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Post by tntmom on Sept 20, 2021 21:35:42 GMT -5
All I could remember was HOT MAMA, but I knew that wasn’t right. Thanks, Jean. LOLOLOLOL, that is just too funny!
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Post by tntmom on Jul 31, 2021 0:10:00 GMT -5
I gotta ask where that obsidian is from? Scratches aside, they look pretty incredible. I actually got it from my sister. She came to visit my folks and brought me this box of Obsidian. The deal was that I was supposed to make a cab and wrap it for her...which is why I'm frantically trying to get this figured out! LOL I just threw the box away yesterday that had the name of the place on it. I'll find out the name of the shop. I know it was over near Seattle. I looked on their website (which I can't remember now) and couldn't make out what type of Obsidian this is...I thought it was Rainbow...but after seeing this MONSTER piece of Rainbow Obsidian that tntmom posted a few years ago, I know it's not Rainbow! I've never cracked Obsidian with heat either but it can heat up your fingers It is formed from a volcano so it can stand the heat, us maybe not so much lol. I just find that polishing damp does a better job and keeps it cool. I mostly polish with my hands versus a dop so when it gets hot, add a few squirts of water. I have a friend with a kiln and I gave her a bunch of my scraps. None broke in her kiln. She wanted to test it for some jewelry thing she was working on and didn't want to use actual cabs. Sometimes I hate it when I can't see the forest for the trees! I should have known that a rock formed in a dang volcano ought to be able to handle the heat! LOL I have to use a dop...I learned quickly I'm not that coordinated using a flat lap to do it without them being dopped...it's the unintentional manicures I can't handle! LOL Not rainbow. Looks like Mexican Royal Velvet to me. Aka Peacock. Btw, I am in Seattle lol
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Post by tntmom on Jul 30, 2021 23:35:28 GMT -5
Yes. They are SUPER tight! (My wife doesn't let me put the lids on the jars when we're done eating. She can't get them off afterward. I have a tendency to crank everything that can be tightened with everything I've got! LOL) So, I've got to figure out what's making these chatter...maybe that's part of the problem. The 500 is super "bouncy". I thought I remembered to let the Obsidian get hot...but not too hot it would crack anything. Right?!? I was amazed at the colors...which is why I really want to get this whole polish thing figured out! LOL I’ve never cracked obsidian with heat I've never cracked Obsidian with heat either but it can heat up your fingers It is formed from a volcano so it can stand the heat, us maybe not so much lol. I just find that polishing damp does a better job and keeps it cool. I mostly polish with my hands versus a dop so when it gets hot, add a few squirts of water. I have a friend with a kiln and I gave her a bunch of my scraps. None broke in her kiln. She wanted to test it for some jewelry thing she was working on and didn't want to use actual cabs.
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Post by tntmom on Jul 30, 2021 21:43:07 GMT -5
Thanks for the tag, great to see a lot of familiar names again!!! So my process has changed over the years but it is basically the same, just new and better machinery. The trick with obsidian is to use REALLY worn wheels. If your wheels or pads are not fully broken in then you will never get rid of the scratches. I use Nova. Maybe do some agates or jaspers or something until they are good and worn and that should also dislodge a contaminant if there is one. I stop at 3000 and then move to my lap with a natural felt pad from Covington. I sprinkle optical grade super cerium, also from Covington on the pad and wet it with a spray bottle. I just use my cab to work it in and smush it into the felt. I keep it damp but not saturated and polish for a good 5 or 10 minutes. If the cab gets too hot then I add more water. Clean with Dawn dish soap and water, look for foggy spots and then re-polish those areas. Meant to add, don't even bother with 8000 or 14000 when working Obsidian. You can cab every day for a year on those disks and they still wont be broken in enough to not scratch. They are a must for other materials but with Ob, just go to 3000 and switch to super cerium. You can't over polish it so just be patient and keep using the cerium until you have a liquid glass finish. I haven't uploaded a video here in years so not sure how to do it anymore. Hope this link works to a video on my Facebook page. Kristine! You are amazing! I was getting very close to sending you a PM hoping you would get it...I don't do Facebook, but my wife does...and I was really thinking about having her send you a message...or I thought about contacting you through Etsy! (I wouldn't say it was "stalking"...just at the end of my rope! LOL) That being said...thank you so much for taking the time to chime in. I've spent a good portion of the afternoon/evening looking through your obsidian posts on here trying to find the "secret"! Your work with Obsidian is flat out among the best out there! All of my wheels are new enough that I can't say they're worn to the point that you're describing...especially since I just put on a brand new 3000 disk this morning! LOL I seriously can't thank you enough for taking the time to help out with this! (And happy belated birthday too...yep, I saw that thread too! LOL) Edited to add - I was able to view that video you posted...that's the shine I'm looking for! If you have a new 3000 then skip it! You can go straight from 1200 to super cerium on felt as well but it just takes longer to polish. And thank you for the happy birthday! It was my big 50 and my hubby flew in my old best friend/roommate who I haven't seen in 27 years. He hid her in a hotel and then surprised me!!!!! It was like we were 21 all over again. She was my maid of honour and I was hers. Best birthday ever.
