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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2012 20:23:07 GMT -5
I made an awesome deal with Dan (fish) for some thulite and he went way beyond necessary with the thulite and then he threw in several other stones. He is not a man of many words but he really proved himself with his actions. Thanks a bunch Dan. Here are the two test rings that I made and that stone is gorgeous. It looks much better in the rings than it did as a slab. Same sun but two different shades of color. The second photo is closest to the right color.   Jim |
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 2, 2012 23:44:39 GMT -5
That is nice material and you did a great job making the rings. What size saws do you use? I know every size is different , or do you cut them aout then grind to fit?
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 3, 2012 14:25:06 GMT -5
Great job Jim! That variety of thulite looks much more like the Wyoming pink jade type thulite than it does the Sierra foothill stuff....Mel
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Post by helens on Jul 3, 2012 15:44:33 GMT -5
Jim those are wonderful:)!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 16:30:08 GMT -5
Thanks all. Mel - I have not seen any Wyoming pink but now that you told me that there is such a thing I will be hunting for some. its - I have a tut for making the rings in the creations section. The slab is put in a drill press vice then the vice is clamped down so nothing can move. I use a hole saw the size that I want to make the ring (most are 11/16 -size 8) to make the first hole. Then I use a hole saw that will leave about 1/8" around the first hole and that is my ring blank. I spin the ring in the drill press which you will see in the photos in the tut. Here is the thread. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/index.cgi?board=creationtime&action=display&thread=50851Jim |
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Post by Dr DG on Jul 3, 2012 20:31:20 GMT -5
Nice looking rings
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Post by talkingstones on Jul 4, 2012 7:44:35 GMT -5
Nice rings and that looks like a great material!
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Post by itsandbits on Jul 4, 2012 9:19:45 GMT -5
Thanks Jim; good info, I want to try making some
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Post by herchenx on Jul 10, 2012 17:22:48 GMT -5
Those are great Jim, nice material and really nice work
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2012 23:21:49 GMT -5
I was there when Dan dug and picked that stuff from the earth.
I have a pile too. I cannot wait until I get to start working it. Nice rings Jim!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 0:05:35 GMT -5
Shotgunner, You should really like working this stone. It is very similar to nephrite in how it works and polishes. 3000 diamond pad puts on a really good shine. Not like agate but still has good depth. I am going to try 5000 hand sand paper to see if it will pop a little more but I do not think that it can be improved on and the luster type of shine looks really good on the rings.
Jim
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 12:40:04 GMT -5
Jim, thanks for the great tips. Unfortunately I have more rocks than sense (or time to work them). I have some other stuff I must work with before I get to the "thulite".
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 16:46:38 GMT -5
hahaha I know what you mean. I reduced my "to do next" pile to nothing a couple of weeks ago and it is bigger now than it was before. Cutting small stones on my trim saw is so loud that I have to wear ear plugs and it throws so many chips that I have to wear a face mask so I let things pile up until there is no more room to stack rocks.
Smoking is banned on all BLM land here so I will not be picking up any rocks for a while. lol It is so dry that I am afraid to drop a rock because I might cause a spark and using my hammer is totally a no no. There is no way that I am going to run out of rocks behind my house so the rest of them are just going to have to wait for me to pick them up.
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Post by Don on Jul 12, 2012 16:50:44 GMT -5
Jim, those really are fantastic rings. I've had a few customers express interest in stone rings, could I refer them to you?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 16:56:06 GMT -5
dlc, sure, just have them contact me at wampidy@yahoo.com. I can send photos a lot easier there.
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Jim
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Post by Pat on Jul 12, 2012 21:50:31 GMT -5
Jim, your rings are so nice! Looks like you might have made some smaller ones as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 21:58:30 GMT -5
Have you tried making a ring yet Pat? Curiosity is killing me and I only have about two lives left. lol
Jim
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Post by itsandbits on Feb 23, 2013 16:56:32 GMT -5
picked up a nice peice of thulite from the local rock club today and it comes from up the valley from Vancouver BC. while looking for the supplier site I found out BC has another bug deposite up near Kitimat in west central BC that I didn't know about either that was found in 2008.
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Post by rockingthenorth on Feb 23, 2013 16:58:57 GMT -5
cool rings
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