The Dad_Ohs
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 20, 2012 22:55:11 GMT -5
Well there are plenty of people on this forum that will be able to give you guidance once you have your machinary up and running! But be warned, cabbing is highly addictive....... anything rock related is highly addictive!!!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 20, 2012 22:53:55 GMT -5
I need to try my luck at opal too... I have some BO I got cheap... any suggestions for cabbing BO?
I also have something called Idaho Opal, not sure what it is... I thought it was Opaline wood at first, not sure anymore.
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 20, 2012 19:36:58 GMT -5
photobucket happened... I lost all the photos for that thread.
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 20, 2012 19:21:27 GMT -5
Well Said !!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 20, 2012 19:07:15 GMT -5
Nonsense Dad-ohs! Anyone that can cut cabs would be able to do this. The biggest hurdle was the size of the cabs on my 6 inch wheels, but I managed to overcome this. Was no more difficult than a large fancy cab! I reckon anyone should give it a go! Ahh but therein lies the problem I do not cab yet, only now starting to learn flat top cabs. I only have 1 wheel, a 80 gr 4 inch wheel and nothing to hook it up to, probably will try to make something to do cabs in the new year as money is just too tight right now for me to start buying a lot of materials to build a cabbing setup. I figure I'll stockpile stiff until I have enough to build one and then start the rest of the learning process. I will say this... with so few cabs entered I may have to submit 1 of my mistakes to see if I can place in the competition as it seems I might actually have a shot at it.
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 20, 2012 18:59:44 GMT -5
most excellent results sir !! I congratulate you on your tumbling success!!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 20, 2012 18:51:54 GMT -5
We certainly need a reasonable discussion about reasonable gun control in this country. For a civilized country, we have an inordinate amount of gun killings. We also have more guns per capita than any country outside of the Congo and Syria and we're not sure about Syria. The discussion right now is about assault rifles/high volume ammo clips and the fact that the rapid discharge speed and capacity make it possible to do horrific damage very quickly, In the latest slaughter, 27 little children and their school teachers were shot between 3 and 11 times each in 2 or 3 minutes time. This is not acceptable in our society. We can and must do better and stop the trend we are seeing. We have seen the feeble excuses on other threads, to wit, "in China a man attacked school children with a knife. Horrific yes, fatal no. No one, let alone 27 innocents, died from the knife attack. Death is final and fatal. This is the end as Jim would sing. It may have been his friend, but he and most of the rest of us would like a say in how we go. We have seen the usual cliches of Guns don't kill people, people kill people. Do you really think that without the assault weapon, all these innocents would be dead? It is time to act Charlie It was 19 children and the rest, adults last I heard not 27 children. I know the town it happened in, know the school it happened in, and have friends that live there still and some of their kids attend, or attended the school were it happened. I can do the same amount of damage with a revolver and speed loaders, a semi-auto pistol with extra clips, any semi auto rifle or shotgun. A shotgun will do more damage with less shots depending on the ammo used. Do I condone this type of thing? Hell No!!! Is taking away the guns in this country the answer? Hell No!! In Italy, Switzerland, Germany and most of the European countries, the rifle you are issued in the army (mandatory service!) you take home with you and you are expected to maintain it, practice with it and keep it. If there is a need you are expected to report with it for duty. I know of families that have 3,4 even 5 generations of military in the same house and they all have their service weapons ready to go at a moments notice. To sit back and say GUN CONTROL !!! is a sad thing... it means that I, a person who has served 10 years in the army for this country is no longer going to be able to have a gun to provide meat for my family, or a means of protecting same family, I will not be able to teach my daughter the responsibility of proper handling of a firearm, or the correct & safe way to use it, and it also means that I will be at the mercy of every lunatic that has a gun whether a home made zip gun or black market 'throw away' guns. I refuse to accept that reality, when that happens I will move out of the US and go somewhere else, renouncing my citizenship of the country I love but no longer loves me for who I am!! Who am I?? I am the ex-service son of uncle Sam that is willing to protect this country with my life, and having served my country I now live knowing that I may have to do so at any given time if I am called back to duty, because, All members of the military upon discharge sign a paper that states they accept that they can be called back to active duty at any given time if there is a threat to this country and their service is once again needed!! We don't need gun control, discussions on gun control, or any lamenting of gun control, we need to educate the citizens of this country, encourage more people to arm themselves with guns, and enforce the laws we have in place now. If more people carried guns, were educated about use of a gun, and practiced with their guns on a regular basis, the shooting may not have ever happened as the shooter would have been shot in the school... probably by a teacher or staff member who carried a gun in their purse/pocket! Everyone is saying how the world s going to hell in a hand basket, I can tell you this... those left here after will either be armed or wishing they were!! While you are complaining about guns in this country, remember this; A wise man once counseled peace and the virtues therein, until one night he was grabbed on his way home. He refused these men's demands and tried to win them over with his talk of peace and how violence is never the answer, and then was forced to sit & watch as his family was shot in front of him. Later it was said that if he carried the gun he was given instead of leaving it locked in his house with no ammo on the premises, he would have easily fought off his attackers and he and his family would be safe. And remember this... No one joins the army thinking, "YEAH, GONNA GO OUT & KILL SOMEBODY!!", but they are trained to do just that. Nobody buys a hunting rifle with the thought "If I don't get a deer, I'm gonna go kill everyone at the store that sold me the rifle!" Most of the people who commit these atrocities are later found to be mentally impaired to some extent, and should have never been allowed to have a firearm in the first place. I am not looking for an argument or even a lengthy discussion on this subject and will not reply to it again.... I felt a need to voice my opinion on the matter and having done so I withdraw to leave the rest of you to your discussions. I wish you all peace & tranquility in the coming New Year and pray to god that you will never find yourself in a position where you wish you had a firearm to defend yourself but don't because you don't believe in the necessity of owning a firearm. PEACE OUT !!!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 20, 2012 18:15:20 GMT -5
I bought this online for $3.00 and the person selling it has no idea what it is, so I cut the very end off it and while trying to grind it enough to see the end I actually put a bit of shine to it. Hopefully someone here can help me identify it. Sorry for the last 2 .. lil blurry due to crappy camera. Basically brown with lighter brown lines moving across the cut. All help is as always.. appreciated!! Thanx & Marry Christmas!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 20, 2012 1:24:19 GMT -5
Wonderful story, next time if you need someone for video reporting the story, give me a holler and I'll come a-runnin (which is a sight to see at my height/weight/age) although I make no promises if a good liking rock gets in my way and I get sidetracked for a bit too!! Marry Christmas & a Happy New Year to all too !!!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 20, 2012 1:05:12 GMT -5
Carleton, thats some nice cabbin there!!!
