Took some time off trim saw preforms - 5 completed

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Took some time off trim saw preforms - 5 completed May 30, 2021 11:34:16 GMT -5 RickB, miket, and 2 more like this

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Sore back and hamstring. I bought a mk303 equivalent blade on ebay and needed to enlarge the hole. I couldn't find the chuck key from my drill and Amazon lost the first order.

Owyhee, Morgan Hill, Tahoma and Nipomo Marcasite.

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stephan still telling self it's just a hobby Member since March 2015 Posts: 4,559	Took some time off trim saw preforms - 5 completed May 30, 2021 19:23:23 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stephan on May 30, 2021 19:23:23 GMT -5 Some cool preforms. Get ready for some nice, black water with the marcasite.
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Took some time off trim saw preforms - 5 completed May 31, 2021 12:07:48 GMT -5 RickB, rockjunquie, and 3 more like this

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The first Nipomo chipped on the back so I redid the nose. The second Nipomo has a nice clear area on the bottom. I did the Nipomos last to have cleaner water on the others. The water isn't that big a problem, but I need to clean my hands and nails after working with it.

I need to do more work on the Tahoma, scratches. Not at 100% so impatient. I couldn't center the large poppy on the first Morgan Hill, but the cab has nice attributes. The second Morgan Hill was not a great pattern and vugs developed. Vugs can get worse, stay the same or get better. This one came out better than expected.

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Took some time off trim saw preforms - 5 completed May 31, 2021 12:57:43 GMT -5 miket, jasoninsd, and 1 more like this

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The Morgan Hills are relatively soft and the Nipomos are really soft. Tahoma is a jasper agate and this one was mainly agate and hard. I had some scratches form the aggressive 80 that wouldn't come off without extra effort on the other grits. The pear shaped Nipomo is very smooth and has a stained glass effect. I got six preforms from the slab and half have that pattern.

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stardiamond gets rocks for Christmas Member since July 2007 Posts: 6,086	Took some time off trim saw preforms - 5 completed Jun 1, 2021 12:37:30 GMT -5 miket, jasoninsd, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stardiamond on Jun 1, 2021 12:37:30 GMT -5 I had a few minutes today so I fixed the Tahoma. It didn't put up much of a fight.
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