AzRockGeek
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jan 11, 2022 12:34:50 GMT -5
Since you will be passing through Quartzite, I highly recommend stopping by Desert Gardens, there will still be a few venders setup and pricing will be much better then in Tucson.
As far as Tucson, I am only after lapidary rough, so I go to the Miners Co-op in Marana since it is on the way and right off the freeway. Then I head to the Kino Ball Park, great selection of rough.
Cannot help with the accommodations side, it is always a day trip for me.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jan 6, 2022 16:41:01 GMT -5
If it is from the Lake Pleasant area it is either caliche or volcanic ash. If it is caliche, it will dissolve in a mild acid solution as suggested.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jan 4, 2022 21:07:19 GMT -5
If I recall correctly, that was a first generation square rail, it had sharp corners on the rails and no roller bearings on the carriage. It would probably be made in the early to mid-60's, I believe in the late 60's early 70's they went to the 2nd generation square rail with the rounded corners and roller bearings on the carriage. I am sure there is someone on this forum that knows the HP history better then me. My 24" Highland Park has a serial number on the feed gear box on the front of the saw. Can't read it tonight but it's a model U and has the square rails. With the serial number I had at the time, someone indicated it was made in the early 60's. There must be a serial number list somewhere. Does it have the roller bearings on the carriage or does the carriage slide straight on the rails. Maybe they converted from the round rails earlier then I thought.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jan 4, 2022 20:46:50 GMT -5
Tommy do you know the manufacturer and year of your saw? The one I bought a few months back looks almost identical to yours. I am going to have to do a quite a bit of work to it but it is built like a tank. It took two people to move into my storage container. I measured the blade that was on it today and it is a 20 inch saw. Once I take all the accessories off and get down to the basin and legs I am going to have it sand blasted and powder coated. It's an original Highland Park but I don't know the year. I've likened it to a 1968 Chevy Impala that I used to have as my first car - lots of tinkering with it and a couple of motor replacements along the way but when it's running it's solid as a rock! I got it from AzRockGeek , maybe he knows? If I recall correctly, that was a first generation square rail, it had sharp corners on the rails and no roller bearings on the carriage. It would probably be made in the early to mid-60's, I believe in the late 60's early 70's they went to the 2nd generation square rail with the rounded corners and roller bearings on the carriage. I am sure there is someone on this forum that knows the HP history better then me.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jan 4, 2022 17:49:38 GMT -5
It was a young couple I got it from, the guys name was Justin. They had some type of affiliation with the Polka Dot mine, all the materiel was from the PNW. I am not sure if this stuff fades, I have all my slabs stashed in my office. I know that Burro Creek purple will definitely fade over time, turning a caramel brown.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jan 4, 2022 13:18:10 GMT -5
that is good quality. imbhappy to be slabbing thw same material a total favorite. how much a lb down at quartzite? ill post my specimans soon They were charging $8/lb, I bought enough that they charged me $7. This was the only vender I seen that had any, but it was early and not a lot of venders setup yet. One of my favorites as well.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jan 4, 2022 8:29:08 GMT -5
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jan 3, 2022 10:59:02 GMT -5
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jan 2, 2022 18:54:06 GMT -5
It has a 16 inch blade on it now. The saw has a huge square basin will have to get some pictures but I don’t think 5 gal., will reach the blade. If the saw is a 16/18 then it would require more oil, but I doubt 20 gal.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jan 2, 2022 18:07:08 GMT -5
How big is the blade? A typical 18" saw takes about 5 gal of oil. If it is over 10" blade, DO NOT USE WATER! Some pics or a link to some pics would be helpful.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jan 1, 2022 18:22:43 GMT -5
Went to Quartzite yesterday and picked up a nice piece of Amethyst Sage. Have not seen this quality in years. Oh wow... that's beautiful. Are you thinking of sphering it? That was my original plans... Now I am just think about going back and get more, I high graded two 55gal drums to get 3 pieces, they had one drum left I did not look at. They had one piece that was unbelievable, but at 150#+ , unfortunately out of my budget.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jan 1, 2022 15:36:13 GMT -5
Went to Quartzite yesterday and picked up a nice piece of Amethyst Sage. Have not seen this quality in years.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jan 1, 2022 10:44:34 GMT -5
Tommy That is a KILLER piece!!! This stuff will probably become more rare then it already is, the minor that was getting it passed away a few months ago.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Dec 30, 2021 8:50:49 GMT -5
If you cannot match up a motor as knave suggested, you may need to get creative like this person did on this home built tumbler.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Dec 28, 2021 19:29:57 GMT -5
Back up in Az
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Post by AzRockGeek on Dec 24, 2021 20:31:16 GMT -5
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Post by AzRockGeek on Dec 23, 2021 11:43:28 GMT -5
Apparently I did not give you the castors/stand that was on it. What a JERK I am, I wonder where it went.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Dec 23, 2021 9:07:36 GMT -5
I will take three of them. You want fries with that? haha And yes that's a 2.0 hp Baldor motor on there now haha. I got it for free and it's all I had laying around when the motor went out Mmmm fries.... LOL... I did notice the motor. How come you just did not put some castors on the plates on the legs?
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Post by AzRockGeek on Dec 22, 2021 15:06:07 GMT -5
I will take three of them.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Dec 12, 2021 19:52:06 GMT -5
Haha. Killing me as well since it is not mine. I was just looking at the insane prices of silica on Etsy.
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