jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jul 19, 2014 15:05:11 GMT -5
Collected some malformed corals to cut as specimens and nightmares. They are sharp and jagged, typical of incomplete silicifications. Will be sawing them for the next few days. Tricky picking these in the field.  |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 19, 2014 15:27:22 GMT -5
Freakin' awesome crazy!!!!!!!!
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FLrockhound
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Post by FLrockhound on Jul 19, 2014 16:12:46 GMT -5
Nice find! The colors are amazing, cant wait to see them opened up.
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Jul 19, 2014 17:28:27 GMT -5
Wonder what kinds of surprises you will find amongst them there corals!!!!!!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jul 19, 2014 18:28:36 GMT -5
Wonder what kinds of surprises you will find amongst them there corals!!!!!! If they are worth a photo it will get put up Donnie. you never know what might be in there. |
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Post by snowmom on Jul 20, 2014 7:49:45 GMT -5
cant wait to see this!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jul 20, 2014 8:01:34 GMT -5
Started cutting the basketball sized one on the left front of tail gate.
It would barely fit in the 18 inch saw vice and almost too tall for the blade.
Cutting 1-2 inch slabs. It is full of cavities and separated sections.
Some of the sections fall away from the main chunk while sawing.
I ate a blade by sawing these when a section fell of and bent the blade. Blade was toast.
6 speed feed rate on Covington, set at slowest feed speed. The kerosene/oil mix is the slipperiest lub I can find.
303 segmented blade is spinning faster than continuos blade per manufacturers recommendations.
I think he wanted a 20 percent speed increase, so I changed the pulley on the blade speed, not the feed speed.
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