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woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Video of assorted wood! Mar 20, 2020 18:24:51 GMT -5 Fossilman, rockjunquie, and 5 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Mar 20, 2020 18:24:51 GMT -5

woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Brazilian Agate Mar 20, 2020 18:06:03 GMT -5 RWA3006, Pat, and 8 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Mar 20, 2020 18:06:03 GMT -5 4 inch Brazilian I got polished today.
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Mar 19, 2020 21:38:43 GMT -5 Tommy said:

Mar 19, 2020 20:17:56 GMT -5 1dave said:

Priday Plume?

I believe that to be a slab that I bought at the Lucky Strike mine.

You may have bought it there, but it is not a lucky strike egg. One of the Richardson's beds would be my guess.

woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Oak Sphere video Mar 19, 2020 22:07:53 GMT -5 RWA3006, julies, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Mar 19, 2020 22:07:53 GMT -5 I really had to make a video of this one!

woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Succor Creek egg Mar 19, 2020 10:01:01 GMT -5 miket likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Mar 19, 2020 10:01:01 GMT -5 This is Succor Creek in Eastern Oregon

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Succor Creek egg Mar 19, 2020 9:29:42 GMT -5 Fossilman and RocksInNJ like this

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Mar 18, 2020 21:57:08 GMT -5 RocksInNJ said:

You are truly blessed with some seriously beautiful wood.

This one is a thunder egg from Succor Creek in Eastern Oregon near the Idaho border, it is an amazing place.

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Mar 18, 2020 18:50:22 GMT -5 RocksInNJ said:

Mar 18, 2020 12:12:54 GMT -5 woodman said:

Most of the wood I show is self dug, with the exception of Hubbard Basin. I have never been there. This piece of elm I got out of an old hole that still had wood in it. Lot of work. I no longer do any digging like that. Too hard on the old body. When we left it there was still wood in the ground, but would have took a lot of work to get it out, it was hard enough for what we got. We can dig on public land with restrictions. basic rule is 25 lbs per day plus one piece not to exceed 250 pounds in a year.

Hey thanks for the info. How do you go about finding places to look for the wood. I’m guess it’s different in your neck of the woods than it is here, but am wondering if there’s anything like that around me and how to find it,

i FIRST found about this place from a book of rock hounding sites in Oregon. It got us in the general location and we went from there. there may be something for your area.

woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Succor Creek egg Mar 18, 2020 18:09:15 GMT -5 Fossilman, oregon, and 8 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Mar 18, 2020 18:09:15 GMT -5 Finally got this one polished yesterday, it had been drawing dust in the shop for few years. came out nice.

woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Oak Sphere Mar 18, 2020 17:56:01 GMT -5 RWA3006, quartz, and 10 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Mar 18, 2020 17:56:01 GMT -5 Got this one today. Friends had it made for me. 5 inches or so in diameter. Stinking water Oak.

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Mar 18, 2020 13:09:34 GMT -5 dreamrocks said:

Do you find them already exposed on the surface or is it a game of chance and just start digging a hole and hope there’s something worth digging for

look for chip trails coming down the hill, follow them up until they run out and start digging. sometimes you get lucky. in the lower photo we found four places to dig and got some good wood out of all of them.

woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Elm video Mar 18, 2020 12:52:59 GMT -5 RickB, fernwood, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Mar 18, 2020 12:52:59 GMT -5 This is what the country looks like where I did most of my digging.

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Elm video Mar 18, 2020 12:45:38 GMT -5 RocksInNJ and knave like this

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Mar 18, 2020 12:36:17 GMT -5 knave said:

I like the songs with the old stony wood glistening and turning,
If only they could tell the stories. They’ve seen worse than the COVID

For sure, this formation is from 10 to 15 million years old.

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Mar 17, 2020 22:18:52 GMT -5 RocksInNJ said:

Another nice specimen. Do you just go out and find these things? I couldn’t imagine ever stumbling across such a huge chunk of pet wood. Or do you go to some kind of pay site or something? Things are so different here on the east coast it’s hard for me to picture.

