittin round till my ass gets sore wasting my time anymore. First time I've ever liked being older. Big old happy dance for the geezer!.....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 25, 2017 23:20:19 GMT -5
Bob, Regarding getting a new saw. This one is my fifth and if you can believe it, not the worst. Loved the 10" Beacon Star till it eventually died. Best saw I ever had. The old HP 10" was not too bad but gravity feed got annoying (I should admit, I'm easily annoyed with machinery). Big 20" HP was cranky and the blades cost too much. Lortone 14" was nothing short of a POS and I actually got so mad at it I took it out in the drive and beat it to death with a sledge hammer ( very satisfying!) Covington 10" is messy, cranky and poorly designed but serves it's purpose. With every saw I've had, I've not been able to safely multi task and I don't like wasting time. Soon as I turn my back on the damn saw, they always manage to eventually screw up and turn fun into dirty nasty work fixing the dang things. May just as well skip the saw and just roll in the dirt, smack myself in the knuckles until bleeding, and raise my blood pressure.
Probably will just sell off all my rough rather than get a new saw after this one, as I've not liked any saw I've seen lately. I've decided I like horses and guns cause I understand them and they are "fun". Seeing what's inside a rock is fun and hunting rocks is fun, but rock saws are "NOT FUN!". I'm too old and cranky to play with stuff that is not fun. Horses and shooters by the way are extremely therapeutic. Make me mellow and relaxed, almost like meditation. Good stuff!!!!....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 25, 2017 17:02:58 GMT -5
*LOL* Man, my saw ain't that efficient. Since it's a ten inch, I seldom get more that three slabs without reclamping.
My slabbing goes like this: Move jeep from sawing area and roll out saw.
Spend five or ten minutes getting the nodule solid in the vice, shimmed etc.
Sponge up all the lost oil from the table, the saw shelves etc. Dump various buckets etc that catch all the oil running off the Covington saw table. Dump oil in reservoir.
Cover saw cover with towels, close in holes in cover with cardboard etc. Spend twenty minutes cutting off end of rock.
Crank saw carriage over a quarter inch or so and try to find a spot where the blade will not slip off the nodule.
Cut first slab . Twenty minutes or so. Responge up all the lost oil, empty cups in reservoir etc. Reset carriage and repeat until saw overheats and shuts down. Spend ten minutes cussing aholes that designed the saw. Go have lunch while the power feed cools.
Repeat until blade bogs down and belt slips or clutch cuts out. Unvice rock. Cuss saw some more. Spend another twenty minutes dressing the blade. Revice rock and repeat until I run out of cuss words, or get tired of sponging up lost oil. Not counting eons spent replacing drive belts when I burn them up cause I'm multitasking and not watching he dang saw like a hawk.
Mop up oil off the floor. Return jeep to shop. Wash slabs and set them in sun to dry..Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 25, 2017 16:43:24 GMT -5
OK that Mary Ellen is about the wildest colored one I've seen. Very cool!!!!....Mel
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