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Post by snowdog on Jan 14, 2013 13:43:37 GMT -5
you could also just grind a small flat spot on the shaft (no worry about the drill bit hitting the threads for the set screw ) --that would allow the set screw to go a half turn farther in and keeps it from spinning on the shaft ( and still use the loctite so it doesn't loosen )
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Post by snowdog on Jan 10, 2013 21:34:11 GMT -5
shotgunner --when is pay day ? I may have a set of these I could sell ;D
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Post by snowdog on Jan 7, 2013 0:14:14 GMT -5
guess I should of made that clearer ---- they are pretty solid with crystals-not too much of a void area in them ;D -- they are on the heavy side , but they do come from the keokuk, iowa area
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Post by snowdog on Jan 6, 2013 15:45:24 GMT -5
how many are you wanting ? --I could prob come up with a med/flat rate box full ---only thing is they are usually pretty full of crystals ---pm me and let me know
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Post by snowdog on Dec 19, 2012 0:01:04 GMT -5
Rob --- instead of a bucket, use a piece of pvc pipe -- that way you can make it long enough to stand up and use ( could also put a "tee" in it to make handles to hold onto) --- might want to check the gold forums/ sales as several use them to hunt gold nuggets underwater ( might get some ideas ) ;D
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Post by snowdog on Dec 10, 2012 9:12:39 GMT -5
thanks everyone !! ;D I did have a good birthday ;D got a nap in and didn't have any "projects" to do, then went out to eat with my daughter, granddaugther, and great granddaughter -- they even let me have my own pizza! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by snowdog on Dec 4, 2012 20:56:27 GMT -5
diane --- the only thing I would add is that I start with 220 grit ( nothing courser) -- I use too, but ,I have wore out 2 barrels over the last 30 years !! ;D --- think the biggest prob was that I had one big rock ( baseball size) and the rest were smaller -- the small ones couldn't push the big one up the side ,so it would just turn at the side/bottom where most the grit was --wore a hole right where the big rock was
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Post by snowdog on Nov 12, 2012 9:39:35 GMT -5
Mel --- think you meant 700+ "billion" not "million" ;D Stu --- no wonder you don't know what's in it -- don't you remember Nancy P saying "we have to pass this to find out" well, look out because we will now "find out" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- another little item that is going to take place within a week or so is that if you are 73 + medicare now says it won't pay for more than " 4" meds if your doc prescribes them ( saving money /less cost) you can still get them if you pay for them yourself tho --- --funny how this is starting to take effect two weeks after the election instead of two weeks before --better put a big pile of money back to pay for the rest( pick the four that keep you alive so we can "throw granny over the cliff while she's still alive" )------ -- they are also trying to get all the "private practice" docs to sign up with a hospital ( so they can control prices and how they prescribe and get paid) -- I've heard of several docs that say they will simply quit rather than work for so much less just sit back and wait for 2014 to get here then we will know what all is in it --- I've got some "home remedy" books from the 1800/1900's to use for myself ;D
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Post by snowdog on Oct 11, 2012 22:57:07 GMT -5
I prob have some 6" ones that are cut but think they are only 1/4 to 3/8 " thick --- what are you using them for? and do they need to be polished or just rough ?
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Post by snowdog on Oct 8, 2012 7:21:30 GMT -5
I have seen some green that was natural -- from Egypt when a meteor hit/landed and melted some of the sand there , they carved their scarab's from it and you can still find pieces over there now ( would of had the same heat as a volcano) -- don't know if it has any black around the edges or not
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Post by snowdog on Oct 2, 2012 16:34:13 GMT -5
;D I'll bump it to $42 --------------- ( after the close ! )
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Post by snowdog on Sept 26, 2012 22:08:39 GMT -5
I'll go to $34.00 --- if I win , I will have to wait until tues night or wed morning to find out as I will be on the road traveling but will check as soon as I get home
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Post by snowdog on Sept 17, 2012 13:04:11 GMT -5
as I have gotten older, I've wondered why I don't find mushrooms like I use to --- well, yesterday morning I learned why -----------------I got up, went to get a cup of coffee and looked out the kitchen window, -- there were three foxes, a mom and 2 kits ( almost grown) sitting by my lp tank . The 2 young ones were jumping and playing, the mom just sitting there on alert, --the two were pouncing on something , then jumping back ----------- was really something to see --just how much fun they were having !! This went on for 5-10 minutes and finally the mom came over to where they were playing and laid down and rolled on her back ( trying to get the scent rubbed in ) , then one yip and they were gone --mom one way and the little ones back to the den --- I finished my coffee which was getting cold and decided to go out and see what it was that they were so interested in -- maybe a mouse, squirrel, chipmunk, or some scrap leather -----none of those fit the bill !!! --- it was a patch of mushrooms -- they had pounced on , bit the tops off ,chewed up , and mom had rolled in !!@#$%@!!!!!!--------- and that's where they go !!!! no wonder I can never find them anymore I took some pics of the mess and if I can get them loaded I'll post them later ( didn't get the foxes, just the mushrooms) SO, IF THIS WAS ON YOUR BUCKET LIST OF WONDERS , NOW YOU KNOW TOO!!!!!!
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Post by snowdog on Aug 27, 2012 21:26:17 GMT -5
Sheri ------- I've been here since 2005 -- about the same time that randy joined --------- ( haven't shot anyone "yet" ;D ) haven't joined any other groups either --just here !
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Post by snowdog on Aug 19, 2012 18:12:28 GMT -5
kev--- new if'n I explained it goooood enufh u could get it built !! ;D --------- didn't know how to get the beer down to you so I went ahead and drank it for you !! ( actually paid 3 cases worth --was a long weekend ! )---- that was exactly what I was wanting ! thanks!!
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Post by snowdog on Aug 17, 2012 21:44:17 GMT -5
Hey Kev ! --- could you make me one of those thing-a ma-jangs about so big --- it needs to have a deely-bopper on one end and a whatmacallit on the other end ---- don't care what color it is as long as it will catch the bass !! ;D
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Post by snowdog on Jul 25, 2012 17:36:35 GMT -5
Dee , I had one similar to that and listed it on ebay a few years back --- said absolutely no shipping -- a guy in texas emailed and ask if I would take it apart and just ship the vise/rails & arbor -- he would pay $500 plus shipping !! ;D -- think I had started it at $50 ------ looks like it wouldn't be to hard to take apart --just some bolts and you might get what you paid for it or more
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Post by snowdog on Jul 16, 2012 21:22:09 GMT -5
for size it looks more like a 10 or 12" - might possibly be a 14---- easiest way would be to email him and ask to measure across the blade --- if you look at the pic with the cord in it and guess that the cord is @ 3/8's " then the saw can't be to big ---- few years back I had one like that ( with the square drain holes and the same green ) but don't remember what the brand was. mine was a 12" with that tall lid -------
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Post by snowdog on Jun 30, 2012 8:33:08 GMT -5
think --- agate tomato(hard & no flavor) -- store bought ;D--------- home grown we used to wrap them (green) in newspaper in the early fall before a frost and put them in the basement -- they would last until almost Christmas 2-3 months and didn't have any thing sprayed on them ---------
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Post by snowdog on Jun 18, 2012 21:56:23 GMT -5
;D if I had seen this before it went off time , I would have bought it for some of my friends several are one brick short of a load !! ;D ;D ( may have even kept it myself !!)
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