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Post by panamark on Nov 14, 2013 21:05:51 GMT -5
Kinda slow here tonight. My wife was browsing around and found these beautiful works from a company called Concetto. My question is not "can I afford them" (hilarious!), but rather "how do they pack them so tight and then what kind of mortar do they use?" Enjoy Agate Petwood Agate
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Post by panamark on Nov 14, 2013 8:32:16 GMT -5
Real nice. Ditto what Tony said! Special wonderstone.
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Post by panamark on Nov 13, 2013 23:03:01 GMT -5
Good luck all you who are lucky enough to be going. I am sure it will be a very memorable time! Maybe next trip for me. Sometimes having to be responsible just plain stinks. LOL Happy hunting!
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Post by panamark on Nov 13, 2013 22:29:34 GMT -5
Gorgeous, but a bit out of my price range given the 100 m2 minimum order. Wow that would make a beautiful, mesmerizing wall. Thx for posting.
----------------------------------------------------------- Azul Macaubus quartzite marble FOB Price: US $99 - 699 / Square Meter Port: FOBxiamen, China Minimum Order Quantity: 100 Square Meter/Square Meters Supply Ability: 2000 Square Meter/Square Meters per Month
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Post by panamark on Nov 13, 2013 15:41:46 GMT -5
Albert Einstein said gravity is a result of the curvature of space-time. Okay? The cause of gravity remains illusive, but the Higgs Boson particle is physicists' latest gasp. As for me, I will stick to rocks. They are simpler to understand.
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Post by panamark on Nov 13, 2013 12:02:29 GMT -5
I am sorry some selfish and inept person had to ruin this. If it was a greedy company trying to protect its interests, then please post their name. Then we may choose not to do business with them because of their help.
Thanks for your try to help!
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Post by panamark on Nov 12, 2013 0:55:46 GMT -5
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Post by panamark on Nov 11, 2013 21:20:42 GMT -5
I don't think that is pet wood at all. I have seen & collected literally several tons from NoDak and none looked like this. I am quite sure it is jasper. For one thing, if those prominent bands are supposed to be the annual ring marks, then at the extreme right the bands run perpendicular. Trees don't grow like that and I have yet to see one fossilized like that. I do have a piece of jasper from western NoDak that looks kinda similar to what you have.
Nevertheless, it is a really neat piece.
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Post by panamark on Nov 11, 2013 4:06:16 GMT -5
Call Diamond Pacific..if you do not a have the drawing for the saw. They have them, and will make a copy for you. Knowing how a machine is put together can save you from breaking it taking it apart., and yes those bushings are for the ends of the drive screw. Woody Thanks Woody! I have been trying to find a schematic for it, but with no luck....so far. I will call them.
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Post by panamark on Nov 10, 2013 21:57:37 GMT -5
@azrockgeek and philthat is exactly the info I needed. Now I can put those pieces of the puzzle in place. Thanks!
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Post by panamark on Nov 10, 2013 20:54:49 GMT -5
I am guessing the bushings for the feed screw and collar lock(Goes up front), the bushings for the carriage bearing should be much smaller. These should mount in the cast aluminum pieces on the back and front of the saw. Tim Okay, I was thinking that Tim, but it sure will be a tight fit. They certainly don't easy press fit, but maybe hammer fit. I will try to replace the worn one. Funny thing about those cast aluminum pieces. They have two different size holes, the small holes fit the feed screw ends and the big holes almost fit these bushings. Maybe they made it so you could choose which setup you want by just reversing which goes tank front and back. Thx.
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Post by panamark on Nov 10, 2013 20:48:33 GMT -5
Ah, a man with croc's and a pistol. Never mess with him.
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Post by panamark on Nov 10, 2013 19:48:32 GMT -5
Well I have to give you, Quailriver a big thanks for the heads up. My son picked the stuff up this afternoon and it is in great condition after sitting in a basement since about 1969. Rob, it was a lot of Star Diamond equipment: 6" trim saw, a 10" self-feed slab saw, a grinding/polishing station, and a lot of miscellaneous stuff for $400. The seller's mother had bought it and she was just storing it for about 30 years. It was "pickup only" so I guess I got lucky with my son there and get something for all the money I've sent to Ann Arbor, LOL! Now I can hardly wait to get it home here in Idaho. I will try to post more info when I finally get the stuff in hand. Maybe there is some neat rough and rocks in the old boxes. The seller said something about some amethyst. Thanks again Quailriver!!! Might nice of you to post for us.
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Post by panamark on Nov 10, 2013 19:34:25 GMT -5
Put it in a cheap insulated cooler with air holes, cuts way down on noise. Watch the temp though. Those little motors get surprisingly hot and need the air circulation to cool. I have turned my tumblers off for a few hours with no problems. Just be sure to check about 10 minutes after you restart and it should be making the nice rumbling noice. If not, then probably the grit and cement mixture has set up and needs to be broken up.
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Post by panamark on Nov 10, 2013 19:31:38 GMT -5
Tony, yes I found a bunch of the centers for the carriage rollers. These are different. A lot bigger. I wonder if they are supposed to be pounded into the lower carriage support holes for the feed screw. But they seem just a bit too big in the OD to fit inside there. Hopefully someone remembers these and can let me know.
Thanks Jake, I will check online to see if I can find replacements. The one looks fine, but the other looks badly worn.
Thanks guys
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Post by panamark on Nov 10, 2013 18:18:14 GMT -5
Thanks Tom for the news. And please post your thoughts after you have a few hours on the blade. A lot of people are very interested in how this works out.
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Post by panamark on Nov 10, 2013 15:18:26 GMT -5
As you may know, I am in the midst of rebuilding an HP 20" rock saw. It is coming along. But given that the saw came disassembled with all the rusty parts piled inside the tank area, it has been like a big jigsaw puzzle. I am not exactly sure where the parts pictured below go. I am pretty sure they all go on the the threaded rod for autofeed. I think the locking collar goes on the rod just inside the tank to help hold the rod in position. But the brass parts are a bit of a mystery. I think the small brass bushing goes on the rod between the sprocket and the tank. But in which position? And is there supposed to be a washer? And on the other bigger brass bushing I am clueless. The bigger one also looks badly worn, so bad that perhaps it was machined this way??. And where does it go? And finally is there a bushing for the threaded rod end to go into the lower carriage support bracket that is affixed to the tank? Or does it just go in the hole? Any help or pictures would be appreciated.
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Post by panamark on Nov 10, 2013 0:47:28 GMT -5
Those are all terrific (as usual for you Carlos), but that wonderstone is the shiniest I have ever seen anyone get one. Great job. Now cut more of that picture jasper and tumble em :-) Gorgeous.
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Post by panamark on Nov 10, 2013 0:39:30 GMT -5
Hey Quailriver, thanks for the heads up. I put an inquiry if available to buy it. My son is in A2 and could pick it up. Might be a great deal if it isn't too rusty or frozen up. Thanks!
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Post by panamark on Nov 9, 2013 11:44:56 GMT -5
What beautiful scenery John. I can't believe the bucks vanished - that spot in the picture right under the Maverick looks like a honey-hole for sure. When you said you ate at Maverick several times I thought you meant the gas-station and my stomach started cramping, LOL. I have had a terrible time trying to tumble that mixed up opal stuff. The white stuff undercuts terribly. You probably will do much better on a lap machine. It is pretty stuff.
I like the hunting scenes. Nice country.
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