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Post by youp50 on Apr 3, 2017 15:52:10 GMT -5
Here is a piece of jasper I have. There is approximately 3/8 of an inch of rock needed to be removed to get a flat surface. Not sure what its called, but in saw mill vernacular its called 'opening'. So when I am ready to open this piece, should I open to just face it flat and have a little bit of 3/8 inch tumbler fodder, probably only useful for the smalls needed to grind? Or do I open deeper to get some pieces that may be something when done in the tumble? Or do I send it to you because you are a great person? 
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Post by Pat on Apr 3, 2017 16:03:13 GMT -5
Ooooh! I like your last option. 😄
What you do with depends on what you want in the end. Nice piece!
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 3, 2017 16:15:03 GMT -5
I am, no doubt, the all around best person you will ever meet.  Seriously though..... I don't even have a saw, so I should shut up. |
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Post by Peruano on Apr 3, 2017 17:51:41 GMT -5
Great things come from end pieces. I'd cut it thick enough to have it and the larger piece at the very least. I cut 5 turns on my vice adjustment (probably 3/16")for cabs. Never be afraid of your rock. It's yours and you are trying to save it from obscurity.
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Post by Peruano on Apr 3, 2017 18:01:12 GMT -5
Actually I misspoke. I try to slab at1/4"because I like the freedom of a higher dome. Too thin is too thin and harder to finish.
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Apr 4, 2017 7:56:50 GMT -5
Nice rock i would consider 1/4" so you can do something with it if you want later if not still would make a nicer end piece.and as your last option if you want send me only a small slablet not the whole thing. Thats how nice i am, nice!
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Post by pghram on Apr 4, 2017 17:39:55 GMT -5
That stone should cut some one cab wonders that should be wonderful. I would make the first cut a little thick so it's cabable.
I would be open to buying one of the slabs.
Peace,
Rich
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Post by youp50 on Apr 4, 2017 18:26:52 GMT -5
It will be awhile before I cut. I am anxious to get at it. Packed for a move, recovering hernia surgery. I may head to the local club to use the saws there. I will let you know.
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Post by napoleonrags on Apr 4, 2017 21:40:14 GMT -5
Here is a piece of jasper I have. There is approximately 3/8 of an inch of rock needed to be removed to get a flat surface. Not sure what its called, but in saw mill vernacular its called 'opening'. So when I am ready to open this piece, should I open to just face it flat and have a little bit of 3/8 inch tumbler fodder, probably only useful for the smalls needed to grind? Or do I open deeper to get some pieces that may be something when done in the tumble? Or do I send it to you because you are a great person?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 23:16:22 GMT -5
It's called a "window".
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Nice!!
Well done!
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Post by youp50 on Apr 5, 2017 3:17:43 GMT -5
No, I have the "gift of gab". A nice young lady went through the trouble of picking it from a bin for me. I may send her a flower. Its from Madagascar. There are several more, not quite as nice.
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Post by youp50 on Apr 5, 2017 3:23:42 GMT -5
It's called a "window". And Nice!! Well done! The window is the first slice. Window because that's when we get the first glimpse of the possibilities, or lack there of? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 8:47:16 GMT -5
It's called a "window". And Nice!! Well done! The window is the first slice. Window because that's when we get the first glimpse of the possibilities, or lack there of? Yes.. ... We will polish a window to see into the stone. Also to test if it will polish |
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 5, 2017 9:41:35 GMT -5
Yes sir,slab it 1/4" and Git R Done!!! Sweet material!
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Post by youp50 on Apr 5, 2017 16:42:59 GMT -5
...and if it doesn't polish, no sense in cutting any more. Got it. Thanks.
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Post by Peruano on Apr 5, 2017 17:17:57 GMT -5
Slabs from apparently pretty rocks are like potato chips. I almost never can stop at one no matter how the first one looked.
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Seriously though..... I don't even have a saw, so I should shut up.
