Ami
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Post by Ami on May 30, 2018 19:12:07 GMT -5
Tommy, I hope you didn't take it the wrong way, if so I am sorry... I guess we all have our likes and dislikes... That's why I love rockhounding, there is enough material for all tastes! OH no way sir! Everyone has a right to their opinions and I am here to change hearts and minds  I too shared the initial impression that it was a junky rock which is why I did nothing with it for several years. In fact when I first started trying to sell the cabs on Etsy I was calling it "mud with shells." It was only after I realized the negative connotation of that name I changed it to "fossil sea shell, petrified ocean floor" and they started selling like crazy. It's all about perception of value in the minds of people and my own went from negative to positive almost overnight. Totally agree with you, it's all about perception! I called mine "fossilized shells in matrix"  |
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Post by toiv0 on May 30, 2018 19:13:05 GMT -5
I cut lightning stones in oil and it is a mud stone, the material like yours also in MI mudstone.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on May 30, 2018 19:33:29 GMT -5
I cut lightning stones in oil and it is a mud stone, the material like yours also in MI mudstone. Hi Billy, funny you should say this - and I've heard others say it too - but one of the reasons I'm gun-shy on oil is I recently cut a chunk of Utah septarian nodule that I brought home from there and the oil *definitely* affected it in ways I don't fully know. I'm not saying it ruined it but just that it did affect it. Peruano alluded to it in his post earlier too - the color got generally darker in background color as well as the yellow areas of inclusion just seemed different. I put it aside meaning to submerge it in water for an extended stay to see if I got an oil slick on top but haven't got back to it yet. |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 30, 2018 21:50:07 GMT -5
I have other types,I call "Death Plates"...
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Post by victor1941 on May 31, 2018 10:48:12 GMT -5
Tommy, I have cut this material in oil with no problem after a thorough water soaking. I then immediately wash the slabs in water with dish washing soap added and then dry in a hot Texas sun.
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Post by grumpybill on Jun 5, 2018 12:54:32 GMT -5
I have one thanks - a 7" Rigid from HD. These rocks are a bit too large for that and I don't have $700 laying around to go get the 10" If I had money to spend on a new 10" tile saw I'd probably go to Harbor Freight even though I'm not a big fan of Chicago Electic. Tool rental places often sell used tile saws at very good prices after they've recouped their investment. I bought a well maintained Diamand Boart 10" tile saw with a brand new blade for ~$250. |
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Jun 5, 2018 13:15:35 GMT -5
Tool rental places often sell used tile saws at very good prices after they've recouped their investment. I bought a well maintained Diamand Boart 10" tile saw with a brand new blade for ~$250. Funny you should mention this - just two days ago I was driving down my street and someone had put this 10" tile saw out at the curb with a 'free' sign on it. I grabbed it of course and found out it works good and has a decent blade too. What good timing right? I'm just finishing prepping and getting ready to do a bathroom shower in tile at my son's house.  |
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Post by fernwood on Jun 5, 2018 13:59:14 GMT -5
That is one amazing find. Great looking saw. Much better and more versatile than the modern ones.
Lucky you.
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Mark K
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Post by Mark K on Jun 5, 2018 19:49:56 GMT -5
All I got off of the curb was a free mud motor.
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I too shared the initial impression that it was a junky rock which is why I did nothing with it for several years. In fact when I first started trying to sell the cabs on Etsy I was calling it "mud with shells." It was only after I realized the negative connotation of that name I changed it to "fossil sea shell, petrified ocean floor" and they started selling like crazy. It's all about perception of value in the minds of people and my own went from negative to positive almost overnight.
