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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2017 12:35:17 GMT -5
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Post by captbob on Jul 9, 2017 13:01:12 GMT -5
Very handsome. The rock I mean. Gonna be a big honkin' sphere!!
Why didn't you just use your core drill and save all that cutting? Too big?
Do you have one of those index gizmos to cut all the angles? I wanna get one of them.
Looking forward to the progress reports.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 9, 2017 14:16:47 GMT -5
Looks good, Scott. I'd love to see more of the spheres you make.
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jul 9, 2017 14:57:40 GMT -5
That's gonna be a beaut when done .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2017 15:20:52 GMT -5
Very handsome. The rock I mean. Gonna be a big honkin' sphere!! Why didn't you just use your core drill and save all that cutting? Too big? Do you have one of those index gizmos to cut all the angles? I wanna get one of them. Looking forward to the progress reports. Blushing....  Re: core drill - honeydos Things we do for our honeys. I slabbed the hunk to cube shape and this avoids waste. Re: index gizmo No. I find all the extra cuts required by those too time consuming. 10-15 minutes at the supergrinder or a dozen cuts in the saw. Progress reports to follow... Will finish a 5" bloodstone first, but no WIP for that one. |
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Post by Tommy on Jul 9, 2017 19:21:46 GMT -5
Nice head  The rock is pretty cool too. I'm personally vested in that rock so I'll be following your progress closely here |
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Post by Tommy on Jul 9, 2017 19:28:58 GMT -5
That was the rock on the top of the pile right? Where did the rest of it go???   |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2017 19:44:22 GMT -5
That was the rock on the top of the pile right? Where did the rest of it go??? Yes. That is the one. I had to clean your sweat off it after I got it home. Thanks for the help! I have tons of slabs and another big hunk to make another big cube for captbob... As.for the rest of Utah rocks. Holy crap! I'm cutting a cedar city agate now. Looks like dendritic too... |
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Post by Tommy on Jul 9, 2017 19:52:03 GMT -5
Yes. That is the one. I had to clean your sweat off it after I got it home. It was a hot day!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2017 19:53:44 GMT -5
Lol...
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 9, 2017 22:33:30 GMT -5
Man that is gonna make one cool sphere! Got to say it's rhy-yat enjoyable seeing a picture of someone with less hair than me too *L*....Mel
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Post by El JeffA on Jul 9, 2017 23:05:59 GMT -5
Man that is gonna make one cool sphere! Got to say it's rhy-yat enjoyable seeing a picture of someone with less hair than me too *L*....Mel HaHa,,,loving the "rhy-yat " reference. Having lived in Texas for many years, I get it. They also say Texas is the only state that dog is a 3 syllable word....daw-wuh-guh. While living in Galveston, we had a daw-wuh-guh named Dammit. My step-father got immense pleasure from sending myself and siblings searching for the dog. He enjoyed the neighbors reaction to several adolescent children yelling "Dammit, come here Dammit" Jeff A |
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 10, 2017 6:33:38 GMT -5
Jeff, We should have named the wife's cockatoo Dammit. I've been yelling "Dammit, shut da f**k up you gulldanged bird!" for forty years *L*....Mel
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Post by jamesp on Jul 10, 2017 7:02:19 GMT -5
Have you ever made a sphere out of a hollow geode ? Mohs 9. And very dense. "The Chrome Dome"  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 10, 2017 7:42:42 GMT -5
That's pretty big. How big will the finished sphere be? (Or, did you already say?- I was distracted by your gun. See, no joke about that shiny dome.) |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 10, 2017 8:22:40 GMT -5
ha ha
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2017 8:33:24 GMT -5
That's pretty big. How big will the finished sphere be? (Or, did you already say?- I was distracted by your gun. See, no joke about that shiny dome.) Right at 6", maybe a hair under. Maintaining a properly shiny chrome some like that takes commitment. Financial and time. These things and the blades don't come cheap  And a properly smooth cranium must takes a bit of time maintaining it. And then there is the after shave. jeannie requires a nice smelling poopoo juice after for her pleasure. Sabre52 you can probably grow a better beard. jamesp that dome looks pretty good, thanks! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2017 8:58:50 GMT -5
Have you ever made a sphere out of a hollow geode ? Yes. I have one really sweet example full of black smoky quartz that people drool over when they see it. If I ever get my studio set up I'll image it. |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jul 10, 2017 9:04:37 GMT -5
Hmmmm.   |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2017 9:29:38 GMT -5
Never black leather.
Never.
Way too metrosexual for me.
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The rock is pretty cool too. I'm personally vested in that rock so I'll be following your progress closely here 
