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Post by victor1941 on Jun 27, 2020 18:41:30 GMT -5
The tumble was mostly a mix of petrified wood from Engle, NM from the Aleman Ranch. Other material was also included.  Petrified Wood  Unknown  Petrified Wood (Engle, NM)  Orange rock is Carnelian and the other is Petrified Wood (Both from Engle, NM)  India Yellowskin Agate from India  From Richardson Ranch in Oregon. The diameter is about two inches.  Moss Agate from Needle Peak in Big Bend Texas.  Petrified Wood from Stillwell Ranch near Big Bend, Texas.  Mexican Lace from Mexico  Carey Plume    Petrified Wood from NM (Aleman Ranch) |
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EricD
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High in the Mountains
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Post by EricD on Jun 27, 2020 18:46:13 GMT -5
Cool cabs/tumble! Even the one that had a hard time  |
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Post by knave on Jun 27, 2020 18:56:56 GMT -5
Amazing material! That Richardson’s Ranch one is spectacular. Also the pet wood at the end.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Jun 27, 2020 22:06:30 GMT -5
Very nice! I also especially like the one from Richardson's Ranch, and that angry pirate I see in the second petrified wood, too.
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Post by orrum on Jun 28, 2020 8:26:25 GMT -5
Great art. Love the natural edge!!!
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kyoti
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Post by kyoti on Jun 28, 2020 8:35:21 GMT -5
Nice cabs! I had no idea you could tumble a thunderegg slice like that. I had only seen egg halves previously. It's a gorgeous piece you have.
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Post by victor1941 on Jun 28, 2020 10:22:11 GMT -5
Thanks for the positive feedback. EricD, I included the green wood from the Stillwell Ranch because green is hard to come by in this area. This wood has soft spots(mixed hardness) and didn't tumble without under cutting or bits breaking off. I have reshaped 30 other pieces and am going to explore dry tumbling this time. Kyoti, the piece shown is a small 2" half but I have no problem tumbling larger slices as long as plenty of filler/media is used and the slab is free to move without jamming in the vibe. I limit the large slabs and check more frequently for jams.
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Post by RocksInNJ on Jul 8, 2020 20:48:37 GMT -5
I would be very interested in seeing the results of your dry tumbling run.
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Post by victor1941 on Jul 9, 2020 12:14:24 GMT -5
RocksInNJ, I am doing what might be called a semi-dry run at present. My mix is made of corn cob, used media, polished small trim fill and leftover polish from the last run. (I had pretty large petrified wood slabs that were easy to remove.) I added approximately 50 cabs of material that undercuts. The cabs were recut to 280 grit with all other smoothing steps omitted before placement in this mix. I am now learning how to manipulate moisture and quantity of material so the revolution and rotation occur properly. I am taking short clips to share once finished and am checking the cabs periodically.
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