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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Dec 2, 2013 16:44:33 GMT -5
Yep, grew up reading Mad and National Lampoon. Loved Spy vs. Spy.
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Dec 1, 2013 18:47:07 GMT -5
I built one based on the one bobby1 made, similar to OP. Works great.
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 30, 2013 9:32:23 GMT -5
James what we're not seeing is there is no doubt a micrometer that allows advancing the vise in increments of 0.001mm :-)
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 27, 2013 23:02:00 GMT -5
I hate to say it, but you may need to go back to 140 or spend more time on 280. I can still see marks at the 7 o'clock position in your third photo after the update and they stay there right up to the end. Sorry!
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 27, 2013 22:57:39 GMT -5
The saw must work fine for thunder eggs, but I wonder if he's able to get consistent thickness slabs...I don't see any wait to control the advance of the vise.
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 27, 2013 22:56:21 GMT -5
Yeah, Mario, it must have been water cooled; there's no sump.
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 27, 2013 15:42:32 GMT -5
That slab will be worth the effort to go back to 240. I'm learning through your experiences!
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 27, 2013 13:07:14 GMT -5
The external keyboard reduces portability, but it should solve the problem (assuming it's the keyboard, not the bios). Then you'll want a wireless mouse and a big monitor. :-)
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 27, 2013 12:41:19 GMT -5
Beautiful work as always!
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 26, 2013 23:15:49 GMT -5
Congrats beef, you've done it again!
I agree with the West Texas ID, but that's as close as I can get. The one after it looks kind of like a West Texas rock, too.
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 26, 2013 23:11:36 GMT -5
Yeah, I think rocklady is done for. I tried looking a week or so ago and I think GoDaddy said the domain was available. There are no current listings on ebay, either. That's a bummer because I liked his wheels.
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 25, 2013 16:23:50 GMT -5
Resurrecting an old thread to answer Sheltie's question: by cross-hatching the slab with aluminum marks, you'll know when the you've achieved a flat surface because all of the marks will be gone. If you have a dip in the slab the mark will stay until you've flattened out the area around it sufficiently for the pad to reach it.
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 22, 2013 15:59:03 GMT -5
Well, I'm a month older than Scott (so 3 months younger than Karen). I don't remember a thing about it until I was quite a few years older. I have been to Dealey Plaza a couple of times and tried to picture the events. I have a hard time believing the single bullet theory.
Looking back I always think that if Kennedy and company had not played the Cuban Missile Crisis the way they did, I might not have been born. It got resolved the day before I was born.
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 21, 2013 22:42:23 GMT -5
I've got an 18" Great Western. It's no HP, but it's a fine hobby saw. When I bought, I didn't know any better, and the guy I bought it from had sealed the inside of the sump with roofing tar. Worked fine until the oil started to dissolve the tar. I've put a new bottom in and sealed with oil resistant gasket cement, but I still have at least one minor leak. Oh well, I still would have bought it.
I'd check out the vise, too, to make sure it's sound. Blade motors are easily replaced.
Good luck!
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 19, 2013 16:25:55 GMT -5
You're welcome, Scott! I like to catch the fines that fall through the hardware cloth to use as filler in either the grind or vibe. Cheaper than ceramics! LOL @ James
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 19, 2013 16:24:17 GMT -5
You could run the Lakers with other quartz, or as Rich said, other hard material. They will also fracture if you don't run a full load.
Save the ceramics for a vibe; use plastic pellets or tile spacers for filler in a rotary.
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 19, 2013 13:13:38 GMT -5
My big barrel is a back breaker when it's full. I could really use an engine hoist to lift it. Otherwise it's the same process I use for any barrel. I just dump it onto a set of stacked screens on a bucket: quarter inch hardware cloth in a frame above window screen in a frame. The screens make washing and culling a lot easier.
I only use my rotaries for rough grind. Sanding and polishing is done in a vibe.
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 18, 2013 22:43:12 GMT -5
That's a pretty good deal with free shipping. I might try them next, or maybe buy a bunch of pints at Wally World...
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 18, 2013 13:27:22 GMT -5
That's unlike any Brazilian I've seen before. Are those tubes or inclusions? Nice work, as usual!
Chuck
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 18, 2013 13:24:57 GMT -5
Really cool specimen. Congrats! Just a thought: you could face polish the rough side.
Chuck
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