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Post by stoner on Apr 20, 2006 1:25:53 GMT -5
Hi all. I couldn't stay away from this plume agate. This stuff is amazing. Here are 2 new cabs from the plume agate and 1 new one from a slab sent to me from daniel. 30x22mm  30x22mm  Something from daniel 30mm round  turned 90 degrees  Thanks for looking. |
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Post by deb193 on Apr 20, 2006 1:39:48 GMT -5
Ed - Was that 30mm round done with the core drill bit? BTW, I remember that slab now. I think you got the nicest scene it had to offer.
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Post by stoner on Apr 20, 2006 1:44:09 GMT -5
Yea daniel, that is the smaller of the 2 bits. What kind of stone is it?
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Post by driftwood on Apr 20, 2006 1:57:41 GMT -5
Those are awesome, that graveyard plume is trippy stuff. Great polish on those.
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Post by Cher on Apr 20, 2006 8:45:30 GMT -5
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Apr 20, 2006 10:02:01 GMT -5
BEEP BEEP BEEP Back up the bus there Stoner- Please explian this core drill cheat for doin rounds?  ? Awesome cabs BTW- I worked some stuff on the 400 last night- Gosh it had been a week- and it felt sooo good to grind (hmmm that sounds pretty bad) |
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Post by deb193 on Apr 20, 2006 10:23:32 GMT -5
Ed - That slab was in my misc box. I don't know what it is, but I have always assumed it was some sort of mineral replacement. Like sagenite needles that got coated with silica, and then eventually completely replaced. Don't really know though.
I am surprised that it was the smaller core drill. That is the Richon Tools one that only cost about $6 bucks. It cut the worst for me.
It is hard to believe that the problem must be a wobble I can't hardly see in my drill chuck. I will make a few more experiments before I run to Sears for a new drill press. I will try to more firmly clamp down may water pan. I will get a new pan with a flat bottom (not one that is heat warped). I will place a piece of broken ceramic tile under the slab - not a bit of wood. I hope I can cut through slabs in 2 minutes like you did.
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pagstones
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Post by pagstones on Apr 20, 2006 12:38:10 GMT -5
Gorgeous shine and great rocks!!!  |
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Post by gemkoi on Apr 20, 2006 14:16:54 GMT -5
Nice looking Ed, Have you ever tried backing graveyard plume? Anyone? AS those photos came out real nice, but in person, allot of times the detail gets lost in the clear agate. A common practice when this is the case and you really like the cab, is to back it with a black stone. A thin slab of something like Obsidian, Basonite, or?. Some of the best looking plume agate in Graveyard is backed so the patterns and detailed really stand out. I normally only back the true Regency grade, but Shadow Plumes like you got there can really benefit from a backing. That is of chorse when the lighting isnt as nice as it is in the photos. Let me know if you guys have questions about backing a stone. But its a simple process.
That Oddity cab could Be Suedo Barite Agate Daniel. I have some, but is more beige/white. BUt i heard there is old stocks reds from the same location in Nevada were it collected. Sagenite wont come in platelets like that, sagenite would be Radiating Brust of needles. Barite would be more like PLates stacking on themselves.
Nice Cabs either way Ed. So when r u gonna start posting them to ebay?
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Post by stoner on Apr 20, 2006 15:20:34 GMT -5
Thanks guys. Backing cabs is my next attempt Shain. I may be putting some cabs up on ebay next week as a matter of fact, along with some more slabs of poppy jasper. That was one of the suggestions I got to improve sales. These plume cabs are probably going to be used in a lamp...more to come on that idea.
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Post by krazydiamond on Apr 20, 2006 18:37:04 GMT -5
perfect shape and shine, Ed...who could ask for more?
KD
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Post by Tweetiepy on Apr 20, 2006 20:24:11 GMT -5
WOW that plume is awesome stuff - but then again what you did with it is awesome too!
Can I sleep with that cab? I think I'm in love!
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Post by WyckedWyre on Apr 20, 2006 20:40:15 GMT -5
That first cab is awesome! Did I mention that Graveyard Point/Regency Rose was my favorite agate before I met the Prudent Man? Nice job, Stoner.  S |
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Post by rockyraccoon on Apr 20, 2006 22:29:42 GMT -5
i was going to guess that the material is binghamite. then i started to doubt myself and went to search for pics online. i'm sticking with binghamite. www.samsilverhawk.com/58cabs/bing4.jpgkim |
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Post by stoner on Apr 20, 2006 22:38:03 GMT -5
Thanks guys. You may be right Kim(for a change). That does look like it. So does binghamite come from Bingha? And if so, where the Hell is Bingha?
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Post by sandsman1 on Apr 20, 2006 22:44:52 GMT -5
wow that plume looks like arial views from above the clouds very nice cabs man
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Post by sandsman1 on Apr 20, 2006 22:47:09 GMT -5
no ed it comes from bingalottamoneyforthisrock--- and we might let ya have some hahaha
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Post by rockds on Apr 20, 2006 23:09:36 GMT -5
wow all are nice but I can see why you can't stay away from the plume agate - those are killer cabs
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Post by parfive on Apr 20, 2006 23:12:45 GMT -5
Killer cabs is right - all three of 'em.
Rich
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Post by deb193 on Apr 20, 2006 23:34:36 GMT -5
That Oddity cab could Be Suedo Barite Agate Daniel. I have some, but is more beige/white. BUt i heard there is old stocks reds from the same location in Nevada were it collected. Sagenite wont come in platelets like that, sagenite would be Radiating Brust of needles. Barite would be more like PLates stacking on themselves. Good Shain - There was some of that in the box you sent me. |
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? Awesome cabs BTW- I worked some stuff on the 400 last night- Gosh it had been a week- and it felt sooo good to grind (hmmm that sounds pretty bad) 
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