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 Jul 18, 2024 20:42:49 GMT -5
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Post by pebblesky on Jul 18, 2024 23:22:24 GMT -5
 The red/orange one looks very nice! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 19, 2024 0:14:49 GMT -5
Great job!! I like to grind my frustrations away, too. Nothing like venturing into a whole new realm at the wheels.
This metallic one could be Josephine's Crown- lucky you! Gorgeous cab!
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Post by liveoak on Jul 19, 2024 6:40:21 GMT -5
A nice group - looks like a productive time clearing your head ! +2 on the triangular metallic one - super nice 
Patty
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dshanpnw
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since December 2020
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Post by dshanpnw on Jul 19, 2024 7:45:59 GMT -5
Making the best of a $5 grab bag is awesome! Very nice. I really like the orange agate too. The Josephine's Crown would have passed my eye until it was named. Now, I got to know what it is and where it comes from. Thanks for sharing and sad to hear about being laid off.
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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 Jul 19, 2024 10:06:51 GMT -5
Great job!! I like to grind my frustrations away, too. Nothing like venturing into a whole new realm at the wheels.
This metallic one could be Josephine's Crown- lucky you! Gorgeous cab!
Thanks! That red/orange agate was super fun to polish although the middle section didn't want to shine up as much as the area around it, it must be the material (quartz?). I had to look that one up after you mentioned it since I've never heard of Josephineite before but I remember initially looking at it and thinking "Oh what the heck, it's got an interesting patten". It was VERY ugly and rusty when I picked it out but once I polished the patina off it really shone through. Super nice material to work and that turned out to be a pretty big cab that I wanted to freeform about 45mm at it's widest and 35mm at it's shortest. It's kinda too big for a jewelry piece but it's a nice specimen. I have no idea what it's worth though. I definitely need to improve my polishing skills, they are a bit shinier than the "muted polish" that I see sometimes but it's not that super gloss that some of you folks can work out. That's the bar I want to hit. - Rob |
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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 Jul 19, 2024 10:27:09 GMT -5
I forgot to mention, Pinolite is more fragile than I thought it was. That cab was a re-polish of a much nicer cab that was dropped.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 19, 2024 11:15:16 GMT -5
I forgot to mention, Pinolite is more fragile than I thought it was. That cab was a re-polish of a much nicer cab that was dropped. Yeah, Pinolith can be a problem with hidden fractures. Worth the trouble, though. |
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Post by tribeunited on Jul 19, 2024 11:18:45 GMT -5
I too am sorry to hear you were laid off. You made good use of the time though! It was cool to see sodalite and lapis together - I've had to learn the difference sorting slabs - they used to jus go into the blue pile Nice work on those cabs - I like the one to the left of the lapis a lot, it's got some pretty patterns. Hope things work out for you |
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rocknrob
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If Costco only sold slabs in bulk...
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Post by rocknrob on Jul 19, 2024 11:24:39 GMT -5
I too am sorry to hear you were laid off. You made good use of the time though! It was cool to see sodalite and lapis together - I've had to learn the difference sorting slabs - they used to jus go into the blue pile Nice work on those cabs - I like the one to the left of the lapis a lot, it's got some pretty patterns. Hope things work out for you Thanks, all I know about that one is that it's some kind of Jasper. SUPER HARD to polish, it took about 3-4x longer than the sodalite or the lapis. I think that's why I like those two (except for the blue bit, I love blue) they're soft enough to get through the patience barrier. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 21, 2024 22:05:23 GMT -5
Good work on those Rob! |
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lapidary1234
spending too much on rocks
"If you like rocks you can't be all bad!!" ~ old timer quote
Member since October 2021
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Post by lapidary1234 on Jul 27, 2024 14:30:16 GMT -5
Getting laid off sucks! Glad you have something to keep you busy, maybe you can supplement your income!
Very nice work especially considering you're using a dremel at times!
Practice practice practice. Practice makes perfect!
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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 Jul 28, 2024 19:29:12 GMT -5
I just learned that I was making the jump in my polishing from 3000 to 50,000 (they shipped the wrong diamond paste to me on Amazon). So that might explain why I've got a hazy shine on my rocks. That's a pretty big gap in polishing compound.
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