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Jasper, agates, thunder eggs, quartz and more Having a clean up of my lapidary area. A large amount of jasper, agates, thunder eggs, quartz and more are taking up room. Most agates are either Beechworth or the Greta / Glenrowan area Thunder eggs ? rough $3 per kg, slabs $10 per kg also have...

I have a collection of Australian Lapidary magazines from September 1969 to June 1978 missing a few issues for sale Was going to put them on ebay but will give members first pick of the issues. I was thinking about $2 each or 5 for $8 plus postage. Probably able to do better on larger quantities.

Looking for a slab saw prefer around the 12" in size, would consider smaller slab/trim saw with a vise. I'm not after something fantastic, just a saw. Would consider one, without a motor or with leaking rusted out coolant tank. Maybe even a vise assembly as I have a shaft/bearings and blade...

I have just bought an old collection from a friends father, sight unseen, not alot of money so I thought it was worth the risk. He was into tumbling in the 1960's and I believe was a member of the Wangaratta lapidary club, but it all got packed up and not looked at since he moved in the early...

Help with ID It is agate like, one of the agates from today, I've started to polish the face

After a trip around the wrecking yard, looking for what I probably don't need but will come in handy on day things. I spotted this Table saw shaft 320mm overall length, 75mm blade flanges, 5/8" arbor After a few applications of WD40 and some heat to the nut the old 10" wood blade was removed...

If I only had enough rough to cut or a back strong enough to carry that size rough out(if I could find it) https://www.trucks4u.com.au/view/advert/Diamond-Rock-Saws-Stationary-x-2/121763/

Found these a while ago, picked up because they were interesting. Location Greta glacial deposits Victoria I'm thinking some sort of silicified mud stone any ideas They are hard, maybe a little softer than agate, the cab (isn't finished yet a couple of small flats to deal with and a polish)...

Went out for a search today to look for some local agates. Known to occur in glacial deposits. I found a small deposit, and a few agates scattered through the patch. Small deposit only about 200 meters by 50 meters so I'll keep the spot to myself at the moment. Well I might take the brother in...

Just picked up an old facet machine. The lap side of things needs a bit of work, shaft seems to run true but not the lap. The facet head seems ok, big, old and solid. Could someone provide an id on the facet head.

I have a large amount of box making timbers, looking to swap for lapidary equipment. I have red cedar, camphor laurel, teak, some purple heart, I think some rosewood and more. I'm more of a wood turner so I may be able to help with turning pieces too. Would make some nice display boxes. I don't...

Had the itch to go looking for sapphire on Wednesday. Great little spot to cool the feet in the water. While setting up yo photo the little sapphires, I knocked over the container and now most are spread over the office floor, the photo is what I have left. Everything was small less than half...

Just been having a play today with the tools that I have at home. The agate 9.5mm in dia is from Kununurra WA when I worked there on a watermelon farm 20 years ago. The chrystophrase 11.5 mm in dia I have an Tile saw old lapidary grinder (had for the last 18 years or so but haven't tried...

Gad a day out looking for some small bit of blue The larger ligth blue is only 0.3 of a carat but had a good day out. But while panning of the fine there was a large amount of silvery material with the spinel in the bottom of the pan. When they are put under the microscope they turned out to...

Friends were out digging for crystals the other day near Eldorado not in the creek but up in the hills when the were approached by 2 rangers. As I wasn't there I can only comment on what I've been told. The rangers didn't like were they were digging, and that they should be in the creek, even...

I was out a couple of weeks ago and found a small outcrop in the bedrock best described as a greenstone with a white layer over the exposed part. Anyway I cracked off a piece and took it home. Tatong Victoria area Finally got around to giving a slice a bit of a polish today. The colour of the...

First day of long service and I went for a quick look at a quartz reef about 3 km walk from home. Did better than I thought I would. I know tomorrow is going to be a lot worse (the dentist) I broke a tooth the other day. A little pocket the crystal at the front is about 18mm long There were...

Insipired by Atomrat's washing machine lap. I've had a old washing machine in the yard for some time, waiting for me to pull out the motor after looking at it for awhile I had a light bulb moment (my wife has doubts) DIY lap big plastic bowl with a shaft in the bottom motor and gearbox and a...

I found these a few years ago. They are small at best they are about the size of a pin head, but I have a new toy - a mircoscope, it brings out a whole new world. They are heavy they were all in the bottom of the pan. They don't seam to be magnetic. The area they came from is in north east Vic...

Met up with the the family today at Eldorado for a look around. After a quick stop at the dredge, (the creek was running right to the top of the banks) it was off into the hills to look for some crystals. Most were small, or broken, but brought back a small coffee jar full. After all the rain...