Post by tkrueger3 on Jul 5, 2009 23:24:49 GMT -5
My first batch from my new Covington vibe. I started with a bunch of quartz, agate, and amethyst that I had already done the 60/90 grit in the rotary. Started in the vibe with 220. Mistake, I now know. As time went on, had to keep adding stuff to get the volume needed to let the action work right. Put a bunch of "leftovers" from the WF in, some odds and ends, and let it rip. Here's what's left after a full week of twice-daily fidgeting with it, 4 days of final polishing, first with AO, then with CO, plus, of course, Borax between loads and included with the CO. Some of it looks ok, some not, but I sure learned a lot.
Here's the whole load:
A pile of amethyst (my camera will NOT catch the colors right)
I tossed these 3 preforms in for fun - 2 amethyst and 1 amazonite:
This little guy was a surprise - the bubble on the ridge flashes a bright violet or lavender chatoyancy. Don't know what the rock is - heck, I hardly know what any of them are!
A bunch of various agates:
Some (I think) green moss agate and some green aventurine:
A pile of quartz:
A couple of wee quartz chunks that seem to have flecks of gold included, and give a brilliant golden flash:
I think this may be moonstone (what do I know?) I tried to catch some of the colorful flashes, but didn't do too well:
And ALL of this filler was in there, too!
Thanks for looking, pardon the cruddy photography, and I would appreciate any ID's that may come across.
Tom
Here's the whole load:
A pile of amethyst (my camera will NOT catch the colors right)
I tossed these 3 preforms in for fun - 2 amethyst and 1 amazonite:
This little guy was a surprise - the bubble on the ridge flashes a bright violet or lavender chatoyancy. Don't know what the rock is - heck, I hardly know what any of them are!
A bunch of various agates:
Some (I think) green moss agate and some green aventurine:
A pile of quartz:
A couple of wee quartz chunks that seem to have flecks of gold included, and give a brilliant golden flash:
I think this may be moonstone (what do I know?) I tried to catch some of the colorful flashes, but didn't do too well:
And ALL of this filler was in there, too!
Thanks for looking, pardon the cruddy photography, and I would appreciate any ID's that may come across.
Tom
