rocknrob
has rocks in the head
If Costco only sold slabs in bulk...
Member since May 2024
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Post by rocknrob on Jun 18, 2024 15:36:27 GMT -5
Hidden in here are two earrings that I preformed and then tossed in the tumbler to get a really nice shine and light rounded corner on all the edges. Carnelians, not sure what that white stone is but I think it might be dendritic opal and a really cool experiment with some crazy lace end cut that is giving me all kinds of ideas.  |
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Post by Starguy on Jun 19, 2024 13:34:09 GMT -5
Nice batch! There’s a lot of variety in there. What are you experimenting on?
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rocknrob
has rocks in the head
If Costco only sold slabs in bulk...
Member since May 2024
Posts: 611
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Post by rocknrob on Jun 19, 2024 20:25:03 GMT -5
Nice batch! There’s a lot of variety in there. What are you experimenting on? I had quite a bit of trims from things like the carnelians that came out in shapes that I thought would break but those buggers are rather tough. The material I was experimenting on, trying out preforming objects then tossing it into the tumbler at stage 2 to give things a nice round end. Really in summary this was a "throw it in the tumbler and see how it turns out" kind of run, I actually have quite a few items that would look good as a jewelry item. I've already got a couple friends asking about that end cut of crazy lace. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 19, 2024 21:15:41 GMT -5
...it's how you learn what you can or can't do...or more to the point what you can or can't get away with!  |
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Post by Starguy on Jun 20, 2024 12:36:50 GMT -5
Nice batch! There’s a lot of variety in there. What are you experimenting on? I had quite a bit of trims from things like the carnelians that came out in shapes that I thought would break but those buggers are rather tough. The material I was experimenting on, trying out preforming objects then tossing it into the tumbler at stage 2 to give things a nice round end. Really in summary this was a "throw it in the tumbler and see how it turns out" kind of run, I actually have quite a few items that would look good as a jewelry item. I've already got a couple friends asking about that end cut of crazy lace. LOL Agates are really tough. Sometimes I cut up slabs with a glass cutter to throw in the tumbler. They get very delicate looking but they rarely break. Keep experimenting. That’s half the fun. |
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