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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 22, 2004 22:12:58 GMT -5
i got this stuff acouple weeks ago from stoneage and i slabbed it and set it aside i just played with a small piece tonight its on the soft side if i had to guess id say around a 4 but it has a great pattern to it looks good in person when its done --------- take alook  |
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Post by cookie3rocks on Oct 22, 2004 22:20:19 GMT -5
I LIKE IT! That would be "Green Antique" or old green stuff  Just lovely. Is it as transparent as it appears? Do more! .cookie |
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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 22, 2004 22:43:45 GMT -5
no theres no light goin through it its like a jasper ,, they discribe it as a marble its cool lookin ,,if i get a chance tomorrow ill do another one i got some stuff to finish and some other stuff to start and i cant start till i finish the first thing cause i need the slab saw hahaha,, so im just chuggin along this was allready cut and i had a few mins here and there tonight so i worked on those
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Oct 22, 2004 23:48:40 GMT -5
I can't imagine what kind of project you might be involved in, that you can't even use your own saw!
There must be some ungrateful jerk out there overloading you with their own 'Pet project' keeping you from the use of your own equipment. What a bone head that guy must be.
Sure do like that marble Sandsman, You got a good handle on polishing that stuff too.
Keep it up buddy, you are doing some mighty fine work!
Thumb(ler)s up!
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Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 23, 2004 1:20:18 GMT -5
and a bone head girl right behind him ;D.
those are beautiful and i like the shapes!
kim
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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 23, 2004 8:44:13 GMT -5
i dont know any bone heads just good friends and i have just as much fun with a project for a friend as i do for one for me hahahaah i hope it didnt sound like i wasent haveing fun,, cause when i turn on the saw its fun no matter who its for hahahaha
i forgot banjo when you see some of these slabs you better have your ewwwwww-s and ahhhhhhh-s ready you got some REALY nice slabs comming way better then i thought they would look,, but you can never tell till you slice it i have a halfa small bucket of slabs sittin in soapy water ill wash them up and start wrapping today ill get them out mon or tue so you can see what im seein hahahaha
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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 23, 2004 9:28:22 GMT -5
heres a taste for ya to wet your whistle hahaha sorry its alittle blurry  |
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Post by llanago on Oct 23, 2004 9:36:57 GMT -5
Sands. those are beautiful! But, then, all your work is beautiful. How long does it take to do one from start to finish? You said you had a "few minutes" and you worked on these. You turned these out in a few minutes? So how long is a few minutes?  I have yet to finish one! I get stuck on the wheel and kinda forget to go to the next grit. I love to watch the stone take shape - and a good many times, I am not happy with the bevel or something. ;D Last night I did take some through the 220 grit. Might have actually gotten the finished if my 400 disc and the pad wouldn't have flown off the grinder. Don't know why that keep happening. I am using a glue recommended for glue the pad and disc on. Tore up the brand new pad I just got ang the 400 disc. Am glad it was the 400 disc and not the diamond disc! I would have been really pi**ed. May have to put them in the vibe for the 1000 and polish stage til I get this disc problem fixed. Sure not putting that diamond disc on until I am sure it will stay! I may never get anything finished at the rate I am going, but it sure is fun!! llana |
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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 23, 2004 9:52:59 GMT -5
llana i havent had a prob with them flying apart but im useing belts for all but first grind i got an 80 diamond wheel,, the only prob i had was with the polish belt it stretched out so far it was hittin the back of the grinder so when they sent me a new one i took an old carbide belt and put it inside the new leather belt,, and it stopped it from stretchin all out again because they dont stretch so it would only let the drum expand so far has worked fine so far ---you have an expanding drum 8x3 thats what im useing bout a month ago i ordered belts got a box of each 220-400-600 ten in a box cost around 65.00 i think and im set for awile---i have never used a disc befor so i cant tell if its you or the disc i dont know how they act but you might wanna try the belts since your having trouble with the disc---------and i guess it took about an hr or so start to finish this rock shaped fast since it was softer and it got a decent shine to i wouldent say mirror but a good shine i might go over it again with polish and see if it will come up better ,, i did that with the sodalite and it made a big dif
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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 23, 2004 10:06:01 GMT -5
hey llana maybe your spinning to fast i slowed mine down by puttin a bigger pully on the motor i think i went to a 3inch it was 2-1/2 on there i tried to change to the second pully on the grinder but it was too slow so i changed the one on the motor,, i like it alot better now even for polish seams like i have more control i think it gives me acouple more seconds before i change the shape i just made hahaha,, so i mess up less cause it dosent take to much off befor i realize it happend
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Post by llanago on Oct 23, 2004 13:55:29 GMT -5
Sands, I am going to use a different kind of glue to glue the pad to the disc. I think that's the problem. Will test it out on the 600 disc before putting on the 1200 diamond disc! My pully is 2 1/2 inches too. Might move the belt to a larger pully on the grinder and try that just out of curosity. I have the belt off the grinder now so I clean it up a bit and put on some splash guards, so now is a good time to experiment. What is that second rock? It looks like something yummy to eat! llana |
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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 23, 2004 14:44:36 GMT -5
thats banjo-s obsidian that he sent me to slab up very cool i think its the nicest i ever seen
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Post by Cher on Oct 23, 2004 16:32:40 GMT -5
Gheesshhh Sands, those are really gorgeous!! And so is that last piece, I agree, looks good enough to eat. You guys are all so talented!!
Cher
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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 23, 2004 17:10:33 GMT -5
more pics, we need MORE PICS! that was a flat slab? it looks almost 3D.... how big is it Sands?
show us more, pleeeeeaseeee with sugar on top?
(ok, how about please with Tin Oxide on top?)
KD
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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 23, 2004 17:43:22 GMT -5
kim sent me a real nice chunk of crystals to use for my ebay pics what do ya-s think---i call this stone (look ma theres a storm acomin over the ridge) hahaha im teasin  i just relisted some items and a few new ones if ya wanna take a peek there under sandsman1cals---on ebay |
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llanago
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Post by llanago on Oct 23, 2004 19:11:32 GMT -5
Sands, that stone is fabulous! I think I am gonna have to bust my "no more rock stuff" budget and bid on it!
I had no idea obsidian could also be white! The pic looks like some fabulous swirly dessert!
llana
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Post by Cher on Oct 23, 2004 19:26:52 GMT -5
That Snake Skin Jasper is beautiful, I found a rock the other day that has similar colors, wonder what it is.
Cher
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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 23, 2004 19:35:07 GMT -5
llana that obsidian was dark black when i started cuttin it it got lighter ---plus i back lit that shot tryin to show the lines in it there so cool looking there blured in that pic but there crisp in person
cher i like that snake skin its so cool up close i got a nice size chunk from a guy on ebay i forget where he said it was from,, maybe you found a piece of it
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Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 23, 2004 22:32:24 GMT -5
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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 23, 2004 22:46:08 GMT -5
hahaha im amazed i just put them up tonight and one has a bid allready maybe they aint so bad after all hahaha---i thought you guys where just being nice,, boy that made me feel good hahaha
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Just lovely. Is it as transparent as it appears? Do more!
