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spikeict
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Post by spikeict on May 30, 2007 20:18:47 GMT -5

tumbled cabs, too many disappointments, so there is a machine on it's way here. I took the last of the tumbled cabs out today and wanted to show them. A little bit ago I said in Ed's post that I was not going to tonight but remembered that I am going to be gone helping a friend with a local music festival through Sunday: All WWR

This one I call mountain lion tooth, because of the Jamie and the girls stinky deer hole discovery.

A pendant

The very bottom of a nodule it took me a hour to bang out of the Basalt.

Aye, fight and you may die, run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!

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SteveHolmes fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2009 Posts: 1,900	My last May 30, 2007 21:01:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SteveHolmes on May 30, 2007 21:01:46 GMT -5 Great cabs! I especially like 2nd to the last one. That one looks very nice and i love thedesigns throughout it. Congratz on the new machine, I'll bet you can't wait until it arrives. Steve

stoner no longer being taken for granite THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE Member since March 2003 Posts: 7,715	My last May 30, 2007 21:40:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stoner on May 30, 2007 21:40:40 GMT -5 Now why would you be hesitant to post these? They all look great Mark. Nice shapes and a great shine too.

parfive no longer being taken for granite Member since August 2005 Posts: 9,608	My last May 31, 2007 0:11:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by parfive on May 31, 2007 0:11:47 GMT -5 Well, Spike, that batch looks pretty damn good from here. You gonna "fix 'em up right" on the new cabbin' machine? Rich
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akansan still telling self it's just a hobby Member since January 2006 Posts: 4,075	My last May 31, 2007 8:43:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by akansan on May 31, 2007 8:43:26 GMT -5 I think I can guess the exact spot that first one came from...or at least the general hill. Those look great, Mark! The first one and the "pendant" are my favorites.

adrian65 Cave Dweller Arch to golden memories and to great friends. Member since February 2007 Posts: 10,790	My last May 31, 2007 9:00:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by adrian65 on May 31, 2007 9:00:59 GMT -5 Really great work, very hard to pick a fav. Let's say no 2, but 1, 5 and 6 are very close to it. Adrian
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cina driving up their electric bill Member since September 2006 Posts: 2,035	My last May 31, 2007 9:57:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cina on May 31, 2007 9:57:23 GMT -5 Nice cabs!!! I like the frist one the best. Thanks. Steph

spikeict fully equipped rock polisher Alba gu bra! In Promptu Member since November 2006 Posts: 1,413	My last May 31, 2007 10:26:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by spikeict on May 31, 2007 10:26:05 GMT -5 Thanks all, I ordered a Barranca GP-6 from Bernies on Friday so I am hoping it will get here the first of next week. Yes Ronda, that was where it came from, I have another slab and a small chunk left. Spike
	Aye, fight and you may die, run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM! SpikesStoneworks

blarneystone spending too much on rocks Rocks in my head Member since March 2010 Posts: 307	My last May 31, 2007 11:21:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by blarneystone on May 31, 2007 11:21:00 GMT -5 Very nice Mark! Can't wait to see what you can do with the grinder!
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textiger freely admits to licking rocks Member since May 2005 Posts: 946	My last May 31, 2007 12:11:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by textiger on May 31, 2007 12:11:22 GMT -5 Those are great. Hard to pick a favorite, but pendant might get the nod. That's gorgeous. What was the problem with tumbling them, fractures? Did you vibe them or roll them?
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spikeict fully equipped rock polisher Alba gu bra! In Promptu Member since November 2006 Posts: 1,413	My last May 31, 2007 15:41:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by spikeict on May 31, 2007 15:41:35 GMT -5 It is a rolling tumbler, there was a lot of wear in this batch that should not have been there as it started in 500. Plus this that happened in polish that was full of beads.
	Aye, fight and you may die, run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM! SpikesStoneworks

Condor driving up their electric bill Woodward Agates Member since February 2005 Posts: 2,772	My last May 31, 2007 17:02:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Condor on May 31, 2007 17:02:31 GMT -5 Wow! That brown cab looks just like mountain volcano at WWR that Pho made the buttons from. Condor
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jjckitti freely admits to licking rocks Member since January 2007 Posts: 775	My last May 31, 2007 19:36:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jjckitti on May 31, 2007 19:36:19 GMT -5 very pretty stuff you got. love it.
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I see what you mean. That is disappointing. The reason I asked is that I have a vibe and hope to eventually use it to polish any cabs I try to make. Unfortunately, the science of this hobby gives way to chance a lot more than I'd like. It's gotten to the point where I'm afraid to due a borax burnish between grits or after polish. Even with a lot of pellets, I've taken off the lid to find a terrifically tumbled rock chipped and cracked during the burnish.

matt

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joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	My last Jun 2, 2007 22:23:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on Jun 2, 2007 22:23:13 GMT -5 Those are great! I bet you love the grinder.
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