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Post by roy on Jan 28, 2018 12:33:45 GMT -5
its simple really there is the peoples vote along with the tech vote from the judge ! we have done this before by pairing the cabber with the wrappers winner take all and there were many that took part no complaining just lots of fun !
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Post by roy on Jan 28, 2018 12:22:57 GMT -5
Jeff was telling me that it's from an outcrop within sight of the outcrop that produces Dead Camel, but I think Dead Camel is far less brittle. All of these claimed materials, and new materials coming out of the Dead Camel Mountains are coming from the same basic location that Eva and I were hunting five years ago for what I was calling Lahontanite Jasper (and more recently Dragon Jasper). We found the way in by following an old 1960's rockhounding map given to my brother by the estate of an old timer who passed. People here on the board urged me to place claims but I didn't have the time or energy, (nor do I believe in the morality, validity, or ethics of claiming but that's a different story) and now what we have is a giant mess of greed and fighting led by the rarerocksandgems dot com guy Philip Stephenson. Phil writes on his website about how he found out about these hunting grounds when he stopped by and talked to the the old man at the closed rock shop, and saw a pile of the original Lahontan jasper the man has for sale. The old guy at the rock shop pointed him to the spot - and the result was Phil reviving the old Lahontanite claim and placing two new claims - Dead Camel and Red Falcon. Since that point many other's caught wind and new materials are coming out fast and furious - Mescalaro, Fire Ledge, Desert Fire, etc. According to my source, there is a lot of infighting and bitching and moaning occurring as Phil is apparently accusing others of jumping his claims. The reality is that Jeff's Mescalero (I can't vouch for the others) is coming from just outside of his claim zone - and the bigger reality is the entire mile-long ridge is practically made of rhyolite and it would be impossible to tell which named material is coming from which location. MOST of the material that I've collected on and around the ridge before all this started is really hit or miss on fracturing on the dendritic lines. I never had the equipment obviously to dig into the ground and locate the more stable material that now carries the Dead Camel Jasper name. As far as I can tell nobody has discovered my favorite outcrop that produces a small amount of Noreena look-alike if you are patient and weed through all the crappy float around the area. Tommy your outcrop is beautiful! Actually, I think the Mescalero is from Mexico, but I'm not 100% sure of that. It's Jeff's "Dead Ringer" that is from veeeery close to Philip's "Dead Camel" claim, and Walt (one of the guys running Phil's booth DID use the word "jump" during our convo about it. They get all bent out of shape, like they "discovered" or "own" this rock, which old timers have been pulling out of the ground forever. He's probably sore that Jeff thought up a more clever name for his rock. Phil should have claimed the whole ridge if he wanted to be the only one selling it. (Can you claim a whole ridge?) If you want a few minutes of entertainment, set them talking about each other while you rummage around in their bins . . . I find the dead camel slightly prettier than most of the dead ringer - Jeff's dead ringer doesn't have as much blue in it (or I haven't been able to snag any with much good blue anyway, so this year was the first year I got some, and I only got the "white with red ribbons" variety). I haven't purchased or cabbed any Dead Camel - until recently I was boycotting Phil due to some really nasty remarks he made on the board awhile back about amateur rockhounds. I gave him another chance this year though and he was really nice to me after he saw I was a serious cabber and was going to make doublets with his plume. Another weird little thing I finally figured out this year . . . Phil's operation is called Rare Rocks and Gems. He has the anti-sniper sale and sells off his website. He only sells at Pow Wow, not DG. But there's another guy named Ray (Roy? Rob?), who sells at DG usually but was at Tyson Wells this year, whose operation is called Rare Rock Shop. He has a lot of snowyville variscite. He sometimes sells on ebay, high end material. Until this year, I thought they were the same operation! Phil didn't even know about Ray, even though he was only about 8 booths away from him at Pow Wow and has basically the same shop name. mascalero is from nevada and is well away from the dead camel spot ! the dead ringer is a far better material than that of the full of cracks stuff phillip sells !
