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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 4, 2020 20:53:19 GMT -5
More left coast vocabulary—- we call them craw dads or craw daddies. Or cray fish. I think bug is more descriptive. Sometimes it is best not to know what that thing on the end of your fork actually looked like when alive. Eeeew! Lol Yeah, I more often say craw dads.
They really don't look very appetizing do they?
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Post by knave on Jan 4, 2020 21:07:54 GMT -5
 The beginnings of the.... FRANKENVIBE???
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 4, 2020 21:19:49 GMT -5
More left coast vocabulary—- we call them craw dads or craw daddies. Or cray fish. I think bug is more descriptive. Sometimes it is best not to know what that thing on the end of your fork actually looked like when alive. Eeeew! Lol Yeah, I more often say craw dads.
They really don't look very appetizing do they?
Oh, we call them crawdads, too. I thought you were talking about lobstas. We call our pacifist lobsters bugs. Probably used more often by the people that go out and actually capture them. Snooty-nosed connoisseurs most likely call them lobstas, too. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 4, 2020 21:27:28 GMT -5
Yeah, I more often say craw dads.
They really don't look very appetizing do they?
Oh, we call them crawdads, too. I thought you were talking about lobstas. We call our pacifist lobsters bugs. Probably used more often by the people that go out and actually capture them. Snooty-nosed connoisseurs most likely call them lobstas, too. Guilty. I love Maine lobsta.  Actually, my cousin up there, who I still visit- all the men in her family still run traps and if I dare say "lobster" to her, she would pinch me. She still won't pronounce her "R"s. Yeah, the Scotch-Irish down to the islands are a stubborn lot. I'm lucky and privileged that I'm not considered an outsider or "lowlander". She says I freak her out hearing a Southern accent coming from my lips. Going to Maine is a culture shock. Very different. |
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Post by El JeffA on Jan 4, 2020 22:59:45 GMT -5
They call them crawfish in Louisiana...and most of the deep south. Sounds more appetizing. I recently went to a huge crawfish boil at a friends house who is a LSU fanatic. I did NOT suck the heads though...lol. Fried is my choice on a po-boy. Yum!
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Post by El JeffA on Jan 4, 2020 23:09:33 GMT -5
I came across this tonight when looking for something else. It is a cab I cut from a brick of millefiori glass purchased at Q last year. This is the end cut which explains the twisted, “shooting star” look. While almost all of the brick (app 1.5” x 4” x 8”) looks the same, the ends look quite different. Those are my favorite!  |
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Post by fernwood on Jan 6, 2020 5:17:07 GMT -5
Look who's standing. All by himself. Simon cat does not know for sure what to make of it.  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 6, 2020 14:31:02 GMT -5
Look who's standing. All by himself. Simon cat does not know for sure what to make of it. He's doing soooo well! He looks so proud of himself, too. What a happy baby. |
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Post by beefjello on Jan 6, 2020 18:48:03 GMT -5
I came across this tonight when looking for something else. It is a cab I cut from a brick of millefiori glass purchased at Q last year. This is the end cut which explains the twisted, “shooting star” look. While almost all of the brick (app 1.5” x 4” x 8”) looks the same, the ends look quite different. Those are my favorite! That's gotta be the coolest millefiori cab I've ever seen!  |
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Post by knave on Jan 6, 2020 20:12:19 GMT -5
Got this sparkly wheel today!  |
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Post by knave on Jan 6, 2020 21:46:35 GMT -5
 Got it put on. The blade end is really tight or rusted. |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 6, 2020 22:13:30 GMT -5
Gorgeous and very chilly night  |
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Post by knave on Jan 6, 2020 22:28:44 GMT -5
That’s beautiful. Mind if I rotate it?
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Post by knave on Jan 6, 2020 22:30:27 GMT -5
 MsAli if you save this one and edit it into your post, I can delete.... Evan |
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Post by El JeffA on Jan 6, 2020 22:50:32 GMT -5
I came across this tonight when looking for something else. It is a cab I cut from a brick of millefiori glass purchased at Q last year. This is the end cut which explains the twisted, “shooting star” look. While almost all of the brick (app 1.5” x 4” x 8”) looks the same, the ends look quite different. Those are my favorite! That's gotta be the coolest millefiori cab I've ever seen!  I know, right.? Now if jamesp could figure out how to make a whole brick of this stuff! He is quite an innovator. I watched a video on YouTube of how they make and stretch the canes of glass used in the making of Millefiori...really amazing. i bought 3 bricks. Yellow with electric blue flowers, red with yellow and this clear with multicolored flowers. Definitely my favorite of the three. I think they had about 10 different color combos. They were fairly inexpensive for the amount of slabs you can get from them...about $20. 30 or so slabs with 2 or 3 preforms each. A quick shaping on the wheels and throw them in the Lot-O. |
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Post by knave on Jan 6, 2020 22:59:55 GMT -5
New blade, diamond wheel, siphon water system installed, new belts on the expando....
Britney is so happy, she grabbed a piece of quartz and just started grinding away. She is so pleased, it does my heart good. To see it take shape in her hand suits her better than the tumbler. She doesn’t play with dolls much, just not the type, and she is only 10 but is already 5’ tall and is turning into a woman. Glad to find something she truly enjoys, as she is the peacemaker of the family.
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Post by knave on Jan 6, 2020 23:01:33 GMT -5
El JeffA that millefiori is stunning, with the sense of depth in it. So neat.
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Post by El JeffA on Jan 6, 2020 23:02:55 GMT -5
Got it put on. The blade end is really tight or rusted. Good machine Evan. This was my first piece of equipment that I bought. I still use the saw for preforms and the wheels for preshaping rough to go in the tumblers. You will enjoy it. Hope you get the blade figured out. I use water with an additive and drain after using to minimize the rust. Good luck! |
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Post by knave on Jan 6, 2020 23:05:20 GMT -5
Got it put on. The blade end is really tight or rusted. Good machine Evan. This was my first piece of equipment that I bought. I still use the saw for preforms and the wheels for preshaping rough to go in the tumblers. You will enjoy it. Hope you get the blade figured out. I use water with an additive and drain after using to minimize the rust. Good luck! Yep, El JeffA I found the place to put a wrench on the arbor next to the bearing. Luckily I knew it was reverse thread, just took some elbow grease. New blade cuts great also. Yep also got some additive for my water, do you use a shop vac to clean it out? |
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Post by El JeffA on Jan 6, 2020 23:31:47 GMT -5
Good machine Evan. This was my first piece of equipment that I bought. I still use the saw for preforms and the wheels for preshaping rough to go in the tumblers. You will enjoy it. Hope you get the blade figured out. I use water with an additive and drain after using to minimize the rust. Good luck! Yep, El JeffA I found the place to put a wrench on the arbor next to the bearing. Luckily I knew it was reverse thread, just took some elbow grease. New blade cuts great also. Yep also got some additive for my water, do you use a shop vac to clean it out? No, I just drain the water after use and every few months I remove the blade and scrape out the sludge with a 4” putty knife and rinse. I do the same on the wheel side...I still have a SIC wheel and SIC belts on expandable drum. Surprising how much rock snot accumulates with regular use. |
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Actually, my cousin up there, who I still visit- all the men in her family still run traps and if I dare say "lobster" to her, she would pinch me. She still won't pronounce her "R"s. Yeah, the Scotch-Irish down to the islands are a stubborn lot. I'm lucky and privileged that I'm not considered an outsider or "lowlander". She says I freak her out hearing a Southern accent coming from my lips. Going to Maine is a culture shock. Very different.
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