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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Aug 22, 2017 10:13:39 GMT -5
The pattern is probably not the best but it is the largest one I have hand polished. Good conversation piece for my desk at work anyway. Found this one on a guided trip with Jugglerguy as my guide.   Thanks for looking Chuck |
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 22, 2017 10:30:18 GMT -5
Wow, that looks really good, Chuck. When you say "hand polished" do you mean with no motorized tools, or do you mean that it wasn't done in a tumbler? Either way, it looks great. Now you need a big pudding stone to be its buddy on your desk.
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Post by kevin24018 on Aug 22, 2017 10:33:45 GMT -5
Wow, that looks really good, Chuck. When you say "hand polished" do you mean with no motorized tools, or do you mean that it wasn't done in a tumbler? Either way, it looks great. Now you need a big pudding stone to be its buddy on your desk. I was wondering that myself. |
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Post by wigglinrocks on Aug 22, 2017 10:41:34 GMT -5
Fine polish on that one . And for those of us not used to seeing Petoskey stones , I think the pattern looks great .
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Post by lookatthat on Aug 22, 2017 11:10:14 GMT -5
That's really cool.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 22, 2017 11:15:03 GMT -5
Excellent. Should be a great "what the heck is that?"
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Aug 22, 2017 11:23:57 GMT -5
Excellent. Should be a great "what the heck is that?" Thanks. Everyone in Michigan should know what that one is. It will be the one rock on my desk that people actually recognize. Chuck |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Aug 22, 2017 11:30:13 GMT -5
Wow, that looks really good, Chuck. When you say "hand polished" do you mean with no motorized tools, or do you mean that it wasn't done in a tumbler? Either way, it looks great. Now you need a big pudding stone to be its buddy on your desk. This one was too big to mess with on the Genie because the wheels are too close to each other. I rough shaped it on my lortone arbor with an 80 grit diamond wheel then the rest was done with sandpaper and polish. Final polish was ZAM on a wheel. Been messing with the dang thing off and on since March. Chuck |
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Post by fantastic5 on Aug 22, 2017 12:06:12 GMT -5
Love it! Definitely worth the time and effort!
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Post by coloradocliff on Aug 22, 2017 12:11:10 GMT -5
Killer stone Chuck, great pattern yah picky guy. grin. Rob sure done you good..
That finish you put on that couldn't be any nice. The experience sure shows.
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Post by kevin24018 on Aug 22, 2017 14:07:46 GMT -5
Wow, that looks really good, Chuck. When you say "hand polished" do you mean with no motorized tools, or do you mean that it wasn't done in a tumbler? Either way, it looks great. Now you need a big pudding stone to be its buddy on your desk. This one was too big to mess with on the Genie because the wheels are too close to each other. I rough shaped it on my lortone arbor with an 80 grit diamond wheel then the rest was done with sandpaper and polish. Final polish was ZAM on a wheel. Been messing with the dang thing off and on since March. Chuck have you ever tried a flap wheel or one of the sanders that have the foam Velcro type attachment? Was wondering if that might work. |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Aug 22, 2017 14:15:07 GMT -5
This one was too big to mess with on the Genie because the wheels are too close to each other. I rough shaped it on my lortone arbor with an 80 grit diamond wheel then the rest was done with sandpaper and polish. Final polish was ZAM on a wheel. Been messing with the dang thing off and on since March. Chuck have you ever tried a flap wheel or one of the sanders that have the foam Velcro type attachment? Was wondering if that might work. I have used the my flat lap for smaller ones. This one was just too large and too much contour for that. I used foam under sandpaper on the flat lap for the smaller ones but now I can do those on the genie with the soft padded nova wheels easier/faster. I have a hand held wet sander/grinder but have never got around to hooking it up yet. That would have probably worked good on this project. Chuck |
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Post by kevin24018 on Aug 22, 2017 14:20:31 GMT -5
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Aug 22, 2017 14:30:30 GMT -5
Anything abrasive will technically work. Petoskeys are super soft. I just prefer to only work with wet grinding/sanding methods for dust and health reasons. Chuck |
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Post by captbob on Aug 22, 2017 19:03:51 GMT -5
Nicely done!
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Post by napoleonrags on Aug 30, 2017 21:00:54 GMT -5
Awesome. I hope to learn how to hand polish some of these softer stones to a shine. Is it something that can be done in the later stages with little mess while watching something like a baseball game? Jugglerguy hooked me up with some of these awesomestones, gracias amigo, and I'd like to make a few look like yours. Because I'm a tumbler - born under punches. Colin |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Aug 30, 2017 23:08:45 GMT -5
Wow, Chuck, my first time seeing this on the computer monitor and not the phone screen. That's one big honkin' rock! Great job putting a shine on it! Bet you get a lot of comments on it at work.
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Post by TheRock on Sept 28, 2017 1:10:12 GMT -5
She's a Beauty Chuck.  ~Duke |
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Post by toiv0 on Sept 28, 2017 8:02:30 GMT -5
I love that rock, nice job
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Post by Tommy on Sept 28, 2017 9:43:16 GMT -5
That's a beauty Chuck! Sorry I missed this thread first time through.
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