Post #273001 by tikigap on Sat, Dec 16, 2006 2:04 PM

Sorry I haven't been here in a while... I've been busy on a big pig lately... But there is some activity in my stone shop...

No burrs yet - Still waiting quite anxiously! In fact, I was so anxious that I went to Harbor Freight and bought some cheapo's and started practicing (so maybe I won't immediatly ruin the good ones when they get here!)

Update to my goofy drip system - I've started actually using it :wink: and have modified and refined it from this:

To This:

You need a bigger resevoir than I had before, so I rigged this up. It drains into the red bucket on the floor.

The blue Tupperware tray thing has a hole drilled in it on the right, with plumber's putty preventing any leakage. If the tray is balanced correctly it works pretty well. Also, not shown are the little walls and a towel I put up around this when it's running:

Also, I was wondering about this guy:

On 2006-11-25 22:37, Tamapoutini wrote:
"Oh Wow, Im lost man... Someone said this is where the all the stoners were..?" Hello..?

I still know people like that...!
How did the lines get on his eyes? Is that part of the shell?

On 2006-11-25 22:37, Tamapoutini wrote:
Update on the stone-cutting: Session postponed due to crappy weather... The guy Im going to has a large drop-saw that is carried out onto the lawn for use. Not advisable in the torrents we have been facing lately - ahh, Spring...

That's right! It's spring where you are! I hadn't realized that. We're just headed into the cold part of winter. :(

Here's the bat I was working on:

There's a description on My Thread

See ya!

[ Edited by: tikigap 2006-12-16 21:10 ]