Saturday, January 26, 2008

The new job... Marble and Granite Works

I hate it, but an thankful to have a job at all.

Well, just the words marble and granite evoke a few things. Power, prestige, and a sense of accomplishment, success, and finality. There is nothing more pure than mining a piece of naturally formed solid rock out of the earth, trimming and polishing it, and installing it as counter tops in your house. It is absolutely beautiful material, varying in color, visual texture and brightness.

The manufacturing is not so glamorous. Everything is done wet to promote the removal of cutting, grinding, and polishing dust. This ends up completely drenching the shop and workers. In a shop in winter, this can become quite cold. Wearing full raincoats, and hand and eye protection really limits your working flexibility and feel. It is unbelievably hard and precise work. Edges have to be sanded and polished mirror smooth in material that is only topped in hardness by diamond. I am afraid this job is not a diamond though, and will be soon looking for a different opportunity locally.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

AMAZING FIND!!! 1883 Indian Head Cent



New job!

 I have accepted a job at a local Marble and Granite company. They are only 4-5 miles up the road, and have good benefits. I am going to try it out for a while and see what happens. Visit their site if you feel so inclined.
http://www.marbleandgraniteworksinc.com/

Monday, January 14, 2008

I am going to try and keep this blog alive!

I have various things changing in my life at the moment, so I decided this should be another one of them. It will be littered with various thoughts, things I find interesting online, and pictures related to my new hobby, metal detecting.
I have always wanted a metal detector since I was a little boy, and recently my interest spiked again when I saw and talked with a man in a park about it. I looked online, and found a quality used machine for sale locally on craigslist for about half what it costs new. A White's Prizm IV.


The guy I bought it from turned out to be a real nice guy, and took me out hunting my first day to show me the ropes. Best find this week was a 14k, 6.4 gram gold ring. I also found a Lunch token from a local resturant here in Plain City that was dated circa 1935-1943 through the local historical society. Turned out to be a great time, and I will share a few of the neat things I found this week. Many other toys, trinkets, coins, and a lot of fun. The man I bought my MD from, Allen, said he wanted his MD back after I found the ring!! :) :) (He currently has an upgraded machine costing about 3x as much as mine) He said I'm off to a fantastic start!!!