Wankle
off to a rocking start
Member since August 2004
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Post by Wankle on Aug 25, 2004 13:46:45 GMT -5
Hello to one and all. I'm Wankle (long story!), and I'm based in Berkshire, England. Nice to meet you all. Needless to say, I'm new to all this rock business. My family - consisting of Me (Wankle), The Mrs (MBE), & Daughters (Bumpy and Spud) - have been intending to get into stone polishing for years, but simply never got round to it. We've just got back from holiday where we spent a week in a little riverside cottage in Cornwall, and the place was littered with really beautiful stones. We came back with thousands of them. As soon as we got back, we piled onto the Internet and avidly looked up everything we could find about stone polishing. We ordered a tumbler and all the stuff from www.tideswel.demon.co.uk/tumblers/tumblers.htm (which hasn't arrived yet  ) and can't wait to get stuck in. When it comes, I'm going to have to find somewhere to actually run it without annoying the neighbours!! I'm going to post a message over on the "Where do members find naturally occuring [sic] specimens" thread, cos I think I might be onto something!! Hope to be able to post all the updates as and when we get some results. |
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shorty
spending too much on rocks
Member since December 2003
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Post by shorty on Aug 25, 2004 15:25:18 GMT -5
welcom wankle mrs wankle bumpy and spud let me ask you where did you get those names there cute im shorty and i live in michigan there is a buntch of nice people here and well help in any way we kan shorty
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 25, 2004 19:07:49 GMT -5
hello to the entire family of Wankles....
greetings!
this site's originator is British (thanks again, Andy), so you should get together and trade locations. i've always been fond of the Devonshire/Cornwall area, but never loaded up the suitcases with rock before returning stateside.
my favorite restaurant in the whole world is in Reading (Berks), called the Hong Hong just down the street from Curries Electronics Store. order the crispy duck, you are in heaven.
welcome to the board, hope you your tumbler soon, you'll have fun and enjoyment for the whole family, and a lot of good laughs in here to boot!
KD
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Post by connrock on Aug 25, 2004 20:30:27 GMT -5
Welcome aboard Wankle!! I KNOW you will like our group!! Tom  |
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Post by Cher on Aug 25, 2004 21:58:51 GMT -5
Hi  Wankle family ... Welcome to the forum!! Sounds like you had a terrific vacation. You picked a great forum to join, everyone here is soooo very helpful and fun. I'm a newbie too so you won't find much from me but the gurus are great!! [glow=red,2,300] Cher[/glow] |
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 25, 2004 22:12:13 GMT -5
hi and WELCOME to the Wankle family,, come back often and show us some pics of those great stones too
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Wankle
off to a rocking start
Member since August 2004
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Post by Wankle on Aug 26, 2004 4:42:41 GMT -5
Thanks very much for your kind welcome, I just know we're going to enjoy posting and chatting here.
I'm trying to organise a decent digital camera so I can take some piccies of the stones we brought back from holiday. Perhaps you more experienced "rockies" might be able to identify them (I'm a Philistine, they're just stones to me!). When you see them, I think you'll agree, they're quite remarkable for stuff picked up in the "wild"!
Strange that KrazyDiamond should live on the other side of the world, but her favourite eatery is about half a mile from where I live!! The world is certainly shrinking!!
In answer to Shorty, Bumpy is so called because you could put her on an airport runway, and she'll find something to bump into! She bumps into everything... Trees, lampposts, the occasional house if it doesn't move out the way quickly enough!! With Spud, her proper name is Katie, and when she was tiny, she spoke her name as Tatie. I told her that a tatie was a manky old spud. It stuck!
Looking forward to a long and lasting friendship with you,
Wankle.
P.S. I'll have to see if I can dig out a more appropriate avatar!
