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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Apr 12, 2012 18:03:56 GMT -5
Well, I didn't get wet this time, had to go slower & now my nice clean oil is a mess!!!!! However cutting was a whole lot easier, especially when I was able to use the vice for the small piece of Morrisonite I cut. Unfortunately the other pieces were either too big for the vice or too awkwardly shaped,so I had to hold them. There must be a way around that???!!! Morrisonite Sonoran Dendritic Rhyolite Marra Mamba - Not too happy with the way the cuts turned out! First cut was uneven & too thick! Next ones were better but I would have been happier with thinner cuts! Seraphanite That's all I got done for the amount of time I spent outside. Clean up was faster & instead of being soaking wet I was just oily!
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Post by gr on Apr 12, 2012 19:06:57 GMT -5
Oily is not bad considering the reason for it. All 4 are awesome material
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Post by Tonyterner on Apr 12, 2012 19:32:56 GMT -5
Ooo I love the seraphanite. Marta mamba is pretty darn nice too.
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Post by Pat on Apr 12, 2012 19:47:43 GMT -5
Beautiful slices! All of them.
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Post by johnjsgems on Apr 12, 2012 19:55:12 GMT -5
Donnie, you can use wedge shaped pieces of wood to help hold odd shape rocks in the vise. On my tile saw without a vise I set the rock on a 1/2" piece of styrofoam packing and guide it through using both hands. It works well on my water saw.
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Apr 12, 2012 20:18:46 GMT -5
Thank you John! I will be doing some experimenting!
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Apr 12, 2012 20:32:14 GMT -5
Cool slabs! I have one of those cheapie clear plastic raincoats that I wear with the back in front to keep me from getting oily
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keystonecops
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Post by keystonecops on Apr 12, 2012 21:10:41 GMT -5
Donnie, I've got a clear plastic dish washing apron. Cost me 3.00 on the bay. See ifn ya have any cleanin supply places near ya. I use rubber gloves on my slab saws. Cheaper than hand wipes. Later Clyde
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Post by Bikerrandy on Apr 13, 2012 19:09:44 GMT -5
Those are all awesome slabs!!
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copiahdad
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Post by copiahdad on Apr 23, 2012 14:03:21 GMT -5
...... Unfortunately the other pieces were either too big for the vice or too awkwardly shaped,so I had to hold them. There must be a way around that???!!!I'm a lapidary newbie. I'm making cabs with used RayTech Diamon Jem cab machine I found cheap and also using a tile saw for trimming. The MS Gem and Mineral Society I have recently joined uses carpenter wood glue to glue odd shaped rocks to small pieces of 2x4. The 2x4 is clamped in vice of the saw. I wouldn't have believed that would work but actually works great. I cut a couple slabs this past week at the MGMS school that were glued up and it worked great.
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Post by deb193redux on Apr 23, 2012 14:28:04 GMT -5
Just make sure you only use oil with wood glue. Even RV fluid mixed with water will release the wood glue.
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Minnesota Daniel
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Post by Minnesota Daniel on Apr 23, 2012 14:32:28 GMT -5
Just make sure you only use oil with wood glue. Even RV fluid mixed with water will release the wood glue. Oh! Thanks for the tip. I was going to give that a try with my tile saw, but I didn't realize the glue was so quickly loosened in water. I thought it held long enough to cut a couple slabs. That coulda been a disaster!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 23, 2012 14:37:31 GMT -5
That Seraphanite is awesome!
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rockingthenorth
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Post by rockingthenorth on Apr 23, 2012 15:44:27 GMT -5
pretty cool slabs donnie as always
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ulstergeki
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Post by ulstergeki on Apr 27, 2012 18:17:38 GMT -5
Nice slabs
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RockIt2Me
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Post by RockIt2Me on Apr 28, 2012 22:14:18 GMT -5
I use Gorilla glue because it expands to fill in the crevices and a 2X4 chunk. Getting the end cut off can be difficult, though. I will tap with a flat blade screwdriver and hammer or just slice it off on my radial arm saw. Very nice seraphinite.
Nancie
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copiahdad
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Post by copiahdad on May 2, 2012 23:44:14 GMT -5
Yeah I'm told they use carpenter wood glue instead of gorilla glue because when through cutting, they just drop the 2x4 with remainder of rock glued to wood, in bucket of water and rock just pops off of the wood. Gorilla glue is water resistant.
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