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Post by tims on Jul 3, 2018 14:50:59 GMT -5
I did purchase that GFCI cord but haven't had an outage with the tumbler running since then. If it happens, and chances are good now that it's thunderstorm season, will share the results. You may want to re-read the earlier responses by MrMike and alternative solutions that were shared by other members. You are going to be disappointed if you are counting on a GFCI to prevent your equipment from restarting after a power outage. A GFCI isn't designed to trip and require a reset after power interruption, and the "Test" and "Reset" buttons aren't designed to be used as a switch (though it will function as a switch for awhile). In real basic terms a GFCI is designed to trip when the current passing out of the outlet from the hot wire doesn't match the current passing into the outlet to the neutral wire. Such a condition occurs when the current returns to ground through a person instead of through the outlet. The sole purpose of a GFCI is to try to protect people from being electrocuted. It has nothing to do with controlling a power supply. Just sayin'. According to the manufacturer, the manual-reset GFCI is designed to trip and require a reset after power interruption.
"An automatic reset turns on upon being plugged in or after a power interruption. A manual reset requires the user to press the reset button after initial plug-in or after a power failure."
towermfg.com/gfci-in-line/
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Post by tims on Jun 30, 2018 23:42:36 GMT -5
Thanks all. I haven't used the hammer, i prefer the pointed tip style and the handle on found hammer is not comfortable in the hand.
Regarding rattlers, they are so thick around the area this summer that it's actually dissuaded me from hunting many of my regular spots. Usually the shale flats where I hunt baculite are where I worry most about snakes, but this year the barren shale and sagebrush are far less worrisome to hike than the waist-high grass that's erupted on the plains and hills around here. Earlier this summer a golfer was bit and killed in a nearby town, and just a couple days ago a girl here in town was bit in her yard. If anyone plans to hunt Northern Wyoming this summer bring tall boots and a walking stick.
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Post by tims on Jun 30, 2018 7:18:46 GMT -5
I like hunting buffalo stones ... individual baculite segments that in profile resemble a bison. They're usually muddy gray, but I've found what I think are calcite replacement in consistent light and medium tans and a darker brown, plus a few I believe are chalcedony in translucent gray, a couple with just a hint of purple hue. On my latest hunt earlier this Spring I found my first white specimen, and an artifact which I will always regret not photographing in situ.
Here is the haul ... mostly muddy grays and a few each of the tan / brown calcites. You might spot the teaser selenite which at first glance was to be my first ever arrowhead spotted in the wild ...
Closeup of the elusive white buffalo ... haven't acid tested but am guessing calcite.
And now skip to the pic to avoid story time. I always wear a molle vest when hounding, with 4 big front pockets for rocks, a canteen pouch on the left hip and hammer loop on the right. It was a warm day so I had my canteen topped up, which when full balances the rig nicely with my estwing hammer opposite. That day I'd been walking maybe half an hour when my vest started irritating my shoulder, hanging to the left, and that's when I realized I'd left my hammer in the truck. I was far enough away from the vehicle, and the baculite segments always being surface finds atop soft shale, that I couldn't bring myself to plod back to the truck. The area also has many shalestone outcroppings that often hold more intact, nacred baculite specimens, but I was hunting buffalo. I don't need no stinking hammer. And so for the next hour or so every time I knelt to flip or pick a rock, or took a few steps through the sagebrush, I'd feel my off-kilter rig digging deeper into my shoulder, and I'd cuss myself for the empty hammer loop. It was finally getting irritating enough that I started back for the truck, and topping a little hill there was a shattered pile of gray slatestone, and laying atop it was this hammer. I don't know if it was left behind on accident, or if the temper of its previous owner and the wooden handle decided to break at the same time, but it slotted fine into my hammer loop and had me grinning the rest of the afternoon. My one remaining regret for the day was also leaving my phone in the truck and not having a photo of this abandoned tool as it lay.
This is arid country, and while the exposed side is worn and pitted, the underside is still smooth iron. Still I couldn't see any sign of a maker's mark. No idea of age or how to estimate it. Pic sadly not as found:
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Post by tims on Jun 28, 2018 21:21:31 GMT -5
I did purchase that GFCI cord but haven't had an outage with the tumbler running since then. If it happens, and chances are good now that it's thunderstorm season, will share the results.
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Post by tims on May 6, 2018 20:44:33 GMT -5
The naja idea looks great, but I doubt my ability to create it. I'm also hoping not to invest too much effort into the project --- I just don't have the time to spare.
