meviva
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Post by meviva on Jun 19, 2016 10:59:47 GMT -5
wampidytoo Your Tink looks good. My daughter wanted to get her but she wanted it smaller and was concerned that Tinks face wouldn't turn out right. We looked at a lot of pics of Tink tats online and some of them are not so good. Andrea
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Post by meviva on Jun 19, 2016 11:02:30 GMT -5
drocknut I will look to see what whalebone looks like and look through my rocks. That would be cool if I got some. Andrea
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Post by wampidytoo on Jun 19, 2016 12:38:20 GMT -5
wampidytoo Your Tink looks good. My daughter wanted to get her but she wanted it smaller and was concerned that Tinks face wouldn't turn out right. We looked at a lot of pics of Tink tats online and some of them are not so good. Andrea Thank you, my son did the tat so I was not concerned about quality. Definitely shop around for artists. There are a lot of hacks out there that will make a real mess of things. My son's speciality was doing cover ups for just that reason. Insist on seeing actual tats because photos can be had from the internet. If they won't set it up move on. And, you get what you pay for. Cheap is usually bad unless the artist is really good and fast. Your owl is good but not great. If I was you I would look for a better artist because she is right, the face could be bad and cover ups or removals are very expensive. A really good artist can do an excellent small face. I love tats but hate bad ones and unfortunately bad ones are way too common. My Tink is big enough that she has blue eyes (eye) and uh uh nip (ya know what I mean) family forum. hahaha Jim
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Post by wampidytoo on Jun 19, 2016 12:42:48 GMT -5
I just went back and looked at the owl. Being blown up that big and not completely throws it off a little. Excellent lines when that is factored in. You did good with that one. Jim
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Post by meviva on Jun 19, 2016 13:00:03 GMT -5
I just went back and looked at the owl. Being blown up that big and not completely throws it off a little. Excellent lines when that is factored in. You did good with that one. Jim wampidytoo As of today the owl is four days old. I will post another pic in a couple of weeks once it's completely healed.
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Post by huskeric on Jun 20, 2016 8:43:19 GMT -5
Just having been there, I don't think that's a tattoo.......I think it's a bruise from the rocks that beat up your ankles as the waves retreat! Man, that hurts! You came home with a ton of great rocks!!! I can't wait to see what your tumbles look like!! Just to give everyone a little perspective, here is what the beach looks like....... Wow. I can tell you used phenomenal self-restraint in only bringing back what you did. If I had stumbled upon that beach, I'm afraid I would have had to leave my family behind to get all of my rocks home with me. =) Actually, they probably would have just left me there, sitting on the beach, unable to move because my pockets were too full of rocks, but completely unwilling to take any of my treasures out, even with high tide coming in...
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Post by drocknut on Jun 20, 2016 8:58:32 GMT -5
drocknut I will look to see what whalebone looks like and look through my rocks. That would be cool if I got some. Andrea That would be cool for sure.
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Post by meviva on Jun 20, 2016 9:21:15 GMT -5
drocknut I brought back 138 lbs. of rock from that beach. I walked along with a kiddy bucket filling it up then bringing it back to where the family was sitting. Got another bucket and repeated often. Went to the dollar store and got big plastic bowls to bring them home in. My mother in law thought I would put some back as I was looking through them but I didn't. I'm going to start tumbling some today. Andrea
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Post by Peruano on Jun 20, 2016 13:40:31 GMT -5
Tumbling beach cobble is great fun, and rewarding when the rocks you were questioning come out great, and you learn why you shouldn't have bothered with a different variety. Being pretumbled, you can start with the vibe (as long as you were selective from the beginning), and even more so if you bother to grind off a bad spot or two to preform some of the most covetous ones. Most of my beach collecting is in Mexico, and hence I'm always reluctant to bring back 138 pounds for fear of inciting the interest of the bored customs dude. I know rocks are permitted, but shells sometimes or others are interpreted as rocks or biological specimens (and hence of concern). I love polishing beach cobble and then finding that its really wonderful -- often a simple slice means you have two preformed cabs. You will have fun no matter what you collected and I guarantee you will be posting beautiful specimens in a few weeks of your beach finds. Have fun, and please keep us informed. Millions of people live within miles of Oceanside. And we are already to score some of the beach bounty. Tom
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Post by drocknut on Jun 20, 2016 15:46:04 GMT -5
meviva, sounds like you really had fun then if you got that much rock. Smart move using kiddie buckets, easier on the back than the big buckets.