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Post by tntmom on Jul 30, 2021 21:20:41 GMT -5
There was a member here who was the Queen of obsidian- look through and see if you can find tntmom 's posts on obsid. She used all diamond on a flat lap. Thanks for the tag, great to see a lot of familiar names again!!! So my process has changed over the years but it is basically the same, just new and better machinery. The trick with obsidian is to use REALLY worn wheels. If your wheels or pads are not fully broken in then you will never get rid of the scratches. I use Nova. Maybe do some agates or jaspers or something until they are good and worn and that should also dislodge a contaminant if there is one. I stop at 3000 and then move to my lap with a natural felt pad from Covington. I sprinkle optical grade super cerium, also from Covington on the pad and wet it with a spray bottle. I just use my cab to work it in and smush it into the felt. I keep it damp but not saturated and polish for a good 5 or 10 minutes. If the cab gets too hot then I add more water. Clean with Dawn dish soap and water, look for foggy spots and then re-polish those areas. Meant to add, don't even bother with 8000 or 14000 when working Obsidian. You can cab every day for a year on those disks and they still wont be broken in enough to not scratch. They are a must for other materials but with Ob, just go to 3000 and switch to super cerium. You can't over polish it so just be patient and keep using the cerium until you have a liquid glass finish. I haven't uploaded a video here in years so not sure how to do it anymore. Hope this link works to a video on my Facebook page. www.facebook.com/kristine.gniot/videos/5756693151039350
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Post by tntmom on Jul 30, 2021 17:05:34 GMT -5
Awwww, thanks, everyone!!!!
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Post by tntmom on Sept 29, 2018 16:45:23 GMT -5
If you are looking for my tutorial then it is here on the forum in the file archives. But you can also find it just by going to Google and typing in Krystee's Obsidian Tumbling Recipe. It has been shared all over the internet in places that I didn't even knew existed, lol. Here is one of the links that goes directly to the pdf. Thanks for looking and tagging me Krystee's Obsidian Tumbling Recipe
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Post by tntmom on Mar 14, 2018 15:19:47 GMT -5
I didn't have good results with the RS AO Polish, switching to the CO really helped. I run 120/220 48 hrs, AO500 96 hours, CO 72 hrs and then burnish with 2 tpsp Borax and some Ivory Soap shavings. I'll adjust a bit and see what happens, should run some next week. Win Wow, that's the first time I have heard of any issues using RS AO polish. When I first started I was messing around with cerium and tin oxide but for at least the last five years I have used AO polish 100% of the time. Hopefully nothing has changed with what is being sold now. I have mentioned before that I originally learned how to run obsidian from the tutorial tntmom made available. It is harder to find now but I have a copy if you would like it. Chuck Tommy uploaded the tutorial here on the forum www.rocktumblinghobby.com/files/ObsidianTumblingRecipe.pdf
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Post by tntmom on May 10, 2017 1:09:40 GMT -5
Not knowing about the long term viability of a file stored on meetup.com I have stored a copy of this wonderful tutorial at rocktumblinghobby.com/files/ObsidianTumblingRecipe.pdf as well. If Krystee has any objection to this let me know privately and I'll take it down, no questions asked. Thanks Tommy! Sounds wonderful to me
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Post by tntmom on Feb 26, 2017 15:03:00 GMT -5
WOW as always!!!!
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Post by tntmom on Apr 12, 2016 11:46:47 GMT -5
Check out threads by tntmom . She makes gorgeous cabs including obsidian. Thank You Pat for this information! I will go looking. Brad That looks like nice gold sheen from Glass Buttes, Oregon! Sometimes you can find a fire band in gold sheen. Fire chasers will usually tumble a bunch of pieces and then analyze each one in bright light looking for a fire band which is multi rainbow colored and super flashy. Then they go to their trim saw and cut just above the fire band parallel to it and slowly cab down to it without going through it. I love gold sheen and yours looks identical to my boxes of it from Glass Buttes. Mahogany is opaque and much more orange. Edited...... I accidentally typed Burns in my post first. That's where the person lives that I get mine from. ~Krystee
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Post by tntmom on Jan 18, 2016 0:11:59 GMT -5
Gorgeous cab!!! I love it!
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Post by tntmom on Jan 17, 2016 14:32:16 GMT -5
Oh, these are sooooooo lovely!!!
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Post by tntmom on Jan 17, 2016 14:19:35 GMT -5
I love my Ameritool 8. It was my first cabbing machine and I still use it every day for backs. It is also amazing for things like doublets and intarsia in addition to cabs! It is not as quick at cutting as an arbor but you can bring it inside and use it at the kitchen table on cold shop days
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Post by tntmom on Jan 17, 2016 14:08:09 GMT -5
WOW, what beautiful and I would think difficult to work material. I'm new here so I don't know your work but you are obviously very skilled, and brave I might add to cab the Seraphinite and Larimar. The Pietersite, Seraphinite and Larimar came from our member here, rxscram
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Post by tntmom on Jan 17, 2016 14:06:49 GMT -5
Beautiful! I love all the material I have ever gotten from you!!!!
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Post by tntmom on Jan 17, 2016 14:04:02 GMT -5
Sweet!!!! I still have my picks from you in my display cabinet!
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Post by tntmom on Jan 17, 2016 13:55:52 GMT -5
It's very hard material, kinda like slabbing Polish Flint. Make sure your blade is sharp because this is one of those rocks that will bog your slab saw
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Post by tntmom on Jan 17, 2016 13:51:08 GMT -5
Krystee, those are some awesome eye candy. The Josephine's Crown takes the cake! Congrats on the new (a year ago) puppy Bob! But come on, tell the truth - are his black lab hairs any worse than Cody's white ones? LOL. WAAAAAAAY WORSE!!!!!!!! Cody would shed in clumps. Bob...... oh boy what a hairy mess! His hair floats everywhere in single strands and I sweep up a football sized amount daily!
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Post by tntmom on Jan 9, 2016 16:59:27 GMT -5
I figured it out!!!
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