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Post by tkrueger3 on Aug 9, 2009 17:56:14 GMT -5
My new camera finally arrived. Now I can find out what my "polished" stones REALLY look like! One example: a 1.25" long cab from what I think is amazonite:  Now, a crop of the exact photo above - notice the surface features:  That's amazing. Now I understand why I can't get this stuff to gleam. Tom |
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Post by NatureNut on Aug 9, 2009 18:03:21 GMT -5
Yep! That's the structure I was talking about! But... if you are cutting them yourself, look at the rough. If you see a flat side to it, the flattest side, especially if it is the shiniest side, then cut parallel to it. You may have better luck if you cut your piece that way.
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Post by frane on Aug 10, 2009 17:01:49 GMT -5
When it finally turns out right, you will be shocked at the shine you will get! The cab looks great to me but that material is always fibrous so it is very difficult in the tumblers. My first load I did had a lot of amazonite in it and I used a lot of cushioning in it and I think I added a little dreft to the polish and it turned out pretty good. Haven't gotten a good result with it since and it did especially bad in the vibe. I think it does pretty well when cabbing. Sometimes you have to seal it with super glue right at the end and then it shines up really well in polish!
Fran
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Post by tkrueger3 on Aug 10, 2009 19:22:57 GMT -5
Fran, I just got some of that ultra-thin CA glue - I'm thinking maybe I'll give it a coating of that stuff and see what happens. Think that might work?
Tom
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Post by NatureNut on Aug 10, 2009 19:59:11 GMT -5
That should do it Tom. Thin coat, grind, thin coat, grind.
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