lordsorril
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 5, 2021 5:05:31 GMT -5
Sad that only 3 survived.  Yeah, I don't candle the eggs when they are laid so I don't cull out the 'empty' eggs to start. In addition: the camera and the LED lights inside my time lapse incubator radiate heat-I factor these in as constant heat sources when I store thermal energy in water bottles as a buffer. However, when I lose power multiple times...the effect is more severe than my regular incubators which are not relying on the two additional constant heat sources. |
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 5, 2021 15:00:51 GMT -5
Photo #183  |
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 7, 2021 7:52:57 GMT -5
Carnelian Photo #184A  Photo #184B (backlit via LED flashlight)  |
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 9, 2021 16:26:27 GMT -5
Photo #185  Some local river stones. I've tumbled far too many of these, but, they always take a high polish.  |
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 10, 2021 19:55:32 GMT -5
 It is wishful thinking that my cats might be interested in the rocks...there is in fact an asian lady beetle hiding in the pile about to have a real bad day... |
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 11, 2021 6:11:38 GMT -5
Photo #186  A heavily pitted piece of agate. From a distance it looks cool, but, up close you can see a lot of...'character'. After rotary grind I vibed it for a while to remove some of the minor surface imperfections. I thought about breaking off the top half while it was still rough, but, there are more pits on the other side and even smaller pieces would still be flawed. |
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 12, 2021 22:22:00 GMT -5
Photo #187  |
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 16, 2021 21:21:49 GMT -5
More stones from my backyard. Photo #188  |
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 18, 2021 21:14:22 GMT -5
Photo #189  These stones are at their limit: Tumbling them any further would not improve them. |
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 20, 2021 6:03:24 GMT -5
Photo #190  |
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 21, 2021 15:34:14 GMT -5
Photo #191  A few more carnelian-ish agate. |
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 23, 2021 6:09:08 GMT -5
Finished a batch of green stones I dug out of the woods while hiking (MA-Worcester County). In the wild:  Dry:  Wet:  Tumbled/Polished: Photo #192  I think the consensus in the forum a while back is that it was a form of Serpentine. I have tumbled Serpentine from the West Coast with better results. The material is porous and relatively unstable: Any areas with orange split during tumble. Some other local rocks in the photo for variation. |
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Post by CLErocks on Nov 24, 2021 20:51:11 GMT -5
Stunning. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 25, 2021 6:53:35 GMT -5
Photo #193  Ironstone concretions perhaps? They look a lot 'cleaner' after I tumbled them. I am very pleased with the final polish (for a sedimentary stone). |
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 28, 2021 16:41:05 GMT -5
Photo #194  Latest batch of Prairie Agate--fun stuff to tumble...super easy to get a polish. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 28, 2021 20:32:56 GMT -5
Photo #194 Latest batch of Prairie Agate--fun stuff to tumble...super easy to get a polish. Do you know where those Prairie Agates were collected? Some of them are similar to what we have around here, but then others look quite different... |
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Post by lordsorril on Nov 29, 2021 6:09:19 GMT -5
Do you know where those Prairie Agates were collected? Some of them are similar to what we have around here, but then others look quite different... This photo is mostly South Dakota Prairie Agates from The Rock Shed. I'm just eye-balling stones that look similar for my photos. The camera is better at catching detail on a group. I have rough material from all over the world....so pretty much anything goes. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 29, 2021 8:07:31 GMT -5
Well no wonder they look familiar! I have a "few" milk crates full of those! LOL
Whenever I wander through the yard at the Rock Shed, the Prairie Agate bin is the only bin I pass by without looking in! LOL
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Post by lordsorril on Dec 1, 2021 5:57:33 GMT -5
Photo #195  |
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Post by lordsorril on Dec 3, 2021 20:55:29 GMT -5
Photo #196  |
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