Greetings "Foogy", yes i do believe it i know a couple that's into lapidary in Stenhousemuir (Stenismare)
that go to SMLC.
Bonnybridge - Kilsyth = about 8 miles to the west.
Bonnybridge - Stenhousemuir = about 6 miles to the east.
you may be interested in
My first tumble !
What is your first name & what equipment do you have.
I have a 3lb Beach, Lortone QT 12/66, Lortone C300, & had a Evans CR2 rotaries & 2x Viking Vibrosonic
(Diamond Pacific) virbrating tumblers, Evans 8" wet saw (1.5" thick cut).
West of Scotland Mineral & Lapidary Society
Knightswood Community Centre, 201 Alderman Road, Glasgow, G31 3DD.
Secretary: Mr. Wm. McCririck, 40 Glen Ogililvie. East Kilbride, Glasgow, G74 3SY.
Tel.No. 01355-246272
Scottish Mineral & Lapidary Club (EH6 6RZ)Full member fees £192 per year or Associate £15 Jan - Dec + £1 per session.
Free Uniform, access up to 18" saw (12" thick cut), no cabbing machines, faceting but too few
machines 5 year waiting list, grinders & flat laps, 1.5 micron (equivalent to 17,500 grit)
Cerium Oxide / 0.3 micron (equivalent to 90,000 grit) Aluminum Oxide polish.
Associate: large library of books rocks & machines at discounted prices & getting rocks slabbed
by a full member at a reduced cost or a slab or two).
Your £1 fee include tea or coffee & biscuits.
3 days Tue - Thu, 4 nights Mon - Wed & Fri with occasional weekends.
Leith Lapidary Club (EH6 7JG)Full member fees £20 per year Oct - Sep + £1 per session.
14" saw (6" thick cut), no cabbing machines, a faceting machine, grinders & flat laps,
1.5 micron (equivalent to 17,500 grit) Cerium Oxide polish, small library of books
Your £1 fee include tea or coffee & biscuits.
2 days Mon & Wed 1:30pm - 4:30pm, 2 or more members can extend until 7pm for a maximum of £2.50 each,
7pm - 9:30pm, with occasional Sunday.
I notice you were looking for rocks try the Corrie burn, Kilsyth for Quartz fortified Agate look for Quartz!
Please checkout my Sticky's below!
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I hail from (The Barony of Seabegs)
Bonnybridge,
Stirlingshire,
U.K, where
aliens (15mb) sometimes come
for a visit & about 4 miles west from this
monstrosity!
Sticky's: their contents are resource information 1#:
Vendors worldwide (2mb), 2#:
How to use the forum,
3#:
How to identify rocks & minerals, 4#:
Save money on expensive grits & polishes,
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