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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 23, 2015 19:23:24 GMT -5
Outstanding, cab, Dan. Love it.
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 21, 2015 21:41:25 GMT -5
Cab came out nice!
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 20, 2015 18:37:36 GMT -5
That restaurant sounds awesome, James. Dang ... Love the firepits.
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 20, 2015 18:33:39 GMT -5
Nice work ... and welcome to the forum. Paul
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 20, 2015 18:28:13 GMT -5
This is a really nice assortment. Great start! Looking forward to seeing how they turn out.
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 18, 2015 21:34:45 GMT -5
I use acetone (nail polish remover) to remove two part epoxy from rocks. It evaporates really quick in open air though so I use a glass dish and put a lid on it while soaking. Chuck HA ... I like it. I'll go raid my wife's supplies. GREAT idea. Thanks!
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 18, 2015 21:32:06 GMT -5
One pound fishing weights? That would be half an anchor up here. Hope you get it figured out because I have seen some awesome polishes come off of one of those. You described me to a T with your story about adding onto the back end. I keep wanting to add others when I have not finished the previous. Now I have a separated tray that is marked 100, 200, 400 and on up. Every bin has cabs in it and eventually a couple dribble out the end of the line. good starter and bad finisher. Always have to be moving on to something else and it is the same with projects. No hope. Jim Hi Jim! I think they're one pound ... they have a big "1" on there so I assumed. I know they're more than an ounce ... LOL. That's a funny comment regarding adding things in. I have a few trays like that as well. Cut, not polished ... partially polished, not finished ... forgot what stage this was at ... was this the reject pile??? Oh well. Yeah, I originally started this bunch with just the three slabs. Then found the halves laying around that hadn't been started. Figured, "why not?" Paul
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 18, 2015 21:28:19 GMT -5
Is that a 15" pan model? Mine is an old Lortone and I think it is only a 10" pan. I do have two pans with it and one has the polish pad for it. I briefly tried it but got frustrated trying to add weight to things. What solvent removes the rubber cement? Chuck It's a 16" pan. I ended up getting two, one for everything up to the polish and one for the polish. I got tired of making sure the pan was totally clean before the polish run so I ended up splurging on an additional pan. The weight thing is a trial and error item as well. I did some searching and found several ideas, this is the one that worked for me. Regarding the rubber cement, I end up using a box cutter/knife and just do some scraping. I figure it's the side no one is going to immediately see. It hadn't occurred to me to look for a solvent. Silly of me, eh? I'll go look. My wife has this solvent cutter called Goo Gone that contains a lot of citrus oil. Smells like lemon concentrate and seems to cut through a lot of glue/tape residues. I may try that after this run. Thanks for mentioning the solvent!
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 18, 2015 20:04:15 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this. Not much info on here lately on vibe lapping rocks. I have had a vibe lap tucked away for a few years and need to find some time to figure it out. You do know you posted this in the rock tumbling photos section right? Might get more action in general rocks or even the creations section? Chuck Hi Chuck: I wasn't sure where to start this thread ... so ... it went here ... LOL! This tool is really trial and error. I started out following the manufacturers instructions really closely and ended up modifying things based upon what went into the lap and, believe it or not, the weather. It's been so hot in SoCal that I've been adding slightly more water lately as it evaporates pretty quickly. This pass is a little different again: six tablespoons of the 46/70 grit and five tablespoons of water to start. It's barely enough and puts down a thin layer that allows the rocks to slide vigorously around the pan. I have to keep an eye on this as the water amount is considerably less than previous attempts but, so far, it seems to be working. This is day four with this batch. I'd love to learn how you handle this tool. Thanks Paul
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 17, 2015 22:27:31 GMT -5
A few weeks ago I picked up some one pound fishing weights from Turners Outdoorsman and finally got around (back?) to some of the slabs that have been laying around. After using some rubber cement to secure the weights to the slabs, I started up a fresh batch of 46/70 grit and got 'em running. There's actually some additional odds and ends that have been sitting on the work bench that I threw in here this evening. The three slabs are lanite, chevron amethyst, and sodalite. I believe I purchased these from Christopher last year at the Vista CA show. The chevron amethyst I'm going to have to check later as one side has what looks like an imprecise cut so one end of the slab is thinner than the other half. It's not even, hows that? Hard to describe. The tall skinny rock is actually a piece of petrified wood from the last (literally) Searcher's Anaheim blow out sale. I cut it in half and exposed the agatized interior. The three half nodules are condor agates from ... I forgot her name. I purchase from her annually or so when I find her at one of the rock and mineral shows around SoCal. Memory is going. That large chunk is some laguna lace agate. The other half I did earlier this year so this half gets its time in the lap now. Anyway, they're off to the races ... I have a pile of eight or ten rocks that are all waiting to go on to the 1000 / AO / CO polishing steps. I do them in batches and then run them through together. At least, that's the reason I tell myself. In actuality, it's more because I keep adding rocks to the rough stage so I end up with a pile of partially lapped rocks. Oh well. Here's a few that are waiting: Silver Onyx from Calico CA Moroccan Agate Nodule, halved. I picked this up last year on a trip up to Northern California at a place called Consolidated Rock and Mineral in Vacaville CA. If you're ever in that area, make sure to take the time to go there and check out the collection. It is awesome (click here for more info: www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g33208-d3870371-Reviews-Consolidated_Rock_Mineral_Shop-Vacaville_California.html) Something Else. Don't recall what it is or where/who I got it from:
Anyway, thanks for checking out the thread. Will post additional pics as the rocks move along. UPDATE: 10/12/2015 Well, these are past the 320 Graded, 500 SiC, 600 Sic and are now at the 1000 AO. I did swap out the large chevron amethyst slab as it was not playing well with the other rocks. It'll have to be done separately. In it's place I dropped in some thundereggs and another petrified wood that was waiting to go to this stage. The following pics are sort of poor. I was rushing as it was getting dark and didn't get very good pics. I may drop this guy, or run it through a separate batch later. Thanks for checking out the thread.
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 17, 2015 22:09:19 GMT -5
nice selection ...
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 17, 2015 22:08:21 GMT -5
Right on. Those came out beautifully.
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 17, 2015 21:18:22 GMT -5
Oh, and let us know how much you want per box. As the other's mentioned a MFRB is probably best. I'd be glad to send you some materials as well.
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 17, 2015 21:16:42 GMT -5
would $10 for a large FRB, be fair? Way too cheap. You would be better off shipping rocks in a medium FRB. I wouldn't trust the Post Office to handle a large FRB full of rock. FYI, I believe it is unlawful to sell rocks that are collected from Public Lands. We're just paying for his gas money to haul this out and get it to the post office ... and we're supporting the US Postal Service as they haul pounds and pounds of ... rocks ... LOL Just joking ... sort of...
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 16, 2015 19:14:40 GMT -5
Bookmarked .... and sent you a PM.
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 16, 2015 8:06:52 GMT -5
Impressive!
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 16, 2015 8:03:17 GMT -5
These are outstanding pieces! "River gravel", eh? I'd love to run across gravel like this!!! LOL Thanks for taking the time to post all the photos.
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 15, 2015 8:00:38 GMT -5
Welcome aboard!
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 15, 2015 7:59:08 GMT -5
Gem Hill is awesome! Great finds and welcome to the forum.
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 15, 2015 7:57:45 GMT -5
Good to meet you!
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