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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 4, 2006 8:36:05 GMT -5
thanks, everyone, i'm really pleased and thanks for all the compliments!! i got a batch of hickoryite coming up in the next few weeks that has been grinding almost as long as the pet wood.
i got to get out there and get my winters tumble broken up before the snow flies, but have been babying the shoulder. don't know what i did to it but it's been a definite liability since the middle of August. it is getting better slowly and i've been eyeing the grinder.....
thanks again for your comments,
KD
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Oct 4, 2006 9:38:39 GMT -5
WOW KD You got me re-thinking the whole polish cycle- THat shine is so freakin deep! THat wood looks like some stuff I got from Arkie- Opalized wood- as hard as the dickens- Took forever in course grind- But I never got NEAR the shine you put on those babies!!! Hmmm 4 weeks in Polish- I don't know if my patience is that strong- Glad to hear the shoulder is feeling better- Hope you can hit the genie soon!
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wades
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Post by wades on Oct 4, 2006 11:52:02 GMT -5
I think I snagged some of that out of the box this last weekend. I hope I can make it look so good.
Was the polish already broken down?
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chassroc
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Post by chassroc on Oct 4, 2006 14:00:26 GMT -5
KD - You were not exagerating, that is one fine shine csroc
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Post by SteveHolmes on Oct 4, 2006 19:22:00 GMT -5
I don't know what else to say that hasn't already been said....UNBELIEVABLE! That is one gorgeous batch of Pet Wood and I commend you for your patience. I don't think I can ever become a master tumbler because I can't overcome the patience factor. Thanks for sharing...you just up'ed the standard of excellence! Steve
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dankore
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Post by dankore on Oct 4, 2006 20:06:52 GMT -5
Hi KD, That is a fantastic tumble job, very well done. The stones sure are pretty. KOR, Dan
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Post by rocklicker on Oct 4, 2006 20:34:27 GMT -5
Oh man, you weren't kidding. That is an awesome shine. It looks like they sparkle. All that time in the tumbler paid off for sure. Thaks for the photos. Steve
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Post by Condor on Oct 4, 2006 21:11:31 GMT -5
Outstanding, and then some. Did you leave them in the CPP tumbling all that time or did you change the CPP every week?
Condor
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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 5, 2006 12:06:40 GMT -5
no recharge on the polish, just let it run. no burnish either. this was such a large batch that there wasn't a whole lot of room for pellets, i was afraid i'd get a barrel full of chips....but i lucked out.
KD
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Oct 6, 2006 9:20:27 GMT -5
Just back looking again!!! Gotta really consider a LONG polish run.
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MichiganRocks
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Post by MichiganRocks on Oct 6, 2006 17:28:49 GMT -5
Hey KD, those definitely are great! I've had a load of the pet wood from Susan running all summer myself. I don't know if I'll get any done before I get frozen out of business for the winter. Seeing your's makes me wish I could speed it along somehow, but we know that can't happen. Ron
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Post by puppie96 on Oct 7, 2006 3:27:28 GMT -5
I just came back to look at these again. I can really relate because I picked up whole lots of this wood last May and I've been tumbling it ever since. What's impressive here is that I also got a great shine from the stuff, but the difference is in the shaping and elimination of all the flaws. NOT only that, but I just had a big revelation which maybe everybody else already knew. I figured out that even though rocks are really smooth on the surface and look rounded, if their surfaces aren't really totally rounded, i.e. have a lumpy feeling or small depressions, they will polish but not with the perfection of those here. I'm guessing that the great results stemmed more with patience with the rough grinding rather than time in the polish. On the other hand I have wood from other locations that looks like wood on the surface, shape, texture, and all, and lately I've been working with grinding it "just" the right amount to preserve its features and still get a shine. Results to be posted this weekend, hopefully. But the Arizona wood is greatest when you do it the long, patient way like you did.
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