RJB Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 21 hours ago, Ptychodus04 said: I like the low pressure as well. I ordered a Trex at the same time. Wanted to see how it compares to the ME9100. It’s also pretty rough on the hands. Best of luck to ya Kris. I'm already thinkin of selling mine. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 Started on fragment #2 yesterday. 9 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 On 12/9/2023 at 9:20 PM, Geodogg said: Great work! I'm looking forward to seeing how you attach the larger fossil pieces (no pressure!). Thx Btw...im still hunting for a microscope..... and I'm ready to cry cus Santa is not nice Is it Santa that isn't nice, or that YOU are on the naughty list?? 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Is it Santa that isn't nice, or that YOU are on the naughty list?? More likely that I'm on the naughty list but I'm going with Santa's a jerk. I think it's probably the same for @Geodogg Edited December 11, 2023 by Ptychodus04 1 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Fabulous work as always Kris! I cant wait to see the finished prep. I am also looking forward to your review of the Balaur. I've had my eye on it ever since they released it. I have a Zoic microraptor but could definitely use something on the lighter side. The short length of the Balaur is really appealing for working under my scope too. 1 "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 48 minutes ago, hadrosauridae said: Fabulous work as always Kris! I cant wait to see the finished prep. I am also looking forward to your review of the Balaur. I've had my eye on it ever since they released it. I have a Zoic microraptor but could definitely use something on the lighter side. The short length of the Balaur is really appealing for working under my scope too. Thanks. I'm not sure how long the waitlist is to get the Balaur. Hopefully not as long as the Winkler scribes. I waited a year each time! Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geodogg Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Great work Kris! In regards to Santa; thanks to him the first rock I learned to identify was coal... year after year nothing but coal... but then one year I found a fossil in a chunk of coal. In the end, I agree, he's a jerk because now I've found myself on a slippery slope of investing in fossil prep equipment..... sigh, it never ends ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, Geodogg said: In the end, I agree, he's a jerk because now I've found myself on a slippery slope of investing in fossil prep equipment..... sigh, it never ends ! I hear you! Now that my son is looking to get into the family business, I'm staring down the barrel of buying even more prep equipment... 1 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 I broke the 40 hour mark on the stingray yesterday. I also laid out the pieces and it looks like a small section of tail is missing. 12 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 That’s stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Incredible ! Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 Here it is in all its glory. The best part is that I don’t have to put it back together! My client is handling that part. 15 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybot Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Spectacular job! 1 -Jay ''...science is eminently perfectible, and that each theory has constantly to give way to a fresh one.'' -Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jules Verne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.cheese Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Really enjoyed this thread. Shame it had to end! Very nice job though chap! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 55 minutes ago, mr.cheese said: Really enjoyed this thread. Shame it had to end! Very nice job though chap! All things must come to an end eventually. 1 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Looks amazing! Great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPrice Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Wow! from start to finish and the final result...WOW! is all I can think of. And then the thought pops into me noggin. What do you do to unwind the tension and recover from the visual and mental concentration from such delicate, precise application of the fossil preparation discipline skills? My lizard brain says this is like never ending surgery or doing a million piece puzzle with two colors - gray and very dark gray and you have to guess what the picture is because the box is blank. Congrats! Your client will be over the moon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie_1971 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Great looking fossil! Great prep! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2fossils Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Great prep, looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Well done, Kris. Exemplary work, as per usual. Thanks for showing us a bit behind the curtain! 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Yummy!! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 hours ago, SPrice said: What do you do to unwind the tension and recover from the visual and mental concentration from such delicate, precise application of the fossil preparation discipline skills? My lizard brain says this is like never ending surgery or doing a million piece puzzle with two colors - gray and very dark gray and you have to guess what the picture is because the box is blank. I tend to take projects like this in small doses, no more than 4 hours without a break. Breaks tend to look like me napping on the couch with my miniature schnauzer "Scout". It's not quite as bad as it seems. Once I know what I'm prepping, it's easy to find an example photo on the net. The stressful part is the delicate nature of some of these projects. There are times where I have to remove individual grains of sediment to keep from destroying the specimen that is sub 1mm thick itself. The tips of the individual rays on this specimen were only a couple microns thick. Any slip of the scribe will remove them entirely. Thus, lots of breaks with Scout. 1 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 15 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: Yummy!! Hard on the teeth though. 1 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 38 minutes ago, Ptychodus04 said: Thus, lots of breaks with Scout. Bet scout loves that part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 41 minutes ago, Randyw said: Bet scout loves that part! Yep. This is a sampling of a typical break… 4 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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