Neanderthal Shaman Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) Finally got my compressor and air scribe set up, and am now getting to work on the concretions I gathered over the summer and fall. Just to see if I could do it, I took a crack at the smallest one I knew had a crab in it, at barely more than 3 cm wide. My friend lent me a scribe with a smaller bit than the one I bought 3 months ago, and it handled itself pretty well here. Did ding the carapace a handfull of times, but pleased with the outcome of this first crab venture. Prepping one this small was stressfull, so I'm looking forward to working on larger ones that don't demand as much precision. Edited December 28, 2023 by Neanderthal Shaman . 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Very good! You're off to a good start. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 8 hours ago, Neanderthal Shaman said: Did ding the carapace a handfull of times, but pleased with the outcome of this first crab venture. Prepping one this small was stressfull, so I'm looking forward to working on larger ones that don't demand as much precision. Looking great! The one thing I could suggest (and this would be especially useful for precision work on tiny fossils) would be to do your fossil prep with the aid of light and magnification. We often use binocular microscopes at the FLMNH when doing detailed prep work. For your purposes even a small lighted magnifier would likely make things a whole lot more fun and comfortable. https://www.google.com/search?q=magnifier+lamp&tbm=shop Cheers. -Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neanderthal Shaman Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 4 hours ago, digit said: Looking great! The one thing I could suggest (and this would be especially useful for precision work on tiny fossils) would be to do your fossil prep with the aid of light and magnification. We often use binocular microscopes at the FLMNH when doing detailed prep work. For your purposes even a small lighted magnifier would likely make things a whole lot more fun and comfortable. https://www.google.com/search?q=magnifier+lamp&tbm=shop Cheers. -Ken Yes, I think that's next on my list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Neanderthal Shaman said: Yes, I think that's next on my list! Cheaper than an air scribe and compressor. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossil35 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybot Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) I also look like I’m ready for battle in my fossil prepping ppe: (eyes blacked out for privacy reasons Edited December 28, 2023 by Jaybot -Jay “The earth doesn't need new continents, but new men.” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 This is starting to look like a cheap Star Wars knockoff. great looking prep so far! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 This is not the preparator you are looking for.... Cheers. -Ken 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybot Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 16 hours ago, Randyw said: This is starting to look like a cheap Star Wars knockoff. -Jay “The earth doesn't need new continents, but new men.” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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