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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 22, 2021 21:56:13 GMT -5
hemo be damned! slap the rock on ! cool that some good looking stone do u know where it from ? it looks like some southeastern Arizona jasp rock Unsure where it's from. I believe it was a piece out of the traveling slabette box. Some type of moss, though.
P.S. I was saying hemo be damned when I was looking for them!
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hummingbirdstones2
fully equipped rock polisher
Vince A., 1958-2023
Member since August 2018
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Apr 24, 2021 12:33:38 GMT -5
agatewhisperer : Now that Robin has declared this setup is "functional" I made sheet metal clips to hold the ends of the guide strip down. Made it with a longer leg on top to hold the strip. Hemmed both legs of the channel for rigidity. Can now use the tape for placing the guide for the correct groove depth, and then slip the channel clips on over the ends.
There's a small space between the bottom edge of the honeycombed top and the body of the machine, so I formed galvanized channels for clips. Other machines might not have the same groove around there, so I probably got lucky. That groove made it easy.
Note: The brass wasn't very stiff, so I bowed the guide strip upward toward the ends so the center didn't rise up to where the bit was grinding on it.
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standles
spending too much on rocks
Well all I got was a rock ... Cool!
Member since February 2021
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Post by standles on Apr 24, 2021 13:10:45 GMT -5
...I know where the hemostats live now, so next one I do will be easier.... Oh you have done it now... The gremlins now know you are eyes on the hemostats. While you were not looking they have moved something else. i regularly stare at the workbench and mutter "I just had the damn things in my hand. Where the hell could they have gone."
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Post by agatewhisperer on Apr 24, 2021 20:03:57 GMT -5
agatewhisperer : Now that Robin has declared this setup is "functional" I made sheet metal clips to hold the ends of the guide strip down. Made it with a longer leg on top to hold the strip. Hemmed both legs of the channel for rigidity. Can now use the tape for placing the guide for the correct groove depth, and then slip the channel clips on over the ends.
There's a small space between the bottom edge of the honeycombed top and the body of the machine, so I formed galvanized channels for clips. Other machines might not have the same groove around there, so I probably got lucky. That groove made it easy.
Note: The brass wasn't very stiff, so I bowed the guide strip upward toward the ends so the center didn't rise up to where the bit was grinding on it.
I'm really glad to see your setup and that it worked! I might need to take some notes from your book on this one. I spent today making a splash guard for my raytech saw out of an old license plate I had sitting around lol and the groove guide is next on the list.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 24, 2021 20:31:32 GMT -5
...I know where the hemostats live now, so next one I do will be easier.... Oh you have done it now... The gremlins now know you are eyes on the hemostats. While you were not looking they have moved something else. i regularly stare at the workbench and mutter "I just had the damn things in my hand. Where the hell could they have gone." My gremlin's name is Vince. He's always putting things in boxes inside of boxes and then on a shelf somewhere. I never know where anything is!
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standles
spending too much on rocks
Well all I got was a rock ... Cool!
Member since February 2021
Posts: 325
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Post by standles on Apr 25, 2021 7:02:03 GMT -5
Oh you have done it now... The gremlins now know you are eyes on the hemostats. While you were not looking they have moved something else. i regularly stare at the workbench and mutter "I just had the damn things in my hand. Where the hell could they have gone." My gremlin's name is Vince. He's always putting things in boxes inside of boxes and then on a shelf somewhere. I never know where anything is! ROFL Now thats hilarious.
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