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Post by MrMike on Dec 19, 2016 6:33:13 GMT -5
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Post by MrMike on Dec 19, 2016 6:18:33 GMT -5
no telling what is inside of that biggun. Not a Rio but I've always heard that size matters.
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Post by MrMike on Dec 19, 2016 0:16:33 GMT -5
Rent a concrete saw , wanna see the guts . Looks like it could make some sharp looking slabs . That's an idea...
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Post by MrMike on Dec 18, 2016 23:03:55 GMT -5
Flint is chalcedony and whichever way you slice it, the slabs will be solid and nice. What is the locality of the nodule? Looks similar to the nodules I've got sitting around. Found it by the Holston River in upper East Tennessee, not too far from Kentucky.
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Post by MrMike on Dec 18, 2016 20:03:10 GMT -5
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Post by MrMike on Dec 18, 2016 14:58:35 GMT -5
Great batch Dave 👍👍 Favorite is definitely that mahogany.
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Post by MrMike on Dec 18, 2016 14:52:10 GMT -5
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Post by MrMike on Dec 17, 2016 21:40:50 GMT -5
I'll take a VT-12 for $129.50, hope shipping isn't too bad.....
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Post by MrMike on Dec 17, 2016 5:21:27 GMT -5
I put one in my wife's purse every night after she goes to bed. Eventually, she is going to figure out why her purse weighs 37 pounds. Eventually. Wonder what a 37lb purse upside the head feels like???
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Post by MrMike on Dec 15, 2016 21:37:38 GMT -5
I often get questions about the tumbled rocks like "What do you do with them?". As of yet a "cool" answer has eluded me.
What are some of your answers?
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Post by MrMike on Dec 15, 2016 21:30:30 GMT -5
I had not checked tumblers for a couple of days. Been cold the last couple of days and this is what I found today. 3 froze barrels. I emailed Lortone asking about the rubber used to make their barrels & got this response: "The rubber is an SBR compound (styrene butadiene). My research shows that it should be ok with propylene glycol (antifreeze), and light salt (sodium or potassium chloride) solutions below 70 degrees. but you should always use only a small amount until you test it." SBR is compatible with alcohols so I'm going to try some of the windshield washer fluid.
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Post by MrMike on Dec 15, 2016 17:16:55 GMT -5
those are really nice. The beads came out great. I am confused on the new unwrite rock though You'd think the World Champion would get his rock names correct.....Just kidding Rob, dammmm autocorrect. Nice batch btw 👌
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Post by MrMike on Dec 14, 2016 6:07:02 GMT -5
Spectacular batch Jeremy 👍👍
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Post by MrMike on Dec 13, 2016 18:07:37 GMT -5
If you have a kayak or canoe-there is a small island about 300-600 feet out. Want you to hit that island some time. I can give you google map of it if I can't make it. I think the town closest is Athens Al. But Wheeler has to be low and some rain on the rocks best. Island is .1 miles north of Elk River Mills Road bridge. Just west of Athens AL. Have not been there in 10 years. I don't think anyone knows about the camp on that island. Certain that 10 years of erosion has brought more artifacts to surface. Dont have a kayak or canoe but might be able to borrow one.
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Post by MrMike on Dec 13, 2016 7:06:24 GMT -5
Order this book Mike. Points of TN river valley. Got a friend that is a mollusk diver at L Wheeler in N AL. He finds wicked points. I think he makes a small fortune selling them. As always thanks for the great info James. I'll definitely have to get that book. A trip to Lake Wheeler sounds awesome. I've got the week after Christmas off if you're interested. Thanks.
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Post by MrMike on Dec 12, 2016 22:12:06 GMT -5
Could be, it's made of quartzite. Thanks
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Post by MrMike on Dec 12, 2016 21:57:23 GMT -5
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Post by MrMike on Dec 12, 2016 21:32:47 GMT -5
You were a handsome young man. 30 years old and 60 years old. Ragged out Cant decide if you look mean as helllll or tired as helllll....My normal look is just grouchy & tired.
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Post by MrMike on Dec 12, 2016 6:25:46 GMT -5
Where do you get your AO 80 - Harbor Freight? I found a 5 gallon bucket cheap at an industrial junkyard. Label said blasting media Dave. Don't have the original label. Thought it was 220, but not. Needed to know because it serves so well in the vibe. It seemed too coarse to be 220. So the photo comparison. Going to try it in the rotary and see if I can skip 220-500-1000 steps in the rotary. It does that in the vibe....why not the rotary. Tumbling suppliers don't carry AO 80. Rarely AO 220. Never AO 46. I remember getting an odd polish on a rotary barrel I ran once long ago. The rocks came out polished. I thought I had AO 46 in it. Seen the polish and figured I made a mistake on the grit. After using AO 46 and AO 80 in the vibe and getting an easy polish in 2 days I think it was AO 46 in the rotary after all. Now I am thinking a coarse AO may take you all the way to polish in a rotary. I started another experiment in the rotary. Clay slurry with hammer broken SiC 60 grinding wheel chunks. "Time Release" SiC 60. To avoid adding SiC 30 daily. Added 2 cups of chunks. 4 times the normal 1/2 cup daily dose. Will have to thin slurry guessing every 5 days, add chunks. Never used the chunks with clay slurry. Very interesting James. So the AO keeps rounding off to smaller sizes & you get a corresponding finer polish? The longer you leave it the finer the polish. Sounds logical. I'm definitely going to try this in the rotary. THANKS
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Post by MrMike on Dec 10, 2016 6:33:30 GMT -5
If said drugs are regulated & taxed then they won't be cheap. An illegal black market develops for cheaper legal drugs which would now be illegal because they are not obtained through the legal, regulated & taxed routes. Déjà vu all over again.....
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