I am exited!! Turning into a gem cutter.

[nicotime]

Over "the big water"... on the eastern shore.

Thanks for the pic and explanation too.

No problem...bad part about it is thats the only interesting rock I have ever found around here and I forgot where I found it..I know I broke rule #1..document!! Had to be down along the Potomac but we have been up and down 100 miles of it! Then again around here is mostly Fed or state park land so no digging allowed!

Mi528....do you find any nice geodes out there?

 

[me who]

Then again around here is mostly Fed or state park land so no digging allowed!

Yeah I found that out. I metal detect occasionally; once I started hunting on property that i didn't know at the time was federal. They descended on me like a swat team in a matter of minutes.

 

[nicotime]

Yeah I found that out. I metal detect occasionally; once I started hunting on property that i didn't know at the time was federal. They descended on me like a swat team in a matter of minutes.

Yep...they would rather it lay there forever instead of someone enjoying it!

 

[mi528hz]

Wow sounds interesting... if you get a chance snap a pic. Some rutilated material looks pretty cool and sells well ... when oriented in the center a single needle can reflect to look like spokes on a wheel when faceted.

I have some pics of the blue/green tourmilated stuff, that I cut into a square emerald cut. It turned out awesome! I will try and get a pic up tonite when we get back from the mine.
@Nicotime I have not found geodes here yet but, they are here. Mostly I am addicted to digging quartz. Not sure why, if I had been digging for gold the last three years, I bet I would be a lot better off, right now! We did find a garnet dig we have been to the last two weekend! Red, yellow and, orange! bout' the size of pingpong balls!

 

[mi528hz]

Well I could not find the pic I have of the tourmilated gem but, I found this pic of an enhydro I got on my mine. The air bubble moves about a millimeter each way in the liquid! Plus the table is a natural facet, it was so polished naturally I left it.

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I will take another pic of the tourmilated stuff soon.
@Nicotime Your neck looks a lot shorter in your new avatar?

 

[HollieGolightly]

Well I could not find the pic I have of the tourmilated gem but, I found this pic of an enhydro I got on my mine. The air bubble moves about a millimeter each way in the liquid! Plus the table is a natural facet, it was so polished naturally I left it.

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I will take another pic of the tourmilated stuff soon.
@Nicotime Your neck looks a lot shorter in your new avatar?

Oh man that is beautiful! I bought an enhydro many years ago from Brazil. It is a big egg looking thing. It is super cool. I have no idea where it is at the moment. If I find it I will post a picture. Geez, I swear yall are so lucky to be able to mine these beauties.

 

[nicotime]

Well I could not find the pic I have of the tourmilated gem but, I found this pic of an enhydro I got on my mine. The air bubble moves about a millimeter each way in the liquid! Plus the table is a natural facet, it was so polished naturally I left it.

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I will take another pic of the tourmilated stuff soon.
@Nicotime Your neck looks a lot shorter in your new avatar?

That is so cool...a must for alcoholics...they could use it as a bubble level to stay vertical!

My avatar....yeah...they was beating me up in another thread so I had to keep my head low!

 

[mi528hz]

Oh man that is beautiful! I bought an enhydro many years ago from Brazil. It is a big egg looking thing. It is super cool. I have no idea where it is at the moment. If I find it I will post a picture. Geez, I swear yall are so lucky to be able to mine these beauties.

I would like to see pics of that. Is it a faceted egg shape or, just naturally egg shaped? I feel truly blessed every time I am at a dig spot! It is quite the feeling pulling them out and knowing you are the first to see it! It seem like the scenery is always great at the spots also.
Here is the tourmilated emerald cut I was talking about.

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[mi528hz]

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[HollieGolightly]

I would like to see pics of that. Is it a faceted egg shape or, just naturally egg shaped? I feel truly blessed every time I am at a dig spot! It is quite the feeling pulling them out and knowing you are the first to see it! It seem like the scenery is always great at the spots also.


It is a natural egg shape with clear, white, tan, brown striations. I looked and looked for it. It must be in a box somewhere. I may never see it again.

 

[mi528hz]

This electrician day job is cutting right into my gem time!

 

[HollieGolightly]

This electrician day job is cutting right into my gem time!

Oh no! This is not good. Not good at all. How are you ever going to get to the sunstone at this rate?

 

[mi528hz]

I know they have me out of town working. I can't bring my gem cutter with me. It is way to hot to dig down here now but, I am working in an awesome spot to dig.

 

[HollieGolightly]

[QUOTE=mi528hz;1800489 I am working in an awesome spot to dig.

Maybe you can get back there when it's cooler.
How long do you have to be away from home? Hope you get back soon. It sucks working off and it's worse when you really have something that you want to do at the house.

 

[mi528hz]

I am back home and, I think I will be starting in on my sunstone this weekend. It is too hot to dig unless we start early. Hope you guys have a good holiday!

 

[mi528hz]

Well, I did not start on the sunstone. I started in on this 100ct. ametrine! it is turning out awesome, just taking a long time. I am hoping it will be done tonight, I have 22 hours into it already!

 

[mi528hz]

Here it is finally.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/members/mi528hz-albums-gems-picture26469-sunstone2.html

 

[nicotime]

Very nice...nature can make some beautiful things for sure!! Is that an Inland machine? I would love to get even an used machine to fix up and do freehand on the stuff I have. Do you know of any good places for used equipment?

 

[frequentj]

Oh, wow, that's a gorgeous gem. I had a geode forever and one day I met this old man who cuts them, so I gave it to him to cut for me. He took off with it and I never heard from him again! I still wonder what it looked like inside Lot of agate around here, but I've never heard of sunstone. Me likey.

 

[mi528hz]

Hey Nicotime, It is an inland lapidary swap top. I ordered a calibrated jam peg off of ebay and pieced it together to cut gems. The swap top with all the laps and blade for the saw top was pretty inexpensive. For used equipment I am not to sure, there is a rock shop here by Reno that sells used stuff. I think a swap top is the way to go though.