rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rollingstone on May 12, 2008 15:19:00 GMT -5
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indychris
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since April 2008
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Post by indychris on May 12, 2008 15:54:44 GMT -5
Don, those look spectacular! The contrasting colors really complement eachother!  That little bit of Rutilated Quartz is a nice addition, too, and the shine can't be beat. Quite the accomplishment! |
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Post by Bikerrandy on May 12, 2008 17:10:16 GMT -5
Wow, awesome batch. That stuff is beautiful!! |
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Post by fishenman on May 12, 2008 23:24:15 GMT -5
Really nice stuff. That crysoprase is sweet!
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on May 13, 2008 3:01:17 GMT -5
Great polish
Actualy see the clouds and blue sky in that last photo
Jack
Yorkshire UK
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Post by creativeminded on May 13, 2008 8:47:17 GMT -5
Those turned out really great, you got a beautiful shine on them.
Tami
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Post by krazydiamond on May 13, 2008 18:39:18 GMT -5
that rutile turned out fabulous! as did the whole batch, really! great to see your tumbles, Don!
KD
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Rockygibraltar
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by Rockygibraltar on May 13, 2008 22:33:12 GMT -5
Beautiful tumbles Don.
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Post by Michael John on May 14, 2008 3:13:37 GMT -5
That's all hard stuff. How long did it take, from start to finish?
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holdemplyer
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2008
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Post by holdemplyer on May 14, 2008 8:17:29 GMT -5
OH MAN, there needs to be a long whistle icon for batches like that!
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Post by Cher on May 14, 2008 21:57:55 GMT -5
Wow Don, those are just gorgeous.
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adrian65
Cave Dweller 
Arch to golden memories and to great friends.
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Post by adrian65 on May 14, 2008 22:50:56 GMT -5
Even your filler looks great after tumbling!
Adrian
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Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on May 15, 2008 12:48:02 GMT -5
Wow! Great tumble! Don't see chrysoprase tumbled much and it is very nice. Got to say my favorite is that clear piece of rutilated quartz with just a few needles. That one is very neat indeed!.....Mel
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since July 2009
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Post by rollingstone on May 19, 2008 2:33:42 GMT -5
Thanks for all the compliments!
MJ, hard to say how long from start to finish, as I run coarse grind cycles for 7 or 8 days with a mixture of stuff, then clean the barrel and remove whatever is shaped properly, then add fresh rough to top off the next coarse grind. But overall, I'd say about 6 weeks in coarse grind for most of these stones individually, then 7 days in fine grind, 10 days in pre-polish, and 17 days in CPP polish.
-Don
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