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Post by roy on Jan 28, 2018 12:12:35 GMT -5
How would this differ from the monthly cab contest that Glenn produces? Could be redundant not to mention an interest splitter. its a one time winner takes all ! how would you figure it would interfer with the other contest ? it go's on every month
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Post by roy on Jan 24, 2018 12:20:46 GMT -5
im game
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Post by roy on Jan 11, 2018 12:17:21 GMT -5
OMG Tella thats was funny as heck !
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Post by roy on Jan 8, 2018 11:15:20 GMT -5
nice !
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Post by roy on Jan 8, 2018 11:10:20 GMT -5
spend more time finishing up items to put in my collection ! get some of my big rounds finished ! dig more rough and explore more
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Post by roy on Jan 5, 2018 12:43:06 GMT -5
i own a 14" panther have not had a problem with it at all after 30 or so slabs i put in some obsidian cut 4 or 5 slabs to fresh up the blade and off i go i have up to 3 slab auctions a week so my saws get really tested
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Post by roy on Jan 4, 2018 11:57:35 GMT -5
jim grey's shop is a must see
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Post by roy on Jan 2, 2018 11:32:30 GMT -5
he will be forever missed here rest easy my friend!
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Post by roy on Dec 14, 2017 11:07:28 GMT -5
normally i would say yes but i talked with a guy last weekend and some agates he found on his mountain property this last summer it looks just like yours out side and in after we face cut it! The general area is south central Washington ! This all came about after this guy needed his radiator repaired he seen the polished agate i had on my desk ! so this next spring were going to go dig the Agate out of this area and bring some to market
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Post by roy on Dec 13, 2017 11:24:33 GMT -5
i could use the buffs
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Post by roy on Dec 12, 2017 12:33:03 GMT -5
I have learned to never cut for friends. Plus, I'm learning oil is expensive. It's not the blades,.it's the oil. I get about 200 cuts between cleaning and then need to spend $100+ on replacement oil (even after filtering), and 4-5 hours labor each time, I want to save my oil for me. It's all mine. The only exception is if a friend visits and we can hang out and have a meal and shoot the breeze too. THAT is worth it! Ha! I would have to disagree cutting for friends is what this hobby is all about! some of the best stuff i have in my collection came from cutting for friends and im sure they can say the same about me
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Post by roy on Dec 11, 2017 12:24:42 GMT -5
lol you guys crack me up!
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Post by roy on Dec 11, 2017 12:17:49 GMT -5
your welcome buddy
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Post by roy on Dec 8, 2017 12:21:21 GMT -5
Hello all I am new to this and am looking for information on a flat lap bout 6". I will be cabbing stuff like granite, quartz, chert hard stuff so really my question is who is madly in love with their flat lap? i started out with the high tech 8" machine
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Post by roy on Dec 7, 2017 12:25:31 GMT -5
there you go Tommy Tim is a old highland park master repair man
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Post by roy on Dec 7, 2017 12:22:16 GMT -5
I think there are about 6-8 vendors open for business and a few more are getting there. I really like the slower pace, might have to come early more often. Tony you need to stay home so we can go ride those sleds
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Post by roy on Dec 7, 2017 12:12:58 GMT -5
I keep telling my wife it was easier keeping my first car - a 68 Impala - running than it has been to keep this rock saw running. I'm on my second third set of bearings in two years in my vintage (refurbished) 18" Highland Park saw - I replaced them this morning. I followed the Highland Park Saw Blade Alignment video on Youtube as close as I possibly could without a dial indicator. Visually, the blade is pretty damn close to perfect and it cut smooth and clean ... ... for three cuts. Now the bearings are making popping noises again Any ideas what I'm doing wrong??? I was told these self-aligning bearings come packed with grease - I wasn't supposed to pack them was I? There is nowhere on the Ebay listing to indicate if they were supposed to be packed or not. i had this problem once so instead of ordering the bearings on line i went to our local store and he got me some high grade set 140 dollars later i have not had a problem since ! and do not grease those or youll ruin them
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Post by roy on Dec 7, 2017 12:09:28 GMT -5
awesome love the yota
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