Saskrock
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Post by Saskrock on Jan 30, 2009 0:54:55 GMT -5
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ejs
spending too much on rocks
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Post by ejs on Jan 30, 2009 8:42:58 GMT -5
A most excellent tumble of some wonderful local stones! Getting a glassy shine on material you picked up yourself for free is the best! Super job!
Care to describe your method?
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Post by llana2go on Jan 30, 2009 9:00:37 GMT -5
What an incredible shine on those! Great batch of polished stones.
llana
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Saskrock
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Post by Saskrock on Jan 30, 2009 11:10:14 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words.
Ejs, I run them in 60/90 SiC grit until they are smooth enough for me (usually 1-4 weeks depending on the rock). Then I go 600 SiC for 1 week. Then I run AO polish for 2 weeks.
I used to have a 220 SiC grit step in there, but the 600 grit step seemed to reduce the size of the rock more than just enough to take out the 220 scratches. So I tried skipping it and got the same results as always.
Keep in mind that the rock I have has been through a glacier so it is already partly rough tumbled, and its all agate / jasper or similar so it polishes easy too. You might not get away without the 220.
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Post by frane on Jan 30, 2009 11:30:39 GMT -5
Very Nice!
Some look like the Montana agate I buy. It really looks like a nice batch!
Fran
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Post by NatureNut on Jan 30, 2009 11:47:13 GMT -5
Very nice assortment and great shine. Thanks for sharing your recipe. The swirled one looks like a rose. Jo
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Jan 30, 2009 22:51:17 GMT -5
Oh man, Saskrock, those are beautiful!
Great shine for sure.
Nate
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Post by Condor on Jan 30, 2009 23:15:21 GMT -5
Nice stuff. I like them all.
Condor
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rockwizz
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Post by rockwizz on Jan 31, 2009 0:21:42 GMT -5
Nice variety of colors you got there.
Thanks for sharing.
Ozzy
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pebblepup
has rocks in the head
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Post by pebblepup on Jan 31, 2009 0:38:29 GMT -5
This is a great batch. You sure have some nice material up there. I really like the petrified wood.
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Post by MrP on Jan 31, 2009 9:08:53 GMT -5
Great Shine........MrP
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Mudshark
fully equipped rock polisher
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. Will Rogers
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Post by Mudshark on Jan 31, 2009 14:13:01 GMT -5
I like those limb casts.Great batch.
Mike
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catskillrocks
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Post by catskillrocks on Jan 31, 2009 22:41:10 GMT -5
Really nice looking batch. I really like the Jaspers. It looks like you maybe precut some of them? Thanks for sharing!
Don
ps: It is so neat when you are able to collect your own material & see it through to the final end product. By the way, you sure seem to have a huge variety right in your own "backyard"!
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franzibear
starting to spend too much on rocks
Let's rock
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Post by franzibear on Feb 1, 2009 16:12:47 GMT -5
Great stuff! Thanks for showing us your treasures!
Franz
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Saskrock
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Post by Saskrock on Feb 1, 2009 16:33:01 GMT -5
Thanks everyone, glad you like them.
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DeanW
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Post by DeanW on Feb 2, 2009 9:35:26 GMT -5
Nice batch; I like that translucent-orby one.
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Feb 2, 2009 12:17:21 GMT -5
Nice shine!
The agate is similar to Montana agate, but just a little different. Interesting.
The last one looks like it's "peeling" along the banding planes. Lakers sometimes do that, but it sure doesn't look like agate.
Chuck
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