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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 14, 2016 9:22:32 GMT -5
This is awesome, Chuck! And I'm jealous! LOL Seriously, that's a great Hobby/Man-Cave.
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 13, 2016 21:26:42 GMT -5
Looking good and looking forward to seeing your results! Paul
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 13, 2016 20:29:28 GMT -5
See you next Saturday, Jeff. Thanks again. Beautiful stuff on your website, by the way. Paul Thanks Paul! If you want, I'll let you shop around my stones and see if there's anything you want. Jeff AWESOME! I'll bring extra cash ...
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 13, 2016 17:05:59 GMT -5
See you next Saturday, Jeff. Thanks again. Beautiful stuff on your website, by the way.
Paul
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 13, 2016 11:30:24 GMT -5
San Dimas is where Bill and Ted are...you're right @shotgunner
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 13, 2016 11:29:10 GMT -5
rxscram, PM sent. RE: Covington Vibe Laps
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 13, 2016 0:27:45 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply's, we found some dumortierite on indian pass road about 6 miles in,very hard to find. Today we went to the gold basin mine and found some interesting stuff, lots of quartz crystals and some malaicate and a 600 lb calcite bearing rock ( took 1 hour to get that sucker in the truck) tomorrow we will try to locate the reef,and head to Palo Verde. BTW I would like to give a shout out to people at gold rock what an amazing family! some of the best people I have met. bill Looking forward to seeing some pics. Sounds like you had / are having a great time! Paul
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 13, 2016 0:24:49 GMT -5
Thank you very much, Diane. The box came today and the material is terrific. Can't wait to get it on the saw.
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 11, 2016 9:10:46 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum! As mentioned above, selling it off as small FRB's is a good option. x2 on Darryl's comments.
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 11, 2016 9:06:20 GMT -5
*** APPLAUSE *** Very slick bunch there, Boss!
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 9, 2016 23:27:33 GMT -5
Nicely done!
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 9, 2016 21:46:40 GMT -5
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 8, 2016 22:07:01 GMT -5
These are gorgeous! *** APPLAUSE ***
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 8, 2016 22:06:15 GMT -5
NICE!
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 8, 2016 22:04:57 GMT -5
Awesome trip report! Thank you for taking us along!
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 8, 2016 21:59:39 GMT -5
Hi Randi! Welcome to the forum!
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 8, 2016 21:58:40 GMT -5
Hell yes-now lets see them too............. LOL, yes, I'll get photos this weekend, Fossilman.
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 6, 2016 22:49:18 GMT -5
How long were they running at 30? Paul Thanks Paul. From my notes, they started on Sept 27 Sept 27 start Oct 1 add grit Oct 3 add grit Oct 7 pulled big Rio added grit + added Stone Canyon Oct 14 add grit Texas trip happened - load ran 15 days, way too long, without new grit Oct 29 add grit + 2 Zapata Rio agates Nov 5 add grit No clean outs yet, just checking on progress and adding grit. Still have a thin slurry after adding all that grit! Always 30 grit and either a cup or 1 1/2 cup each time. Will switch to finer 60/90 grit sometime this week. And (hopefully) rapidly progress through the grits to polish. Thanks for the recipe, captbob! I'm always on the lookout to try something new. It tend to let my barrels go too long as I usually only have time on weekends to get around to changing things.
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 6, 2016 22:47:38 GMT -5
I must defer to the guy who can get it to work for him. I know I didn't have luck. The good news is that I am pleased with the results I get from 46/70 and kitty litter. That tip has made my slurries better. We all settle on what works with what we've got available. There has been a movement to 46/70. And 30. I got really frustrated when the grit would not break and the rocks were not shaping. The coral's coating made a super slick velvety slurry in the beginning. It opened my eyes. I did research and it took me a long time to find out what a 'slurry thickener' was or that it even existed. I did have experience drilling wells and knew the process well. They called it drilling fluid thickeners and used bentonite clay. The concept is not necessarily accepted. Not many tumbling instructions say a word about thickeners. Cat litter may be a fine one, may not. I would guess there is a lot of different kitty litters. Kaolin is the leading thickening agent for inks, paints, make-up, mining slurries. And Georgia just happens to be world leader in kaolin mining and processing. I used to take dates in high school and college for mud bathes in the blinding white kaolin mines. Never knew I would be tumbling rocks in it. Kaolin mines are insane moonscapes. Freaky place. Interesting, jamesp. I never considered trying out a thickener. I've been using the 46/70 (I keep wanting to type ".45-70" but that's a whole different conversation) for a while as I too was disappointed by how slowly the 60/90 worked. Haven't tried 30 but given the results I'm seeing, I may give it a try. Thanks for the extra intel. Paul
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 5, 2016 19:27:02 GMT -5
Hey captbob! These are beautiful pieces! Nicely done! How long were they running at 30? Paul
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