jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Aug 3, 2014 14:08:19 GMT -5
Randomly filled   Top sawn off  Bottom of top  Well formed one   |
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thehp
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Post by thehp on Aug 3, 2014 15:06:45 GMT -5
Please forgive a novice question - but what do you do with these once you have cut them?
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 3, 2014 15:18:15 GMT -5
Come on buddy,your killing me here!! Wife is getting mad with all the drool hanging off the screen!.....LOL
James,those are very nice! Thumbs up
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Aug 3, 2014 15:59:06 GMT -5
Please forgive a novice question - but what do you do with these once you have cut them? Like the Who song, piles and piles and piles  Sell some for aquaria, knapping, tumbling. use some for displays and lamp decorations. Mostly to satisfy curiosity of the innards. And an excuse to get outside and collect more hp. oh, to make Fossilman get in trouble drooling on his keyboard.  |
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Post by kap on Aug 3, 2014 16:58:22 GMT -5
It's not just Fossilmans keyboard that keeps getting wet! |
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Aug 3, 2014 20:11:41 GMT -5
It's not just Fossilmans keyboard that keeps getting wet! When chipping a window off those solid ones I try to do it in a spot where it will not interfere w/the rind after being sawn. So it has a full perimeter coating. These pairs ground and glued together for specimen displays on pedestals or lamp bases. Used to sell them to decorating business.      |
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 3, 2014 22:41:39 GMT -5
Dang it James,I have to order more "Windex" now......LOL
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junglejim
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Post by junglejim on Aug 3, 2014 23:31:24 GMT -5
I'd like to dig through those piles, wouldn't need to go to the river. I'd be happy right there in the yard. Jackpot there!!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Aug 4, 2014 4:42:51 GMT -5
I'd like to dig through those piles, wouldn't need to go to the river. I'd be happy right there in the yard. Jackpot there!! A lot of that is arrowhead and aquarium grade Jim. Or splittable specimen chunks that have unique shapes. Only started collecting color recently. |
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thehp
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Post by thehp on Aug 4, 2014 6:08:10 GMT -5
SO, could you take one of these, and drill it from the back, and insert a powerful LED light and make it "glow"?
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Post by snowmom on Aug 4, 2014 6:14:54 GMT -5
that's a great idea!!! somebody do it, I want to see...
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Aug 4, 2014 9:10:51 GMT -5
SO, could you take one of these, and drill it from the back, and insert a powerful LED light and make it "glow"? absolutely hp. The problem with that dang coral is it is hard hard. it saws well if sawn slow w/good lubricant. But core drilling is aggravating and eats bits fast. I drilled some for mounting on rods and tubes and about gave up. If I had a higher speed drill press it would have helped. The style was mounting them on lucite(acrylic) a few years back when building boom was going full tilt.   |
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thehp
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Post by thehp on Aug 4, 2014 10:34:58 GMT -5
Badass
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2014 21:19:38 GMT -5
No sir... It is properly deemed bad@ss!!! Haha lol,,......... |
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transcendental
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Post by transcendental on Aug 15, 2014 1:40:09 GMT -5
Oh man that yard.... could spend a day just looking thru it all. Fantastic finds and excellent creatiins
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Post by jamesp on Aug 15, 2014 8:41:30 GMT -5
Oh man that yard.... could spend a day just looking thru it all. Fantastic finds and excellent creatiins When landscapers are picking up plants they get chunks for decorating their jobs transendental. Mostly around the garden ponds they build for clients. |
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transcendental
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Post by transcendental on Aug 15, 2014 8:49:42 GMT -5
I'm kindof in awe of just how much of it your able to find. Is the location you hound it nearby, or do you have to travel far to pick it? all from one spot? Can't find anything like that near me That's for sure
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 15, 2014 9:10:40 GMT -5
James the coral you sent me is totally kick-ass cool!!! Going to have some fun cutting this winter...
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Post by jamesp on Aug 15, 2014 9:22:29 GMT -5
I'm kindof in awe of just how much of it your able to find. Is the location you hound it nearby, or do you have to travel far to pick it? all from one spot? Can't find anything like that near me That's for sure It is 3-4 hours to 6 hours away. From Tampa FL north to South Georgia. The rivers are peppered with it. It is very common if you can figure out how to get it out of the river ha. I have luck with a boat. Usually go for 3 days and collect 500-600 pounds per day. 3 or 4 trips per year and that keeps me busy. More coral than I can process. And a lot of that is duds. My favorite material is the stuff further away near Tampa, and I have a hard time getting permission to collect there as there are few rivers. Most of that is collected in deep orange orchard drainage ditches. Florida strict on trespassers(felon on AG land) so I get permission. Don't feel bad, Atlanta has crappy rocks, so travel required to get cool ones. |
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transcendental
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Post by transcendental on Aug 15, 2014 15:10:28 GMT -5
Well worth all the effort it seems. Thanks for sharing pics and info. Interesting to say the least, to see what others hound and the lengths they go thru to get what they get
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