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Post by stardiamond on Oct 21, 2022 15:25:40 GMT -5
There are a lot of bargains of facebook cabs and slabs slab depot. They are all buy it now and usually gone when I get up in the morning. Cold Mountain Listed as Morgan Hill. It looks like Lions Den A turquoise nodule. A small piece of variscite rough. A small chunk listed as Morgan Hill but looks like Guadalupe. The pictures are the listing pictures and buying from pictures is not an exact science. Two from one seller and three from another so I was able to combine shipping. I spent under $100 for all of it.
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khara
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Post by khara on Oct 21, 2022 15:31:22 GMT -5
stardiamond Those look fun. I like the variscite rough. I don’t do fb. What’s the payment method they use?
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 21, 2022 15:44:32 GMT -5
They accept paypal. A lot of posters on this board sell at www.facebook.com/groups/FullMoonRockShop/facebook is not a place to search for material. It's a virtual rock show where a person browses the tables and buys.
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 28, 2022 15:23:54 GMT -5
Packages arrived. Next steps are slabbing the nodules with a trim saw and marking all the preforms.
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 28, 2022 16:43:21 GMT -5
I concur with Guadeloupe. Nice rocks!
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 28, 2022 17:26:27 GMT -5
The slabbing was completed. The trim saw produced flat surface bottoms so I can dome the rough side. Good quality Guadalupe. It can be crumbly. Looking at the edges, I'll probably have to make the one on the left smaller.
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pebblesky
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Post by pebblesky on Oct 28, 2022 17:33:02 GMT -5
Beautiful slabs!
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 28, 2022 18:41:51 GMT -5
I redrew to a 40x24 pear. Fractures above the girdle line are generally ok. The fractures are on the pointy end, so I'll redraw again with the next smaller pear shape.
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 29, 2022 12:18:14 GMT -5
There's vug along the right edge and the rest of the preform is ok. I'll move the dop and replace the right side with a c curve. I dopped the turquoise and put a shape on the variscite. The other Guadalupe fractured when grinding and will make a decent freeform.
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 29, 2022 15:08:48 GMT -5
When working with material that fractures, there are fractures. Anyone is welcome to the Cold Mountain trim pieces.
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 29, 2022 17:05:47 GMT -5
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 31, 2022 13:18:02 GMT -5
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