QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 17, 2019 13:35:09 GMT -5
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 17, 2019 13:15:26 GMT -5
I would under no circumstances add weights. Metal hub wheels can have weight removed from a heavy side by drilling shallow divots.
Are you using a Genie/Titan/CabKing type arbor or one of the older styles that have some of the wheels mount on a section of arbor between the bearings?
And it would help us to know what type of hard platted wheels you're using?
Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 16, 2019 22:00:06 GMT -5
Wow! You you picked up some nice materials there! I agree with Pat on the second one being Agatized Florida Coral (Tampa Bay).
Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 16, 2019 11:14:53 GMT -5
What types of wheels and what configuration?
Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 14, 2019 21:12:43 GMT -5
  This item is now SOLD. Thank you everyone for looking! This is a Diamond Laser DL 3000 Bandsaw which was distributed by Diamond Tech International, USA. This saw uses a diamond band saw blade with a water drip. Though originally designed for cutting curves on stained glass, many lapidaries use them to trim curved cuts on slabs for those situations where cutting a straight cut may ruin adjacent nice patterned and valuable cabbing material. Also this type of saw is advantageous for use when trimming stone in design patterns to be carved. More details and specs about this saw may be found at the link posted below the description. This saw is used but in good condition. It was part of a collection of a deceased lapidary/jeweler which we acquired. The blade is in excellent condition with little to no wear on the blade (see close-up photo of blade). Everything appears to be functioning properly. I have another one of these saws and do not need a second so am selling this one. The price is $195.00 plus shipping. The approximate shipping weight will be 33lbs. If interested in purchasing then message me your shipping address and the email address that you would like for me to send a Pay Pal invoice to and I will send you an invoice with a total including shipping to your address. Your name and shipping address must match that of your Pay Pal account and be a Pay Pal Verified address. I do not carry a mobile device so please do not be discouraged if you do not hear back from me immediately. Thank you! Additional information on this model saw may be found the following link. (just click on the "Diamond Laser Band Saws" link and then click on the thumbnail image of the DL 300 model saw): web.archive.org/web/19990224104807/http://www.dticrafts.com/And better quality photos of the above may be viewed here on my flickr page: www.flickr.com/photos/quailriver/Larry C. |
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 14, 2019 19:09:32 GMT -5
I use the fiber reinforced tape for large heavy cartons containing equipment. But for large and medium flat rate boxes of rocks I use the HD Clear Duck brand tape. Great stuff! Thicker than many clear tapes and has good adhesion. For some reason a link to the page at Staples won't work so here's the other info on it: Duck HD Clear, Acrylic Packing Tape, 1.88" x 54.6 yds., Clear, 6/Pack (441962) Item #: 614602 | Model #: 441962/7295 And I always wrap heavy medium and large flat rate boxes of rocks all the way around on all three axis. For other applications I like the Tartan tape. Not quite as heavy duty as the HD Clear Duck but fairly strong and very good adhesion. www.lowes.com/pd/Tartan-6-Pack-1-88-in-x-327-ft-Clear-Packing-Tape/4741321 |
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 12, 2019 23:15:17 GMT -5
Not sure on the first one but does look a little like some of the Uruguayan Amethyst Stalactites. But pretty sure the second one is Medicine Bow Agate. And the Riviera Plume is outstanding! That's about as good as it gets. Plus it was mined out long ago so hard to find anymore too. Your wife has a great eye for slabs!
Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 10, 2019 15:04:01 GMT -5
Resembles some of the Dumortierite (a.k.a. "Desert Lapis") I've cut in the past.
Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 7, 2019 23:48:05 GMT -5
Thank you everyone! We had a successful sale!
Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 7, 2019 20:42:14 GMT -5
Just a reminder for everyone who is bidding on or planning to bid on any of the auction lots of slabs and cabbing rough I listed at the link above - The auctions begin ending around 10:00PM Eastern (7:00PM Pacific)tonight. Thank you to all who have participated!
Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 7, 2019 10:42:58 GMT -5
  I've added twenty-one additional lots with lab grown faceting rough, and sixteen additional lots of faceting accessories this morning for sale to my eBay listings (Not all are shown in the photos above). All of these new listings are in the fixed price buy-it-now format (*Note: There are 3 pages of listings so if something pictured above is no longer on any of the 3 pages when you view then that means someone else purchased already). The slabs and cabbing rough listings in the auction format are all scheduled to end tonight (Thursday). Anyone interested can view all lots at the following link: redirect.viglink.com/?key=c1cdf22cfdb6719d2f056213f6dd4bd2&u=https%3A//tinyurl.com/y43ckw46If the link doesn't work on your device you can also go to eBay's advanced search page and do a seller search for QuailRiver . Thanks for looking! Larry C. |
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 6, 2019 13:20:51 GMT -5
 I've added twenty-three more lots with Natural Faceting Rough for sale to my eBay listings. All of the faceting rough listings are in the fixed price buy-it-now format (if something pictured above is no longer there then that means it's been sold). Anyone interested can view all lots listed so far at the following link: redirect.viglink.com/?key=c1cdf22cfdb6719d2f056213f6dd4bd2&u=https%3A//tinyurl.com/y43ckw46If the link doesn't work on your device you can also go to eBay's advanced search page and do a seller search for QuailRiver . I plan on adding 21 more lots with lab grown faceting rough, and sixteen more lots of faceting accessories early tomorrow (Thursday) morning. These too will be in the fixed price buy-it-now format. Thanks for looking! Larry C. |
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 2, 2019 23:19:28 GMT -5
   As many of the veteran members of RTH know I usually post a large round of lapidary lots once or twice a year on eBay. The largest usually in December or January but I'm running behind this year. So just wanted to let folks know that I've listed 50 lots of slabs and cabbing rough on eBay in the auction format. Each lot with a starting bid of $9.99 and with no reserves. They are scheduled to end this coming Thursday evening. The photos above are of some of the lots listed. Also I plan to list approximately 65 more lots of faceting rough and faceting accessories later this coming week. Anyone interested can view all lots listed so far at the following link: tinyurl.com/y43ckw46If the link doesn't work on your device you can also go to eBay's advanced search page and do a seller search for QuailRiver . Thanks for looking! Larry C. |
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Post by QuailRiver on Feb 26, 2019 16:10:39 GMT -5
Beautiful work and photography!
Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Feb 26, 2019 16:05:48 GMT -5
Very sorry to hear about those accidents! My wife is from Wausau, WI and yesterday one of her sisters who still lives near there sent her a photo of 6' snow drifts.
Here in the Piedmont area of NC we've only had one snow this winter but have had ridiculously excessive rain ever since August. Our yard, which is on high ground, is a marsh right now. It's actually difficult to walk on without slipping or sinking an inch or two into the mud. Our septic lines are so waterlogged that we haven't been able to use our clothes washing machine since November, and have had to limit showers, toilet flushing, and dish washing since even before then. I hope things dry out soon before the weather turns warm or this is going to be on heck of a mold and mildew season!
Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Feb 24, 2019 16:47:06 GMT -5
#1 came from Beth fernwood #2 came from Walt manofglass and confirmed it is Kentucky agate which Tommy was thinking too. It is softer than most agates I worked with so I thought it might be Coprolite If the KY Agate was soft it must have some calcite and/or other minerals in the mix. Normally KY Agates are extremely hard. So much so they can be saw stallers and blade cuppers. When sawing dense KY's sometimes I can't make it through slicing up one nodule between blade dressings. Despite the difficulties slabbing it's still one of my favorite materials! Larry C. |
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Post by QuailRiver on Feb 23, 2019 9:36:00 GMT -5
IMO if you really have the bug then just hang on to them until that inevitable day that you do have a large enough saw to slab them without risking destroying the best patterns.
Larry C.
