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Post by cpdad on Jul 21, 2006 18:03:03 GMT -5
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Post by deb193 on Jul 21, 2006 19:25:21 GMT -5
Ok, 1) Ribbon agate, 2) rainbow Agate, 3) was told was Fairburn, not sure though, 4) African Queen jasper, 5) Lace agate (maybe crazy), 6) Prarie Agate - orange and brown colors follow the folds into creamy off-white/tan agate. CUts solid.
The red crazy lace might break up a bit. You can find solid bits in there though. I just cut one tonight and found about 2/3 of the stone was solid.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 21, 2006 20:03:10 GMT -5
Wow, more real nice material. Great haul!!! Great I'd's too Daniel. Lots of folks don't know the Janos Rainbow Agate. Most the nodules have lots of matrix unless it's been cobbed off but I love working it. Takes a great polish and has nice color. Rock #3 is a stumper for me.I love the Prairie Agate too. Just got some slabs at a show and man it is pretty stuff when slabbed....mel
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Post by Cher on Jul 26, 2006 15:09:13 GMT -5
Nice stuff Kevin, are you tumbling any of it yet? Never heard of the rainbow or ribbon agates, those are really pretty.
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Post by deb193 on Jul 26, 2006 15:42:02 GMT -5
Cher, have you ever met a red rock you didn't like? Lets see, red is for Cher, blue is for Sands ...
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Post by Cher on Jul 26, 2006 18:29:56 GMT -5
LOL Daniel, so far I don't think I've met any rocks I didn't like. Yes, I do like red rocks, but I like blue rocks better and I like lakers best of all.
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Post by cpdad on Jul 26, 2006 19:27:39 GMT -5
hey cher..nope not yet...i got it all slabbed up...but havent had a chance to cut any of it further for the tumbler.
i still have a bunch of end cuts and things like that to cut up for the tumbler also...between the rain...the heat...and long hours at work lately...its been hard to do much.
i still have a bunch of questions before i throw them in the tumbler...it is really a learning curve cutting diff rock...didnt know how diff rock has such attitudes...hahahahahaha.
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Post by Cher on Jul 26, 2006 20:31:10 GMT -5
LOL Attitudes? Let me guess, that would be depending on how hard it is to cut right? If that's so, I had one today with the attitude of a, ummmm something really bad anyway, it was a bugger to cut. I did manage to get enough to get the barrel rolling anyway but had some left over that needed another go round.
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Post by cpdad on Jul 26, 2006 21:33:31 GMT -5
yep cher...hardness...the hard stuff was cool..i figured it out pretty well...it seems nothing was harder than the savannah river stuff we pick up....that stuff sparks my workforce blade a lot. the soft stuff....gave me fits...travertine onyx....i hate saw marks in my cuts...i spend as much time removing them as i do cutting the rocks...i cut most of my peices 3/16 to 1/8 thick...harder rock seem to cut fine at this thickness...but that travertine held me hostage...if i made 1 bad move it undercut...so i stopped...and set it aside...i have almost damn near ruined all of it. and this rock...i cant cut at all....flies apart so hopefully i will fire away at them again tommorow
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Post by cpdad on Jul 26, 2006 21:34:16 GMT -5
sorry 1 on left
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Post by deb193 on Jul 26, 2006 21:40:01 GMT -5
On the left is Rocky Butte, which should not be comming apart. Maybe the balde is getting near the end or is slightly dished.
Still 1/8 is pretty thin. Maybe try closer to 1/4.
DOn't worry about saw marks with the onyx. It is soft enought that they will tumble off pretty quick. Cut it 3/8 or thicker because it will shrink a bit.
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Post by Cher on Jul 26, 2006 21:47:50 GMT -5
Wow you do cut them thin. I got one piece cut today that is about 1/8, very thin. If it tends to break, I cut them thinner. I thought I liked them thinner like that but I've learned better now, especially for wrapping, you need them a little thicker.
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