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Post by beefjello on Oct 28, 2018 14:08:27 GMT -5
Really nice work Ali!
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Post by beefjello on Oct 28, 2018 14:05:20 GMT -5
Looking good man.. love that OJ!
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Post by beefjello on Oct 28, 2018 14:03:43 GMT -5
Definitely a nice variety of stones there!
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Post by beefjello on Oct 28, 2018 14:01:44 GMT -5
Thank you kindly everyone! I said I used two tablespoons of CO, I meant 2 teaspoons. I'm really wishing I would have cushioned this with some media, but I'll be wiser next time. Drummond Island Rocks thanks for the info and recipe! Yea I think those broken smallies may have hindered me a bit. Some of these I'm happy with and some I may rerun, hopefully within the next decade.
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Post by beefjello on Oct 25, 2018 22:42:55 GMT -5
Man, an incredible batch of flawless stones tumbled to absolute perfection and displayed by an expert of photography!
What more could anybody want? Love them all but found myself mindlessly chanting "number nine is divine, number nine is divine..."
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Post by beefjello on Oct 25, 2018 22:36:25 GMT -5
Excellent job with some beautiful material!
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Post by beefjello on Oct 25, 2018 22:34:26 GMT -5
So I took these out of pre-polish back in May.. of 2007 Yeah that's when I fell headlong into cabbing and never looked back. Back then I had a Thumbler Model B and a Workforce tile saw. A few weeks ago I found a long lost container in my garage and remembered that I picked up a used Raytech vibe a few years back and decided it was time to try and finish them. These went about 22 hours in a dedicated polish bowl. I rinsed them well, put them in the bowl and added 2 tablespoons of Cerium Oxide. I had a very good 'folding action' going on, and was careful not to add too much water. 12 hours later I added a couple squirts from a water bottle. Several hours later I added a few drops of dish soap and a couple more water bottle squirts and ran for 15 minutes then cleaned up the lot. Here's my7 results The vibe was a little more aggressive than what I imagined. I understood that it was a 4 lb bowl, I weighed what I added and it was just a couple ounces over 4 lb. I never thought that I should have done less and added some ceramics? Anyway some groups This was the very first self collected stuff I found.. quartz with fuchsite from Maricopa More self collected, mostly from Brenda Quartz crystals I collected with Jamie desertdweller way back when Dalmatian.. this took a matt finish at best Some picture jasper pendants I remember cutting with my Work Force, and some stuff from snowdog Some Blues Amy I believe from Rock Shed Crazy stuff I think was also RS Misc. that took a good shine So again it seemed the vibe was pretty aggressive or I just didn't cushion it well. I did have a bunch of smalls. Many broke and I had these at the bottom Anyway, there you have it from and old time newbie
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Post by beefjello on Oct 25, 2018 22:06:33 GMT -5
Damn, that's an incredible set of cabs Tela!
I've found myself both fixated and mesmerized by your Dryhead cab. It's like the Eye of Sauron calling out for the lost ring.
"my Preciousssss"
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Post by beefjello on Oct 25, 2018 21:59:42 GMT -5
Beautiful work there bud!
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Post by beefjello on Oct 25, 2018 21:57:45 GMT -5
Amazing. It's like Bruneau and Morrisonite had a love child together
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Post by beefjello on Oct 25, 2018 21:55:17 GMT -5
Here's the first couple slabs from a little chunk of Imperial Jasper I just started cutting.
So far so good
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Post by beefjello on Oct 25, 2018 21:52:54 GMT -5
Beautiful stuff, but I'm not going to even say the first thought that came into my head when I saw those! Um.. lil swimmerz maybe?
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Post by beefjello on Oct 25, 2018 21:50:23 GMT -5
Killer MileStone RTH!
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Post by beefjello on Oct 25, 2018 21:45:54 GMT -5
Crab cakes anyone?
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Post by beefjello on Oct 21, 2018 21:28:32 GMT -5
Every table in my house looks like that already
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Post by beefjello on Oct 21, 2018 21:24:52 GMT -5
Looks like you've been cutting some top shelf material there Andy!
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Post by beefjello on Oct 21, 2018 21:20:56 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! Adrian, hey bud! Yes indeed that's palm fiber with some nice translucency about it.
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Post by beefjello on Oct 21, 2018 21:17:18 GMT -5
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Post by beefjello on Oct 20, 2018 20:11:53 GMT -5
Saw these guys a few days ago.. finally my ears just stopped ringing and my heart rate's back to normal.
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Post by beefjello on Oct 20, 2018 20:06:09 GMT -5
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