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I have a new CP-9361 and we all know the cost of these. I am wanting to know about care and treatment for this tool. Should it be oiled will air tool oil? How often? What other things need to be done to insure a long lasting tool? Are there any week points or things I should watch for? I have used it and it sure makes fast work at getting the matrix removed. Thanks for the recommendations the members have given.
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I am a new member here and have been reading about fossil prep. I have an air scribe but am looking for other tools and techniques needed to prepare my finds. I have seen the abrasive techniques used in videos and reading here on the forum. My question is what should I be looking for in an air abrasion. What tools are needed and what kind of media is used?
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From the album: Arkona
It is about as good as I can do to make the sign of the hammer and sickle. Because you know, comrade, in Soviet Arkona, fossil collect you! -
Some pics of my digging tool, it is galvanized steel that I welded. It took me the better part of a day to fabricate it. The 1/4 inch mesh is held on with copper wire ties. As you may be able to tell, it is somewhat heavy empty, much less full. I stack two yellow cat litter buckets in the river that forms a stable "table" I lay the long end flat on my table and paw thru it at my leisure. Alot easier than trying to manhandle it! The commercial ones I have seen are a joke!
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How important is it to have a geo hammer when fossil hunting? What exactly do you do with it, other than trying to crack open a concretion?
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After a long day of barbequeing, having drinks, and spending time with friends, I somehow managed to get up at 5am. I headed out to Deep Springs with a beautiful sunrise. Unfortunately today was uneventful. I wasn't finding much. It got hot pretty quick, once the sun got up. But I really enjoy the quiet, peaceful mornings. So I still had a good time. I found a turtle while I was there. It really seemed so out of place in the middle of this quarry. But Devin found some sun-bleached turtle remains while there on a previous trip. Whatever the reason, they frequent this place. I didn't have a lot of time so around 8:15 I decided to leave and head over to Briggs Road quarry to see if I could find some trilo material from the debris pile. I did find some parts and pieces, but didn't bring much home. I am getting picky. I almost forgot, the main reason I am even posting about this uneventful trip. At Deep Springs I found some tools. I had a hard time deciding if I should leave them there or not. If I left them there they could of very easily been buried in debris. They were pretty camouflaged by being covered in mud and some what rusty. And there is nothing saying that somebody else wouldnt of taken them other than the true owner. So in an effort to get them back to whoever they belong to I have them. So if there is anybody who recently left tools at Deep Springs, if you can descibe the tools I will gladly make arrangements to get them back to you. Here are a couple pics. 1&2 The Turtle, 3 the site I am working.
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I'm just curious to see what all your pros are working with. My station is pretty much complete, I have a limited area in south tampa. I've seen a lot of the air abrasion boxes, and I'm curious, what's the point? Why not just use a full face APR, gloves, and call it a day? Anyway, SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT!
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We're shopping for our first collecting tools and I noticed that brick hammers seem to be cheaper online and in shops than most masonry hammers. They have the same chisel end I think we would prefer. Here's one from a local hardware store: http://www.menards.com/main/tools-hardware/hand-tools/hammers/tool-shop-reg-20-oz-brick-hammer/p-1444421212559-c-9143.htm I know they're meant for softer material but so are the cheaper masonry hammers I think? Any reason not to go for it?
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Found this in an area where I also found some Native American arrow heads and fire starter. Not sure if it's a fossil, rock.....but it is oddly symmetrical and natural in shape and in an area where other items were found. Hope the experts have some ideas. Thanks
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Well the wife surprised me -- she ordered me a paleo tools #3 micro jack so I can do fine detail scribing on trilos. I spent the summer replumbing my manifold so every tool has a shut off and pressure gauge. I also installed an industrial dust collector. I will post photos of new setup soon.
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I have basic tools for preparation. I tried the Harbor Freight Air Eraser with no luck and I have the Dremel Engraver with assorted points. Right now everything is on hold till I get thru information overload. I have saved enough to purchase one good piece of equipment. I have looked at a lot of stuff and now I need a push. Do I go all out and get a MicronBlaster or is there something everyone likes better?
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I want to preparing and cleaning fossils. And I tried to find great tools, but I can't. I want to buy air scribe and small drill(?). Can you tell me about what site I can buy those? +I live in South Korea.
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So im new to fossil hunting, so much so that the security question about fossils to sign up on this site was too hard for me. *sigh*. I live in san antonio texas and literally have no idea on where to go, how to hunt, how to dig or where sites are located. I have tried looking some of this stuff up, but to no avail. The only fossils I have found are 4 texas heart clams/ deer heart clams. Even then my buddy Jeb found 3 of them while on a scout camp out. Can anyone help a future paleo out?
