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Post by oregon on Apr 25, 2022 16:45:05 GMT -5
take it somewhere to have a left handed thread put on the end, best option, gives you future options. or if you can (Assuming the end is 3/4..) :
Sections of 1" pvc cut to length to sandwich everything together.
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Post by oregon on Apr 21, 2022 13:44:14 GMT -5
"Pelletized" poop - reminds me of all the deer poop fertilizing my lawn! The outer layer certainly looks like a conglomeration of pellets, and you can see at least a couple layers that have the 'pellets' individually agatized.
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Post by oregon on Apr 8, 2022 9:30:59 GMT -5
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Post by oregon on Apr 8, 2022 6:15:54 GMT -5
Little better than the stock 2" opening .
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Post by oregon on Apr 5, 2022 14:39:44 GMT -5
It reminds me I need to find better petrified wood to work! LOL Okay, so here's my question. When cutting the poop, why is it always cross-sections that are showing up? Why isn't there a lengthwise section of limb that shows up in the cut? Good question. I actually do find them but they are much less obvious to identify, even to the point of it just being speculation as to what they are. I'm also thinking sections are probably usually pretty short - think of a horse eating carrots.... Really here because I was just clearing off the saw...
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Post by oregon on Apr 1, 2022 23:30:01 GMT -5
- Its a freaking 24" saw. That's midlife crisis large. Sure I have a couple of stones that could use that size, but am I really going to get value out of that? I wanted to make sure I wasnt restricted, but is it overkill?
- I feel like I don't have the experience to warrant such a significant saw. I've watched my stones get cut in the club shop, but I've never personally operated one. I am comfortable with tools, but I feel like an imposter.
I want to do lapidary work as art and I love geology. It has been my outlet in a very difficult time in my life. I'm glad to have a saw (when it gets here in 6-8w) that I can use and pass down. I'm glad I can finally start cutting some rocks and making cabs. And if you're up for it - I guarantee I will be bringing questions to this forum. Big new shiny things are attractive, but if I were to advise someone with the wee bit of info you gave, I'd say 18" would be a better fit.
-Not everyone can fit a 24, 18" are much easier to sell/ pass on. The maintenance, cost of operation etc are significantly less. I always try to become scarce when the 24" at the shop needs a cleanout, one of the worst jobs in the world imho. You'll generate quite a bit more rock sludge as the kerf of a 24" blade is close to double that of an 18? Rocks that are large enough to need a 24" saw are often a pain in the back.
Really, like most things, boils down to what you want to do. I'd venture that the bulk of slabbing is done on saws smaller than 24 " (wo any evidence to back that up) But if you want to make lots of bookends or large projects, good choice. For the price, could you actually get a 10-12" slabber and the 18"? There are lots of small things that are very enjoyable to cut just for the geologist's sake When I'm walking by the garage in the summer I find I'm much more apt to chuck something from my bins in the smaller saw, less work or quicker cuts, not sure.
If you have access to a shop, talk to some other people, get input etc.
2c
being the weekend etc, I bet you can still change things if you wish.
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Post by oregon on Mar 31, 2022 23:58:11 GMT -5
when you have your UV light out, you have to be careful what you shine it at... Coprolite innards seem to fluoresce well. Strong Orange colors from the innards, and some with a pale green/white. 365nm
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Post by oregon on Mar 31, 2022 21:34:19 GMT -5
Uranium Mineralization of Fossil Wood
Sounds like some of the opal from Virgin Valley fits the bill, but This really doesn't look/feel opal to me. No radioactivity...
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Post by oregon on Mar 31, 2022 12:02:18 GMT -5
As there's no discernible radioactivity, I don't think there's any Uranium involved, Guessing maybe a Mn compound, sorta like old glass bottles?
It's nice agatized wood. Doesn't seem to be any opal or calcite. It'll make lovely tumbles to shine a UV light at.
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Post by oregon on Mar 30, 2022 22:48:36 GMT -5
Utah Petrified wood makes me think one must be getting close to Arizona. Shining my UV flashlight at the bucket was quite a surprise. There are some bright green and orange fluorescences. I borrowed an analytic Geiger counter thinking Utah and Uranium... alas, there is no appreciable radioactivity above normal background. Anyone know what minerals, components might be responsible for the fluorescence?