Most of the wood I show is self dug, with the exception of Hubbard Basin. I have never been there. This piece of elm I got out of an old hole that still had wood in it. Lot of work. I no longer do any digging like that. Too hard on the old body. When we left it there was still wood in the ground, but would have took a lot of work to get it out, it was hard enough for what we got. We can dig on public land with restrictions. basic rule is 25 lbs per day plus one piece not to exceed 250 pounds in a year.

woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Elm video Mar 17, 2020 21:36:03 GMT -5 RWA3006, rockjunquie, and 7 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Mar 17, 2020 21:36:03 GMT -5 A nice 8 inch tall piece of what I believe to Elm from the Stinking Water mountains of Oregon.

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What is a fair price for old Lortone TS 10? Mar 16, 2020 9:23:28 GMT -5 RocksInNJ likes this

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Mar 15, 2020 0:08:00 GMT -5 tereza said:

Thanks. Yes, I already replaced the belt and had the bearings checked by a mechanic.

I know of that one on Amazon but it is a last one, and nothing on ebay. I was hoping to get some I could easily find more of if I later need to replace the second one too. I heard that there are some lists of interchangeable bearings. I believe this one YET- 204-012 SKF W might be just a newer version of the one I have. I'll call the manufacturer on Monday to confirm.

I looked at several interchangeable bearing list and found nothing that cross referenced it, but the Yet-204-012 skf LOOKS GOOD. I would measure he bore and outside measurements of the old one and ocmpare to the specs of yet one. let us know what the manufacturer has to say. i really need to replace mine also. checked it yesterday and has some slop in the outer bearing.

woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Slabbin' Again! Mar 15, 2020 18:13:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Mar 15, 2020 18:13:36 GMT -5 Nice, real nice!

woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Brazilian agate Mar 15, 2020 17:19:46 GMT -5 RWA3006, RickB, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Mar 15, 2020 17:19:46 GMT -5 Just off the polisher, came pretty good, i probably could lap out those spots at 10 o'clock but probably will not.

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What is a fair price for old Lortone TS 10? Mar 14, 2020 21:46:02 GMT -5 RocksInNJ and krabtree like this

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Mar 14, 2020 20:38:32 GMT -5 tereza said:

Thanks again.

I took the saw to a local conveyor parts seller to see if they would have a new matching belt and bearings. They were awesome. They spent about an hour taking the arbor apart, fixing badly attached and stuck pulleys on both the arbor and motor shaft - which is what was making the noise. They got me a new belt but didn't have replacement bearings. They said only one of the bearings needs to be replaced, the other one is fine.

Does it matter if the new bearing is exactly the same part/brand since I am changing just one? The bearings that are on the saw have a part #: 478204-012 SKF. They are probably pretty old so hard to find for a good price.
Anybody knows what are the important things to look at when matching bearings? I am also not sure what the advantages of different mounting styles are - the ones I have now have eccentric locking collars, not sure if it matters or not.

Thank you!

I would not replace just one bearing, especially if it not the same part number or brand. I just did a google search for that part number and you can get then thru amazon for 14.40 plus shipping, not bad. I would use the original part number bearings, it will be easier to get them set up right.
Good luck

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What is a fair price for old Lortone TS 10? Mar 14, 2020 21:33:28 GMT -5 NRG and RocksInNJ like this

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I would replace the belt, put some oil in it and cut some rocks. mine sounds pretty much the same, you can always change the bearings later, but when you take the belt off, turn the arbor over by had and feel what the bearing are doing. If they are bad, you will feel it. I agree with NDK on the belt. and it looks like it is flopping. Don't get in rush and tear too far into it all at once or you may never get it back together. they are a good little saw.

woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Sweet Home, Oregon rock sale. Mar 13, 2020 20:53:35 GMT -5 Fossilman, hummingbirdstones, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Mar 13, 2020 20:53:35 GMT -5 small Brazilian i got at sweet home sale. not the best photo , should polish up real nice.