Sawn Rio's

Here we go again

Moved Rio tumbler to 1000 grit today. Gonna run 1000 for 2 weeks (whatever) before I get back to 'em.
Some sexy rocks!

Looks like you have snow in your future Mr. Jim.

< maniacal laughter >

Well Henry, I have to say that I am very lazy and have always had too much free time.
In the last two days I welded up 20 fire pits in 12 hours. Of which are sold to pay the bills.
That sounds like too much work for a mere mortal in 12 hours, BUT, I invested a lot of time and fair amount of money on tooling.
I measure every distance to every tool, build a table where those tools are at the optimum height and distance for my arm's reach.
Every tool is returned to the exact spot for efficient retrieval as used.
Material inflow and outflow is precision layed out. Jigs are made that receive components readily.
I am a obsessed logistics engineer freak and have always manufactured marketable 'widgets' cutting the time in the income department of life. Whatever widgets sell well.
It is all about having a bit of spare time and some spare change. Only make enough money for a conservative lifestyle, no red Corvettes.
CANNOT drive to a place of employment for fear of wasting 1.5 hours/day sitting in a car when I could be staying in bed an extra 1.5 hours/day.
Despise regulation and govt. 'interference'. Gladly pay taxes.

And the only time I am allowed to saw rocks is when I am welding up fire pits. The saw sits 20(16,5) feet from the welder.
Which motivates welding cause we all love to saw rocks.
I could shave 3 feet off that distance but there is a floor drain obstructing moving the saw closer.(obsession point)
The welding gets me filthy as does the rock saw(note hands in above rock photos). So very dirty clothes/body get washed once for two dirty processes.(obsession point)

Tumbling/rock grinding hobby is treated as a dirty industrial process performed in a solar heated outside building with running water and gravel floor.(an extra greenhouse from a slowing widget(plant) biz)
Plenty of 'dirty' dry warm space for said hobby. Same obsession regarding efficiency exists in the tumbling area.
The tumbling hobby has been considered as a prelude to a tumbling business. Tumbling items for contract be it premature aging of parts or for industrial clients.

My wife suffers greatly. She thinks I think she is totally inefficient which she is. She would probably divorce the next time I mention that subject.
To get a 2 month kitchen pass all I have to say is "If you would do that this way...." Her face gets extremely red. 7 words and I am a free man. Too easy.
She is anxiously waiting the next trip to your Texas lol.

Hope you made it thru the suspense wigglinrocks.
I was targeting Jeremy Mel Richard(all Texan's) others. Especially Mel, he got so irate about 'sawn Rio's' last time. Throwing tantrums lol.

Jamesp= mechanical genius technical nerd cool country boy can do dude!!!

Someone I know has mastered being a 6 month-out-of-the-year nomad. That is the smart guy.

Truly a curse. AND it needs to be rotated 53 degrees for easier approach to front.

Have not really done much with those Rios. Only opening boxes slowly, most is still in box. Tumblers are full of them, a few 8 pound tumblers ain't much rock.