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Post by QuailRiver on Feb 20, 2019 1:47:43 GMT -5
Great write up on the Raytech unit there, Quailriver! I would be interested to know if this Raytech 10" water/oil saw (equipped with proper Agate Kutter or equivalent), will make SHORT WORK of trimming down the stock (sometimes 2" - 3" in size) that I am going to throw in the tumbler?? I guess that would mean getting soaked with water, very likely though too. Hmm. Just looking to hand feed smaller materials at this time, preform cabs later. [Edit] Found an RTH forum thread that helps describe Raytech L-10S here: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/42482I haven't used the blade labeled the BD-305 Agate Cutter. But I have used the MK-225 Hot Dog blade which according to the factory tech I talked to before purchasing is the exact same blade as the Agate Kutter blade but just repackaged and marketed for lapidary work. The MK-225 Hot Dog blade is my new favorite trim saw blade! After talking to the factory tech on the phone last summer I bought one of 10" MK-225 blades late in the summer and so far have only used it with oil for trimming slabs on my Raytech 10" saw. And man does it eat through those agate and jasper slabs like no other blade I've ever used. I've been planning to do a review of this blade after trying it for slabbing later when I got around to testing it more. But so far I've trimmed over 350 preforms from slabs, many from larger slabs requiring a lot of cutting and the blade has held up great! The only draw-back I've seen with it so far is that being a slotted blade it's "chippy". Definitely have to wear eye protection when using it without a saw hood. My safety glasses, arms, dust mask and front of my shirt got covered with micro-chips of stone every time I used it. Especially until the blade began getting broken in better. I suspect it will be a great blade for slabbing too but only while using the vice. I wouldn't try free-hand slabbing with a slotted blade because if you let the rock get twisted in your hands and one of the corners of the blade kerf at the cooling slots gets caught on the edge of the rock cut I would imagine that things could get ugly (and potentially dangerous) quickly! As for using the MK-225/BD-305 blade with water I haven't tried that yet and even though they are marketed as being made to be used with water. I could not get the factory tech I spoke with to confirm that they will hold up better than a MK/BD-301 Gemking blade when using water. I tried several times to get an opinion about using water with the MK-225/BD-305 blades and he dodged the question each time. So I would still assume that it's doable slabbing small agates and jaspers using just water but that blade life won't be as good as with using oil. tinyurl.com/yyuy5nw5Larry C. |
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Post by QuailRiver on Feb 19, 2019 0:39:43 GMT -5
For slabbing indoors you're going to need a saw with a hood. And since you're wanting a trim saw too you may consider a 10" combination trim/slab saw. Any brand with a totally enclosed hood would do (with the exception of Covington's 10" which has a history of problems). I've had dozens of used saws that I acquired in collections that I've bought and sold over the years and the one combination model I always keep one around for myself to use indoors is a Raytech deluxe 10" trim/slab saw. In addition to a clear Plexiglas hood it has a removable plastic sump pan and is easy to clean. So if I want to cut a porous material with water or just trim a few slabs in the winter indoors using water I can and with a quick easy clean-up and dry-out afterwards. (I do use Raycool as a water additive to help prevent rust). And in warm weather it goes into the non-climate controlled building I keep my larger slabs saws in to use as a slab saw with oil. Or if I want to trim slabs with oil in warm weather it's light weight enough that I can carry it out and set it on a table under a shade tree and have at it trimming slabs. Raytech lapidary products have been around for close to 50 years and had a good reputation until back in the late 80s or early 90s when a shooters supply company who only wanted the Raytech line for the vibrating tumblers to sell to their ammo reloading customers bought them out. The shooter's supply company had no interest in lapidary and let the lapidary line and customer service diminish somewhat. But in recent years the rights to produce most of the Raytech lapidary line of products has been purchased by Rick Scott who is the son of the man who originally produced the Raytech-Shaw faceting machines for Raytech. I've had a few phone conversations with Rick and he is a lapidary enthusiast himself and has always been happily helpful in answering questions. Here is a link to some of his lapidary products and contact information if anyone is interested: rick8260.wixsite.com/raytechsawLarry C. |
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Post by QuailRiver on Feb 14, 2019 7:08:21 GMT -5
Very Cool! Tin oxide with a canvas buff is often used for petosky stone. ZAM might get down in the pores of Petosky and stain it green.
Larry C.
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