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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 11, 2017 18:56:44 GMT -5
I'm taking a class at my church and I've been thinking that I should make some tumbled crosses for the people in the class since Easter is coming up. The number of people fluctuates each week, so I wasn't sure exactly how many I needed. I was thinking around fifteen, which seemed like a lot of crosses to cut up. I put a podcast on my headphones and headed to the basement and ended up cutting thirty of them. They didn't all make the picture because I took a box of rocks to the post office and decided to bring some rocks for the ladies there. They know what's in my boxes now. They say, "Is there anything liquid, perishable, fragile... or is it just a box of rocks?" So I gave the two ladies working each a cross this time. One broke, and the rest went to my class. I left some for people who weren't here this week. Everyone seemed to like them a lot. I threw in these other rocks I got from panamark a couple years ago. I had them labeled McDermitt agate/opal. They were pretty tiny, so I probably over did the rough grinding. They turned out nice and shiny through.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 11, 2017 19:02:56 GMT -5
Those came out really nice. Did you use your fancy new saw for them this time? I have not made any crosses since I got mine so it is still sitting unused.
Chuck
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 11, 2017 19:07:36 GMT -5
Those came out really nice. Did you use your fancy new saw for them this time? I have not made any crosses since I got mine so it is still sitting unused. Chuck I never got the fancy new saw running. I got frustrated and put it away. Someday I'll get it back out. The bearings don't seem to spin very freely, I wonder if the guy I had press them on broke them. Then the threads on the arbor are messed up. They look fine, but the nut won't go on. I don't know if we damaged them getting the bearings off, or if pressing them on messed them up. We ruined the pulley removing it, and the new pulley I bought is too wide for the short shaft. For now, my ramp seems easier to deal with than all the problems with the saw. Do you recognize that rock I picked up near the quarry on Drummond Island?
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 11, 2017 19:45:24 GMT -5
Bummer about the saw. I like my ramp method but thought the fancy saw would give better visibility at the cut. I was going to ask what those ones were made of. Most of been a decent size rock. I cant say I have seen another like it in my searches. does it undercut at all or is it pretty solid?
Chuck
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 11, 2017 19:54:40 GMT -5
The rock was about the size of a softball. It doesn't undercut at all, is solid, and polishes well. It's not the most beautiful rock, but I thought it looked sort of like wood, so it works well for crosses. The others are unakite, and two are quartz, I believe.
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Post by spiceman on Mar 11, 2017 20:06:08 GMT -5
The crosses look very nice and the one that broke, oh well. A good percentage of good ones. Nice gift for Easter.
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Post by wigglinrocks on Mar 11, 2017 21:25:16 GMT -5
You did some nice work on those , look real nice . And the ladies at my PO kinda cringe when I come in carrying a flat rate box also .
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panamark
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Post by panamark on Mar 11, 2017 21:35:33 GMT -5
Those crosses are really nice. And you did a great job on the McDermitt opal. It is pretty soft and often want to disappear in the tumbler!
Is anything turning green up your way yet? Long winter.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 11, 2017 22:02:19 GMT -5
WOW,those are great!!! Two thumbs up.........
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 11, 2017 22:07:34 GMT -5
Those crosses are really nice. And you did a great job on the McDermitt opal. It is pretty soft and often want to disappear in the tumbler! Is anything turning green up your way yet? Long winter. No green yet. I'm getting excited to get on the beach though.
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