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Post by MrMike on Oct 9, 2016 8:42:32 GMT -5
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 9, 2016 9:12:17 GMT -5
What part of the country Mike ? Love tumbling quartzite. Georgia and Alabama stuff. Looks like you are east Tennessee. Great quartzite in the TVA lakes up that way. North GA to TN. Fun and fast tumble. Anxious to see your finish. Check out the purple. Found that purple up in your TVA lakes, Lots of arrowheads made of quartzite in this TVA lakes, a material of choice in that territory. Here is some very dense quartzite from S Alabama. Stuff is very well bonded together. Some has mica glitters in it. Quartzite is bonded sand, well this Alabama quartzite was bonded super fine sand. Made it dense as ever. most of the color comes from iron and other metals. www.flickr.com/photos/67205364@N06/sets/72157662367140412
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Post by paulshiroma on Oct 9, 2016 10:19:04 GMT -5
Hi Mike: These are great looking pieces. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
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Post by MrMike on Oct 9, 2016 13:37:05 GMT -5
What part of the country Mike ? Love tumbling quartzite. Georgia and Alabama stuff. Looks like you are east Tennessee. Great quartzite in the TVA lakes up that way. North GA to TN. Fun and fast tumble. Anxious to see your finish. Check out the purple. Found that purple up in your TVA lakes, Lots of arrowheads made of quartzite in this TVA lakes, a material of choice in that territory. Here is some very dense quartzite from S Alabama. Stuff is very well bonded together. Some has mica glitters in it. Quartzite is bonded sand, well this Alabama quartzite was bonded super fine sand. Made it dense as ever. most of the color comes from iron and other metals. www.flickr.com/photos/67205364@N06/sets/72157662367140412I'm in the Tri Cities next to VA border. That AL stuff is really neat looks like agate. Would love to pick that creek. Read that you grow bamboo, I've got lots of P.vivax green stripe I'm trying to get rid of. It was 30ft tall a couple of years ago then a cold winter killed it. Cut it all down this spring & it is spreading like wildfire.
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Post by MrMike on Oct 9, 2016 13:40:17 GMT -5
Hi Mike: These are great looking pieces. Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Thanks Paul. Think garagerocker will take some pics for me??? BTW, how does one insert a User's name instead of typing it in?
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 9, 2016 13:51:38 GMT -5
MrMike, looks like you have access to plow. Repeated plowing and mowing sure nuff has a way of discouraging a bamboo coming back. Or just continually mowing. I have no luck with Round Up. Users name, type @ then their user name. @ MrMike with no space between the '@' and the 'M'. MrMike jamesp
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Post by MrMike on Oct 9, 2016 13:56:30 GMT -5
What part of the country Mike ? Love tumbling quartzite. Georgia and Alabama stuff. Looks like you are east Tennessee. Great quartzite in the TVA lakes up that way. North GA to TN. Fun and fast tumble. Anxious to see your finish. Check out the purple. Found that purple up in your TVA lakes, Lots of arrowheads made of quartzite in this TVA lakes, a material of choice in that territory. Here is some very dense quartzite from S Alabama. Stuff is very well bonded together. Some has mica glitters in it. Quartzite is bonded sand, well this Alabama quartzite was bonded super fine sand. Made it dense as ever. most of the color comes from iron and other metals. www.flickr.com/photos/67205364@N06/sets/72157662367140412Jim, look what I ordered for the die grinder. This was the largest they had in 1/4 shaft, 1 7/8". link
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Post by MrMike on Oct 9, 2016 13:58:43 GMT -5
MrMike , looks like you have access to plow. Repeated plowing and mowing sure nuff has a way of discouraging a bamboo coming back. Or just continually mowing. I have no luck with Round Up. Users name, type @ then their user name. @ MrMike with no space between the '@' and the 'M'. MrMike jamesp No plow, rented a bobcat. Tried roundup & burning with propane torch to no avail. Just going to keep mowing it down.
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Post by MrMike on Oct 9, 2016 13:59:44 GMT -5
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Post by paulshiroma on Oct 9, 2016 15:20:07 GMT -5
Wow, have fun with the yard work guys...
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Post by jamesp on Oct 9, 2016 15:46:23 GMT -5
I've stolen such landscape rocks before. Zapata Texas is graveled all over the place with fine Rio agates.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 9, 2016 15:47:31 GMT -5
What part of the country Mike ? Love tumbling quartzite. Georgia and Alabama stuff. Looks like you are east Tennessee. Great quartzite in the TVA lakes up that way. North GA to TN. Fun and fast tumble. Anxious to see your finish. Check out the purple. Found that purple up in your TVA lakes, Lots of arrowheads made of quartzite in this TVA lakes, a material of choice in that territory. Here is some very dense quartzite from S Alabama. Stuff is very well bonded together. Some has mica glitters in it. Quartzite is bonded sand, well this Alabama quartzite was bonded super fine sand. Made it dense as ever. most of the color comes from iron and other metals. www.flickr.com/photos/67205364@N06/sets/72157662367140412Jim, look what I ordered for the die grinder. This was the largest they had in 1/4 shaft, 1 7/8". linkSweet rock chopper there Mike. 20,000 RPM attack. air grinders scream. Those diamonds can take it.
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Post by MrMike on Oct 9, 2016 16:17:45 GMT -5
Wow, have fun with the yard work guys... Not really my idea of fun. Just noticed the new avatar, sounds like a good choice. One question, was he born in the U.S.? Sorry just trying to get the tough questions answered ahead of the election....
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Post by MrMike on Oct 9, 2016 16:19:19 GMT -5
I've stolen such landscape rocks before. Zapata Texas is graveled all over the place with fine Rio agates. Stolen??? I plan on putting them back after their polished.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 9, 2016 18:35:01 GMT -5
Ha ha
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Post by paulshiroma on Oct 9, 2016 21:22:35 GMT -5
Wow, have fun with the yard work guys... Not really my idea of fun. Just noticed the new avatar, sounds like a good choice. One question, was he born in the U.S.? Sorry just trying to get the tough questions answered ahead of the election.... Actually, yes. He was birthed in Providence RI of all places.
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Post by MrMike on Oct 10, 2016 6:10:18 GMT -5
Not really my idea of fun. Just noticed the new avatar, sounds like a good choice. One question, was he born in the U.S.? Sorry just trying to get the tough questions answered ahead of the election.... Actually, yes. He was birthed in Providence RI of all places. Oh, should have made that connection. Old family money there, fortune came from whaling I beleive.
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Post by paulshiroma on Oct 10, 2016 8:03:16 GMT -5
That as good MrMike! And before we get too far off topic, again, those rocks are coming out great. Post photos after each stage so we can live vicariously thru you!
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