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Post by woodman on Feb 7, 2021 22:44:11 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Feb 7, 2021 22:58:26 GMT -5
That...is...absolutely...stunning!!!
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Post by woodman on Feb 7, 2021 23:03:55 GMT -5
The video I uploaded using cloudinary is blurry so I loaded on from my web ssite. much better.
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Post by jasoninsd on Feb 7, 2021 23:11:04 GMT -5
The video I uploaded using cloudinary is blurry so I loaded on from my web ssite. much better. I wonder if it has to do with the size increase from cloudinary... |
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Feb 8, 2021 0:54:16 GMT -5
Holy smokes!! all the work you have put into it has really paid off!
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Post by Brian on Feb 8, 2021 1:57:36 GMT -5
Wow! That is a beautiful piece of wood! Nice work on that one!
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Post by RWA3006 on Feb 8, 2021 7:54:48 GMT -5
Looks like the flat lap has been working it's magic again.
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Post by HankRocks on Feb 8, 2021 8:40:27 GMT -5
woodman How have you been polishing this one? Unless I am mis-judging the size it does not seem that it would fit on a flat lap. Henry
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 8, 2021 8:56:11 GMT -5
Wow! What a gorgeous piece of wood. The shine you got on it is superb!
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Post by woodman on Feb 8, 2021 10:07:08 GMT -5
woodman How have you been polishing this one? Unless I am mis-judging the size it does not seem that it would fit on a flat lap. Henry I used my flat lap without the sweep to lap the saw marks off using 120 grit, one heck of a lot of lapping. then I used a hand held variable speed polisher to sand and then polish. It is 30 inches across the widest part. |
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Post by woodman on Feb 8, 2021 10:13:55 GMT -5
The video I uploaded using cloudinary is blurry so I loaded on from my web ssite. much better. I wonder if it has to do with the size increase from cloudinary... More than likely true. I ran across that before with videos and just plain forgot that it does that. It is not all that large of a file tho! cloudinary handles larger jpg files ok so the problem may be that it is a MP4. all above my pay grade. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Feb 8, 2021 10:21:04 GMT -5
I wonder if it has to do with the size increase from cloudinary... More than likely true. I ran across that before with videos and just plain forgot that it does that. It is not all that large of a file tho! cloudinary handles larger jpg files ok so the problem may be that it is a MP4. all above my pay grade. You and me both! I'm a "poke and hope" kinda guy when it comes to some of the technology stuff...I just keep pushing buttons until something works, or I mess something up so badly that I have to delete it and start over! LOL |
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Post by HankRocks on Feb 8, 2021 11:15:49 GMT -5
woodman How have you been polishing this one? Unless I am mis-judging the size it does not seem that it would fit on a flat lap. Henry I used my flat lap without the sweep to lap the saw marks off using 120 grit, one heck of a lot of lapping. then I used a hand held variable speed polisher to sand and then polish. It is 30 inches across the widest part. That begs the question, "did you cut it?" Maybe I am remembering wrong but do you have one of the reciprocating saws for cutting really big stuff?. Saw a picture out here from someone, don't remember who. Thanks Henry |
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 8, 2021 11:22:17 GMT -5
Excellent piece of wood!
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Feb 8, 2021 11:47:18 GMT -5
Bob, I can't tell how thick that slab is. Did you back it with anything to prevent breaking? Can you handle it by yourself or do you need more hands to manage it?
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Post by woodman on Feb 8, 2021 13:22:36 GMT -5
I used my flat lap without the sweep to lap the saw marks off using 120 grit, one heck of a lot of lapping. then I used a hand held variable speed polisher to sand and then polish. It is 30 inches across the widest part. That begs the question, "did you cut it?" Maybe I am remembering wrong but do you have one of the reciprocating saws for cutting really big stuff?. Saw a picture out here from someone, don't remember who. Thanks Henry No, did not cut it, got it from a young man on FB, he and his family needed the cash more than a piece of rock. It appeared to be cut with a wire saw. I do have a drag saw and I could have it something that large. |
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Post by woodman on Feb 8, 2021 13:27:41 GMT -5
Bob, I can't tell how thick that slab is. Did you back it with anything to prevent breaking? Can you handle it by yourself or do you need more hands to manage it? It is an end cut so the thicken varies, from 3 inches to 1 inch and it is just about all i can lift. did some damage moving it with my front end loader. Got wife to help me move it back into the shop yesterday after cleaning. |
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Post by roy on Feb 8, 2021 13:29:20 GMT -5
holy cow Robert thats fantastic and most dont know that Arizona wood is the hardest to flatlap due to chipping !Iam glad to see you post i was getting worried about you almost called you friday but i got busy and forgot
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Post by woodman on Feb 8, 2021 16:59:40 GMT -5
holy cow Robert thats fantastic and most dont know that Arizona wood is the hardest to flatlap due to chipping !Iam glad to see you post i was getting worried about you almost called you friday but i got busy and forgot Doing good, still cutting on the agates! Got three wind chimes made and a lot more slabs to get drilled and polished!! For that size of slab I really needed a bigger flat lap!!, But it worked out. A abit more polishing on this one and then back to the Stinking Water ones! |
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Post by stephan on Feb 8, 2021 17:26:49 GMT -5
Wow! Quite the specimen. Nice find and nice work.
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