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Post by Donovan on Oct 21, 2004 19:41:33 GMT -5
I was recently in the Republic of Georgia, on the Black Sea in the town of Kobeleti. Anyway, I picked up some fantastic rocks off the beach and they are relatively smooth and I was wondering if it is okay just to skip to the polishing stage? I'm thinking about taking this up as a serious hobby because I love these stones
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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 21, 2004 19:52:26 GMT -5
"back in the US, back in the US, back in the USSR.......those g.g.g.g.georgia girls are on my mind"
hey, Donovan (they call him Mellow Yellow, that's right), i'd be safe and do them a few days in 220 if they are really as smooth as you say, then a week in some nice prepolish and then a 5-7 days in polish, if you love them, you will wait.........
KD
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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 21, 2004 19:57:25 GMT -5
if they look nice the way they are i would at least give them a run in 1000 grit then polish ---just to get anything that might be loose on them like a powdery crust from erosion just so you get a better shine
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Post by cookie3rocks on Oct 21, 2004 20:14:23 GMT -5
My 2 cents, 600, tripoli (1000), polish. If they are that nice in their natural state, bringing them slowly to polish without coarse will make them phenominal!
cookie
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WilliamC
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Post by WilliamC on Oct 22, 2004 9:03:07 GMT -5
Greetings All, Could it possibly be What great fortune if so! I too would recommend at least one stage in either 400 or 600 silicon carbide grit, then a prepolish, before polishing. Even if the rocks appear smooth they will benefit from the extra attention. The glassy wet look of perfectly polished stones requires that they be smooth beyond what our eyes can see and our fingers can feel. So slow down world, take your time don't hurry, and deep peace of the quiet earth to you, little human upon the sand WilliamC
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stonedagain
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Post by stonedagain on Oct 22, 2004 12:46:30 GMT -5
Hi Donovan, Some friends took a recent trip to Europe and brought me back a beautiful stone from Omaha Beach! (WAY COOL!! ;D) It was quite smooth as well, and I thought I would skip to the prepolish, but instead started with 600 grit and followed the process through. It turned out perfectly. I did the process this way with some that I picked up on the Lake Michigan shore as well. You don't loose much material in the 600 grit stage, so all you're out is the time to tumble it. If you were to skip to the polish and were dissatisfied with the results, you'd be back to square one (or two as it were ). Try to post a photo when you're done. I'd love to see them! Rhonda
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