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Post by miket on Oct 13, 2022 14:18:07 GMT -5
I wanted to show this piece of Sonora Sunrise, I cabbed it for a slab that rockjunquie sent me. Lots of color- oranges, reds, blues, even purple. A really beautiful stone, even if I couldn't get it to take a superior polish! Thanks for looking  |
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Post by fernwood on Oct 13, 2022 14:40:18 GMT -5
Very beautiful. I like how the shape brings out the patterns.
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Post by miket on Oct 13, 2022 14:46:52 GMT -5
Very beautiful. I like how the shape brings out the patterns. Thank you, Beth! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 13, 2022 14:50:10 GMT -5
That's Sonora Sunrise, Mike. It can be tough to polish- if at all. But, I always think the beauty is worth it.
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Post by miket on Oct 13, 2022 14:56:40 GMT -5
That's Sonora Sunrise, Mike. It can be tough to polish- if at all. But, I always think the beauty is worth it. It is definitely a beautiful stone, thanks again, Tela! I even Googled images of it, some looked polished well and some just had a matte finish. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 13, 2022 15:41:07 GMT -5
That's Sonora Sunrise, Mike. It can be tough to polish- if at all. But, I always think the beauty is worth it. It is definitely a beautiful stone, thanks again, Tela! I even Googled images of it, some looked polished well and some just had a matte finish. I've been able to get a great polish on some of it, but some of it just doesn't want to polish due to micro orange peel. (undercutting) A light touch on the soft wheels usually helps and take your time with them. |
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Post by miket on Oct 13, 2022 17:06:25 GMT -5
It is definitely a beautiful stone, thanks again, Tela! I even Googled images of it, some looked polished well and some just had a matte finish. I've been able to get a great polish on some of it, but some of it just doesn't want to polish due to micro orange peel. (undercutting) A light touch on the soft wheels usually helps and take your time with them. Maybe I'll give it another shot... |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 14, 2022 10:00:38 GMT -5
You're becoming a machine Mike!  If you can figure out the "light touch"...let me know. I've never been able to figure it out when there's a material that has a tendency to "orange peel"! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 14, 2022 10:32:39 GMT -5
Pretty stone, Mike!  |
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Post by miket on Oct 14, 2022 11:16:04 GMT -5
You're becoming a machine Mike! If you can figure out the "light touch"...let me know. I've never been able to figure it out when there's a material that has a tendency to "orange peel"! I don't know about that, Jason- but I am more willing to try stones that I was nervous about working with the dremel. 🙂 I have noticed that the softer material is way less forgiving... |
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Post by Tommy on Oct 14, 2022 22:01:55 GMT -5
Very nice looking cab miket! Like Tela said less is more with that material on the wheels. From memory I think the best I ever got some was to take it up to 1200 then touch it on the 3000 and stop. It always seemed to start getting worse the harder I worked it. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 14, 2022 22:28:36 GMT -5
miket a lot of soft stones that are difficult to polish will sometimes respond to some Zam on a muslin buff. You can get polishing buffs like these that will fit your Dremel to use with it. Zam is a metal polishing compound that works well on a lot of softer stones (including Turquoise). I've used it plenty of times on softer stuff. It won't stain your stone. Just a little Zam on the buff and then lightly run it over the stone. May be worth a try. The Zam will last you forever.
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Post by miket on Oct 15, 2022 8:04:26 GMT -5
Very nice looking cab miket ! Like Tela said less is more with that material on the wheels. From memory I think the best I ever got some was to take it up to 1200 then touch it on the 3000 and stop. It always seemed to start getting worse the harder I worked it. Thank you, sir! And thanks for the tip. miket a lot of soft stones that are difficult to polish will sometimes respond to some Zam on a muslin buff. You can get polishing buffs like these that will fit your Dremel to use with it. Zam is a metal polishing compound that works well on a lot of softer stones (including Turquoise). I've used it plenty of times on softer stuff. It won't stain your stone. Just a little Zam on the buff and then lightly run it over the stone. May be worth a try. The Zam will last you forever. Thanks Robin, maybe I'll give that a try... |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 15, 2022 10:42:11 GMT -5
Very nice looking cab miket ! Like Tela said less is more with that material on the wheels. From memory I think the best I ever got some was to take it up to 1200 then touch it on the 3000 and stop. It always seemed to start getting worse the harder I worked it. Thank you, sir! And thanks for the tip. miket a lot of soft stones that are difficult to polish will sometimes respond to some Zam on a muslin buff. You can get polishing buffs like these that will fit your Dremel to use with it. Zam is a metal polishing compound that works well on a lot of softer stones (including Turquoise). I've used it plenty of times on softer stuff. It won't stain your stone. Just a little Zam on the buff and then lightly run it over the stone. May be worth a try. The Zam will last you forever. Thanks Robin, maybe I'll give that a try... I forgot to add that if you do try it, make sure you wear a mask while you're doing it. It's a small stone, but you don't want to breath in the dust from it. |
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Post by miket on Oct 15, 2022 13:20:03 GMT -5
Thank you, sir! And thanks for the tip. Thanks Robin, maybe I'll give that a try... I forgot to add that if you do try it, make sure you wear a mask while you're doing it. It's a small stone, but you don't want to breath in the dust from it. Ok, thanks again! |
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