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Post by woodman on Dec 17, 2020 21:48:34 GMT -5
The hardest part of collecting rocks for me is making space to display it all. I wish some smart person would figure out some way to display the goodies that is more efficient than shelves. Know what you mean, if there is a flat spot in this house it has rocks on it! Walls are getting covered also! |
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Post by woodman on Dec 17, 2020 21:46:58 GMT -5
I just realized that you're removing books (which were once a tree), from shelves (which were once a tree), to replace the books with rocks (which were once a tree)... Hmmm...I see a theme going on here!  I took a lot of boards from my grandparents house when it was torn down and used some of them in making the bookshelves. |
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Post by woodman on Dec 17, 2020 19:31:47 GMT -5
got another shelf done today, i rean out of boxes for tehe books so a trip to the store is in order. Also will need to adjust shelf spacing so that I can get some of the larger ones a place to live.  |
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Post by woodman on Dec 17, 2020 14:42:24 GMT -5
In cleaning off bookshelves I found these two books. Shipping would be $8.00 so make me an offer. Highest offer made before Sunday 5 pm Dec 20 gets them!   |
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Post by woodman on Dec 17, 2020 10:56:53 GMT -5
RWA3006 looking good!, but where is the coprolite?
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Post by woodman on Dec 16, 2020 17:35:13 GMT -5
I have been removing books to make room for wood and rocks!   |
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Post by woodman on Dec 14, 2020 17:37:47 GMT -5
I don't know the type of blade I have on mine but it is a real thin one. when you clean out your saw you will find that there are no bearings on the saw end of the unit. There is a felt type of seal around shaft that keeps the oil from the bearings, at least on mine. I have mineral oil in mine. good looking speciums of gold Ore.
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Post by woodman on Dec 12, 2020 22:08:27 GMT -5
Hello all, I'm just getting into lapidary and just picked up an older Lortone LU6 combo unit with the 6" blade. I'm mostly just going to be cutting gold in quartz specimens that I collect while gold mining and metal detecting. It's currently running some sort of oil and I'd like to run water eventually. The saw cuts very nicely but the oil just makes quite a mess and I'd prefer to run water even if I need to drain it after every run. I know quartz is very hard, is it possible to run water on a small saw like that for quartz or is a oil based coolant a must? If so what type of blade would work best with water and quartz, I was thinking of trying sintered with water but I'm open to all suggestions and any experience people have. Figured it'd be worthwhile to ask first if that route is feasible. Thanks!! I got curious and went out and opened up my LU6, If the felt seal is good, it MAY keep water out of the bearing, but I run oil in mine. I don't use it very often and I would find it a pain to have to clean out the water after every use. It is easier for me to clean the oil off the rock. Sometime I soak it in some degreaser then put it in a toaster oven to cook out the oil. Heat will change some materials tho. I have never used water soluble oil in a saw but have heard conflicting results. If Iwere to use water, I would install some kind of drain so that I would not have to take it apart to get the water out. |
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Post by woodman on Dec 12, 2020 18:55:09 GMT -5
Got it polished today, they always polish up great!  |
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Post by woodman on Dec 11, 2020 10:28:26 GMT -5
Great question. I look for popping colors, vibrant contrast, high degree of agatization, gastrolith content, and interesting exterior shape and texture. Many specimens are not agatized throughout as well as I like, thus don't polish that well. When are you going to open your museum? |
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Post by woodman on Dec 10, 2020 21:57:31 GMT -5
Oooh, I like it! Like the arrowhead, and the red/black/white/black/white/green? horizontal stripes. I think the Richardson's T-eggs in their red matrix are awesome! So, ahem, do you have plans set to go and get some more? I was just thinking today about asking the boss if she wanted to make a road trip over the mountain. Will have to wait until the current snow event settles down! We live west of Portland and Richardson's is over the mountains to the East! About a 3 hour drive in good weather. |
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Post by woodman on Dec 10, 2020 17:12:23 GMT -5
Just cut this one, Richardson's ranch. bit different  |
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Post by woodman on Dec 10, 2020 10:41:30 GMT -5
It is Thursday so here is one, Lucky Strike egg! 2020 was the last year that they were open for digging, assume shop in Mitchell will still be open.  |
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Post by woodman on Dec 8, 2020 15:41:01 GMT -5
Thunder egg I cut this morning, Richardson's blue bed! now to get it polished! Starting tolook like I will need to make a trip to Richardson's and replenish my supply of eggs!  |
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Post by woodman on Dec 8, 2020 11:01:03 GMT -5
Anyone have any recent updates on this problem?
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Post by woodman on Dec 3, 2020 22:20:57 GMT -5
OMG! This one is wicked cool!!! Wowza!  Richardson's Ranch Moss bed |
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Post by woodman on Dec 3, 2020 19:21:44 GMT -5
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Post by woodman on Dec 3, 2020 18:31:16 GMT -5
  Nice little Richardson's Ranch I just cut, will polish up nice! |
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Post by woodman on Dec 1, 2020 18:41:54 GMT -5
Man I love these huge cross-section cuts like this. Gorgeous! I've gotta agree with rockpickerforever ...it does kind of look like a mushroom... It is only 11 1/2 inches across, not all that big.  |
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Post by woodman on Dec 1, 2020 16:38:00 GMT -5
 repeat slab, playing with camera. |
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