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Post by cpdad on Dec 2, 2018 19:14:30 GMT -5
I haven't been around in a long while, When weather allows i have been at my RV and on my boat. I just wanted to throw out to folks that i will be trying to sell a few slabs and or some rough i have picked up over time. it is nothing special, but wanted to throw it out there in case i broke any rules as things have changed so much...Kev.
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Post by cpdad on Nov 24, 2017 19:19:54 GMT -5
If you have access to a fire pit this has worked for me every time.
1.. tumbling rough..stack logs like a teepee...light them up..wrap rough in about 10-12 layers of aluminum foil..once coals start to to fall to bottom of pit..chunk the foil packet with tiger eye on top of coals...let remaining coals fall on top of pack of tigers eye...let it cool over night....wallah it's red.
2...wrap slabs individually in about 12-14 layers of aluminum foil...same directions as above.
It may be a good idea to dry them out first, as all moisture and fractures will appear as white lines when you remove them from the heat, and will fracture at those white lines. Kev.
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Post by cpdad on Nov 24, 2017 17:59:08 GMT -5
To whom ever wins this wood. I will send you a small box of slabs or something you can work with if i have it. Dave was my bud and we talked often, hopefully this will raise the price by a few bucks, just PM me your addy at the end. Kev.
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Post by cpdad on Nov 24, 2017 17:57:10 GMT -5
To whom ever wins this pendant. I will send you a small box of slabs or something you can work with if i have it. Dave was my bud and we talked often, hopefully this will raise the price by a few bucks, just PM me your addy at the end. Kev.
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Post by cpdad on Mar 19, 2016 16:48:32 GMT -5
the pet wood i got was not run over by a truck...it got hit by a damn train..it started out o.k. i thought i had 7 good pieces...but it is going away fast...not sure i will have anything to send back...we will see...down to tumbling my last 5....kev.
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Post by cpdad on Feb 23, 2016 21:58:45 GMT -5
sorry to bring up an old thread....but im in also...just started tumbling today....i whacked away at this wood for a week...chipping away fractures hoping for something good and solid...not sure i got anything.
i dont pre-grind...i just whack with a hammer...hoping to expose fractures...but im rolling...if i get 5 good rocks it will surprise the hell out of me...
how the heck is everyone ?....kev.
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Post by cpdad on Jan 9, 2016 18:34:55 GMT -5
its just a 2 pound chunk...but kinda hard to come by...christmas present.
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Post by cpdad on Jan 9, 2016 18:29:16 GMT -5
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Post by cpdad on Dec 26, 2015 14:41:50 GMT -5
damn i love that pic of riches tree...2 months short of 10 years here...Merry Christmas and happy new year all...Kev.
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Post by cpdad on Dec 26, 2015 11:58:43 GMT -5
yep...chicken thighs good...the young corporal is doing well...he wasnt going to re-enlist...but when they said they wanted to send him to the 66th MI in Wiesbaden Germany...he re-inlisted...apparently thats the gig the intell guys want..leaves in 2 weeks...hard to believe its been 4 years huh.
i will surely tell him you asked...he will appreciate it...kev.
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Post by cpdad on Dec 24, 2015 19:04:43 GMT -5
Merry Christmas K.D. to you and yours...or you know what i mean...I am just sliding back in here myself...kev.
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Post by cpdad on Oct 19, 2015 17:25:20 GMT -5
hey guys...she came in the shop today and since im so busy for the next few weeks...its the end of the r.v. season at the lake...7 months of stuff to get home...and a few vehicles to winterize. i will and try and post a link to a video that is kinda what she is looking for but on a smaller scale....cannot be electric...maybe battery operated not sure...hand crank is what she told me. heck...the barrel can be as simple as a carb cleaning basket with some screen welded inside of it with an end put on it and shaft thru it with an opening on the end to dump...kicker...when done she wants the barrel to pivot upwards so she can open door on end to remove washed product its like an old fashion ice cream maker turned sideways and cut in half...if yaw could throw her some ideas i will get back here when i can...maybe i can get her something built when i have a little time...once i get everything home from lake...kev.