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Post by txrockhunter on Jun 21, 2016 8:45:05 GMT -5
"txrockhunter I want to see pics of your rocks from Oceanside if possible when you get a chance. " meviva - Here are some of the rocks that I picked up in Oceanside. Most of these have been through the rough grind, some are still in the tumbler, and a few at the bottom are waiting their turn. I will work on polishing after they have all finished in rough. I have been pleasantly surprised how well they have smoothed out! Not sure how well they will polish, but we'll give it a shot! Please post photos of your's after tumbling!!! - Jeremy Cool Green Mossy Rock This is my favorite of the bunch. Not sure what it is........ A few waiting for their turn in the tumbler.
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Post by meviva on Jun 21, 2016 9:43:39 GMT -5
txrockhunter those are looking really good. I love the one in the second pic and also the one that is your favorite. I also like the yellow and red one and green spotted one. I hope they polish well for you. I started my first batch from Oceanside yesterday. Today I'm doing a clean out of a barrel that has a bunch of your San Jacinto in it. Andrea
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Post by napoleonrags on Jun 21, 2016 9:47:34 GMT -5
Awesome some rocks. I like them all. How long did you have them in coarse grind?
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Post by Pat on Jun 21, 2016 9:52:44 GMT -5
txrockhunter perhaps your favorite is the Japanese Scribble Rock : )
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Post by txrockhunter on Jun 21, 2016 10:51:32 GMT -5
txrockhunter those are looking really good. I love the one in the second pic and also the one that is your favorite. I also like the yellow and red one and green spotted one. I hope they polish well for you. I started my first batch from Oceanside yesterday. Today I'm doing a clean out of a barrel that has a bunch of your San Jacinto in it. Andrea Please post photos of both, if you get a chance. I would love to see what you've got after the rough grind. You have a lot more experience than I do, so if you have any tips on polishing these let me know what's working. Also, some of these are pretty large, like 4" to 6". Just curious if you had rocks that big and how you plan to polish them? Most of mine won't fit into the lot-o. Thanks, Jeremy
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Post by txrockhunter on Jun 21, 2016 11:16:21 GMT -5
Awesome some rocks. I like them all. How long did you have them in coarse grind? They are averaging about 10 - 14 days in a 6" PVC barrel, running at about 60 RPM, using 30 grit. I am adding new grit every 2 days, per the jamesp method. Has worked great for just about everything I have tumbled.
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Post by txrockhunter on Jun 21, 2016 11:28:09 GMT -5
txrockhunter perhaps your favorite is the Japanese Scribble Rock : ) Not sure what it is.......When it's dry you can see little sparkles as you turn it. It kind of looks like little "plates of mica", but it's hard not flaky. Not sure if that is a very good description. I will look up the Scribble Rocks and see if they are similar. Thanks for the suggestion!
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Post by Pat on Jun 21, 2016 11:43:19 GMT -5
txrockhunter perhaps your favorite is the Japanese Scribble Rock : ) Not sure what it is.......When it's dry you can see little sparkles as you turn it. It kind of looks like little "plates of mica", but it's hard not flaky. Not sure if that is a very good description. I will look up the Scribble Rocks and see if they are similar. Thanks for the suggestion! That was a take on Chinese Writing Rock which has very similar look but with bigger crystals.
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Post by meviva on Jun 21, 2016 12:41:13 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2016 13:40:07 GMT -5
I will agree with Pat that this one does indeed look very much like a very busy "scribbly" version of chinese writing stone. Love it! My fave in your batch fo' sho'.
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