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Post by paulshiroma on Jul 1, 2012 23:03:16 GMT -5
I wanted to drop a quick post to say "THANKS" to the guys over at Hand-2-Mouth Mining for some beautiful obsidian. I had purchased a tumbling box and was impressed by the materials. There was enough pieces to do some slabbing and a lot of tumbling materials. Recently, I purchased a MFRB of their "AAA+" grade cutting materials. They made sure that the pieces were sized appropriately to my saw (a 10") and gave me a great assortment of colors. I've only had a chance to cut a couple of the rocks and am looking forward to seeing what's in the others. Here's a few photos of the two rocks that I cut this afternoon. I had a lot of trouble with the camera - kept focusing past the slab; these were the best photos and they don't do the material justice.       Thanks again, Guys! Paul |
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 2, 2012 10:55:59 GMT -5
Awesome!
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Post by helens on Jul 2, 2012 11:33:48 GMT -5
WOW on that first piece!!! I'm thrilled with them too!!! They have some crazy colors and textures! I need to cab some, I want to see how they shine up too!!
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Post by paulshiroma on Jul 2, 2012 14:54:09 GMT -5
Helen, I noticed you picked up some of their slabs - I can't wait to see your cabs as those were beautiful pieces. Do me a favor and PM me when you post photos of your cabs. I'm trying to finish up an existing batch of agate and jasper but may put them on hold to get some of the tumbling pieces in the barrels, instead. These have been fun to work with.
Thanks for checking out the photos.
Paul
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Post by christopherl1234 on Jul 2, 2012 18:44:52 GMT -5
They sent you some killer material Paul. Lots of colors
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Post by xXxAlisha91xXx on Jul 4, 2012 0:47:50 GMT -5
Wow! That's gorgeous! I can't wait to see how you and Helen's cabs of it come out ;D
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Post by paulshiroma on Jul 4, 2012 0:55:38 GMT -5
Hey, Alisha - Your cab came out beautifully! I'm sure Helen will have some awesome ones as well. Cabbing is one area of this hobby that I have yet to attempt ... mostly due to time constraints (I even bothered to get some instruction from my local club).
Thanks
Paul
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Post by helens on Jul 4, 2012 4:51:43 GMT -5
Ok, I cut the corners off of 6 of my slabs, and rough shaped them. WOW!!!! They are in the tumbler now, will take pix as I get closer to polished, but they are just gorgeous:)!!!!
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Post by paulshiroma on Jul 4, 2012 11:21:38 GMT -5
Okay, Helen...that was like the season-ending cliff hanger on a TV show, LOL! "Don't worry, the season premier is in ... 13 weeks!" HA! Leave us hanging why don't you!
Paul
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2012 15:18:16 GMT -5
That is some fukang quality rock.
Jim
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Post by paulshiroma on Jul 4, 2012 23:52:48 GMT -5
It's been a lot of fun to work with, Jim! Thanks for checking out the thread.
Paul
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Post by helens on Jul 6, 2012 1:44:23 GMT -5
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Post by paulshiroma on Jul 6, 2012 8:34:39 GMT -5
I may swap out the agates/jaspers that are in the tumblers for the obsidian. Those pieces came out great, Helen. What grit size did you start them at?
Thanks
Paul
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Post by helens on Jul 6, 2012 9:47:21 GMT -5
I have a Lot-O vibe, and they started at 220... and 3 days later are still in that same 220. I am testing the theory that the grit breaks down every day if I can... so they will likely stay in 220 the whole cycle unless there's a reason to change the grit:P.
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 6, 2012 10:03:13 GMT -5
Wow, that first one is beautiful!
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Post by paulshiroma on Jul 6, 2012 21:40:06 GMT -5
Thanks for the intel, Helen. I was hesitant to start it in the coarse grit (I use 46-70) and was considering going straight to the fine level.
Thanks for checking out the thread, Jo!
Paul
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hand2mouthmining
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Post by hand2mouthmining on Aug 9, 2012 14:55:20 GMT -5
Thanks for the great assist, Paul, Helen and all of our loyal customers! We truly appreciate our customers high standards, and strive to live up to your expectations.
We're adding a "customer creations" page to our website this week, with photo credits and links to your websites. We love our customers!
Thanks, friends!
Kris & Al
Hand-2-Mouth Mining
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Post by paulshiroma on Aug 9, 2012 23:59:05 GMT -5
Wow, thanks guys! I'm just having fun slabbing all the materials you sent. Got three barrels of tumbling sized materials running and the initial results (between recharges) is really slick!
Thanks
Paul
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