earthdog
Cave Dweller 
Don't eat yellow snow
Member since June 2006
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Post by earthdog on Jul 18, 2008 8:57:10 GMT -5
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Post by krazydiamond on Jul 18, 2008 9:29:58 GMT -5
wow, no such thing as bad rocks! have you run them through a burnish cycle with just Borax, pellets and water? it may suck some of the polish lodged in the divits out so they aren't so noticeable. looks like you have some fine looking pieces in there, even some OJ? don't give up, try 6-8 hours in a wash cycle. and iffin' that don't work, i've just opened up a shelter for wayward and homeless rocks, send them my way....  KD |
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AGATEGRRRL
spending too much on rocks
AGATEGRRRL
Member since October 2007
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Post by AGATEGRRRL on Jul 18, 2008 11:02:10 GMT -5
You have some very nice material in there - the OJ & dino bone especially. The problem with them though is that they do have soft areas & don't always tumble well. I'd suggest making cabs out of them on a Genie, or similar polisher. Also, if there isn't enough cushioning in the barrel, they'll bang together too much & chip. Be sure to add enough plastic pellets to fill the space well, about 3/4 full. Good luck!  |
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since July 2009
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Post by rollingstone on Jul 18, 2008 11:21:59 GMT -5
Actually, they look very good in the photos. Maybe those white spots are trapped polish in pits?... in the photos it looks like they might just be some white quartz inclusions, which would add a nice highlight.
-Don
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Slydog
has rocks in the head
Member since February 2006
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Post by Slydog on Jul 21, 2008 20:54:11 GMT -5
Sounds like you and I have the same amount of patience, and that's not meant as a compliment! I actually have a 'bad rock' bucket, some of those guys that I've tried everything on, and they just won't come around--off they go to the bucket. So if you figure out a use for those, let me know Actually Jim, I didn't think they looked that bad----? Nona |
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adrian65
Cave Dweller
Arch to golden memories and to great friends.
Member since February 2007
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Post by adrian65 on Jul 21, 2008 22:44:35 GMT -5
Not bad at al! I like a lot of them, and the square OJ is my favorite.
Adrian
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Post by creativeminded on Jul 22, 2008 9:17:54 GMT -5
I have had some stones do that so what I do is I just toss a couple of the "bad" stones in with a new batch. I have had alot of good luck with that. Also since some stones polish better with CO polish and other with AO polish I literally put half AO and half CO in my polish and I now rarely have any problems with my stones not coming out polished.
Tami
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