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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	The Latest from Google Earth Dec 31, 2017 15:47:03 GMT -5 1dave and melhill1659 like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 31, 2017 15:47:03 GMT -5 Yet another good reason not to live there. In case anyone needed one ...
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Actual cost to tumble an 800 lb. barrel of rock Dec 31, 2017 9:37:16 GMT -5

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Post by captbob on Dec 31, 2017 9:37:16 GMT -5

I can't see 800 pounds of rock being in a 55 gal barrel. Maybe 800 pounds if the barrel was full of cement, but rocks usually have spaces between them. The larger the rocks, the more empty space.
I had 3 full 55 gal barrels of rocks shipped up from Brazil and don't think that any of the barrels weighed more than 500 pounds.

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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Researching A New Hobby Dec 30, 2017 19:32:54 GMT -5 orangetabbys likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 30, 2017 19:32:54 GMT -5 Hope you realize ... we are gonna need to see some cat pictures!
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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Researching A New Hobby Dec 30, 2017 19:16:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 30, 2017 19:16:57 GMT -5 Thinkin' I'm about to break my New Year's resolution ... orangetabbys that avatar picture taken in Canada? Guess not a recent picture if it was. Gotta be way cold up there!
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Researching A New Hobby Dec 30, 2017 18:56:32 GMT -5 1dave likes this

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Post by captbob on Dec 30, 2017 18:56:32 GMT -5

A can of "clear coat" is much less expensive than a tumbler. And much quicker too.

Buy a can (maybe some kinda polyurethane?) and try it. See if that produces the results you are looking for.
If not, maybe a tumbler can do what you want.

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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	New Year resolutions welcome 2018 Dec 30, 2017 18:50:05 GMT -5 rockjunquie, 1dave, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 30, 2017 18:50:05 GMT -5 I resolve to be kinder to stupid people. maybe ... NOT
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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Funny foopah when heating 6" HDPE pipe in fry pan Dec 30, 2017 18:43:53 GMT -5 spiritstone likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 30, 2017 18:43:53 GMT -5 Shoulda held them in place with somma that Flex Seal tape!
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George West, TX - Small Cuts Dec 30, 2017 18:26:59 GMT -5

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Dec 30, 2017 13:21:29 GMT -5 HankRocks said:

I am sure the pictures he posts will include my favorite of the ones we cut. A nice blended pastel colored piece of wood. Would post a picture myself but will defer to Jeremy's superior photography skills.

*ahem*

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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	How cold is it where you are? Dec 30, 2017 16:55:17 GMT -5 rockjunquie, 1dave, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 30, 2017 16:55:17 GMT -5 Cool picture! BTW ... that 5th star makes yer butt look big!
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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Big Breccia Dec 30, 2017 16:50:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 30, 2017 16:50:15 GMT -5 That's some good lookin' rock right there.
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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Funny foopah when heating 6" HDPE pipe in fry pan Dec 30, 2017 16:42:04 GMT -5 jamesp likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 30, 2017 16:42:04 GMT -5 I just wanna know if he got Denise a new frying pan yet.
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Funny foopah when heating 6" HDPE pipe in fry pan Dec 30, 2017 14:06:20 GMT -5

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Dec 30, 2017 13:59:42 GMT -5 youp50 said:

I would put it in a prominent place as a reminder what not to do.

I have had a spent shotgun shell on my desk for exactly that same reason.
Smile every time I see it. Long story... cost me a couple hundred bucks, but a good lesson learned.

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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Funny foopah when heating 6" HDPE pipe in fry pan Dec 30, 2017 13:45:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 30, 2017 13:45:49 GMT -5 Line the inside with some kinda foam and it would make a nice drink holder. All sorts of uses for that! Does it smell when it melts?
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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	How cold is it where you are? Dec 30, 2017 10:04:30 GMT -5 rockjunquie, 1dave, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 30, 2017 10:04:30 GMT -5 ^^ 500 posts for the Woofer!! Congrats and sorry that you are now misunderstood! oh... and 8 degrees in Alabama just ain't right!
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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Filter system for saws Dec 30, 2017 9:41:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 30, 2017 9:41:26 GMT -5 I recall seeing a few threads with oil cleaning systems here in the past. I have no idea how to search for those threads.
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A few from a mixed hardness batch Dec 30, 2017 0:47:44 GMT -5

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Dec 30, 2017 0:07:29 GMT -5 youp50 said:

I would not be surprised to see you faceting next.

While I have no doubt that he could do so, I don't see it happening. Jim is too much of a giddy up and go type.
You are just as likely to see him doing needle point as faceting - IMO
Maybe when he is 90 or being rode hard and put away wet finally settles him down.

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Newbies' Guide to Quartzsite Thread (map now in first post) Dec 30, 2017 0:03:43 GMT -5 melhill1659 likes this

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Post by captbob on Dec 30, 2017 0:03:43 GMT -5

Melissa, you are much more of the social butterfly than I am. Meeting some folks from here would be icing on the cake, but I would go for the ~~cake~~ rocks.

Billy, I have no set plans. Mother in Law is coming down to Florida for January & February. She will be spending some time elsewhere, but quite a bit here as well. Having her here allows me to take off as she can take care of the critters. When she figures out a schedule I will know more about when I want to get outta Dodge.
Figure if I can get out that way I may bounce around from place to place. It was in the 80s there last January, no tellin' if Mother Nature will be so kind this year. If I go, I doubt it would be before deer hunting season ends on the 24th of January.
Would want to hit some new areas as the places I covered last year are now rather lacking in rocks, and a lot of that land is private property which we were allowed to access because Jim had made friends and arrangements with the land owners.

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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Big Breccia Dec 29, 2017 23:45:01 GMT -5 Bluesky78987 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 29, 2017 23:45:01 GMT -5 Nice! Looks a bit like Stone Canyon jasper might look after a rough night out on the town.
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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	East Needle Peak Trip Dec 29, 2017 17:28:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 29, 2017 17:28:10 GMT -5 Looks like (Google) Needle Peak (mountain) is in a National Park? Is there a specific collecting area outside the park?
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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Newbies' Guide to Quartzsite Thread (map now in first post) Dec 29, 2017 17:26:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 29, 2017 17:26:01 GMT -5 I'm pretty sure that there are stamps that are worth in the 100s of thousands. Could be trouble. Definitely lighter tho!
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