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Post by jamesp on Jul 7, 2018 8:11:50 GMT -5
That thing would keep your home warm in Minnesota winter toiv0 . The guy who runs it says it will belch fire out of its exaust when they crank it up. It probably burns more fuel in one day than I do in a year. Note 'afterburner' mode. Fighter jets have same mode, switched on to escape faster enemy jets chasing you down. Eats fuel X3 X4 faster, can damage engine if kept on a few seconds too long. Propeller driven Corsair had a switch that increased supercharger pressure for escapes, but running longer than 60 seconds ate the engine. |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 7, 2018 15:01:56 GMT -5
Willie apparently is happy. MsAli fernwood hummingbirdstones y'all were cheering me. Thanks Willie says: "Jim Price you have got it going on with this Damascus glass! I'm loving it. Flakes very nicely the only problem I have is not having more!! Thank you so much for this opportunity! Ill have your spearpoint in the mail Monday! His photos    |
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Post by toiv0 on Jul 7, 2018 16:09:46 GMT -5
Willie apparently is happy. MsAli fernwood hummingbirdstones y'all were cheering me. Thanks Willie says: "Jim Price you have got it going on with this Damascus glass! I'm loving it. Flakes very nicely the only problem I have is not having more!! Thank you so much for this opportunity! Ill have your spearpoint in the mail Monday! His photos now you're talking about afterburner |
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Post by MsAli on Jul 7, 2018 17:11:31 GMT -5
Oh wow!
He did an amazing job on it!
The colors are crazy!
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Post by jamesp on Jul 7, 2018 17:49:11 GMT -5
Oh wow! He did an amazing job on it! The colors are crazy! You have been a great inspiration Ali. |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 7, 2018 17:53:03 GMT -5
Those kilns will make some glass toiv0. Start melting 16 pound bricks and you have work cut out for you. |
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Post by fernwood on Jul 7, 2018 18:09:04 GMT -5
Those look great. He is quite the craftsman. Glad he appreciates all your hard work.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 7, 2018 21:24:01 GMT -5
This one by Clint Hutcheson. Oh my. I must make copies of these messages and store them with the points. This is a cool experience for me. "The glass is outstanding Jim. Every pass of flakes reveals a new pattern. I only worked one piece but haven’t in countered any air bubbles. I decided on an ISHI point style since he liked working glass. The type also allowed me to build in some convexity and show off more color patterns."     |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jul 7, 2018 21:34:10 GMT -5
Wow! That's some rockin' glass. It's a stunner.
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Post by MsAli on Jul 7, 2018 22:18:19 GMT -5
Outstanding feedback for you!
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Post by jamesp on Jul 7, 2018 22:33:59 GMT -5
Wow! That's some rockin' glass. It's a stunner. Thanks Randy and welcome back. Gonna PM and catch up. |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 7, 2018 22:34:48 GMT -5
Outstanding feedback for you! #1 Inspiration started a good while back. Thanks. |
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Post by MsAli on Jul 8, 2018 0:14:43 GMT -5
Outstanding feedback for you! #1 Inspiration started a good while back. Thanks. Anytime and I am so incredibly happy for you I hope you sell em like crazy |
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Post by fernwood on Jul 8, 2018 3:43:36 GMT -5
Speechless!
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Post by jamesp on Jul 8, 2018 5:22:28 GMT -5
The trading got it started Beth. Once a few off them knapped it the rest was history. Knapping requires best of mechanical properties. Looks like they can even work this glass regardless of the bubbles. I had been breaking it with a hammer for tumbles and found it to chip conchoidal and predictably. Got both amateurs and veterans finding success knapping it. Looks like a niche for this import glass. The glass fusers never liked it because it has surface vitrification problems. If it does not kiln polish then it is a big problem for them. For casting into bricks and melt slabs for lapidary process it is fine. Initial pricing seems to be acceptable at $14 per 6"x 1 3/4" x 5/16" slab. Getting specific color requests requiring a orders for the whole custom melt brick. This should finance my passion. Patterns in melt bricks is sort of an unknown science. They are simply larger versions of small jewelry melts and small brick melts which I have been making intensely for 6 months. Background education in place, time to unleash  |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 8, 2018 5:49:49 GMT -5
#1 Inspiration started a good while back. Thanks. Anytime and I am so incredibly happy for you I hope you sell em like crazy I owe you. I went to the warehouse and measured the crates and counted out the glass. I found much more than I first imagined, but must wait to see if I have it figured correctly. Found several unopened crates too. I am having to weld up brackets on an old 7000 pound trailer to get the heavy crates on it. I counted 6300 pounds of large 3mm plate in over 30 colors. The trailer will be maxed out with 700 and 1400 pound crates. 3000 pounds of smaller 2mm plate. That can be picked up in a bunch of small trips with a dolly. 600 pounds of bottled frit and rods. Basically a 10,000 pound lot with wide scale color in frit and plate. That works out to 625 - 16 pound melt bricks which can be stored in one of the barns like books on a shelf with a sawn face for easy reference. There are no nicer a bunch than the knapper bunch, I hope they are my predominate clients.(lots of studly men folk Allison, hint-hint) |
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Post by 1dave on Jul 8, 2018 5:55:28 GMT -5
Anyone dare try a Folsum point with this material?  |
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Post by fernwood on Jul 8, 2018 6:00:13 GMT -5
Best of many worlds. The needed supplies. An outlet. A little "play money".
I think the Folsum points would be very attractive.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 8, 2018 6:10:49 GMT -5
I went to the warehouse and measured the crates and counted out the glass. I found much more than I first imagined, but must wait to see if I have it figured correctly. Found several unopened crates too. I am having to weld up brackets on an old 7000 pound trailer to get the heavy crates on it. I counted 6300 pounds of large 3mm plate in over 30 colors. The trailer will be maxed out with 700 and 1400 pound crates. 3000 pounds of smaller 2mm plate. That can be picked up in a bunch of small trips with a dolly. 600 pounds of bottled frit and rods. Basically a 10,000 pound lot with wide scale color in frit and plate. That works out to 625 - 16 pound melt bricks which can be stored in one of the barns like books on a shelf with a sawn face for easy reference. There are no nicer a bunch than the knapper bunch, I hope they are my predominate clients. Busy, busy, busy! How do you ever find the time to grace us with your presence, James? So you're beefing up the old trailer, again, how are the tires? How big of a mess can 6300 lbs of pretty glass make? Can't never be too safe. Good luck with that, James! |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 8, 2018 9:02:45 GMT -5
1dave fernwoodEven with steel tools not many knappers dare install a side flute as Dave's Folsom's illustrate. Native man chipped those side flutes clean up from bottom to top. A bit of an enigma. Cannot be done with heat, that is a one time perfect blow at perfect angle/perfect very hard hit and usually on both sides. Insanity. Flutes are rare and always deepest down when doing archeologist dig, or found with ice age bones. From NW tip of Alaska to Southern tip of Florida  I'm not a fan of evolution but this article shows theory of Asian migration to US www.sci-news.com/archaeology/native-americans-fluted-spear-points-05878.html
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