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I got this cape chisel a long time ago with a bunch of other tools at a flea market. Up until today I think the only thing I had used it for was to remove a woodruff key. Paired with a little 1 lb drilling hammer, you can do surprisingly delicate work removing matrix. Just figured I'd share. It went from sitting on a shelf to being one of my favorite tools
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Looking for some suggestions on what and where to buy or build some tools to get me started preparing my new Leptauchenia nitida. I bought one in the matrix this weekend and cant wait to get started. Please go easy one me this is my first attempt at this and I am very excited to see where this goes! What tools cant you live without?
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From the album: Marjum Formation
Here is the equipment I use for working on my fossils.© ©2016 Zach Case
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I'd like to get the tools, etc. necessary for fossil prep. I have a good eye and a good hand (I think), but I can't nail down exactly what equipment I need. Everyone seems to have something different. Can someone give me a list of everything needed to do fossil prep - the individual things? I know I need an air compressor, but I don't know how much air pressure I need. Brand names would be helpful, too. I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to do this. I'm OK with software, but not so hot with things that plug in! Thanks in advance!
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I am getting ready to buy some new/better rock chisels and was wondering if I could get your advice or preferences on good general purpose chisels for fossil collecting? The rock I collect in are limestones and shales. I was leaning towards buying Estwing but am unsure what sizes are the most practical: Estwing ERC-8C= 1 1/8" wide bit Estwing ERC-7C= 2 3/4" wide bit Estwing ERC-12C= 5/8" wide bit Of course I may be way off base, and hopefully will get set on the right path here.
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I have a garage and a workbench, what should I look for in an air abrasion cabinet? I will be dealing mostly with small invertebrates, should I have a flat cabinet or one with a slanted top? What size is practical (trying to picture working with tools inside the cabinet)? Thank you, Adam
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Rock Demo Hammer Prybar All In One Very Cool Take A Look
MarqusandDad posted a topic in Collecting Gear
Found this crazy all in one demo hammer at home improvement store yesterday and bought it right away. It looks like it will do many things and has the heft of a small sledge.
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From the album: Jerry's Really Old Stuff
I learned from Dr Parris at the NJ State Museum that having a reference collection is a very useful tool in identifying bones. The museum has an extensive reference collection of modern bones. Every time I take a fossil in for identification the first thing Dr Parris does is go to the basement and bring back bones which may be similar. Usually after a few minutes of careful comparison we arrive at a reasonable conclusion as to which kind of animal the bone belonged. He's also an expert at spotting new bone which may look old and I haven't been able to fool him yet. This area is rural and the woods provide a good assortment of animal bones. Deer and ground hog bones are very common as well as racoon and possum, cat and dog. The turtle shell in the photo I found under the crawl space of the back of the house built about the time of the Civil War, also the deer antler well chewed by mice and rats. The deer skeleton is of a young deer about a year old. -
Hello I am looking at purchasing a stereoscope, of which I know very little about! I have narrowed it down to these two models, and would like some feedback on which one would be better for viewing / working on fossils. The big difference between the two is 3.5 - 90x zoom vs 2.0 - 90x zoom. ( from what I can tell) These are Omax brand, probably similar in quality to Amscope. ( I would have chosen Amscope, but seems that there are no distributors in Canada, so costs mount with customs / freight, etc) Also wondering which lighting is best - fluorescent or LED. These are LED, but fluorescent is less expensive. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Regards. The two that I have chosen. http://www.microscopenet.com/35x90x-boom-stand-microscope-30mp-camera144-lig ht-p-9190.html http://www.microscopenet.com/30mp-digital-camera-stereo-zoom-microscope-2x90x144-light-p-9263.html
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In another thread Boneman indicated the following" "Consider this: A diamond bladed Riobi circular hand saw is VERY reasonable. (I have two in my garage). Get a couple of extra batteries and you will be amazed at what you can cut out with it! You can get the saw for $50 and the blade for $20ish. Well spent money, indeed!" Does anyone have any real world experience using one of these in the field? Would it actually work on the typical limestone we find up here in Ontario and northern New York state. Is it relatively safe to use. I just can't get my head around that this would really work...... I go to a quarry in the fall for isotelus and a saw there would really be invaluable. It is in a fairly hard limestone. I do not want to invest in a gas one and more of a deterent than the cost is that I am also a bit paranoid about the safety of any saw in the field .
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I'm looking for a 3/16 diameter drill bit that is 9 to 12 inches long, ideally diamond or other material that will punch through hard rock, including rock with iron content. Any ideas? I'm drilling holes through my Devonian shell pieces (through the rock behind the fossils, not the fossils) and ran into a section that seems to be harder than the shale/limestone - probably iron content. Needs a long drill bit ideally with diamond dust or whatever is needed to punch through. UPDATE Now you can see why I needed the long drill bit - this is the display piece I created from several Devonian pieces I collected in summer 2012, from the Mahantango formation in Pennsylvania. More photos of this sculpture are in a separate post in the General Discussion section of this forum.
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