showet
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Post by showet on Mar 5, 2019 13:03:00 GMT -5
I made a silly mistake recently I thought I would share. Humbling, but may help others.
Living in Missouri we had a warm day so I got the bug to start doing some rock work after what seemed like a long cold winter, so I trimmed and dopped a dozen or more stones planning on starting to work them the next day.
I just left them in the car overnight planning to get to them the next day, but as I said I live in Missouri. That night it went to 2 degrees.
When I went to work the stones I found they had all frozen and the stones just fell off of the dop sticks.
Lesson learned.
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fishnpinball
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Post by fishnpinball on Mar 5, 2019 13:09:07 GMT -5
Good one
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Post by Pat on Mar 5, 2019 13:10:01 GMT -5
Yikes!
2 degrees!!!!
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Post by MsAli on Mar 5, 2019 13:13:39 GMT -5
That is kind of really funny
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 5, 2019 13:15:58 GMT -5
Same thing happens to me. Everything I dop before it gets cold, I have to redop.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 13:23:14 GMT -5
So, for future reference when encountering a particularly stubborn dopped stone that refuses to come loose: - in winter, drive it to Missouri and park it overnight on the front seat - in summer, drive it to Tucson and park it anywhere for 15 minutes (but don't leave it on your seat) Lapidary can be such an expensive hobby - the fuel cost alone - but you get to see a lot of the world  |
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lookatthat
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Post by lookatthat on Mar 5, 2019 13:49:10 GMT -5
Isn't that awfully cold for Missouri?
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Post by kog on Mar 5, 2019 14:07:13 GMT -5
Well... The only "popping" I can admit to doing is popping flat on my bed following a grandkids "babysitting" session...
But, you just gave me an idea! I could leave the grandkids Popsicles out in the car these cold frozen night's! Only 14 days (and a cornflake) until Official Spring! I start that count Every October First! 🌡️(Thermo Meter)
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Post by kog on Mar 5, 2019 14:08:48 GMT -5
Oh, these stupid spell correcting things! Dopping should be instead of "popping..."
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Post by greig on Mar 5, 2019 14:10:40 GMT -5
Maybe the lesson (hack) is to use your freezer when you are done cabbing, for an easy removal of the dop? Thanks for a great story.
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Post by pauls on Mar 5, 2019 15:13:58 GMT -5
To stop or at least slow down stones falling off dops mix a bit of flake shellac (from the hardware or paint store) with alcohol spirit, paint a bit on the stone before dopping it, it really will stick and stay stuck. I don't do it unless I am having trouble with a stone falling off as it actually makes it a bit tricky to get them off.
We don't have those sort of temperatures in Australia though, I honestly can't even imagine what it would be like to be that cold.
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Post by lookatthat on Mar 5, 2019 15:23:56 GMT -5
You take a breath and your nose hairs freeze.
Snow makes a crunching sound when you step on it, but it's easier to drive on than warm snow because it's kind of grippy.
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Post by showet on Mar 5, 2019 15:26:50 GMT -5
Isn't that awfully cold for Missouri? Cold, but not unheard of. It wasn't even the coldest on record for that day.
Missouri is a state of extremes I suppose like many states may be. We can be over 100 in August and below zero in February. Sometimes big changes in 24 hours. |
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Post by stephan on Mar 5, 2019 23:13:54 GMT -5
Maybe the lesson (hack) is to use your freezer when you are done cabbing, for an easy removal of the dop? Thanks for a great story. That is exactly how I did it when I still dopped. |
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Post by saxplayer on Mar 6, 2019 11:12:27 GMT -5
Isn't that awfully cold for Missouri? Cold, but not unheard of. It wasn't even the coldest on record for that day.
Missouri is a state of extremes I suppose like many states may be. We can be over 100 in August and below zero in February. Sometimes big changes in 24 hours. What part of MO are you in? |
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 6, 2019 11:32:38 GMT -5
Hahahaha, you went from finish to start.... At least now, you know the removal is the easy part..
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Post by showet on Mar 6, 2019 11:43:55 GMT -5
Cold, but not unheard of. It wasn't even the coldest on record for that day.
Missouri is a state of extremes I suppose like many states may be. We can be over 100 in August and below zero in February. Sometimes big changes in 24 hours. What part of MO are you in? Central MO, halfway between St Louis and K.C. |
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Post by saxplayer on Mar 6, 2019 12:05:33 GMT -5
What part of MO are you in? Central MO, halfway between St Louis and K.C. Ya? Can I ask specifically? I'm in St. Louis. My in-laws are near Eldon, MO south of Jeff City. I am back and forth between KC and STL on I-70 frequently. |
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Post by showet on Mar 6, 2019 13:43:20 GMT -5
Central MO, halfway between St Louis and K.C. Ya? Can I ask specifically? I'm in St. Louis. My in-laws are near Eldon, MO south of Jeff City. I am back and forth between KC and STL on I-70 frequently. I am about half way between Columbia and Fulton.
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Post by caveman79 on Mar 10, 2019 0:14:01 GMT -5
What part of MO are you in? Central MO, halfway between St Louis and K.C. You heard of some Missouri agate that is mostly grey/white with a thin red line through it? I've got some but unsure of the source. |
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