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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 15, 2015 13:32:00 GMT -5
Bob, I don't represent the seller or the saw. Just spotted it this morning. Questions ? Contact the seller. Or for anyone living in the area, go look it over. It may be junk, but if not, it'd be a hell of a good buy for someone.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 15, 2015 12:27:15 GMT -5
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 15, 2015 12:19:36 GMT -5
Unless you're powering an awfully big polishing machine, 1 HP is way overkill both in needed power & higher costs on your electric bill. For most flat machines, 1/3 HP is plenty of power.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 14, 2015 21:00:22 GMT -5
And they're coming to take me away hahahahahahaha.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 14, 2015 20:02:50 GMT -5
ha ha Don ! You just walked in their already taking you away ! hohohahahehe Those nice young men in their clean white coats.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 14, 2015 18:37:01 GMT -5
Now if it were to be an entrance song for me personally, it would probably be this one.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 14, 2015 18:31:48 GMT -5
You can get the same saw for $227.00 here. www.maxstoneworld.com/page11/page4/page4.htmlThe cast aluminum tank & table would make for a much more rigid trim saw than the Rock Rascal. You can also get a vise for the Covington saw. Scroll down the page on the link I provided. I have to agree with Tom that using it for grinding would be more trouble than it's worth.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 13, 2015 18:18:01 GMT -5
You Are Four: - An Old Chinese Proverb
1. He who knows and knows not that he knows.
He is asleep... wake him.
2. He who knows not and knows not that he knows not.
He is a fool... shun him
3. He who knows not and knows that he knows not.
He is a child... teach him.
4. He who knows and knows that he knows.
He is a king... follow him.
Author unknown
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 13, 2015 14:26:44 GMT -5
How about dusting off that sphere machine build instead of playing with marbles? I'd love to see that up and running! Winter project Bob. When it's too cold to work outside I'll finish the wiring.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 13, 2015 14:08:24 GMT -5
No pulley on mine. It was driven by a rubber wheel against the bottom of the bowl. Gonna take a little math to figure out the proper size of wheel to get the right RPM's, but shouldn't be hard to make. I plan on an adapter from the motor shaft with a groove machined in it for a rubber O ring to serve as the wheel. That way I'll be able to replace the O ring when it wears out. ( Now is when I wish I still had access to a metal lathe ).
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 13, 2015 11:06:45 GMT -5
Here's the Crown bead mill I recently won in an ebay lot. The difference between this one & the Covington mill is that the bottom bowl rotates, instead of the top plate. I'm missing the motor which is no problem. Also missing is a drive wheel which turns the bowl. I should be able to have one machined at not too great a cost.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 12, 2015 19:12:57 GMT -5
I'm liking the fossil coral in pic 3.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 12, 2015 18:30:51 GMT -5
If it's heavy for its size, and can easily be scratched with a pocket knife, my money would be on barite. It's found in a wide range of colors, and can take many different crystal shapes.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 12, 2015 16:48:53 GMT -5
Don't have the time right now to watch the whole thing, but looks interesting.
For you old folks like me, I find one of those flexible hand pieces handy to use. You can lay the main body of the tool along the side of your hand & change the angle of your tool with just light finger pressure, instead of having to twist those arthritic wrists into all sorts of painful positions.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 12, 2015 11:46:46 GMT -5
Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven, or just about anything by Janis Joplin.
And then there's my all time favorite. Desolation Row by Bob Dylan.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 12, 2015 11:37:52 GMT -5
Welcome aboard from your neighbor over in South Dakota.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 11, 2015 15:57:52 GMT -5
I'm so glad that this thread was posted or I would have missed the release. I was late on the first book and paid a fortune after the fact. If this one is anything like the other then I can't wait to get it... I have already ordered it. The second book is even better than the first. More information on locations, and more general talk about collecting the various materials. + the pics are a great help in identifying unmarked slabs.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 11, 2015 11:35:18 GMT -5
LOL, Bob, that's the result of 4 years in a row of spring flooding. Had to have 50 trees removed.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 11, 2015 11:21:20 GMT -5
More of the haul. Loretone 8" pan & hood. Bead drilling vise. Several pics to show details. First pic shows vise mounted in tank on 2 brass pins. The vise assembled. Vise disassembled. 2 pics to show large & small countersunk center holes to take different sized beads.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 11, 2015 10:37:32 GMT -5
LOL. It happens Mike. Been there, done that.
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