I really like the flame pattern in that piece...exceptional!! I have some similar material at home but your has a much better pattern than mine does!
Jaka, I cannot begin to comprehend the amount of work you put into those handles... that is so far beyond what I can do now.. very impressive!!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 20, 2012 0:55:31 GMT -5
gorgeous stuff Mel, my fave is the Parral Dendritic Agate!!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 20, 2012 0:52:26 GMT -5
The mailman really, really hates me. That'll be 3 heavy boxes in 3 days. My best/worst was 7 boxes in 1 day ... 4 of them FRB packs and 3 boxes of rock/boulders. The mailman now beeps his horn when he comes down the road so I can meet him at the mailbox and carry in the boxes for him.. last time he even stopped to see what was in them, I told him rocks and he had to see what they were, had some nice OB in thee along with Jasper from H2MM & he was impressed!! now he don't mind the boxes as he knows I will help him haul it in.
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 20, 2012 0:48:40 GMT -5
allthough this stuff is underpriced in my opinion. SSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't want Kris to raise his prices until I can get my stockpile setup !!!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 19, 2012 22:23:35 GMT -5
Thanx for the info Daniel... appreciate any help I can get>
Marry Christmas!!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 19, 2012 22:20:53 GMT -5
Blue 'G' w/a hoodie on!!!!! Based on the average age of rocks in general I guess you could call it Blue "OG"!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 19, 2012 14:51:11 GMT -5
really nice work Stoner... but then your cabs never fail to impress!! I especially like the dino bone and the shattuckite!!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 19, 2012 14:48:31 GMT -5
Not sure where to put this but since cabs are what I am learning I figured this is good. Anyways... I have a Richardson Grinder, it's about 20 years old when I got. I am slowly figuring out how to grind material with it and I can even do some light cabbing although it is really made just for flat grinding.
I also have a Richardson Polishing Wheel with a leather pad on it. and some Cerium Oxide Polish that came with it... all of it is 20 years old, including the polish, but the package is sealed pretty well so I will try to use it especially as I am still learning... anyways, the wheel was siting uncovered for all those years n a garage and is now in my shed with a plastic bag over the polish wheel, which brings me to my question...
How does one use a polishing wheel??? I know this may seem a strange question, but I have never used one before and want to try it out.
I am looking for fairly explicit directions as I honestly have no clue at all... I have read some of what has been posted, but haven't seen an actual tutorial on how to do it. Is there one on here somewhere, or can someone explain the steps? Should I replace the leather cover on the wheel before I do anything with it?? If I do replace it... is there a set of steps to break in the new cover??
Thanx in advance for any help!!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 18, 2012 16:16:46 GMT -5
@the Dad_Ohs It's nice you've been in the area!- and thanks for clearing things up! Some of our artisans are also in the Connecticut Nation Guard- you may know them? Sam, most of the people I knew in the NG are old men by now!!LOL If you want to get a vibratory tumbler, talk to JohnJSGems here in the forum, that's who I buy my tools through, just bought a band saw for rock from him and blades for my trim saw too... he is knowledgeable and will give you a good deal too!!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 18, 2012 14:14:59 GMT -5
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 18, 2012 14:08:50 GMT -5
Ok, I guess I gave bad advice. Sorry about that. I thought that rotary tumblers rounded rocks, but vibe tumblers didn't round them. Is this just a special case because soap stone is so soft? Because soapstone is so soft, a rotary tumbler may break it up as fast as it will round it. The main reasons to go with a vibratory tumbler are: 1) you only want rounded edges, not rounded stone. 2) A vibrating tumbler will allow the stones to keep their shape better than a rotary unit will. 3) It is much gentler on the soapstone or any stone for that matter than a rotary tumbler. hope this helps. Sam - I know the area where you are setup, I spent some time there while in the Connecticut Army National Guard. (I'm from CT originally) Just so you understand, you are going to need a much bigger unit than what we, most of us, use here. A commercial unit would be best if you cannot keep up with orders that you are receiving.
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