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Post by taylor on Jul 25, 2019 17:34:51 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Jul 25, 2019 17:31:45 GMT -5
Welcome!
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Post by taylor on Jul 25, 2019 17:17:07 GMT -5
A very good haul, very lucky the snake was so sleepy & a good reminder to be aware of our surroundings Yesterday morning my brother walked outside to go feed the chickens, was looking down & focused on his phone, when he heard a "huff", looked up and there was a young black bear about 15ft away eating the birdseed. By the time he got the phone turned around to take a picture, bear was across the road and into the woods. Yes, very lucky! It would have ruined both our days if I had unwittingly stepped on him! At least here we only have polite snakes...no moccasins, copperheads, or racers. Your brother is lucky Mama Bear wasn't close! |
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Post by taylor on Jul 25, 2019 17:09:01 GMT -5
My plan is to die without knowing how to "Twitter or Tweet" or whatever it is. No facebook here. No Instagram and certainly no twits! Almost completely anti-E social. |
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Post by taylor on Jul 25, 2019 17:03:31 GMT -5
Not to worry for me, I have never sent a text message, actually I would not even know how. And you know, my life doesn't feel empty or that I am missing anything. Lucky man! I remember those days fondly! |
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Post by taylor on Jul 25, 2019 16:46:53 GMT -5
Very nice!
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Post by taylor on Jul 24, 2019 22:42:45 GMT -5
Don't text and walk in the pasture. We headed out this afternoon to look for stones to tumble. About 50 yards out my phone dings. I check the text message. No big deal, right? When I look around my foot is about 18 inches away from a curled up rattlesnake! Move away carefully! No snake movement or sound. Huh? Is it dead? No!!!! It leisurely picks up its head and looks around. I think I woke it up! After a minute it decided to leave...disappeared into a small hole about a foot from where it was sleeping. NO TEXTING while walking in the pasture!!! Went on to find a few tumble worthy stones...  |
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Post by taylor on Jul 24, 2019 18:12:23 GMT -5
I recently bought an 80. Really like it! Don't have enough hours on it to talk knowledgeably about durability.
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Post by taylor on Jul 24, 2019 18:02:40 GMT -5
Welcome! I've never tumbled shells, but I have cabbed a little bit of abalone shell. It is waaay softer than most stone and glass. Depending on how much material you want to remove, I wouldn't run any of the coarser grits like 80 or 220. Perhaps start with 400 or 600? Of course, shells are organic and may outgas. Hopefully someone with more experience will chime in. If they don't, then experiment and educate us!
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Post by taylor on Jul 24, 2019 17:52:25 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Jul 22, 2019 12:39:30 GMT -5
Wow! Gotta go there some day!
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Post by taylor on Jul 22, 2019 12:34:58 GMT -5
Wish we closer type deal!
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Post by taylor on Jul 22, 2019 11:51:24 GMT -5
Welcome! Happy rolling!
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Post by taylor on Jul 18, 2019 19:00:01 GMT -5
UPS shipping rates...what a crock O'!
I used to ship UPS all the time through my employer because it the cost was about 25% of counter rate. And I didn't have to drive all the way across town!
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Post by taylor on Jul 17, 2019 22:29:02 GMT -5
It can if you just blindly pound on the rock. If you look for fractures already in the stone, then you use the chisel to break along existing fractures, then it doesn't. In your second picture the chunk on the left side second from the top. If you tap that piece in the notch between the blue and the brown it is likely to separate right down the color line. Pieces will be solid, but if you wanted to have both colors on one finished piece you are out of luck.
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Post by taylor on Jul 17, 2019 21:47:12 GMT -5
We used a hammer and chisel with decent results for a long time. It takes some practice to learn where to strike the rocks so it doesn't take too much muscle.
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Post by taylor on Jul 14, 2019 18:27:36 GMT -5
We bought some stone last February that was labeled 'Dragon's Blood Jasper South Africa' at the Tucson show. It was in a full 4' x 4' x 4' crate. Here's what ours looks like  Perhaps this is yet another case of same trade name applied to two different localities? Where ever it is from, your cab is lovely! |
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Post by taylor on Jul 14, 2019 18:01:44 GMT -5
A lot depends on the quality of the matrix. Some of it is very soft, some is hard enough to polish. The matrix varies in color from light brown to almost black. In my experience, the darker the matrix the more likely it will polish well. Incidentally we were exploring near Fort La Clede and the Overland Stage stop and were surprised to see the building material--turritella.  still standing--used from 1862-1869  close up of stone Hope yours tumbles well! |
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Post by taylor on Jul 14, 2019 17:23:09 GMT -5
Welcome from Arizona and Wyoming. We love Oregon!
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Post by taylor on Jun 15, 2019 23:59:57 GMT -5
Welcome from Arizona.
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