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Post by Starguy on Dec 31, 2022 16:36:03 GMT -5
I went through a lot of agate this past year. Some went as Christmas gifts. These are some of my favorites from ten 3 lb barrels completed. Happy new year everybody. Looking forward to seeing everyone’s work in 2023.
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 31, 2022 16:49:46 GMT -5
Well you were treated very nicely in 2022...as far as rocks are concerned!! Those are absolutely stunning my friend!! I love that botryoidal piece bottom left! Happy New Year to you too! Stay safe this weekend...and every day after this weekend too!
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hypodactylus
spending too much on rocks
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Post by hypodactylus on Dec 31, 2022 16:57:45 GMT -5
Ten 3 pound barrels completed!? I need to get my act together 😉.
Those are very nice. The brown/tan one in the top middle-left with the subsurface orbs is amazing!
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Post by Starguy on Dec 31, 2022 17:49:16 GMT -5
Well you were treated very nicely in 2022...as far as rocks are concerned!! Those are absolutely stunning my friend!! I love that botryoidal piece bottom left! Happy New Year to you too! Stay safe this weekend...and every day after this weekend too! Thanks jasoninsdThat one you like was the first slice from a Botswana nodule. It looks like snowballs in honey to me. I don’t think there was anything too exciting in the rest of the nodule.
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Post by Starguy on Dec 31, 2022 17:53:12 GMT -5
Ten 3 pound barrels completed!? I need to get my act together 😉. Those are very nice. The brown/tan one in the top middle-left with the subsurface orbs is amazing! Thanks hypodactylus. That laker was fun to watch in coarse grit. It changed quite a bit every week. The laker to the left of it is my favorite of the year. No cracks, no pits and a parallax shadow that knocks my socks off.
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wolverine
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since October 2022
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Post by wolverine on Dec 31, 2022 19:19:43 GMT -5
Nice work. Do you only run your agates in 3 LB barrles?
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Post by Starguy on Dec 31, 2022 19:24:42 GMT -5
Nice work. Do you only run your agates in 3 LB barrles? Thanks. I have two 12 pounders running coarse. The three pounders run fine through polish.
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wolverine
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since October 2022
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Post by wolverine on Dec 31, 2022 19:38:20 GMT -5
Nice work. Do you only run your agates in 3 LB barrles? Thanks. I have two 12 pounders running coarse. The three pounders run fine through polish. Gotcha. I have been using a Vibe for the final stages. I am thinking about trying my 3 pounders on a few batches just for something different.
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Post by Starguy on Dec 31, 2022 20:15:01 GMT -5
I’ve never owned a vibratory. I’d like to try one but it’s hard to justify the cost. The two twelve pounders can’t keep up with the 33B as is.
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