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Post by captbob on Aug 11, 2019 15:36:48 GMT -5
Yup Variscite (with an I) As with ANY other rock, price depends on quality. Yes, there is very expensive variscite (on eBay for example) but there is also some which is pretty inexpensive.
I'd guess your little pile may get you a case of your favorite beer. Maybe a little more than that if you drink cheap beer!
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Post by captbob on Aug 11, 2019 11:20:25 GMT -5
^^ agree. Move it!!
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Post by captbob on Aug 11, 2019 11:16:13 GMT -5
My vote is a stated price for whatever it is, mixed or specific type, so I didn't vote.
I don't even bother to finish reading the sales description once I see it is an auction here.
(charity auction aside)
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Post by captbob on Aug 5, 2019 12:25:23 GMT -5
If your saw legs are just angle iron, you will have to do some welding to attach bases for casters.
Do you weld?
How about cutting the existing legs off and putting the saw on a rolling cart? Some rolling carts can be found (check craigslist) for decent prices.
Maybe you could even modify a shopping cart?
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Post by captbob on Aug 5, 2019 10:51:16 GMT -5
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Post by captbob on Aug 5, 2019 8:21:35 GMT -5
How about instead of asking folks to go to the trouble of posting what they have, you post photos of what the legs on your saw look like where they meet the floor. Be easier to make recommendations if we knew what you were dealing with. Are your saw legs just angle iron or do they have a base of some sort?
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Post by captbob on Aug 4, 2019 18:08:19 GMT -5
I'm gonna venture the unakite is from Brazil. Could be from Oz, but I rather doubt it. Brazil unakite is all that I have collected. Doesn't make it any better, just my preference. I like the look.
Haven't found any in the US that looks similar.
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Post by captbob on Aug 4, 2019 14:45:51 GMT -5
Best way for finding current values is doing eBay searches for whatever type rock you are wondering about. Search both currently listed items and (advanced search) for completed listings. Indian paint rock/stone is mostly found in an area which is now restricted from collecting. Rocks in extinct or closed locations are naturally going to fetch a premium as the supply of these rocks is limited to what is already in collections. Different grades of the rock type will also, of course, determine the value. Your indian paint isn't the highest quality, but it IS a nice piece. Your unakite also looks to be of higher quality, but it is a more common rock. I would GUESS that wasn't found in the USA, but it could have been. 50/50 odds. Jugglerguy is much more of an expert with unikite. The last rock looks more common. Probably a jasper found in the western US. While it may not be worth a bunch, it would probably make excellent tumbles or okay cabs. ETA: Indian Paint will probably not give you a true shine, but will give you a beautiful matte finish. |
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Post by captbob on Aug 4, 2019 13:13:55 GMT -5
Indian paint is also correct. A chunk that size is worth some $$
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Post by captbob on Aug 4, 2019 13:06:24 GMT -5
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Post by captbob on Aug 4, 2019 12:49:38 GMT -5
2nd photo... rocks from the same batch, but NOT the same rocks!
Some rocks will give you no better than a matte finish no matter what wizardry you throw at them.
Nature of the beast.
You did nothing wrong. Some rocks will shine and some won't.
carry on!
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Post by captbob on Aug 4, 2019 12:05:13 GMT -5
okay... now I'm curious how this compacted/settled grit (or whatever you want to call it) could form on the "bottom" of a running tumbler.
When running, the bottom is a side wall of the interior of the barrel. Maybe I don't understand physics or gravity so well, but how does this concoction accumulate on the side wall of a moving barrel?
Have you ever had it happen on the lid end? Where when you open the barrel there is this mass of grit/ceramics on the top rather than the bottom, or is it always on the bottom?
Even misloading the barrel and adding the water after the grit instead of before shouldn't result in such a mass of grit being stuck to the bottom.
But, I could be wrong, I'm kinda new to this tumbling stuff ...
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Post by captbob on Aug 4, 2019 11:39:24 GMT -5
No sir, coarse grit can remain coarse much longer than a week. I really doubt that you did anything wrong. This build up at the bottom simply happens when you set the barrel on end. In a quickness!
No need to toss that grit out, use it again if it is still good. Tumbling is a learning experience for sure and you will see that the first thing that you should do is toss any instruction books in the trash!
You'll get it!!
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Post by captbob on Aug 4, 2019 10:40:51 GMT -5
*sigh* - but it is a good and reasonable question.
There is no "compacted sludge at the bottom of the barrel" when you are running the barrel.
Especially from a fresh run start.
That "compacted sludge" gets there when you stop your run and set the barrel upright to open the lid.
YES, it happens that fast! I'd bet 15 to 30 seconds is MORE than enough time to create what you are finding.
ETA: Welcome to the forum! (really was a good question, just not the issue you might believe it is.)
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Post by captbob on Aug 1, 2019 11:51:58 GMT -5
I really like it. NICE work. But ... it is nothing a man should be wearing.  Well, maybe one of those man-bun wearin', west coast hippy socialists living in mom's basement "men" that aren't sure which bathroom to use on any given day. just sayin'  (you asked!)
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Post by captbob on Jul 28, 2019 13:34:26 GMT -5
now about your twitter page ...  |
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Post by captbob on Jul 28, 2019 13:30:14 GMT -5
"... they were used to polish the North Carolina star rubies her husband used to cut." So THAT'S what they are for! I always end up with odds & ends like those wheels when I buy lapidary equipment off craigslist from older folks. Never knew what they were for and never asked as they are usually in boxes full of other crap that I have no use for. At least now I will know what it is that I am throwing away! Someone that does that kinda stuff & polishing may have a use for 'em though. That bottom rock might be worth tumbling! |
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Post by captbob on Jul 27, 2019 14:41:54 GMT -5
First things first... welcome to the forum steph ! Hope you like it here, lots of knowledge (and fun) to be found here. My first GUESS on the pieces in the first two photos would be definitely agate, and possibly Botswana agates. I also agree with @rocks2dust that the 3rd photo may have some carnelian agate in there. Enjoy your new tumbling hobby. It can be addictive! |
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Post by captbob on Jul 27, 2019 13:53:21 GMT -5
I'd go with Kona Dolomite, but ask Jugglerguy for his take. |
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Post by captbob on Jul 25, 2019 11:13:55 GMT -5
The photos taken from above are much easier to look at than the low angle shots.
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