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Post by itsandbits on Jul 21, 2012 15:14:53 GMT -5
pictures?
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 21, 2012 14:23:11 GMT -5
What did you do? take a 15 minute rest break? :<) HaHa Great results, I wish I was so productive
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 21, 2012 14:18:48 GMT -5
what do you do for Canajuns? the shipping to get over here cross border and back is a lot more plus customs might create issues. I'm sure this was answered before but I haven't seen it. Lloyd
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 21, 2012 14:14:49 GMT -5
nice save
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 21, 2012 14:05:54 GMT -5
Glad to hear it, what part of the province are you in? I'm in the south central interior; thompson/okanogan region and even though we are not on record of having any nephrite or jadeite in the region, we do find materials that probably are. You probably are aware that the regions noted for "jade" in BC are the far north, lilloet region, lower fraser, and I think the Steine but lots is not explored. so how about some pictures, we like to drool on here
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 20, 2012 22:47:58 GMT -5
that looks like a nice solid undied chunk; good find. any pyrite crystals?
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 20, 2012 20:14:07 GMT -5
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 20, 2012 10:18:23 GMT -5
Thanks folks; I'm pretty patient but yeah, I might have to do it with the jadeite allthough I was hoping to get something with more patterning but now that I think of it; I was cutting some of the lilac yesterday that I made the cab I posted out of and it would look awesome if I don't find something else. I guess intarsia might be an idea too. I'm going to have to redo this thread to post pics I guess. All the other ones allowed it?
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 20, 2012 9:51:13 GMT -5
dang, I never had one of those
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 20, 2012 3:04:53 GMT -5
it just keeps getting better and better
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 20, 2012 3:01:36 GMT -5
I think, maybe mistakenly, that you may be thinking of the andamooka stuff which is in a real crumbly matrix. The honduran of any quality comes in a much harder matrix and should polish up without having to cook and sugar and acidize it to turn it dark the way the aussie stuff needs to. A friend of mine had some and it was in a basalt like material. I have a pd. of it coming but will have to see when it gets here.
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 19, 2012 23:29:27 GMT -5
brake spring installation tool TADA!!!!!!
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 19, 2012 23:17:51 GMT -5
valve spring compresser to remove the valve retainers. I know I know clutching at straws but I know I've seen one and its driving me nuts cause I can usually get them.
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 19, 2012 17:28:41 GMT -5
Nice location and I wish I was there! is that a brown at the top? and are they interbreeding with the speckled?
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 19, 2012 17:22:56 GMT -5
and this is the back, the stone rests against the frame in the front so it doesn't really need back support ![](http://forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/attachment/download/1913)
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 19, 2012 17:21:36 GMT -5
and one I did copying Jims nice demo; I did it just a little different though and I think his looks better ![](http://forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/attachment/download/1912)
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 19, 2012 17:13:50 GMT -5
your guess sounds good to me if you have too many I'll take one
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 19, 2012 17:12:01 GMT -5
well, if it was offset a little further and the shaft was a little thicker, I would say it was clamped into a set of greased wooden blocks and a grindstone fitted on the round end. But seeing as it isn't, and it's not the hand crank for a tin lizzie all I can think is that it's a hook for retreiving things you dropped in the privey :<)
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 19, 2012 16:11:36 GMT -5
here's the back. I used the cross wires there because the stone sits in front of the frame wire it doesn't really need back support. Yours looks nicer though. Attachments:![](//storage.proboards.com/1258779/thumbnailer/O6HV18t3OScXK72DqKbk.jpg)
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 19, 2012 16:02:22 GMT -5
Here is the one I did Jim, It's letting me do pictures again ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) We were just talking about putting the "mandrel" in the vice, not the wrap. Attachments:![](//storage.proboards.com/1258779/thumbnailer/FMUpAaQbvbHEbl2hc9vD.jpg)
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