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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2013 19:56:18 GMT -5
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Post by parfive on Feb 24, 2013 20:02:32 GMT -5
Like ridin’ a bike, eh?
Very nice.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 24, 2013 20:10:47 GMT -5
Wow
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Post by Thunder69 on Feb 24, 2013 20:22:59 GMT -5
Excellent sphere...How big is it?....John
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2013 20:36:06 GMT -5
Thanks.
The sphere is 3.75"
The darn thing had a fracture in it that I did not see until I finished the 200 grind, so I had to make a 2nd one. :-) The cool thing about the serpentine spheres is they only take about 6-7 hours to make.
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Post by electricface on Feb 24, 2013 21:39:48 GMT -5
Real pretty
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Post by rattlehead on Feb 24, 2013 22:30:50 GMT -5
That turned out great. I really like that serpentine a lot.
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Feb 24, 2013 22:35:07 GMT -5
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Post by adrian65 on Feb 24, 2013 23:04:23 GMT -5
Beautiful sphere. Interesting to see all the process.
You only place that chamfered cube in between those two cups and that's all? Does it spin by itself or do you have to change its position from time to time?
Adrian
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Post by Mike Menzie on Feb 25, 2013 5:16:17 GMT -5
...serpentine is pink...? Where I live, it's quite green...
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 25, 2013 11:30:33 GMT -5
that was cool to see it from start to finish.
I would be lucky to get the preform cut in the amount of time you made the sphere. looks like a lot of time in the slab saw and a lot of repositioning of the rock to get all those cuts.
thanks for the detailed pictures!
Chuck
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2013 11:43:23 GMT -5
I need to get my machine running. I have some nice stones from friends in AZ.
Nice work Tim! I've never seen red serpentine.
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Mike Menzie
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Post by Mike Menzie on Feb 25, 2013 16:40:35 GMT -5
seriously...serpentine isn't always green...?
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Post by jakesrocks on Feb 25, 2013 18:16:16 GMT -5
Sweet sphere, and that Cholla cactus makes a great sphere stand too.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2013 19:46:54 GMT -5
Adrian, I left a few pic's out. As far as red serpentine, I have no idea. This material was identified by two different geologist at the old Arizona Ming Museum as Serpentine, so thats what I call it. What ever it is I LIKE it. :-) Scott, hurry up and fix your machine! I have been waiting for some pic's from you.  Here is the pre-grind from the cabbing unit, getting ready to put it in the sphere machine.  Using a chop saw makes quick work out of cutting the preform.  |
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Post by rallyrocks on Feb 25, 2013 20:32:46 GMT -5
In several California locations, red in serpentine is cinnabar inclusions, that sure is a beautiful sphere!
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Post by Mike Menzie on Feb 26, 2013 5:17:30 GMT -5
I need to get me a chop saw, or make mine! As for the red serpentine, that's sure interesting, and a nice change from the green stuff!
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