stefan
Cave Dweller 
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Post by stefan on Sept 19, 2005 12:58:08 GMT -5
Leather gloves and safty glasses- 2 most imposrtant things
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Dr DG
fully equipped rock polisher
Gone Fishing
Member since April 2005
Posts: 1,848
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Post by Dr DG on Sept 19, 2005 14:23:02 GMT -5
If I had a hammer I hammer in the morning, or how does that song go...
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stefan
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2005
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Post by stefan on Sept 20, 2005 9:58:08 GMT -5
Words and music by L. Hays and P. Seeger
If I had a hammer
I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening ... all over this land,
I'd hammer out danger
I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between all of my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.
If I had a bell
I'd ring it in the morning
I'd ring it in the evening ... all over this land,
I'd ring out danger
I'd ring out a warning
I'd ring out love between all of my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.
If I had a song
I'd sing it in the morning
I'd sing it in the evening ... all over this world,
I'd sing out danger
I'd sing out a warning
I'd sing out love between all of my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.
If I've got a hammer
And I've got a bell
And I've got a song to sing ... all over this land,
It's a hammer of justice
It's a bell of freedom
It's a song about love between all of my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.
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Dr DG
fully equipped rock polisher
Gone Fishing
Member since April 2005
Posts: 1,848
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Post by Dr DG on Sept 20, 2005 10:15:12 GMT -5
now you can change the words for cracking rocks ...
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 20, 2005 15:11:10 GMT -5
i also have a bit of concrete pad that serves no purpose, (i think it used to be a clothesline drying appliance base at one time?)...i have a few different cold chisels, but mainly use a sledge hammer. i wrap my intended victims in cheap plastic bags to keep most of the shards and pieces from escaping, as i'm afraid the sharper splinters may puncture the tires on the mower. i always sweep up after, as well.
KD
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Post by creativeminded on Sept 21, 2005 9:00:17 GMT -5
I hope you are going to tumble some of those soon, I can't wait to see what they look like polished.
Tami
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 21, 2005 10:06:16 GMT -5
those are on the way to drupe. hopefully he will show us what they look like when he gets them all polished up.
kim
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rumbletumble
spending too much on rocks
Member since April 2005
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Post by rumbletumble on Sept 21, 2005 11:19:26 GMT -5
Those rocks are breathtaking.
rumble tumble
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stefan
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2005
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Post by stefan on Sept 21, 2005 13:29:09 GMT -5
FIsh Love the new name thingy- very very cool!
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Post by xenaswolf on Sept 21, 2005 14:10:33 GMT -5
Well I went to the dollar store and got me a chisel...ran out of daylight to whack any rocks but come my next days off, I'm gonna be a whacking....hopefully they won't be calling me Stump afterwards LOL
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drupe
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2005
Posts: 1,245
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Post by drupe on Sept 21, 2005 17:39:39 GMT -5
Kim  Rec'd my care package today. The rocks really look great as is, can't wait to start to tumble them. They will have to wait a couple of weeks because I just started a pre polish phase on some rocks today. I'll let you know when I do some of YOURS. I might even try to post some pics. Damn, I've only been in this hobby two months and I'm already wanting to buy more and better tumblers. Thanks for all your advise and help. Keep me on your list for future tumbling material. From rock barren East Mississippi, Drupe  |
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 22, 2005 10:39:22 GMT -5
wow that was quick drupe. definitely sounds like you are addicted now. i hope you can share some pics.
kim
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Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 22, 2005 23:49:03 GMT -5
Umm. I definately like to whack those rocks but never use the chisel. Especially avoid cheap chisels. Often even high quality chisels used in such a manner will shed metal splinters at a high rate of speed which will really penetrate flesh. Rock hammers will shed such fragments too if they develop edges which overhand the hammers contour. Best to stick with safety glasses and gloves. I probably should use a towel but like see where I'm hittin to control my breaks. Use a big block of rhodonite in a back corner of the lot (real tough stone!) for my anvil and just hunt down the flyers. The whole thing is very theraputic if you don't damage yoreself too much!....mel
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Post by stoner on Sept 23, 2005 1:48:54 GMT -5
I mentioned this a long time ago, but since there are a lot of new folks, I'll bring up the subject of air chisels. If you have a compressor, pick up an air chisel and use it to break up rocks. I use mine all the time and it works great, especially when you locate a natural fracture in the rock. Sure beats swinging a hammer or sledge.
Ed
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fatrichie
has rocks in the head
Member since July 2004
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Post by fatrichie on Sept 24, 2005 0:50:32 GMT -5
That is really beautiful material Kim, I'm going to have find some of that rainbow to cab. Can't wait to see the finish product!
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Post by LCARS on Sept 24, 2005 22:22:35 GMT -5
And your mother probably told you that you'd go blind if you wacked that much! ;D
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