Post by Mattatya on Mar 28, 2013 2:38:14 GMT -5
Hey Gang,
Excited today to get an afternoon on the HP Saw/Arbor combo I have been refurbishing. The only thing left to do is get a hood or cover plate in front cause this thing sprays like a pissed skunk.
Here is a pic of the saw/arbor I'm working with.
The reason I jumped on the saw today was initially for a rock ID I've been trying to figure out over the last two weeks. Link to that thread. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/index.cgi?board=rocksidlib&action=display&thread=58582&page=2
Here is the mysterious rock mentioned above. More pics also in above thread.
Well I couldn't stop there with just one cut lol. So I started going through some recent material I picked up from the Rock Club I belong to and from a couple other buys lately.
A member at my rock club was going local hunting for rhodonite and was offering to club members to purchase. I picked up ten pounds and received it a couple weeks back. When I received it from the seller It looks like I just got a bunch of black rock with a couple slivers of pink.
I am very new to rock ID and what it looked like to me was they had chipped the rock saw very little pink and gave me the low end of the deal. I was sure mistaken and shame on me for making such a judgment when based on my lack of knowledge. I never said anything directly to the seller but feel I should apologies to her for what I was thinking lol. It may not be the best but it sure is the best to me and I love how it came from my home state of Washington.
Here is it cut. How freaking cool of a surprise it was for me to see this come from such a dark place.
So here is my slab cutting question. When you cut a slab from a rock are you suppose to cut all the way through the rock creating to parts or do you cut it to where there is just a little bit of slab hanging on and tap it with you hand or object to break loose like this?
The reason I ask is I have bought slab cuts in the past from members on RTH and they usually have a little hang of rough on the edge of the cut where it seems to they have broken it off by tapping it. What is the best practice?
Here is some common opal wood/stone from George Washington near Susan. We picked this up along with a bunch more last September. This stuff is a bitch but sure is pretty. I did a tumble batch of it recently and turned out really cool.
Here is some of my most favorite Washington green Serpentine that is being hounded on Huckleberry Mountain in Spokane WA. It has been found and claimed and is the coolest bright green. More information about it can be found on the claim owners website. The website is very new. www.washingtonrocks.net/ They are also finding Sky-Blue Hemimorphite . I haven't seen it but heard they have some at Jerry's rock and Gem in Kent WA. I have thought about doing a group buy of this material if members were interested. When I spoke with Jerry's Rock and Gem they said if enough was purchased they could drop it down from$12 a pound to $5 a pound. I didn't ask how much was $5 much though in weight.
Here is a cut I did of turtella stone I picked up at Ed's House of Gems in Portland Oregon. I love this stuff.
Now this was also one of my favorite surprises today. I have noooo idea what it is but picked up them recently from a rock purchase. If anyone knows the name and origins of this stone let me know. I hope it polishes well. It is SOLID material. When I looked at it originally it just looked like a yellowish layered type rock with a weird growth formation on top that looks like petrified worms lol. But when I cut it today it was another sign that I shouldn't be so judgmental of rocks I know nothing about until I open them. What was this yellowish brown but just due to weathering of the rock. When I cut it open it went from yellow blah to Orange/yellow, then a red think line bordering this amazing pale blue color. The combination of colors was such a surprise and visually very pleasing to me. I'm excited to see its polished outcome. I hope it polishes. I would love to cab it but but have no idea how I would shape it since it is so layered and parallel. I haven't spent much time cabbing but this one is going to be in the front row.
I wish the photos did a better justice to the colors blue and red. When I get some sunny weather I'm going to retake the pics outside.
Here is a great before and after. The Right side is the weathered color and the left is the fresh cut.
Here is my all my happiness today in one photo.
Thanks for looking and letting the photos load. It is pick heavy
Matt
Excited today to get an afternoon on the HP Saw/Arbor combo I have been refurbishing. The only thing left to do is get a hood or cover plate in front cause this thing sprays like a pissed skunk.
Here is a pic of the saw/arbor I'm working with.
The reason I jumped on the saw today was initially for a rock ID I've been trying to figure out over the last two weeks. Link to that thread. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/index.cgi?board=rocksidlib&action=display&thread=58582&page=2
Here is the mysterious rock mentioned above. More pics also in above thread.
Well I couldn't stop there with just one cut lol. So I started going through some recent material I picked up from the Rock Club I belong to and from a couple other buys lately.
A member at my rock club was going local hunting for rhodonite and was offering to club members to purchase. I picked up ten pounds and received it a couple weeks back. When I received it from the seller It looks like I just got a bunch of black rock with a couple slivers of pink.
I am very new to rock ID and what it looked like to me was they had chipped the rock saw very little pink and gave me the low end of the deal. I was sure mistaken and shame on me for making such a judgment when based on my lack of knowledge. I never said anything directly to the seller but feel I should apologies to her for what I was thinking lol. It may not be the best but it sure is the best to me and I love how it came from my home state of Washington.
Here is it cut. How freaking cool of a surprise it was for me to see this come from such a dark place.
So here is my slab cutting question. When you cut a slab from a rock are you suppose to cut all the way through the rock creating to parts or do you cut it to where there is just a little bit of slab hanging on and tap it with you hand or object to break loose like this?
The reason I ask is I have bought slab cuts in the past from members on RTH and they usually have a little hang of rough on the edge of the cut where it seems to they have broken it off by tapping it. What is the best practice?
Here is some common opal wood/stone from George Washington near Susan. We picked this up along with a bunch more last September. This stuff is a bitch but sure is pretty. I did a tumble batch of it recently and turned out really cool.
Here is some of my most favorite Washington green Serpentine that is being hounded on Huckleberry Mountain in Spokane WA. It has been found and claimed and is the coolest bright green. More information about it can be found on the claim owners website. The website is very new. www.washingtonrocks.net/ They are also finding Sky-Blue Hemimorphite . I haven't seen it but heard they have some at Jerry's rock and Gem in Kent WA. I have thought about doing a group buy of this material if members were interested. When I spoke with Jerry's Rock and Gem they said if enough was purchased they could drop it down from$12 a pound to $5 a pound. I didn't ask how much was $5 much though in weight.
Here is a cut I did of turtella stone I picked up at Ed's House of Gems in Portland Oregon. I love this stuff.
Now this was also one of my favorite surprises today. I have noooo idea what it is but picked up them recently from a rock purchase. If anyone knows the name and origins of this stone let me know. I hope it polishes well. It is SOLID material. When I looked at it originally it just looked like a yellowish layered type rock with a weird growth formation on top that looks like petrified worms lol. But when I cut it today it was another sign that I shouldn't be so judgmental of rocks I know nothing about until I open them. What was this yellowish brown but just due to weathering of the rock. When I cut it open it went from yellow blah to Orange/yellow, then a red think line bordering this amazing pale blue color. The combination of colors was such a surprise and visually very pleasing to me. I'm excited to see its polished outcome. I hope it polishes. I would love to cab it but but have no idea how I would shape it since it is so layered and parallel. I haven't spent much time cabbing but this one is going to be in the front row.
I wish the photos did a better justice to the colors blue and red. When I get some sunny weather I'm going to retake the pics outside.
Here is a great before and after. The Right side is the weathered color and the left is the fresh cut.
Here is my all my happiness today in one photo.
Thanks for looking and letting the photos load. It is pick heavy
Matt