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Post by Thunder69 on Mar 5, 2017 20:19:43 GMT -5
Always a treat when you post trips out...That is a sweet haul....John
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Post by Thunder69 on Mar 2, 2017 17:42:33 GMT -5
She likes going to the shows and seeing everything and finding things she wants me to make for her...as far as walking creeks I am on my own...lol
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Post by Thunder69 on Mar 2, 2017 9:31:42 GMT -5
I do some hunting ..mostly it is in Mississippi around the Homochitto river ... There is a place by Bude Ms that has a big gravel bar just off Hwy 98 that is a nice place to hunt , and a few more places along the river ... I use Google earth to canvass the river to find gravel bars and acess points that would be allowable. Lots of private land butts right up to it ... I dont do much at all on the big river..lol..too much water to drink if I fall in....
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Post by Thunder69 on Mar 2, 2017 9:14:04 GMT -5
I was at that show Saturday...The lady and gentleman with all the slabs near the front took most of my money..LOL It was a nice show...John You were in Jackson, Ms? Yes I was... I live in Vidalia La.across the river from Natchez Ms...
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Post by Thunder69 on Mar 1, 2017 21:00:58 GMT -5
I was at that show Saturday...The lady and gentleman with all the slabs near the front took most of my money..LOL It was a nice show...John
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Post by Thunder69 on Mar 1, 2017 7:03:17 GMT -5
James do I see a monster tumbler in the near future for you..lol..
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Post by Thunder69 on Feb 24, 2017 12:09:27 GMT -5
Looks good to me Jim...Voices ...Some times like the male version of Sybil...lol
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Post by Thunder69 on Feb 19, 2017 21:46:59 GMT -5
That dry head Is sweet...Turkish stick is my fav...John
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Post by Thunder69 on Feb 17, 2017 22:39:02 GMT -5
Nice Chunk o rock..Bob that Boulder would be fricken sweet faced polished..JOhn
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Post by Thunder69 on Feb 17, 2017 22:05:06 GMT -5
Beautiful stone Michelle..When we were out there we picked up a new faceting machine for my Father in law...JOhn
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Post by Thunder69 on Feb 10, 2017 22:08:58 GMT -5
416 405 396 350 333 Nice batch of rock....JOhn
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Post by Thunder69 on Jan 29, 2017 21:52:09 GMT -5
Hey John , I am gonna try to come through there on Tuesday , spent today at the Miners and Howard Johnsons...sensory overload lol..
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Post by Thunder69 on Jan 21, 2017 21:01:53 GMT -5
The ones in pics 15 and 18 are the tops...nice tumble,...John
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Post by Thunder69 on Jan 21, 2017 20:58:21 GMT -5
Great batch! Great shine & love the agates. Maybe I missed it, but how long did you run the 120/220 stage in the vibe? This batch went 4 days in 120/220..2 days in 500 a/o then 3 days in polish/burnish..Ended up doing 3 more days to get a deeper shine on the glass and agates...John
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Post by Thunder69 on Jan 15, 2017 21:31:11 GMT -5
I have been trying to get out that way for around 5 years..Work and other issues have interfered At every turn ..But not this time...Vacation worked in my favor...Me ,my wife, and her mom and dad are flying out on the 28th and staying until the following Saturday..Hope to see some of you out there...John
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Post by Thunder69 on Jan 14, 2017 22:51:25 GMT -5
Looks like a Mammoth killer...Damn thats huge...John
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Post by Thunder69 on Jan 14, 2017 16:25:34 GMT -5
We don't see that many batches done completely in a vibe around here. I tried that once, but I prefer doing the rotary first. Do you do all your batches this way? The class sure makes the batch colorful. I was doing them in a rotary for a while ..but the last few years it has been all in the vibe...I have some stuff I will need to use the rotary for but am waiting to get my shop finished to start them.
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Post by Thunder69 on Jan 13, 2017 13:24:34 GMT -5
Nice tumbles, John. I am surprised the rocks and glass played well together. Loving those agates! Did you use the vibe exclusively? What was the coarsest grit you used? Thanks for sharing! Thanks Jean ..it was all vibe....I started off with 120 grit...then 500 and then polish....
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Post by Thunder69 on Jan 13, 2017 5:28:24 GMT -5
Nice job Jean. ..
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Post by Thunder69 on Jan 13, 2017 5:22:43 GMT -5
Nice mix in that batch . Did you run the glass with the rest ? Everything shined up nice . Yes I did...After the Polish and burnish I wasn't too happy with the results. .I put the whole batch back in for three more days ...I didn't burnish them after the last round...what you don't see is around 2 lbs of ceramics for the cushioning. .John
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