richardc2383
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Member since July 2017
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Post by richardc2383 on Jul 24, 2017 14:14:34 GMT -5
Hello i recently got some rough emeralds and ruby and sapphire stone not jewel quality or anything but i was wondering if i could tumble these together
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Post by Pat on Jul 24, 2017 14:35:47 GMT -5
I'm not a tumbler, but I suggest you put it in the Tumbling section. I think you will get better responses.
Welcome to the forum!
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Post by coloradocliff on Jul 24, 2017 14:38:33 GMT -5
A big Howdy Richard from Colorado and Welcome to the forum. Might not be instantly but someone familiar with your material will give you great information.
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Post by Pat on Jul 24, 2017 14:43:52 GMT -5
I think sapphires and rubies are the same material, with the only difference being color. Don't know about emeralds.
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Post by pauls on Jul 24, 2017 16:24:35 GMT -5
Rubies and Sapphires are Aluminum Oxide and are HARD, really hard, silicon carbide grit will not make much of an impression, Emeralds are a type of Beryl hardness about 7.5 to 8, so pretty hard too. You can get cheapish Diamond powder from China if you really have your heart set on tumbling them. On the Sapphire fields here in Australia some people polish the large rubbish Sapphires using a Dremel. notches etc are carved out with a quality Diamond burr then polished using finer and finer diamond powders on sticks (from lemon trees). The results are interesting, not my cup of tea though.
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Post by orrum on Jul 24, 2017 16:48:50 GMT -5
I rolled dome garnet, sapphire and emerald together in 60/90 sc grit gor about 6 months and the rounded some. The ran them along with a bunch of flint ridge for another six months and they r nice shape ovals. Just put them in the Loto vibe this week!
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