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Post by AzRockGeek on Oct 30, 2020 15:24:49 GMT -5
Here is an example of some self-collected Burro Creek. Tim
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Post by AzRockGeek on Oct 30, 2020 14:10:33 GMT -5
The first one is most likely dendritic Burro Creek Opalite, especially if it came from drocknut who lives near Burro Creek.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Oct 30, 2020 8:42:21 GMT -5
Here is mine without the saw as well.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Oct 20, 2020 20:51:27 GMT -5
Indian paint stone.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Oct 19, 2020 19:57:23 GMT -5
Did you restore that or did you find it like that? I got saw from Brian a month or so back, restoration in progress.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Oct 19, 2020 10:09:13 GMT -5
You will not find much in the copper minerals near the Sedona area, around Sedona you can collect banded jasper in the Mingus Mtn area or confetti agate near Perkinsville. You could always detour to Burro Creek, huge variety of agates. For the copper minerals you will need to head to the Wickenberg or Globe areas and wonder some of the washes.
Have fun. Tim
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Post by AzRockGeek on Oct 15, 2020 16:42:47 GMT -5
WOW. I want them all The serpentine, the shattuckite, and the chrysocolla are my favorites!! Do you ever sell your spheres? I have only sold one sphere and I had no intentions on selling, just could not resist the offer. Usually, I just give the spheres away to friends and family, I am not opposed to selling, it is just hard to come up with a price based on materiel cost and the amount of hours you have into it. Here is the one I sold, a composite of different serpentines. Thanks, Tim
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Post by AzRockGeek on Oct 12, 2020 16:28:22 GMT -5
Where is your friend located? I would be interested if it is not generic materiel. How many cubes/preforms?
Tim
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Post by AzRockGeek on Oct 1, 2020 14:57:12 GMT -5
Mr oregon brings up and excellent point, what maybe be easy for some people to fix may not be easy for a beginner. If you look at it, grab the vise and see if there is excessive movement up/down, there should be a little play but not super sloppy. Also, check the bearings in the blade, try and pick up the blade by pinching it at the top of the blade and lifting it up, there should be no movement at all, try it from side to side as well. If the bearings are bad, they can be easily replaced, but would drop the value of the saw as it needs repair. Make sure the small feed motor on the back is turning when on, they sometimes go bad.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Oct 1, 2020 9:38:06 GMT -5
In my opinion, the Jenkins/Royal is one of the best slab saws out there. It has a very compact design for an 18" saw, the vise is extremely easy to use, they are easy to repair if necessary, it is a work horse.
I have owned and flipped a lot of slab saws, my Jenkins and my Great Western are two I will not part with.
Tim
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Post by AzRockGeek on Sept 30, 2020 14:47:00 GMT -5
There were several manufacturer's of this style tumbler, Viking, SLIK.... I would guess that it will be very difficult to find a belt for this based on manufacturer. I would get some thick cord and place it around the pullies to best guess the circumference/length of the belt then subtract half and inch and convert that to a diameter and go to Amazon/Ebay and order some rubber belts(O-Rings) 0.25" by ?? belts/O-Rings.
Good Luck.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Sept 24, 2020 18:28:45 GMT -5
I am guessing it is from the Ray Mine. Take a pic with a flashlight on the back side, the silica will light up. Nice find.
PS.... Don't tumble it!!!!
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Post by AzRockGeek on Sept 23, 2020 10:51:50 GMT -5
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Post by AzRockGeek on Aug 14, 2020 10:53:17 GMT -5
Reminds me of Michigan lightning stone, different matrix though.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jul 11, 2020 20:53:08 GMT -5
Tony always has a few saws on hand, I am sure he will take good care of you. Take road trip and save on shipping cost and hit his rock pile while you are out there.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jul 11, 2020 20:01:19 GMT -5
That vise should have never made it to assembly!!! The new HP is actually a decent saw, but their customer service is HORRIBLE!!!! Last year at the Tucson show I stood in their booth waiting for support, 5-6 people working, 2-3 customers and I can not get any one to give me the time of day. Lost that sale. If I was going to buy a new saw, it would be an HP. But, I prefer finding older units on CL and refurbing them.
Tim
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jul 8, 2020 10:08:56 GMT -5
Burro Creek? Pretty materiel!!
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jun 30, 2020 8:32:25 GMT -5
I believe the typical solution is Acetone and 330 expoxy, mix and place in a jar for a week or two. I heard of some people using cactus juice or a min-wax equivalent for stabilizing wood. I would get some type of vacuum used for canning to pull the expoxy into the stone, if you use an electric vacuum be VERY careful, the fumes from the acetone could ignite. I learned the hard way.
I have tried both on unstable chrysocolla with decent results.
Good luck. Tim
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jun 26, 2020 8:54:19 GMT -5
From my personal experience restoring old lapidary equipment, for small pieces I bought a sand blast cabinet at harbor freight, for anything large I take to the local sand blasting Co.
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