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Aug 26, 2004 11:45:26 GMT -5
Hello Wankle Family, I am located in Southwestern Kansas (USA). Not much in the way of rock collecting areas around here! But, we do live in the middle of the best collecting areas of the USA ... yup, 600 miles in either direction will get you there ;D. Your kids will love the transformation from just a plain old rock to a nice and shiney tumbled stone. Then with some bell caps and a little glue ... they can make their own jewelry Have a great day! John |
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deepsouth
fully equipped rock polisher
He who rocks last rocks best
Member since January 2004
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Post by deepsouth on Aug 27, 2004 1:06:53 GMT -5
Welcome to all of the Wankle family , I can almost guarantee that on this board you will never get bored. Greetings from the far south of New Zealand. eh oh yes , we do have rocks here too Jack |
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MoonStone
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since August 2004
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Post by MoonStone on Aug 27, 2004 3:04:03 GMT -5
Hello to the Wankle Family and Welcome:D!!!
I'm sure that you all will have a great time in here. I'm a new member just like you, and I'm having a great time in here!
Very nice to have you all in here! ;D
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Marishiku
off to a rocking start
Member since August 2004
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Post by Marishiku on Aug 27, 2004 3:17:23 GMT -5
Just like MoonStone and the Wankle family, I'm new as well!!. I've been to this site many times, and just recently joined. I know you'll all have a great time here, because I know I am. ;D
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Gatherer
off to a rocking start
Member since June 2004
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Post by Gatherer on Aug 29, 2004 8:19:33 GMT -5
Hi Wankle and family! I'm just up the M6 in Manchester! This really is a great group with a great bunch of people who are a wealth of knowledge! Take care Glyn. |
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Post by cookie3rocks on Aug 29, 2004 21:51:22 GMT -5
Welcome Mr. and MS. Wankle and the whole bunch of you Wanks! (why do I feel like I just cursed someone out?) Youre going to have a lot of fun and learn more than you ever wanted to know here (we tend to get off the suject occationaly ). I can relate to Bumpy. Such is our lot in life, to allways look in the mirror, see a bruise in an unusual place and say "When did that happen?" cookie |
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 30, 2004 15:53:38 GMT -5
yikes, Cookie, because you just did!
there are some rather subtle (and not so subtle) differences between English and American....and that is one of them.....whoops!
haha,
KD
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Post by cookie3rocks on Aug 30, 2004 20:22:23 GMT -5
He started it!
Hope I didn't offend ;D
cookie
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Wankle
off to a rocking start
Member since August 2004
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Post by Wankle on Sept 6, 2004 14:56:18 GMT -5
Finally got the tumbler and all the stuff. It took Tideswell THREE WEEKS to deliver the order. Spuddy & Bumps had almost given up on it and started turning back into couch potatoes  We were so busy choosing our favourite stones to put in on the *first run*, we completely forgot to take some photos for the "before & after" pages  It's sat in the kitchen on the draining board whirring away. It's quieter than we thought it would be, but It won't be long before MBE wants it put in the shed Seeing there's a mixture of all sorts of stones, we decided we'd check on Thursday (after three days) and take out any which are ready for the next stage. We can't wait to see what they turn out like  BTW Spuddy, Bumps and MBE have got their own logins now, so they'll be posting piccies of their own best efforts. Take it easy on them |
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 6, 2004 16:34:25 GMT -5
depending on what kind of stones you are starting with, three days in coarse grind may not be enough time, sift through some of the posts in here and try to instill patience, for good results depend on it..........
did you get instructions with you tumbler? follow them!
go at least a week in coarse grit, unless already have unbelievable smooth rocks to start with!
you won't regret it!
KD
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Post by Cher on Sept 6, 2004 18:00:23 GMT -5
Excellent advice. I had my first batch in for a week and
after checking it out, have it back in there for at least
another week. Just wasn't pleased with the shaping so
knew I had to buy a few cups of patience and start
them over. I agree with KD, unless you're starting with
really smooth rocks already, a week will not be enough.
[glow=red,2,300]~ Cher ~[/glow]
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Wankle
off to a rocking start
Member since August 2004
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Post by Wankle on Sept 7, 2004 3:45:28 GMT -5
>did you get instructions with you tumbler? We did, yes, and that's where I got the three days from. It said check after three days, and if not done properly leave it on for the week  Spose we'll all just have to find some patience within ourselves Thanks for your advice, we'll certainly follow it and post the results. W. |
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) and can't wait to get stuck in. When it comes, I'm going to have to find somewhere to actually run it without annoying the neighbours!!
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