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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 20, 2015 17:28:22 GMT -5
Beautiful display slab!!! Waste to cab it. How many slices on the nodule? I hope enough slices for everyone here to get one! Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 20, 2015 15:53:20 GMT -5
Wow, that is stunning! What a great way to spend an afternoon slabbing a rock that gorgeous! Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 17, 2015 16:13:20 GMT -5
Nice looking materials! As for having more dop sticks, I've always been of the opinion that dops sticks are like C-clamps and reclusive neighbors...one can never have too many of them! Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 12, 2015 22:56:26 GMT -5
Thank you very much cabjunky and captbob! You have both been very helpful! Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 12, 2015 19:22:43 GMT -5
Assuming the oil depth to be 2" I calculate it would take about 16-2/3 gallons of oil. Does this seem about right? Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 12, 2015 17:15:24 GMT -5
Thank you very much captbob! I truly appreciate the info! I can probably calculate the approximate gallons of oil based on the dimensions you provided. Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 12, 2015 2:37:16 GMT -5
If anyone here has an old U.S. made Highland Park 24" slab saw could you please let me know what the dimensions at the base are when measuring from the outside edge of the legs, what is the total width from side to side, and the length from front to rear? Also what is the distance from the bottom of the feet (without castors)to the bottom of the reservoir? And also how many gallons of oil is required to fill to the proper height to use with a 24" blade? Thanks! Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 9, 2015 13:25:54 GMT -5
Hello John, I think the link isn't working now because the auction listing ended a few days ago. If you do an eBay search for item number 111686179459 I believe it will pull it up. Also the photos are still up on my Flickr page www.flickr.com/photos/quailriver/ . Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 8, 2015 23:53:30 GMT -5
Yeah, I figured it would sell fast. The guy listed a Raytech 6" trim/slab saw with automatic powerfeed (made exactly like the Raytech 10" model), a Raytech 6" arbor cabbing unit, various wheels, laps, blades, and lots of other accessories all for $175.00. The machines looked to be in pretty decent condition too. Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 8, 2015 12:57:18 GMT -5
[quote source="/post/813410/thread" ...I would not have offered any cash for the dude's rocks. I might have offered to haul it all away without charging him because I'd figure he's gonna end up paying somebody to take the junk away. So that's the difference between this area and where ya'll are Craigslisting! Uh...Okay... Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 8, 2015 12:52:10 GMT -5
Heck yes on Craigslist. Don't sell, but have found several excellent deals. Used to check daily, now a couple times a week as I remember. If this guy above wasn't a 2 1/2 hour drive each way, I'd go check out his coral in a quickness. Nothing else there I would be interested in. All those machines are probably rusted to hell, not sure they would even be worth refurbishing. But yeah, good stuff on Craigslist. Just wish there was more of it! Not a lot of lapidary in Florida. When I check the nationwide site listings there is always something that I wish was closer so I could go see it. The only piece of equipment I see significant rust on is the trim saw table. A wire brush and a little sand blasting will take care of all the rest. The drop saw alone looks worth the $300 - in decent shape they usually bring twice that. Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 7, 2015 23:01:59 GMT -5
Craigslist is HOT tonight! Check out this deal in Astatula, FL. A star diamond cabbing unit, a trim saw, a drop saw, and two pallets of lapidary rough for $300! Seller is fishing to find out if it's worth more so somebody needs to jump on this one quick! Larry C. orlando.craigslist.org/for/5063489453.htmlP.S. I'm in no way connected to the seller.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 7, 2015 22:52:20 GMT -5
Absolutely fantastic deal on Boston Craigslist for lot of lapidary tools and supplies! Sure wish I lived closer...well on second thought no I don't wish I lived closer to Boston but still hope someone in this group who does gets this great deal! Larry C. boston.craigslist.org/bmw/art/5063582335.htmlP.S. I'm in no way connected to the seller.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 7, 2015 11:54:48 GMT -5
Anything "Oak" is hard on most blades....Thumbs up Never liked cutting it,has a foul odor while cutting that wood on table saws and etc... Beautiful wood when finished though,but also quit expensive.... Yes I know what you mean about oak having a foul odor when being milled. I guy I used to work with in an antique restoration shop back in the 1980s used to always remark "It smells like it came from a slab of wood off the outhouse door". Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 7, 2015 0:45:21 GMT -5
If I have a good flat surface to glue to I use Elmer's wood glue, the yellow not the brown, and not the exterior type. I let it cure for two or three days. Elmer's isn't good for filling gaps between rocks and the wood so if I have a rough surface with gaps I use 30 minute epoxy that I get at the hobby store. This type www.readymaderc.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=670 . Even though it sets up in about thirty minutes I still let it cure overnight before putting in the saw. And as Chuck posted make sure the rock is absolutely clean. I wipe mine down with lacquer thinner and a clean terrycloth rag before I glue them. Also the wood surface must be clean and absolutely dry. So far I can't remember ever having a rock come loose from a board with either of these glues...knock on wood...if I can find any in reach. I might have to settle for wood fiber and glue pressboard with a photo grained paper veneer [sigh]. Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 6, 2015 22:51:42 GMT -5
I tried playing around with the color balance on your photos and wasn't able to do much with the first photo but was with the second photo which I posted below. I still don't know if I've gotten the color balance correct but judging from the backside of the cab I would now guess either Parrot Wing Chrysocolla, Sonora Sunrise, or maybe even Ruby in Fuchsite. Would have to have a better photo or see in person to say for sure. Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 6, 2015 22:16:09 GMT -5
Fantastic5, I like your first instincts, "scrap the bezel and reform the cab". But if your friend insists on repairing this piece I guess that's not an option. If I am seeing the problem correctly it looks as if this piece was dropped and it bent the bezel of the setting and chipped out a piece of the cab? If so the cab could probably be repaired in the same way ceramics are cold repaired. There are several web sites and videos devoted to ceramic repair or china repair that show how to do this with "cold" methods which do not require firing in a kiln. Just Google "ceramics and china repair/restoration". And not sure if it's my monitor but the color balance appears to be off in the photo so it's kind of hard to ID. But my best guess from what I can see would be that this stone may be Sonora Sunrise. Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 6, 2015 16:30:27 GMT -5
Old virgin growth Southern Yellow Pine heartwood was incredibly dense. Once I was working on a project using SYP heartwood that had been salvaged from an old 19th century mill where it was used for the post and beam structure. I was cutting out a mortise pocket that I had first pre-drilled out and was just going to use my chisels to square up and clean out. It felt like I was trying to cut concrete. Cutting adjacent to the grain pattern (cross-grained), the point of contact where every single red growth ring meet my chisel's edge left chips in the edge of the chisel. It turned my Rc-63 hardness high carbon steel chisel into a serrated edged chisel. I imagine part of this was due to the pine resin in the wood having hardened in a dry environment for 125 tears but in twenty four years of doing furniture repair and antique restoration this was the only wood that ever damaged my chisels. Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 6, 2015 3:32:24 GMT -5
Hey Arlen, I used to deal some in surplus furniture hardware and occasionally came across some pretty good quality lions head drawer pulls. These have a ring pull in the lion's mouth but if this ring was removed it would be fairly easy to make a mold from the lions head back plate to create a wax pattern for casting. Better detail could always be carved into any wax pattern made from such. Take a look at some of these (keep in mind the dimensions usually include the ring pull that hangs down much lower). www.google.com/search?q=lion+head+drawer+pull&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=lion+head+drawer+pull&tbm=shopLarry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 2, 2015 23:24:42 GMT -5
Update Bump.
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