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jasoninsd
can identify rocks - even green ones

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Slice of blueberry pie Jul 13, 2024 16:33:16 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones and dreamrocks like this

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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 13, 2024 16:33:16 GMT -5

Jul 9, 2024 18:42:29 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones said:

Jul 9, 2024 18:35:14 GMT -5 dreamrocks said:

Oh I only went up to a 3,000 grit wheel

If you go up to 14,000, it will really pop. Do you have a spin-on lap on the end of your machine? A 14,000 diamond pad or either a cerium oxide or tin oxide pad on the end would finish it off nicely. I believe cerium is what jasoninsd uses on his. Jason, correct me if I'm blowing smoke.

Sorry for the delayed response...

I have 8K, 14K, and 50K spin-on disks for the end of the arbor. I also have a cerium pad which spins on. I like it better than the old cerium on felt pads as the cerium would get into any pit (if the material had them). The pads don't seem to leave any "deposits" on the stones...

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Slice of blueberry pie Jul 18, 2024 13:33:44 GMT -5 via Tapatalk hummingbirdstones, chris1956, and 1 more like this

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Post by dreamrocks on Jul 18, 2024 13:33:44 GMT -5

hummingbirdstones I used the spin on disks I don’t think it really looks any better but is flatter and smoother. The bottom didn’t come out as good as I hoped either most of the guy pod stuff was just under the old rough quartz all that ground out but is smooth.

I took this outside to see if it picked up the mica deeper down setting on the amethyst layer

Any agate is fun to cut and polish, I would post some pictures of the stuff I have finished but unable to post pictures nor can I add any posts also have a sweet geode I recently cut. So I put this up to see if I can add to profile nothing else will.

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Slice of blueberry pie Jul 19, 2024 0:14:38 GMT -5 dreamrocks and tribeunited like this

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 19, 2024 0:14:38 GMT -5

dreamrocks I think it looks better.

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