jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Apr 17, 2020 8:45:52 GMT -5
Love the shark's teeth.
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JBe
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Post by JBe on Apr 20, 2020 17:35:49 GMT -5
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Post by knave on Apr 20, 2020 17:50:27 GMT -5
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gatorflash1
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Post by gatorflash1 on Apr 21, 2020 7:15:25 GMT -5
I'm glad you have a tumbler's patience as this will take a long time to completely finish eliminating the various cracks and fissures I think. But once finished it will be a gem!
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Post by orrum on Apr 21, 2020 8:29:54 GMT -5
It's getting there, fun watching the progress. Thanks for the pics!!!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 21, 2020 9:25:45 GMT -5
Nice!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Apr 21, 2020 9:30:06 GMT -5
I think it is an amazing task tumbling those biggun's. Your documentation makes it a cool trip.
I quit at day 4 on UGLY. Been busy. Will get it going soon. And will do more big ones soon.
The one crazy lace I did was a nice project because it grinds a bit quicker than most agates.
Some lace has hard agate spots in it but the hard spots but polish equally as well as the softer areas.
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Post by RocksInNJ on Apr 21, 2020 16:47:21 GMT -5
Looking great.
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JBe
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Post by JBe on Apr 21, 2020 17:02:54 GMT -5
I'm glad you have tumbler's patience as this will take a long time to completely finish eliminating the various cracks and fissures I think. But once finished it will be a gem! Indeed. As it gets closer to moving on it gets tougher to make the call on the imperfections. Do I tumble it until the flaws are gone and the rock has shrunk to 2" in diameter or accept some flaws and have a bigger rock? Check back next week!!  |
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gatorflash1
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Post by gatorflash1 on Apr 22, 2020 7:14:55 GMT -5
I'm glad you have tumbler's patience as this will take a long time to completely finish eliminating the various cracks and fissures I think. But once finished it will be a gem! Indeed. As it gets closer to moving on it gets tougher to make the call on the imperfections. Do I tumble it until the flaws are gone and the rock has shrunk to 2" in diameter or accept some flaws and have a bigger rock? Check back next week!!  Do you have any friends in the local lapidary club that have a grinder polisher like a Genie? If so they could make quick work of the areas on the rock that have cracks and fissures. www.diamondpacific.com/thegenie.html |
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JBe
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Post by JBe on Apr 22, 2020 10:44:29 GMT -5
Indeed. As it gets closer to moving on it gets tougher to make the call on the imperfections. Do I tumble it until the flaws are gone and the rock has shrunk to 2" in diameter or accept some flaws and have a bigger rock? Check back next week!! Do you have any friends in the local lapidary club that have a grinder polisher like a Genie? If so they could make quick work of the areas on the rock that have cracks and fissures. www.diamondpacific.com/thegenie.htmlIt's serendipitous you suggest that. I'm a member of our local rock & gem club. They have been working on a space to set up a shared work room with lapidary equipment. They leased a space and were working on setting it up when this pandemic hit. It's on hold for now. I'm looking forward to checking it out. |
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reynedrop
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Post by reynedrop on Apr 24, 2020 20:13:23 GMT -5
Wow, it's looking really beautiful!! The patterns are remarkable. I'll be interested in what you decide to do re: imperfections.
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JBe
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Post by JBe on Apr 30, 2020 11:36:14 GMT -5
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Benathema
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Post by Benathema on Apr 30, 2020 13:22:34 GMT -5
Ruh roh. On the bright side it did expose a lot of banding.
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JBe
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Post by JBe on Apr 30, 2020 14:50:34 GMT -5
Ruh roh. On the bright side it did expose a lot of banding. Ha! That was my thought as well. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 30, 2020 21:49:43 GMT -5
Agreed! It looks like some fabulous banding inside.
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billdean
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Post by billdean on Apr 30, 2020 22:14:04 GMT -5
Now down to 2"
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stewdogg
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Post by stewdogg on Apr 30, 2020 22:52:44 GMT -5
Down 2" and whatever the weight of the chunk is in mass. I guess it's technically more than a 19% loss at this point...?
Awesome looking chunk of rock either way!!
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JBe
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Post by JBe on May 1, 2020 11:56:24 GMT -5
Down 2" and whatever the weight of the chunk is in mass. I guess it's technically more than a 19% loss at this point...? Awesome looking chunk of rock either way!! Yep. I'll probably exclude the little chunk next time I weigh it. I'm hoping this will be the last week in coarse. |
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JBe
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Post by JBe on May 5, 2020 12:49:18 GMT -5
After 5 weeks in rough it's down to 363g for a total running mass loss of 25.3%. I excluded the little broken piece from the weight this time. It's going back into rough for one more week and then I think I'll move it on (assuming it doesn't break anymore). There are cracks that material is continually chipping away from that will probably continue to do so. I originally thought I'd have to finish it in the rotary due to it's size but I might be able get it in the Lot-O now. The little piece that broke off smoothed out nicely and it's been set aside for the batch going into the vibe.       |
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