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Post by oregon on Mar 28, 2022 11:03:14 GMT -5
jamesp Awesome point. Certainly a lifetime find. So the Tundra got replaced by a FJ Cruiser?!
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Post by oregon on Mar 28, 2022 10:43:01 GMT -5
When you're typing your thread out (or a reply) look at the bottom of the box you're typing your post in. There's a "BBCode" tab down on the bottom left - next to the "Preview" tab which you would be in regularly. Click on the BBCode tab - look for your image address which will something like this: img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/drqxosbjp/image/upload/v1648422656/u1lwbg4on6yr4ijvqd5d.jpg" alt="" Where it says max-width:100%, try changing that percentage to 200% and see if that will work to increase your picture size. It works when I want to downsize from 100% down to 60%. img width="90%" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/drqxosbjp/image/upload/v1648422656/u1lwbg4on6yr4ijvqd5d.jpg" alt="rth rocks" Will do it, 80 or 90% looks better imho than 100%, you can also add a center="true" if you're there and worry about aesthetics . Always wondered why the default is only 50% or such... see below. - A box of motor oil?!.. sry I'm not responsible for the subject material. fyi Tommy
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Post by oregon on Mar 27, 2022 16:15:16 GMT -5
Randy directed some Utah coprolites my way, I hear he has too many in his yard No interpretation needed, just a pretty picture, bit of clear agate, red jasper, & small dendrites... getting to be as addictive to cut as thundereggs.
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Post by oregon on Mar 12, 2022 12:50:15 GMT -5
Fiesta ware, or Uranium Glass, which also just happened to show up with my UV Flashlight the other day edit: - I *think* it's Manganese in the old bottles, Uranium glass tends to have a green cast under normal light as well. These also show no radioactivity. I'd be happy to be corrected.
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Post by oregon on Mar 2, 2022 19:50:50 GMT -5
What a gorgeous area and a unique landscape (to me anyway!). Another reason to visit the area.
Are those some type of birch tree?
Aspen, actually interesting Basque history carved into lots of the older trunks, think there was a collection done a few years ago of the 'arborgraphs'. Was a big sheep herding area I believe. I don't have pics from the escarpment, the eastern side is actually more impressive, the snow fall kept us from venturing to the rim that time. It's a massive fault block, so approaching from the west doesn't look like any dramatic scenery, but as you climb, you see these huge glaciated "U" shaped valleys. Over the rim, it drops several thousand feet dramatically. I think the summit is ~9700', probably the highest place you can take a vehicle in Oregon. Nice gallery here steensrimrun.net/
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Post by oregon on Mar 2, 2022 17:20:04 GMT -5
Fun spot, needs a few eye level pics... These were on the west side a few fall's ago.. haven't been on the east side for a bit... google album here ,
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Post by oregon on Feb 28, 2022 23:58:44 GMT -5
Talk about a botched photoshoot, last second scrambles for a camera is entertainment lol. Not even attempting at counting tonight
I don't get it, couldn't see anything 30 mins prior...
Not sure if that was because it was cloudy, or they were just below the horizon? At any rate, it seems like your set of pictures are a nice example of atmospheric refraction... Air temp/density etc bend light; here's a nice EPOD example of the effect and explanation.
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Post by oregon on Feb 27, 2022 19:36:40 GMT -5
what does anyone know about useing an Ahome V30 UV 385-395 light for rocks that flouress Cant beat this for the money
The Convoy S2 is a bit nicer because it is a tad smaller, waterproof and a touch brighter, but $20 more expensive.
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Post by oregon on Feb 26, 2022 22:18:30 GMT -5
I just went through this... there is just too much info out there. Seems like the fluorescent minerals groups have a couple rundowns, and yes 365nm seems to fluoresce much more, also you want a filter that blocks the visible light. Seems like everyone says the Convoy S2+ and the S8 are best/moderate priced options, but some patent troll apparently keeps them from being imported at the reasonable price the rest of the world pays. I ended up with the Alonefire sv44 because the specs & price on Amazon seemed good I think their sv003/sv005 are the near equivalent of the convoy s2+ ? Heck, now I see amazon even added a 10% off coupon, $35 shipped.
I can't really speak from experience, have a plugin science lab UV light, but wanted one to wander around outside this summer. Thought my rocks had lots of fluorescent speckles, till I realized that was dust... 2c
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Post by oregon on Feb 24, 2022 14:37:00 GMT -5
C1 also then
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