barclay
has rocks in the head
Lowly Padawan of rocks
Member since November 2011
Posts: 510
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Post by barclay on Dec 24, 2012 14:18:57 GMT -5
Howdy, I am Paul and I am feeding my rock addiction. It started innocently enough in 1991 when my fiancé asked me to pick up some opal for her when my ship pulled in to Australia. I have been playing with rocks on an off since then. I joined a local rock club around 1992 and mostly make jewelry out of cabs. Recently I found an ancient automatic slabbing saw at a rock sale. It was in bad shape, but I figured for $30 I would take a chance. After about $500 for a new box and powder coating I can now take on cobblestones. I do need to get a new blade for it and I am told someone here sells saw blades. I had fun doing a trip to the Big Pile in April, even though I sprained my ankle. Here are some photos of the cabs I made from Panoche material. I look forward to going back and finding more cool rocks. Attachments:
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Post by johnjsgems on Dec 24, 2012 15:53:11 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum!
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hand2mouthmining
spending too much on rocks
Purveyors of California Gem Rock
Member since September 2011
Posts: 495
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Post by hand2mouthmining on Dec 25, 2012 3:51:15 GMT -5
Welcome to the RTH Forum, Paul! Hope your sprained ankle got better! I hope you can make it out to collect with us in the Panoche Hills at Area 54 soon, it's the Big Pile times 1,000! You'll find great folks & info here at RTH, have fun! Kris Admin, RFTF! Dedicated RTH member
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