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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 26, 2019 16:23:06 GMT -5
Yeah, you'll be happy you got the 220 soft. If you hate it, somebody here will buy it off you. My cabking had: Hard 80, Hard 180, Soft 325. The 325 wasn't enough to get the scratches from the 180 out. I got the 220 soft and it's working much better. So now you go soft 220 then 325? No I go soft 220 to either 400 on Expando or, if the rock is behaving nicely, all the way to 600. The 220 soft replaced the 325 soft.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 26, 2019 15:57:56 GMT -5
Yeah, you'll be happy you got the 220 soft. If you hate it, somebody here will buy it off you.
My cabking had: Hard 80, Hard 180, Soft 325. The 325 wasn't enough to get the scratches from the 180 out. I got the 220 soft and it's working much better.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 26, 2019 11:05:44 GMT -5
Thanks so much Robin! I ordered a pair too. I haaaaate the simple job of cutting the bezel and mating it up for soldering!
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 26, 2019 10:53:20 GMT -5
Looking forward to seeing those! What is the middle bottom one?
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 24, 2019 16:38:03 GMT -5
Yeah, those are rally nice. I love pinolith. It's polished well for me but is often fractured. Yeah, same here. Have to follow the fractures. Can verify that it is good great for intarsia!
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 23, 2019 11:45:07 GMT -5
That's really gorgeous - I love the balls and that lepidolite is out of this world! I've never seen any near that nice before.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 23, 2019 11:12:13 GMT -5
Great video, really enjoyed it! Also thinking about what I would do with a slice . . .
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 22, 2019 11:05:25 GMT -5
Wow I wish I could post a pic but since I can't I bet my pardner Tommy will... I got a great present in the mail, it's a RTH t-shirt from Susan aka Bluesky Susan !!!! Since the wreck prevented me from coming to Quartzsite she mailed it to lil ole me!!! Let me tell you this thing is art on cloth! Its for Quartzsite 2019 and has the greatest details and very clear art work with our RTH logo at the top!!! Whoeee thanks Susan!! So sorry I didn't make the BBQ to meet up with yall. But this is so awesome a gift!!! It's gonna be a tradition now to get one every year!! Sussn you are such a wonderful person!!! Thank You Lady Susan!!! You're welcome Bill! Looking forward to seeing you there next year - sad seeing your pow wow spot empty!
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 21, 2019 15:34:08 GMT -5
Hey I visited that bin! Only got one though - one of the blue ones with the white. The guy said they were all Royal Imperial, which he confirmed by looking at the curved marks on the pink part of the pink/blue one. I was thinking Morrisonite too though. Never seen any Royal Imperial in those colors.
Quartzsite is such an amazing place.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 21, 2019 15:31:07 GMT -5
Nice! Glad you're back at it! I like the Montanas but I love the pet wood.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 21, 2019 10:32:48 GMT -5
Hi earthandhammer Adam, you're in LA? I'm in LA too! I live in Westchester. Are you close by? That’s the LAX area right? I’m up in the San Fernando Valley so a bit of a hike but not terribly far. Cool! Maybe we'll run into each other! Always good to meet another local rock person.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 20, 2019 14:54:38 GMT -5
You driving through Cleveland on your way down??? Not me, I'm flying from Los Angeles. Maybe HanksRocks is though, dunno.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 20, 2019 14:52:31 GMT -5
Hi Jeri. Wish I could join you but I can't go until late March. Good luck and have fun! Susan
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 20, 2019 14:44:11 GMT -5
I have a 6" Cabking, but have never used a Genie. I got the cabking because it accomplishes the same thing and costs less, so I could use the extra money on rocks. The water drippers are nice, but they are also an extra thing that clogs. And since I have cats and my source bucket doesn't have a lid, they clog a lot, so I'm forever taking them off and blowing soggy globs of cat hair out. However, you never have to clean the trays if you don't want to, with no bubblers. Decent trade off there - I've never once cleaned mine and they aren't too bad - most of the crud drains out.
You need a source bucket with the pump in it (I use a 2 gallon), and a waste bucket (another 2 gallon). The hoses aren't actually an annoyance, other than the clogging. I put the source bucket on the table behind the unit. You can fill it with warm water from the shower too, since I see you live somewhere cold. The whole thing fits nicely on a 2' x 4' table, with a foot on either side for your "stuff". I'm a "grrl", but it would be WAY too heavy for me to lift and move - that's a 2 person job with the CK. Maybe the Genie is a lot lighter?
To answer some of your questions: The cabking is nearly silent; the 8" CK is HUGE, but would allow you to cut bigger cabs. On the 6", the space between the wheels is only half an inch, so that limits the width of the stones you can cut without nicking them on the next wheel edge. Reliability: Mine is only . . . 4? (3 or 4) years old, so I can't speak to how long it lasts. The only problems I've had are clogging water nozzles and the set screw that holds on the right hand wheel assembly doesn't like to hold on tight enough. And if I was nitpicking, I'd say the sides of the hood (which are sheet metal that attaches magnetically) are getting a little vibrat-y. Taking off the wheels on the left side is a little irritating - requires 2 large wrenches. But you don't have to change those course wheels hardly ever so it's ok. Customer service has been good - when I called about the set screw, they put me right through to the engineer. They didn't offer to send me a new wheel assembly though, haha! The CK wheels work great, don't worry about that. As they wear out, you can replace them with Nova wheels if you want - shaft size is the same. The spin-on threaded attachment on the right hand side is great for polishing. It comes with one pad (canvas or felt, can't remember), which works great with diamond paste. I also got a leather one - I use leather for 14k and felt for 50k paste. Easy to use, and surprisingly, WAY easier to hold onto your stone than the flat lap. There is a spin on point on the left side which is intended to use with a flat lap (I think they send the lap disc with it? can't remember since I never use it).
Whichever one you buy, you're in for a treat!
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Poppy
Jan 20, 2019 14:18:43 GMT -5
Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 20, 2019 14:18:43 GMT -5
Great find!
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 20, 2019 14:10:37 GMT -5
Hi earthandhammer Adam, you're in LA? I'm in LA too! I live in Westchester. Are you close by?
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 20, 2019 14:06:23 GMT -5
Beautiful! I like the first one best - it's an unusual bit of leopardskin. Those rounded triangle templates - the guitar pick shape - I can't prove it without a whole bunch of trouble in photoshop, but I SWEAR the templates are asymmetrical - just slightly wonky. So it might not be your fault on that one.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 15, 2019 16:20:42 GMT -5
It's really beautiful lpl . . . white cabs are great!
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 15, 2019 16:18:47 GMT -5
Yeah same here Lynn zarguy - at least as to Royston. That was amazing. That's why I'm pulling the trigger on this now - with Teri mentioning that she's looking to unload her gazillion buckets of rock, there must be an end in sight for her.
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Zinger!
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 15, 2019 11:45:40 GMT -5
That's a slab you want to keep whole for sure. Beautiful!
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