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Post by ChicagoDave on Nov 3, 2017 13:32:06 GMT -5
Having recently made a large purchase from Larry, I would like to state that he is wonderful to do business with. Fast shipping and amazing packaging. I'm quite sure this is common knowledge for most members, but I thought I would post it anyways!
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Post by ChicagoDave on Nov 3, 2017 13:25:58 GMT -5
Great selection of material and a wonderful shine. I really like the items shown in picture 3.
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 31, 2017 18:04:36 GMT -5
Very cool!
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 31, 2017 12:37:40 GMT -5
Nice batch of some beautiful material.
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 31, 2017 11:28:18 GMT -5
That coral is wonderful!
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 31, 2017 11:27:03 GMT -5
I like the photos my Iphone takes. Might not be "professional", but I think it does a great job of showing what I'm looking at. And this is a beautiful batch. Thanks for the phone photo of that amazing rock!
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 27, 2017 17:08:43 GMT -5
Not sure how I missed this post. Great batch and one of my favorite rocks.
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 27, 2017 17:07:14 GMT -5
I like the dalmatian stone. Always wanted to try some of that but I kept forgetting to add it to my orders!
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 27, 2017 17:04:22 GMT -5
You pile them in a box somewhere and eventually decide to take up faceting instead. Or something very specific like that.
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 26, 2017 21:30:45 GMT -5
I think I threw a few coral from James in there so I would be the guilty party!
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 23, 2017 17:30:00 GMT -5
removed
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 23, 2017 17:18:58 GMT -5
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 23, 2017 17:10:54 GMT -5
This is beautiful! Great work.
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 23, 2017 15:34:25 GMT -5
Great batch. And I love the group shot! Also a big fan of the turritella agate. Is that green tree agate in #14? I never had any luck with that stuff!
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 11, 2017 7:20:41 GMT -5
jamesp, I just recently started by tumbler up again so it will be many months before I have enough to run a Lot-O load. I would be happy to run some pieces for you, but it might be quite some time until it actually happens.
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 10, 2017 19:14:51 GMT -5
I have no secrets I tumbled my obsidian in my QT-66 using 60/90 until shaped properly. Then it was 48 hours for each step in the Lot-O: 120/220 SiC, 500 AO, 1000 AO, Polish So, 8 days total spent in the Lot-O Interested in seeing how this works out for you!
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 10, 2017 14:44:11 GMT -5
I must've gotten lucky with all my obsidian batches. "Liquid wet" shine using the standard Lot-O recipe many users have posted (500 to 1000 to Polish - all AO). I even ran mine in the Lot-O with all kinds of other agates and jaspers. Had a bunch get chipped, but the shine was still great. I think the secret sauce for obsidian is actually the vibe.
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 9, 2017 12:29:56 GMT -5
Very cool. It's amazing how the machines are still almost identical to what's available today. Few more bells and whistles now, but they obviously got the design right quite some time ago.
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 9, 2017 10:21:20 GMT -5
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Post by ChicagoDave on Oct 9, 2017 7:44:40 GMT -5
I've got some spare tumbler space
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