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Post by MyNewHobby on Jun 5, 2009 15:13:49 GMT -5
To give myself some room and to find out what stage all this rock is at ...
I dumped the vibe and sat down last night with several bowls of water and separated out all the rock/stones/cabs into 60/90, 120/220, and prepolish.
I have a LOT of rough (60/90) ... so these will be my next batches into the rotary.
I have one batch in a rotary that is in 60/90, probably ready for the 120/220. Hopefully when I check that batch (probably tonight) and add it into the 120/220 that was tumbling around in the vibe, I will have enough for a full batch. If not, again … patience is a virtue.
I will be posting some pictures later on this evening, so you can see what is what and what is in each stage batch ready for processing.
As always guys …
My humble thanks for your patience while I am surfing on my rocky learning curve. ;D
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Jun 5, 2009 20:15:30 GMT -5
Sounds like a plan, Julie.
For this first batch, I would make sure that every rock goes through every stage. If you skip a stage this early in the learning curve, you may find yourself frustrated because some of the rocks won't polish. Each stage leaves smaller and smaller scratches in the rock. If you rush it, you'll find your rocks look great wet, but have a matte finish when dry. In fact, I frequently pull a random rock and wipe it clean and dry to judge whether the polish stage is done.
Try to get large close-ups of the rocks as that will help us judge how they're progressing.
Chuck
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