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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	In disbelief. Super tacky kaolin vibe slurry Oct 15, 2017 10:36:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Oct 15, 2017 10:36:03 GMT -5 No other rocks at all, just large ceramic media.
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In disbelief. Super tacky kaolin vibe slurry Oct 15, 2017 10:14:33 GMT -5 1dave likes this

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Post by captbob on Oct 15, 2017 10:14:33 GMT -5

way off topic, but that's not unusual around here ...

Jim, you remember the big honkin' Rio that I was (am) tumbling all by itself in a 15 lb barrel?
I thinkin' about pulling it out today. It has been running in the polish stage for 4 months as of today.

Haven't even opened the barrel since July 15th at which point it had already be running in polish for a month.
Wasn't satisfied with the polish at that point, so I added another half cup of polish and just let it run.

Hope 4 months is long enough in polish ... ya think I should just give it another month?

now, where is your Dr. Jim avatar?

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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	BEST post of the year! Oct 14, 2017 12:26:22 GMT -5 MrMike, aDave, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Oct 14, 2017 12:26:22 GMT -5 Jim, you should get the best quality copy of this from Randy and send it off to be enlarged and framed. It would make a fine Christmas present for your wife! just sayin'
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BEST post of the year! Oct 14, 2017 9:12:04 GMT -5 grayfingers, fantastic5, and 13 more like this

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Post by captbob on Oct 14, 2017 9:12:04 GMT -5

Reposting here because not everyone looks at the Rock Tumbling area...

Absolutely amazing work from the wicked Photoshop talent of Garage Rocker
Very impressive work Randy!

Presenting our own Mad Scientist JamesP-enstein

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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	In disbelief. Super tacky kaolin vibe slurry Oct 14, 2017 8:02:43 GMT -5 jamesp, 1dave, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Oct 14, 2017 8:02:43 GMT -5 ^^^ OH MY GOD !! freakin' awesome
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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Blade Runner Oct 12, 2017 23:05:55 GMT -5 rockjunquie likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Oct 12, 2017 23:05:55 GMT -5 Wondering if Rachael is in the new Blade Runner...? And Mel, what's wrong with all those long haired dudes always getting the wimmins? Works for me!
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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Cheap Rocks from the Dollar General store Oct 12, 2017 18:26:24 GMT -5 fantastic5, MrMike, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Oct 12, 2017 18:26:24 GMT -5 Wife Unit is the Admiral around here. She reminds me of that often. I may steer the ship, but she tells me where to go.
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Cheap Rocks from the Dollar General store Oct 12, 2017 18:06:28 GMT -5 MrMike, melhill1659, and 4 more like this

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Post by captbob on Oct 12, 2017 18:06:28 GMT -5

They ship rocks from China to sell here for 50¢ a pound?

I'm feeling pretty stoopid having been buying all these rocks for 5, 10, 20 bucks or more a pound all these years.

Throwing all my milk crates and 55 gallon barrels of Stone Canyon, Hornitos, picture jaspers, etc etc etc out in the trash tomorrow and heading for the Dollar Store!

Garbage men ain't gonna be happy.

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Coral hounding trip day 1 and 2 Oct 12, 2017 16:00:20 GMT -5

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Post by captbob on Oct 12, 2017 16:00:20 GMT -5

Oct 11, 2017 19:13:49 GMT -5 jamesp said:

I don't think she cares right now, she left for 2 weeks to Hawaii yesterday.

I'd be checking all the gas line connections. Stove, furnace, water heater ...

Don't forget to feed the dawgs.

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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	eBay steals & deals Oct 11, 2017 16:01:29 GMT -5 fantastic5, rockjunquie, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Oct 11, 2017 16:01:29 GMT -5 And that one is in driving range! Don't make me go back and find where you said that you needed a slab saw!
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Rock sale haul Pt. II (more pics added) Oct 11, 2017 15:46:06 GMT -5

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Post by captbob on Oct 11, 2017 15:46:06 GMT -5

Pages 43, 55, 64, 65, 88, 114, etc etc etc in the link above from zbestvalue has a picture from Mel Sabre52 .
They are credited to Mel. Lots of his photos there.

There are also photos from Lowell elementary , and the Idaho Rock Shop and Donnieʼs Rocky Treasures

Quite the compilation of specimen photos there.
www.zbestvalue.com/public/2012AgateIndexVol2Northwest.pdf

Last Edit: Oct 11, 2017 15:46:47 GMT -5 by captbob

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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Coral hounding trip day 1 and 2 Oct 11, 2017 15:19:26 GMT -5 melhill1659 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Oct 11, 2017 15:19:26 GMT -5 Maybe Day 3 was the day after he met up with all those wild college girls that needed him to fix their bong.
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eBay steals & deals Oct 11, 2017 14:51:13 GMT -5 fantastic5 likes this

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Post by captbob on Oct 11, 2017 14:51:13 GMT -5

Here's an 18" slab saw in Ohio for $1,100 BIN - again, local pick up. Just thought I'd pass this on.

Not so many slab saws come up for sale on our side of the Mississippi.

www.ebay.com/itm/18-Lapidary-Rock-Saw-with-Blade-Base-110v-1-2-hp-1725-rpm-/202078103271?hash=item2f0ccb26e7:g:WGYAAOSwez5Z3Q7Q

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First time Running a 5 Step Tumble Oct 11, 2017 11:12:03 GMT -5 Drummond Island Rocks and jamesp like this

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Oct 11, 2017 10:56:37 GMT -5 jamesp said:

Bought a vibe, better than a 30 year old wife.

I dunno ... if ya could find a 30 year old wife that wasn't addicted to her cell phone and enjoyed 30 year old music.

hmmm

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Coral exploration trip day 4 Oct 11, 2017 10:52:16 GMT -5 Fossilman and 1dave like this

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Post by captbob on Oct 11, 2017 10:52:16 GMT -5

No, I had tucked that in some other thread where we were all chatting.

New kid hanging out with her big brother -

Mossberg 590 Shockwave & Mossberg 590A1

I have a 4 day gun class in Alabama next month, gonna take the new kid with me to play with in down time.
Want to make a couple minor mods, but this gun looks like all kinds of fun.

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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Kentucky agate & other self collected rocks : ) Oct 10, 2017 23:36:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Oct 10, 2017 23:36:47 GMT -5 WOW - I wanna go to Kentucky and hang out with this guy!! Great Kentucky agates. Welcome to the forum.
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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Coral, duds and winners Oct 10, 2017 14:26:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Oct 10, 2017 14:26:20 GMT -5 How about a portable drill? See if the drill bit brings out clay or not.
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Coral exploration trip day 4 Oct 10, 2017 13:18:53 GMT -5 fantastic5, jamesp, and 1 more like this

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Post by captbob on Oct 10, 2017 13:18:53 GMT -5

Just out running errands (picked up my new shotty!) and came back through my neighborhood a different route.

Found a house about 1/2 mile from me with more coral heads than I could fit in my truck in two trips!
Whole front, corner lot, is landscaped with them.
Gonna have to go back and visit when I have some time to see just what he has.

not like I really need any more coral, but what the heck ... it's about the only freakin' kinda rock around here.

location location location

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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Coral, duds and winners Oct 10, 2017 8:09:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Oct 10, 2017 8:09:24 GMT -5 Those "duds" - you can't tumble them or they just aren't worth the time & effort? Would cooking make 'em any better?
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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Mega Tsunami From Hawaii? Oct 9, 2017 23:24:19 GMT -5 unclesoska, jamesp, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Oct 9, 2017 23:24:19 GMT -5 On the bright side, it would put out all those fires.
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