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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 23, 2018 18:12:03 GMT -5
This rock isn't too great, but the shape was good. This is bowl number three made with my Makita wet grinder. Here's a video of me making another one last summer.
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Post by fernwood on Sept 23, 2018 18:13:52 GMT -5
I love the shape of that one.
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Sept 23, 2018 22:51:58 GMT -5
Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 23, 2018 22:51:58 GMT -5
I think it's beautiful and I love that grey-blue color!
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Bowl #3
Sept 27, 2018 18:31:06 GMT -5
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Sept 27, 2018 18:31:06 GMT -5
That is so natural flowing. Great work. I been looking at the Mikita wet grinders, a good kit at home depot 249$ and obviously do a great job.
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Sept 27, 2018 21:09:14 GMT -5
Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 27, 2018 21:09:14 GMT -5
That is so natural flowing. Great work. I been looking at the Mikita wet grinders, a good kit at home depot 249$ and obviously do a great job. I've been happy with mine.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Sept 27, 2018 21:21:41 GMT -5
Awesome. Birdbath?
I would probably fill it with tumbled rocks,lol
Chuck
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Sept 28, 2018 10:25:40 GMT -5
Post by zekesman on Sept 28, 2018 10:25:40 GMT -5
The rock seems great to me. Love the shape and flow. Vic
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 28, 2018 12:03:37 GMT -5
Awesome. Birdbath? I would probably fill it with tumbled rocks,lol Chuck I really want to make a birdbath some day. Problem is that I want it to be about 2.5 feet tall and about three feet across. I'm not equipped to move something that large, so it gets expensive to hire someone to do it. My other two bowls are in a local gift shop displaying some of my tumbles they have for sale. They have two other stores in other towns, and I plan to equip them with at least one bowl for each store. The bowls are not for sale though. My wife won't let me use it to display rocks in my own house, although there are rocks displayed.
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Sept 28, 2018 15:04:09 GMT -5
Post by goatgrinder on Sept 28, 2018 15:04:09 GMT -5
So maybe tell your wife that the bowls will look better in the girlfriends house, of course?
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Sept 28, 2018 15:41:25 GMT -5
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Post by NRG on Sept 28, 2018 15:41:25 GMT -5
What do you seal the Basin with?
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Sept 28, 2018 16:26:34 GMT -5
Post by jamesp on Sept 28, 2018 16:26:34 GMT -5
Spectacular work Rob.
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Sept 28, 2018 18:06:29 GMT -5
Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 28, 2018 18:06:29 GMT -5
What do you seal the Basin with? Nothing.
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Post by NRG on Sept 28, 2018 19:50:54 GMT -5
What do you seal the Basin with? Nothing. I would never have guessed that stone would take such a nice polish! Congratulations!
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Sept 28, 2018 20:35:07 GMT -5
Post by vegasjames on Sept 28, 2018 20:35:07 GMT -5
Really nice.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 30, 2018 7:06:09 GMT -5
Thinking about a longer lasting pad that would make your bowl work easier Jugglerguy. Convex diamond pads. Instead of wearing the edges off of flat pads and the scratching from the edges of flat pads. May cost more but may last way longer... These bowls are incredible. And all those fine water worn Great Lakes granitoids, you have a gold mine. Better if you wore bikini swim skiffs next video.(give you $100) And a convex roughing wheel (this one brazed, better if sintered) I found one, sintered convex diamond wheel. This will last way longer than brazed.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 30, 2018 9:39:39 GMT -5
Thinking about a longer lasting pad that would make your bowl work easier Jugglerguy. Convex diamond pads. Instead of wearing the edges off of flat pads and the scratching from the edges of flat pads. May cost more but may last way longer... These bowls are incredible. And all those fine water worn Great Lakes granitoids, you have a gold mine. Better if you wore bikini swim skiffs next video.(give you $100) And a convex roughing wheel (this one brazed, better if sintered) I found one, sintered convex diamond wheel. This will last way longer than brazed. I got smart and started wearing a plastic apron. I’ll have to keep my eyes open for a nice Speedo though. I’d probably get more YouTube views, huh? I thought about getting those convex pads, but I think the price scared me away at the time. What I’d really like is some smaller diameter wheels, convex or flat. It would make it easier to do deeper bowls. I’ll have to do some shopping again, I guess.
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Sept 30, 2018 19:23:18 GMT -5
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Post by NRG on Sept 30, 2018 19:23:18 GMT -5
I think I would go bigger no smaller. 7" flex pads to make a deeper bowl.
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Sept 30, 2018 20:06:44 GMT -5
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 30, 2018 20:06:44 GMT -5
I think I would go bigger no smaller. 7" flex pads to make a deeper bowl. The problem is getting into tighter corners. I think a smaller pad would do the job better.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 1, 2018 12:00:14 GMT -5
Look damn it, you got a cool thing going with these bowls. Take pride in your masterpieces Jugglerguy. Get off that wallet and fork out some cash. YOU ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR TOOLS. We know those convex grinding and finishing wheels would speed you up and whammy your quality. Please do this. I see those selling like hot cakes to interior design business. Especially some of those world class granitoids and imagine puddingstone or better yet yall's impactite from Great Lakes. Or that iron rich jasper you have up there. Non-rock people trip over the impactite that your neighbor ****mom(what was her name ?) sent me cause they can believe it was shattered and healed. You can even see the shattered space nickel in it. Look at contrast, polish against a scarred surface. Too fine
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Bowl #3
Oct 1, 2018 13:32:05 GMT -5
Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 1, 2018 13:32:05 GMT -5
Look damn it, you got a cool thing going with these bowls. Take pride in your masterpieces Jugglerguy. Get off that wallet and fork out some cash. YOU ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR TOOLS. We know those convex grinding and finishing wheels would speed you up and whammy your quality. Please do this. I see those selling like hot cakes to interior design business. Especially some of those world class granitoids and imagine puddingstone or better yet yall's impactite from Great Lakes. Or that iron rich jasper you have up there. Non-rock people trip over the impactite that your neighbor ****mom(what was her name ?) sent me cause they can believe it was shattered and healed. You can even see the shattered space nickel in it. Look at contrast, polish against a scarred surface. Too fine I've been making a little money this summer selling Petoskey stones and pudding stones, so I can finally afford to make some purchases. You have a lot more experience selling stuff than I do, but I can't imagine making much on these bowls. It takes me about five hours to make one, so to make a reasonable amount per hour, I'd have to sell them for a lot of money. How much do you think one would be worth? If I set up an Etsy store for sales out of the area, how could I ship them efficiently? As for interior design, I'm not allowed to display one in my own house, except in my shop. I guess it's not to my wife's taste.
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