earthdog
Cave Dweller 
Don't eat yellow snow
Member since June 2006
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Post by earthdog on May 30, 2005 10:10:13 GMT -5
Here ya go, I got a used/homemade polisher/sander/grinder for 80 bucks, with a bunch of disks and polish pads. A bunch more slabs, some lake superior agate, porclain jasper, and alot of good advice from Eugene, the owner of the Gem Shop and the one that named ocean jasper, ocean jasper. He also told me how the got the tuxedo agate, they soak it in honey for 3 months, then boil it in sulfuric acid, to get the black in the slabs. I wanted to get more of the tuxedo stuff, but I actually was running out of cash, and the wife wouldn't let me use the credit card, otherwise the Jag would have been full, again. I did buy the wife some neat stuff at the giant flea market there in Cedarberg yesterday though, so she wouldn't feel left out.       |
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Post by Cher on May 30, 2005 10:17:03 GMT -5
Oooooo nice lot of lakers there. You'll have fun with those!! Ok I am soooo jealous. It's just no fair that everyone has rocks shop to go to and I don't! What an awesome bunch of slabs. Any idea how many you have now? *smile* You'll be set for tumbling for quite a while. Good job on the equipment too.
Cher
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Post by krazydiamond on May 30, 2005 10:17:32 GMT -5
another good day is RIGHT!! great haul, eDog! i can just picture you hauling all this home in your jag, roflmao.
KD
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earthdog
Cave Dweller
Don't eat yellow snow
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Post by earthdog on May 30, 2005 10:39:32 GMT -5
I have 5 of those post office $7.70 boxes full of slabs. Now I need to get a big saw for cutting slabs then I'll be set for a while.
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tinman
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since May 2005
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Post by tinman on May 30, 2005 11:18:31 GMT -5
send one of those boxes to me looks like you need the room
so it wont be too crowded and
i send it back for a refill ha ha
how dose the polisher work
Tinman
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earthdog
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Don't eat yellow snow
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Post by earthdog on May 30, 2005 11:29:57 GMT -5
I haven't tried it yet, I have to get a electric fry pan from Good Will to heat the stones and dop wax up, Will try to get that later today and try it tonight. It's so nice out, I'm gonna slow cook some ribs, and work on my pond today.
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Post by rockyraccoon on May 30, 2005 13:32:32 GMT -5
i am drooling over those slabs dog! now that you know how are you going to try to make some tuxedo agates yourself?
kim
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earthdog
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Don't eat yellow snow
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Post by earthdog on May 30, 2005 19:53:33 GMT -5
Ya know that wouldn't be a bad idea. Now that you put that thought in my head, I might try it later this summer. I'd have to read up on it, and talk to Eugene again. My luck, it would explode or something and I'd have the fier department here to save my house or something.
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Post by cookie3rocks on May 30, 2005 21:07:02 GMT -5
I'm drooling over the ribs! So I guess that thing is kinda a lap, kinda. That's more my speed, let me see how I can gind on this puppy before I attempt to shape, much less polish. Love the slabs. Ya done the Jag proud  cookie |
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fatrichie
has rocks in the head
Member since July 2004
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Post by fatrichie on May 31, 2005 0:12:09 GMT -5
Holy cow............... What a haul. Nice stuff Dog, I think I'm starting to drool now too Cookie.
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Post by Tweetiepy on May 31, 2005 9:29:40 GMT -5
Is there a link to find the slabs on the website - I think I'm only finding tumbling rough - Do they sell slabs online?
BTW great haul - if you find you're running out of space, send them all to me - specially the porcelain jasper
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Post by creativeminded on May 31, 2005 10:00:11 GMT -5
You got quite a deal on that grinder, have fun.
Tami
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