I think Tela's concept would probably be the most foolproof and manageable style for me to tackle, and far superior to my original thoughts.
Thanks everyone for all the input.
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Post by tims on May 6, 2018 20:37:41 GMT -5
Can you find a tiny metal tube to put in the drilled hole for support? Then you could put a loop in there without wearing on the tooth. Possible, but I'm less concerned about friction / wear than I am about the weight of the piece causing a split. If I use the hole I'd like some sort of binding around the piece to ensure it couldn't split apart.
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Post by tims on May 6, 2018 20:34:11 GMT -5
Better b careful, brown and griz teeth have to have documentation. Black bear none needed. Something I hadn't considered. I don't / won't own either of these and didn't request they be sent to me. I'm not charging any fee to work on them. My friend is Lakota but she received these from her acquaintance, someone I know nothing about. I will verify with her before going any further.
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Post by tims on May 6, 2018 15:26:28 GMT -5
A friend sent me a couple bear teeth, they're painted and drilled. She thought the drill holes would be insufficient to hold up with just a jump ring and I agree. She wants me to "wrap them" but has no idea what she wants, just something to make a sturdy and attractive pendant. I have an idea in mind but thought I'd ask for suggestions here as well. Here are the teeth:
The drill holes are close to the top, and the teeth seem obviously prone to splitting. I don't want to cover the cool painting. Was thinking of just wrapping a single wire up from below the hole, passing it through the hole to keep it from sliding off, then continuing wrapping above the hole and figuring out a bail. Just writing that now though has me wondering about a single wire bail and how secure the wrap above the hole would be at supporting weight. The rounded knob of the root doesn't look very cooperative either. And not much room to work between drill hole and paint.
Anyway, suggestions welcome. Could forget the hole and do some kind of capture wrap on the whole tooth. What would you try?
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Post by tims on Apr 20, 2018 0:23:08 GMT -5
Looks like a shark tooth.
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Post by tims on Apr 17, 2018 13:04:00 GMT -5
What about a cheaper / easier solution like drilling, or even glue-on bails? Not so unique or artistic by any means, but for mass production maybe a necessary compromise. As a novice wrapper I know it's not a skill you can master in a couple sittings, and it's a time-consuming and laborious process (for me) to get good results. Will be watching regardless, chances are something revolutionary will develop from your interest
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Post by tims on Apr 17, 2018 10:04:07 GMT -5
Churning out some beauties, thanks for the HQ share.
What's the black / white / peach material in bottom-right on pic #3?
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Post by tims on Mar 17, 2018 0:49:43 GMT -5
Gorgeous stones and workmanship; i'm with Mel that Dead Camel is really striking.
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Post by tims on Mar 11, 2018 21:06:07 GMT -5
Psycho i don't mean to lash out at you specifically, that entire situation just offends me. A self-perpetuating gun culture and the implied necessity for guns that it creates offends me. People that opt for armed confrontation before conversation offend me. But that's me, and it's unrealistic to blame you for reacting in kind to a bad situation.
If i wasn't so bullheaded i would carry at least a plinker to ward off animals ... cats and coyotes aren't big on conversation either.
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Post by tims on Mar 11, 2018 4:29:17 GMT -5
Spooky. Glad there was minimal damage and no injuries. Seeing tools entombed in melted plastic didn't bother me a bit but those poor slabs
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Post by tims on Mar 11, 2018 4:16:30 GMT -5
I'm always alone, usually lost, and don't pack. No armed asshat or NRA spiel is gonna change that.
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Post by tims on Mar 7, 2018 20:22:33 GMT -5
Nice selection. For some reason the moonstone makes me drool. Have fun at the show!
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Post by tims on Mar 7, 2018 14:47:59 GMT -5
I'd move them on. Others might not. I think they'll take a polish from there if you're satisfied with the shape and surface.
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Post by tims on Feb 15, 2018 23:30:54 GMT -5
Nothing fancy, trying rockjunquie's advice of keeping the wire from obstructing the stone with mediocre results. Also ignoring her advice to tape my pliers to avoid scuffs
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Post by tims on Feb 15, 2018 23:23:07 GMT -5
not sure how this thread was revived but thanks, some neat ideas.
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Post by tims on Jan 4, 2018 23:55:06 GMT -5
Inspirational wraps, thanks so much for sharing.
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