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Post by sandsman1 on Sept 1, 2004 16:02:32 GMT -5
im gonna finish the sodalite for you guys first then ill do some to put on ebay---no truck is still goin nutts havent seen daughter in so long prob wont know her when i do thats depressing huh---- i got a pile of stuff here for her even a jewlery box im gonna see her soonif i have to walk there its a 30 min drive so i could be there in a day or two hahahaha
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llanago
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2004
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Post by llanago on Sept 1, 2004 18:43:14 GMT -5
Sands, I'm not too worried about messing up. I expect to when I first start. And I won't be working on some real expensive rocks- like the parrot wing! BE and I got not one, not two, but three great deals on slabs. All together, it probably averaged out to about 50/75 cents per slab and some of these slabs are 4 to 6" long and 2 to 3" wide. Some just so-so stuff and some really pretty ones. I'll practice on the so-so stuff and save the nice ones for when I learn what the heck I'm doing! LOL! Got the motor mounted and a drip system set up today. Tomorrow it's back to the hardware store for some tubing for drainage - forgot that today - and hopefully I will get the belts I ordered. I also discovered I might be able to turn the grinder and motor at a bit of an angle and be able to use the disc. Won't know for sure if it will work til I get it going and just try it. I will use one of the silicone carbine discs I ordered, not the $30 1200 diamond disc, to check it out though! LOL! Sure hope it works cause I not only can save $30 using a diamond disc rather than a belt, but can get an 8" leather disc for polishing for $4.60 at our local rock shop, rather than $38.00 for a belt. I'm a just a couple days away from being a grindin' fool!  llana |
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Post by sandsman1 on Sept 5, 2004 17:01:47 GMT -5
ok heres a taste of the finished stuff all came out with a glass shine except the bud stone but its very close it looks better then i thought it would i had to go over it 3 times with polish and it shined up nice,, i had to take the pic on an angle to get rid of the glare  |
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Marishiku
off to a rocking start
Member since August 2004
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Post by Marishiku on Sept 5, 2004 17:49:07 GMT -5
Like it's been said many times "They just keep getting better and better" ;D Wow! The sodalite is amazing! But so are all the others. Keep up the good work man!
[glow=red,2,300][/glow]
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 5, 2004 20:30:06 GMT -5
way to go on the Budstone, sands, cuz i can't seem to get a shine on it tumbling.....i will look tomorrow on a few pieces i have in the Titanium Ox along with the autumn jasper.........fingers crossed.
those are looking great, sands, you got an eye and the patience........
KD
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JKowalski33
spending too much on rocks
Member since August 2004
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Post by JKowalski33 on Sept 5, 2004 20:44:29 GMT -5
so, when you start selling these on ebay can you let us all know so that we can watch the auctions to see how much they go for? who knows, maybe ill bid on them too!
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Post by sandsman1 on Sept 6, 2004 4:55:55 GMT -5
thanks all ---kd it took three times to get it to shine and brian from cyberrockhound sent me some new polish to try out its called M-5 and i gotta say it makes the sodalite like a glassy wet shine you will see,, im still finishing the sodalite stars for you guys prob send them this week think i hafta drill one more and ill send them out when my check gets here
maybe next week ill put some on ebay and see if they sell ill let ya-s know when i do so you can check them out ---no laughin if they dont sell hahahaha
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 6, 2004 8:49:01 GMT -5
keep us posted on the M5 polish.....could you use it in a rotary tumbler or just on the polishing wheels?
so what is up with your truck? nobody can figure what is the matter with it?
good luck with your stuff on eBay!!
