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Post by jamesp on Nov 27, 2013 18:03:19 GMT -5
That would be european style of learning. That is an amazing history.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2013 19:09:18 GMT -5
That red one is Bufo melanostictus. It's an Asian Toad. Carvers generally carve local stuff. Are we sure that's carved in Germany? ![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Bufo_melanostictus_female.jpg) ![](http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t620/gemfeller/Germany473_zps92d98a4d.jpg) I do especially love how the artist incorporates the natural color variation in the stone into the subject. That rodent is magnificent!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Nov 27, 2013 20:59:06 GMT -5
those large laps are for lapping eggs and slabs.... allows them to do a full slab with a real nice shine to it. very nice work too !!
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Post by gemfeller on Nov 27, 2013 22:17:01 GMT -5
That red one is Bufo melanostictus. It's an Asian Toad. Carvers generally carve local stuff. Are we sure that's carved in Germany? 100% Rick
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 27, 2013 22:57:39 GMT -5
The saw must work fine for thunder eggs, but I wonder if he's able to get consistent thickness slabs...I don't see any wait to control the advance of the vise.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2013 23:04:04 GMT -5
That red one is Bufo melanostictus. It's an Asian Toad. Carvers generally carve local stuff. Are we sure that's carved in Germany? 100% Rick Well, the toad is a common pet store item. I'd say he nailed it. Love to have a red toad like that!!
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Post by jamesp on Nov 27, 2013 23:24:04 GMT -5
The saw must work fine for thunder eggs, but I wonder if he's able to get consistent thickness slabs...I don't see any wait to control the advance of the vise. Chuck I wondered about that too Chuck. That saw has got me a bit captivated. I think it works like this 1 Clamp the rock in the swing arm 2 Swing the arm out and slide it on the top shaft toward the saw blade to the point you want it to slice the rock. 3 Turn the saw on and gently lay the rock against the rotating blade till a kerf is cut. 4 Wait till rock is cut,certainly there is a stop switch when cut is complete. 5 To cut again repeat the above -slide it on the top shaft toward the saw blade to the point you want it to slice the rock Once the kerf is started and assuming the swing arm swings exactly parallel to the blade then it should cut straight.
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Post by pghram on Nov 28, 2013 11:58:20 GMT -5
When I first saw the mouse, I though that I had some how jumped to a taxidermy site, incredible.
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Post by jamesp on Nov 29, 2013 6:39:41 GMT -5
The town of Idar-Oberstein in Germany soon emerged as the gem cutting capital of the world. According to historical records, miners in the late 14th century found agates not far from the tiny towns of Idar and Oberstein and began to cut it into cabochons and sculptures. The actual history of the industry there probably predates the existing records of it. It is known that mechanized mining operations for the extraction of stones within the vicinity of the towns, began in the late 1400s, creating a demand for gem-cutters, and stone-carvers who migrated to the area. By the start of the 18th century, there were about 15 cutting gem shops. This number doubled by the beginning of the 19th century. A large boom occurred when German emigrants discovered large agate deposits in Brazil and brought the material back to be cut. By the late 1800s, there were more than 150 gem cutting shops in Idar-Oberstein.
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 30, 2013 9:32:23 GMT -5
James what we're not seeing is there is no doubt a micrometer that allows advancing the vise in increments of 0.001mm :-)
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Post by jamesp on Nov 30, 2013 9:41:38 GMT -5
Sarcasm on German precision. I love it. Well said Chuck. I have been given some search words from kk to research these dang German saws. Laser feedback advance too.LOL This fellow has so many big laps in his shop. Guys that lap want good saw cuts. So i feel he has excellent saws. And they are simple but the parts/components are high dollar. I like this see---saw rig ![](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5497/10673632823_d1d1df78f6_z.jpg)
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