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Post by Peruano on Jan 12, 2024 13:47:39 GMT -5
For Sale – Vintage Highland Park Combo Machine $500 10” saw and multi-wheel cabachon polishing machine – Model B 12 This machine was received after it had been completely disassembled for cleaning and prepared for painting. This is a project requiring assembly; it would have had to be disassembled install polishing wheels and to move it anyway. I have positioned components to facilitate picturing the machine and to illustrate all components. The machine has separate motors and relay controls for the 10” trim saw (with vice) and the cab machine. Motors are in enclosed cabinet which has additional storage. It will require all polishing wheels to be replaced. A new bearing/arbor is furnished for the saw. Also provided are two aluminum polishing discs and the appropriate hood for them to be mounted on the right end of the machine. Bearings of main shaft appear to be good but have not been tested beyond being rolled by hand. Paint in aerosol cans (original HP colors) is included. I use a nearly identical machine in my workshop daily, and will demonstrate it to you upon request; I have 3 wheels in the main part of the arbor shaft and two more (one on each end) for a total of 5 wheels in addition to the saw. $500 or ?? Local pickup in Albuquerque, NM only. Questions or requests for more photos should be via PM to peruano here at RTH or rababikes@cs.com
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Post by Peruano on Jan 12, 2024 12:44:03 GMT -5
Great Western Lapidary Machine - $500 Vintage Cabochon Arbor and Polishing Unit. This heavy steel unit (made of 5/16 steel) is versatile in having easy access to multiple drive pulleys for speed regulation on one end and open access to shaft and wheels on the other for option of changing wheels or using an expando for sanding belts (diamond or silicon carbide). It has an uncrowded work area with two quality hard diamond wheels (80 and 220 grit) in good condition and 3 serviceable nova wheels (280, 600, 1200). The 220 is the textured design and in like new condition. The 80 is used and in excellent condition. Option for LED work light; has existing valves, irrigation water supply from top/back and central drain features. Hinged motor mount on back of machine (motor not included). The threaded vertical polishing plate has leather suitable for zam (chrome oxide polish). $500 for unit with diamond wheels shown and on plywood base for installation on your work bench; or $300 without wheels. This company made quality arbors and saws in Chula Vista, California. Extremely easy to service. Local Pickup Only or other creative delivery options not involving UPS or stamps. Great opportunity for you to ask your Uncle Louie to pickup this machine in Albuquerque on his way to or from Quartzite or other parts in the SW. Creative timing or approaches for such pickup will be considered. Additional pictures or answers to question should be requested via below. It would be great for this machine to go to someone in the RTH community. Tom (aka Peruano on the RTH) or rababikes@cs.com
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Post by Peruano on Jan 9, 2024 6:46:18 GMT -5
I had a little 200 Cc Yamaha that was my rock hounding aid for over 10,000 miles. It sort of limited my daily collection to 35lbs or so but got me to some great sites here in NM. OZ has some grat material. Show us what you are working on.
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Post by Peruano on Jan 9, 2024 6:37:20 GMT -5
I started my rock hounding on the edge of the Rio Grande rift... everything metamorphic and obtuse. I read a lot and realized the complexity of coming up with definitive id's unless you were a geologist or had access to a geological background like rmf. Such expertise is valuable around here.
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Post by Peruano on Jan 7, 2024 13:34:12 GMT -5
Soft, light green, and likely metamorphic prompts guesses toward the serpentine/olivine and that group, but it gets complex fast when you are in that area.
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Post by Peruano on Jan 7, 2024 7:29:40 GMT -5
There are some mighty wild and diverse forms that serpentine comes in. I'll look in my trove for some somewhat similar material from southern New Mexico. Now watch my material not be similar at all except in my mind's eye.
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Post by Peruano on Jan 6, 2024 8:29:55 GMT -5
Last online in Sept. Usually a frequ ent poster.
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Post by Peruano on Dec 20, 2023 18:34:44 GMT -5
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Post by Peruano on Dec 20, 2023 18:20:45 GMT -5
Chalcedony roses are like graduate students. You never know how they will turn out but some are spectacular The vibe is sure useful in treating them and you should not be afraid of roughing them up. They are made tough.
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Post by Peruano on Dec 19, 2023 17:55:46 GMT -5
90% of that discoloration is organic; thus I"m guessing that a detergent with something like oxyclean or other enzyme action is likely to be much more effective than just acid or bleach. These roses are amazingly rough and a bit of action in the vibe will smooth them out and enhance their appearance at the same time. I do use something small and hard as filler when in the vibe. I have some garnet gravel, but a good decomposed granite might work as well, just not so much that you turn it into inert sludge. You need action in the bowl.
I'd also consider an ultrasonic cleaner for these. I talked with a guy with a really elaborate stone necklace at a show and he told me that heating the 7-up before the soak was important to its efficacy. Give me a hot 7-up please.
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Post by Peruano on Dec 19, 2023 13:22:02 GMT -5
I use hard wood tooth picks, dipped in vaseline and then in various grits and mounted on my Dremel. Thats for the grooves and corners. I've tried to improvise polishing pads using the green scratchos and swatches of leather, but they don't last long in the Dremel application. Some of the little abrasive bits sold by Kingsley North will work but they are a bit pricey unless you are really having fun.
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Post by Peruano on Dec 19, 2023 13:15:08 GMT -5
Its almost an annual tradition for me to transplant and try to save some volunteer seedling plant or two from my compost pile. One year it will be pumpkin, the next a spaghetti squash, and even a cucumber. Me I'm a big fan of pumpkin blossums, but given enough egg and cracker crumbs a lot of these flowers will work. Hey they have to pruned a bit to let the fruit develop.
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Post by Peruano on Dec 19, 2023 7:48:37 GMT -5
Beautiful squash, but you seem to be getting the zucchini panic with your seed offer. I'm interested in seeds. PM with address sent. Do you want red chile seeds in exchange?
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Post by Peruano on Dec 15, 2023 12:16:23 GMT -5
Did she specifically say you couldn't plug it in? The hum shouldn't bother the festivities and by Christmas day you should have your first batch done and be well into your second. Enjoy.
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Post by Peruano on Dec 15, 2023 12:12:35 GMT -5
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Post by Peruano on Dec 12, 2023 9:59:28 GMT -5
Read weaker not water. Damned auto correct.
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Post by Peruano on Dec 12, 2023 9:58:01 GMT -5
I recommend Earth magnets vs the thinner picture flexible versions. The latter are water and lose grip if no totally incontact. Broken stones are sadness.
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Post by Peruano on Dec 9, 2023 7:09:26 GMT -5
That's cool and an infinitely useful resourse. You can track how roads and streets track ravines and other contours, among other things. Maps are wonderful.
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Post by Peruano on Dec 8, 2023 20:12:16 GMT -5
It's fun to create ways to encourage (did I say make) people to look at and appreciate the beauty of stones.The line between frig magnets, windows Sun catchers or Xmas tree ornaments is diffuse. Did I say money clips, card holders or pocket rocks? Share the word. Stones rock!
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Post by Peruano on Dec 4, 2023 13:43:39 GMT -5
With such a large pulley on the saw arbor, it seems it would have a terribly slow rpm. It's hard to tell but it seems that the tank bottom is sloped with the deepest part of the well under the blade. I seem to recall a couple of commercial saws that used that idea to reduce oil requirements. It looks like the vice would take a big rock.
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