jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jul 29, 2013 17:29:17 GMT -5
Might as well be a chunk of glass. Barely tapped it with the hammer and it really came apart. Almost zero fractures. Not heated and super hard See the slab at lower left? Look what happens when light goes thru it. Even a blue halide makes yellow. The lone fracture has yellow aura(Jean).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2013 18:16:13 GMT -5
Ok, first of all, that is a ratchet not a hammer. Plus we do not know what size of ratchet. 1/4 - 3/8 Looks like you have some really nice stuff to work with. The way you go it will probably be finished in what, 35 minutes? You get more done plus posting it all than three other people combined. What is your secret? Wheaties? Jim
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Post by panamark on Jul 29, 2013 18:30:30 GMT -5
Ok, first of all, that is a ratchet not a hammer. Plus we do not know what size of ratchet. 1/4 - 3/8 Jim Beat me to it. Out this way we also call that a rachet, but things are different down south there What do y'all cut wood with? That is a great batch to work on. Can't wait to see it.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 29, 2013 19:57:06 GMT -5
Cut wood with hammer of course. My business gives me a lot of spare time Jim. Sometimes it is overwhelming though. Wife helps a lot.
That is a sweet coral. They are usually ill formed in the center from Zephyr. Not that one.
The ratchet buffaloed you guys. This is good.
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 29, 2013 20:20:36 GMT -5
WOW !! A ratcheting rock hammer. What will they think of next ? Nice hunk of coral. Can't wait to see it heated.
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Post by robsrockshop on Jul 29, 2013 20:29:34 GMT -5
It's a 3/8" ratchet I can tell by looking at it and craftsmans 1/4" doesn't look like that. LOL.
Nice rock too.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 29, 2013 21:42:15 GMT -5
Don, I cooked a piece knowing it would probably not change much. It dulled it actually. Gotta have iron-yellow, red, brown. And some colors I can not describe. Whites, clears, blacks, grays hardly change(no iron). That damn ratchet was sitting close so I used it for scale. I am glad that it took the whole stage. What about my poor coral head ?! LOL YESYESYES that is a 3/8 ratchet Rob. Tools have impact on brains. The ratchet is for the vise on the saw that I cleaned and tuned today. Check it out. Covington 1/2 HP 18 inch saw. All I ever cut was large specimens and then polished the faces. So I carefully aligned it so that it did not leave saw marks. Pretty much start at 400 grit to polish faces of specimen. Lub is kerosene+80W Used paint on saw blade to see marking. Moded pulleys to run 303 segmenter
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 29, 2013 21:45:03 GMT -5
I didn't know you had a big saw - cool! When are you going to start cabbing?
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Post by quartz on Jul 29, 2013 22:14:32 GMT -5
Looks to me like you've "ratcheted" your act up. Nice rock. Larry. Don't know why I have a line thru me, can't edit it out, not there before I hit post.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 29, 2013 23:01:04 GMT -5
Always used it for specimens Jean. May keep doing the same and for prepping tumbling stuff. Yep Larry i'm a ratchateer LOL
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2013 23:14:04 GMT -5
What?? No cheaters for scale? Instead you give us a danged ratchet? Most of out ladies have no clue how big that is. rockpickerforever excepted, of course. Nice saw!
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Post by jamesp on Jul 29, 2013 23:52:31 GMT -5
Ratchet obsession aaawwww wogmogamite
She can overhaul 4 speed transmissions on outboard motors.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 30, 2013 9:29:52 GMT -5
I wasn't going to say anything about the ratchet. I get yelled at if I use ratchets (and a good Craftsman one, at that!) as hammers. I didn't know you could break rocks (or coral, as the case may be) with them. Didn't realize it was for a saw, I thought it was a 5/8 spark plug socket. I don't work on outboard motors. However, I did rebuild a two-speed automatic for my '64 Corvair.
And I only work on cars when I have to, not for the fun of it. I'll be getting my dad's '63 Corvair soon, sometime in August. Will have it towed down here so I can work on it. But first, my dad's garage has to get cleaned out so we can get to it. I'll have to take a camera up next week, and get a picture of where it sits. (Can you say hoarders?) I hope we don't scare up any rats when we move it, LOL! It has a car cover on it, and with everything piled on top of (and around) it I couldn't even open the door to see what the mileage is on it. I asked my dad, he said 140,000-ish. Not bad for a FIFTY year old car. New battery, tires, wheel cylinders - as little as possible - and I'll start looking for a new home for it.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 30, 2013 12:38:31 GMT -5
What?? No cheaters for scale? Instead you give us a danged ratchet? Most of out ladies have no clue how big that is. rockpickerforever excepted, of course. Nice saw! I was just going to comment on how much I love this coral, but I see I have to correct you, Scott. I was a body mechanic and I've done my share of car repairs. I've also found that a 3/8 ratchet does a fine job of smashing the windshield of a 65 Rambler... long story....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2013 12:40:04 GMT -5
Tela I am now literally laughing out loud!
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Post by jamesp on Jul 30, 2013 13:02:44 GMT -5
Dang if I don't have a headache all the sudden. I agree that it is abusive to use a ratchet as a hammer. I am proud of all the RTH members that have so much respect for ratchet. May God bless each and every one of you for respecting the ratchet. Being a welder I should connect a hammerhead to the other end of the %#$&(@ ratchet That's it That's what is getting ready to happen. A ratcher. I will make small so you guys can store it where the sun don't shine. Regards The Ratcheteer OLD RATCHET NEW RATCHET (RATCHER (patent is pending)) Welded with 308 Stainless Steel food grade rod so it will not irritate storage cavity Ratchet as a scale...Notice color change on that coral. Gotta be iron. This is part of a 70 pound coral head. Again, ratchet as a scale. Coral to slab. In a marketing photo suggestion Thankyou for the motivation and inspiration. You know where to put your ratchet....
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Post by jamesp on Jul 30, 2013 13:38:16 GMT -5
And for the real stirrers of irritation....
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 30, 2013 13:40:17 GMT -5
Dude, that last shot is hella sexy. I didn't know a ratcher could be so provocative. But, I guess it would need to be to end up where you want it to go. Think I'd rather have some coral, instead. LOL!!!! edit- we posted at the same time- I meant the last glamor shot of the ratcher.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 30, 2013 13:50:44 GMT -5
Ya sure it's not a hamchet?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2013 14:01:28 GMT -5
OMFG, you - are - killing - me. You actually made a ratcher! 303 stainless for food grade safety too! wow! I am really more impressed (depressed really) about all the southern engineering on your saw. Spring clamps and ratchets to work your saw. I really had a good look at your new invention - The Ratcher[TM] and after careful consideration I have decided it wont fit. Sorry bro'.
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