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Post by cpdad on Apr 26, 2015 11:48:56 GMT -5
broseph...need to be warmed...hell..i will try anything once..i think. wait...i kinda gotta think about this ..kev.
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Post by cpdad on Apr 25, 2015 12:25:43 GMT -5
20K...that will get folks attention . if someone would like go to the fall dig...for multiple days...and needs a place to stay...i will let you use my rv...its maybe 25 miles from the mountain on clarks hill lake. i really cant ride much...much less dig...broken vertabrae... i have surgery shortly...i doubt any digging in fall also. its not a broken down rv on blocks ....it has everything one would need. charcoal/gas grill..kayaks..golf cart..fire ring/wood..fishing poles/bait...all on our little site. www.countryrv.net/listing_detail.php?ltype=42&manufacturer=R-Vision&id=2716#prettyPhoto[gallery1]/11/if anyone would like to make plans and use it...just send me a pm...its at no cost to anyone...kev
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Post by cpdad on Apr 24, 2015 19:46:53 GMT -5
james...bout 2600 lbs....500 hp...i actually hate this type of car ...its open wheeled...really not a southern thing...ya kinda gotta race safely...cant race to close to each other...wheel to wheel with another car can easily mean your on your roof i prefer more of a hard charging get out of my way attitude when racing...at least if i can catch'em . as i have gotten older...i have traded all red clay toys in...its now my wife..myself...and the pups. but back to that georgia red clay. since i live at clarks hill lake a lot during warm months. i park my RV on it...my golf cart runs thru it...people climb on my watercraft with it caked on there shoes......it fills the fender wells of my truck...my pups get covered in it while playing in the lake...all and all...i dont mind it so much. wait...what in the hell am i typing...i hate that chit ...kev.
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Post by cpdad on Apr 19, 2015 13:15:25 GMT -5
our local red clay dirt track closed...they were building a motocross track there also...was gearing up for that...then it all fell apart...not sure what happened. i hate our red clay when i have to remove it from something ...but at times love it...specially when i can race on it....raced all over georgia and south carolina...but i got old...stuff is now sold...or wrecked . i have a good friend that has made 100k...this year...with his son driving...on the way to 150k...in dang go karts...can you believe that.but...i had fun....and won a few...kev.
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Post by cpdad on Apr 17, 2015 21:24:23 GMT -5
take a deep breath kap...just breath deep...breathing deep does work ....i think ...but what the hell do i know....kev.
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Post by cpdad on Apr 17, 2015 20:37:44 GMT -5
thunder69...is sat..sun..and part of monday to do something in Georgia?..kev.
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Post by cpdad on Apr 17, 2015 20:31:38 GMT -5
super nice build...but i also used a jet polishing machine to build my homemade cabbing machine 5 or 6 years ago...works great...1725 rpm...well at least till an ice storm tore everything the hell up in my rock hut last valentines day here in georgia . just posting cause maybe someone can look at the adjustable covers i made....the covers can adjust to use 4" thru 8" wheels...4" wheels shown....the covers behind the wheels adjust up and down....the top covers above the wheels with the water lip adjust in and out...mine is all aluminum....could be easily made with pvc also. water source is fish aquarium pump from 5 gallon bucket...water and grit that drains into bottom of pans diverts into another bucket....just little valves on top of covers to turn the water on and off to each wheel....not shown not around much....hope this may help someone...just ideas that me make work for myself ...kev.
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Post by cpdad on Apr 14, 2015 20:55:24 GMT -5
my RV is being picked up by camping world out of columbia in the next few days for warranty repairs...long story....but. i have a lot at clarks hill lake....plum branch yacht club...that will be empty during yaws visit...anyone is welcome to use the lot...tent..or rv. i will be there that weekend....just a little fishing....and jet ski fun ...kev.
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