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Post by wigglinrocks on Apr 18, 2020 8:52:58 GMT -5
Welcome back Rich. is that a mix of jasper and quartz? I have the little brother to it. Came from a gravel pit on the edge of the Blue Hills. Thanks Beth . The big rock is a quartz porphryry . Good solid one with lots of conchoidalism going one , kinda nice variety of colors too .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Apr 16, 2020 20:28:03 GMT -5
What , that white stuff ? Pretty soft and melted right off the rocks . But thanks Evan . And don't even try to sweet talk me outa Nates yard rock .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Apr 16, 2020 20:24:05 GMT -5
wigglinrocks Rich that's an awesome rock! I hope it doesn't put down roots before I can get there 😉 Good to see you back buddy! Thanks Nate . Think ya have a spot in the yard for it ? It'll be in safe keeping til ya come get it . You're welcome up anytime , as long as ya don't bring any of them coronary virus bugs along .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Apr 15, 2020 20:12:53 GMT -5
for Nate NDK . Picked this up a couple weeks ago . I gabbed a couple pics Sunday morn before wet turned to white . Then it was off to a pit for awhile til we got snowed out . Gonna have to pick this one up Nate , can't get it crammed in a flat rate . here is what it looked like a couple hours after getting home , and some of our finds , Had some good quality social avoidance anyway .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 20, 2019 22:02:08 GMT -5
Was kinda worried about such short coarse and pre polish stages , but have confidence in the ole wiggle machine . They all are soooo much better looking than they look here . Nice looking cabs! The short 120/220 stage would worry me the most. I would think that short of a time would not allow the grit to break down. I would think after 4 hours there would still be scratches at lets say a 200-300 level VS a 24 hour run having scratches at the 500 level. I wont argue with success though. When I do pre-shapped cabs in the vibe and do not wont to over grind and lose shape I actually run the ceramics and rocks for about 12 hours in 120/220 then add in the cabs for the next 36 hours. That way the grit has already broke down a bit and is less harmful to my shapes. Different logic same results. Chuck When I did this batch the weather was going to turn much colder and cleanouts in the cold isn't fun . And most of the load needed to go back a few wheels anyway so I wouldn't have been out much if my methods didn't work . Was a little concerned about the short first stage , especially when I rinsed it out and there was some grit left . If I had some straight 220 I would have run that instead of the 120/220 . But it all seemed to work out fine . Got a heck of a polish on the obsidian and the Kona I tossed in as well as everything else . I generally don't run stage one longer than 16-20 hours . Stage two is usually 24 . And polish I always go for about 48 hours . I am not recommending others to try my methods , but in my vibe , it works for me .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 17, 2019 20:25:27 GMT -5
In case you still need a photo, here is one from my Royal 18. Very basic clamp. Tim No such thing as too many photos . Thanks a lot .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 17, 2019 19:14:25 GMT -5
Guess the doctoring worked well. Pretty cabs! Was kinda worried about such short coarse and pre polish stages , but have confidence in the ole wiggle machine . They all are soooo much better looking than they look here .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 17, 2019 19:07:34 GMT -5
You mean 2 brazils in row 2 and one in row 3 ? Yes sir, those are the ones. I really like working on brazillians , the polish anyway . And please , light on the sir .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 16, 2019 22:45:11 GMT -5
Thanks Lee . I appreciate the photo and the info . I will try to find Roosters info and contact them also . Does anyone have current contact info for the Jenkins grandkids ? There are a few others here who would be interested also .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 16, 2019 21:52:35 GMT -5
Wonder if the Mt. Hood lapidary club would be of assistance? Be worth a try .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 16, 2019 21:47:14 GMT -5
Hijack away , I've done it a time or 6 myself .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 16, 2019 21:45:39 GMT -5
I like the brown agates- Brazilians? You mean 2 brazils in row 2 and one in row 3 ?
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 16, 2019 21:42:45 GMT -5
I love seeing all the beautiful pictures here on the forums. It’s sooooo hard for me to even imagine any of what I see to be actual rocks. It’s so totally different here in New Jersey. Anything that I find that looks even half way decent winds up to be to soft and either disintegrates into nothing or just wont ever get smooth enough to do anything with. It’s like a whole other world that you people live in to me. It sucks because I really like to go out and look for rocks, but I think reality is sinking in and I’m just gonna have to try to save money to eventually buy some real rocks to tumble and see how that goes. Though I don’t know if it’ll be as exciting, beings that I didn’t actually find them myself. In any case I really appreciate all the photos that everyone shares. Otherwise I’d have never known the real beauty in rocks that are unknown to me. Thanks to you all for sharing your experiences with me and the rest of the community. Sure hope you don't think all of these are local self picked rocks . Out of these , 4 are self picked but 2 are local .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 15, 2019 22:01:13 GMT -5
The grandkids from Jenkins Lapidary out of Portland Oregon still have all the parts for the Royal lapidary saws. I had a phone number but the last time I called it was disconnected. If you can track down the grandkids you can order whatever parts you are missing. Tony Thanks , but I wouldn't have a clue on how to track them down . Hopefully someone can though , seems to be quite a few others here who would be interested also .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 15, 2019 21:55:54 GMT -5
from my last vibe batch . Had about 70-80 redo cabs that had lumpy domes , scratched or other weird defects that I wanted to get fixed up before winter set in . So decided to give the a ride in the vibe and fix them later if needed . Tossed them , along with a few rocks , and a bucket of ceramics in . Extended (4 1/2 hour) run in 120/220 , a lengthy (14 hour) run in 600 Sic , and about 40 hours (I got lazy) in polish . Fixed all the lumpy , scratches , and other funky stuff . Someday I will work on my rock photo taking skills , but here is a handful I dug out of the batch . Thanks for takin a look .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 15, 2019 20:46:54 GMT -5
If ya want to part with a slab of your chunk when ya get it sliced , let me know . Ill send you a PM Thanks
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 15, 2019 20:37:58 GMT -5
Thanks for the researching . But as you say , not a lot of help with the photos there . Larry quartz sent me some VERY detailed descriptions of the part that is missing , that I think even I can fabricate .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 15, 2019 20:29:01 GMT -5
All I had was a small scrap big enough for a couple cabs , no idea where I got it . Fun stuff to work . It is fun and very pretty. If ya want to part with a slab of your chunk when ya get it sliced , let me know .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 14, 2019 21:57:51 GMT -5
Wondering if anyone here has this saw and could get me some photos of the feed clamp parts . I am missing some parts and can't build or buy parts if I don't know what is missing . Photos would be appreciated , either here or in a PM . Thanks
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 14, 2019 20:58:25 GMT -5
Thanks Ali , I'm pretty sure that is it . I have a big chunk of it I need to slab up. Its the rock, I did my very 1st cab from. All I had was a small scrap big enough for a couple cabs , no idea where I got it . Fun stuff to work .
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