KD
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Post by sandsman1 on Sept 6, 2004 9:22:51 GMT -5
i just read the directions and it only says how to use it on a wheel ,, but that dont mean you cant use it in a barrel i realy dont know -- next time i talk with brian ill ask him
naaa my truck is driving me and two mechanics nutts hahaha if i had the money id just get another one but im in no shape to be buying a car right now
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 6, 2004 16:48:17 GMT -5
so what is your truck (not) doing...not starting at all? i had a crank sensor go on my Dodge Dakota, it would crank but just not start (like it was out of gas)....as soon as they hooked it up to the diagnostic machine, they knew exactly what it was....i'd never even HEARD of a crank sensor before.....
what year is your truck? when Doc gets power again and gets back online, maybe he could suggest something? i saw where Tampa got nailed pretty badly, so it may be a while....meanwhile, hang in there, they've got to figure it soon!
KD
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Post by sandsman1 on Sept 10, 2004 17:07:56 GMT -5
OK guys i finaly finished the last sodalite diamond thanks to a friend that sent me a dremel and a drill press for it its friday nite im gonna put them in the mail tomorrow so it wont be long,, hahaha i know you guys thought i forgot ya-s huh
llana and BE i sent yours together to save on shipping ok? --i sent to be-s house
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 10, 2004 17:15:52 GMT -5
don't worry, Sands, we would have hounded you til the end of our days......
KD
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bwalters
has rocks in the head
Member since March 2004
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Post by bwalters on Sept 10, 2004 17:56:06 GMT -5
Cool, Sands!!! I'll be racing to my mailbox everyday until they arrive! This is so exciting............and SOOOOO nice of you! Have you decided what we can send you in return? I thought of something, but then decided that it was a dumb idea. I have those occassionally. But it's perfectly OK for me to have dumb ideas once in a while cuz I'm blond! However, dumb ideas don't get me any closer to knowing what would be good to send you.
Wish I could send you a new truck. Have you been able to see your daughter lately? How's she doing?
Thanks for being so thoughtful to all of us!
BE
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Post by sandsman1 on Sept 11, 2004 16:46:20 GMT -5
hi all ---ok good news i sent them out this morning by mail so prob around wed. you should get them go ahead you can sayit BOUT TIME hahaha i only work when my back lets me sometime i can sit for an hr or more but most times i only get 20 mins or 1/2 hr and gotta get up,, but anyway when they come you gotta run back from the mail box like a nutt hollerin THE NEW PENDENT IS HERE THE NEW PENDENT IS HERE hahaha and thats all you need to do for me id rather have a laugh then anything else,, BE you dont hafta send anything i sent them just because its nice to get something for no reason hahaha seeya-s ---john
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Post by Cher on Sept 11, 2004 18:08:00 GMT -5
Oooo I can't wait. Is it next week yet? ;D ;D
I've come to the decision that people who like
rocks must be the nicest people in the world!
[glow=red,2,300]~ Cher ~[/glow]
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 13, 2004 11:57:18 GMT -5
i just ran back from the mailbox singing "THE NEW PENDANT IS HERE...THE NEW PENDANT IS HERE!!" it's a good thing i don't have a lot of close neighbors!
it's beautiful, Sandsman, really spectacular, and hey, thanks for the chain, too!!!!!
i'm a happy bunny,
KD
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Post by sandsman1 on Sept 13, 2004 12:11:29 GMT -5
wow that was fast KD i only mailed it on sat morning---but im glad ya like it,, i was hopeing you would i been sweatin it out hahaha,, ill feel better when they all get there and i find out if you all like them haha---but anyway very cool blue with that new polish dont ya think?
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 13, 2004 14:32:23 GMT -5
that was that M5 stuff? where did you get that again?
what IS it exactly...any clue?
thanks again!
KD
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Post by sandsman1 on Sept 13, 2004 15:42:23 GMT -5
kd i got that polish from brian cyberrockhound.com----it just says its a polish made by johnson lapidary
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 13, 2004 18:06:33 GMT -5
i just ordered some new drill bits from cyberrockhound....what do you use for bits, Sands? the hole in the pendant was nicely done.
i have been experimenting and have found the twisted diamond bits from there are getting to be my favorite, tho i still tend to get some blow out at the back.
i've tried some other kinds, but the twisted ones seem to last a little longer.....expensive tho, like everything!
KD
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