Rolling Stones Batches - Sat Aug 29 2009

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MyNewHobby
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Rolling Stones Batches - Sat Aug 29 2009 Aug 29, 2009 13:33:23 GMT -5

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Post by MyNewHobby on Aug 29, 2009 13:33:23 GMT -5

Good Morning All!

Today is barrel checking day for the rotaries. This post is for the Rolling Stones tumblers (1 lb plastic barrels)

Last weekend I started one batch of Mahogany Obsidian and some raw Apache Tears.

Here is the link from last Saturday showing what this batch looked like before tumbling started:

forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/index.cgi?board=sawingb&action=display&thread=32740

Now ... here at the pictures from today.

I think they may come out nicely. However, I think one mistake I made was I left this batch in 60/90 too long. I lost more mass than I anticipated. They are now rolling in 120/220 and I will check them probably Friday or Saturday. I am not too concerned about losing a great deal more mass.

All of the (what appear to be) nicks or cracks that you see are in fact part of the original stone.

These are dry ...

These are wet ...

You can stare at a rock for hours and never see the same thing twice.

Toad misunderstood rock expert Only rocks understand me. Member since September 2004 Posts: 12,798	Rolling Stones Batches - Sat Aug 29 2009 Aug 29, 2009 14:54:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Toad on Aug 29, 2009 14:54:43 GMT -5 Gonna be beautiful stones.
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MyNewHobby driving up their electric bill Member since January 2009 Posts: 2,282	Rolling Stones Batches - Sat Aug 29 2009 Aug 29, 2009 15:03:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MyNewHobby on Aug 29, 2009 15:03:50 GMT -5 Toad .... thank you .... I sure hope they come out. The Mahogany is just beautiful!!
	You can stare at a rock for hours and never see the same thing twice.

Noosh9057 fully equipped rock polisher Member since November 2003 Posts: 1,613	Rolling Stones Batches - Sat Aug 29 2009 Aug 29, 2009 15:19:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Noosh9057 on Aug 29, 2009 15:19:05 GMT -5 Wow they look great so far. I hope my batch gos good. Roger
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Rolling Stones Batches - Sat Aug 29 2009 Aug 29, 2009 15:46:53 GMT -5

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Post by tkrueger3 on Aug 29, 2009 15:46:53 GMT -5

Julie, if those shine up to look the way they look now wet, OMG! They will be really stunning! I especially like the way you cut up the obsidian - it's going to show off the mahogany stripes extremely well.

Tom

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Rolling Stones Batches - Sat Aug 29 2009 Aug 29, 2009 17:31:45 GMT -5

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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 29, 2009 17:31:45 GMT -5

Howdy Julie, Those are starting to look real pretty but a word to the wise. I see you have flats of some of the mahogany pieces and flat spots on obsidian, in my experience, are really tough to polish. Were it me, I'd roll all the stones much longer in coarse grind to eliminate all flats before moving them on. The rounder the obsidian pieces, the easier to obtain a good polish. Otherwise, the shoulders polish up real well and the flats will have a duller finish.....Mel

karock has rocks in the head Member since November 2007 Posts: 667	Rolling Stones Batches - Sat Aug 29 2009 Aug 29, 2009 18:28:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by karock on Aug 29, 2009 18:28:04 GMT -5 Mel is right about the flats, except that if you use lots of small and medium ceramic media it will help with the needed even friction points. The sure look nice with water. Success to you. Karock

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Rolling Stones Batches - Sat Aug 29 2009 Aug 30, 2009 12:45:56 GMT -5

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Post by MyNewHobby on Aug 30, 2009 12:45:56 GMT -5

Good Morning All!

When you are talking about "flats", do you mean the pieces with sides versus round pieces?

What I am hearing is that since the Mahogany is not round that the polish will not be as nice.

Now ... I understand the idea of not polishing well when it came to the Rainbow Obsidian I did in the vibe. It did not polish well as it was in a batch with mixed mohs. I put too much of a wide range of mohs and the Obsidian does not play well with others.

Need input as always!!

You can stare at a rock for hours and never see the same thing twice.

karock has rocks in the head Member since November 2007 Posts: 667	Rolling Stones Batches - Sat Aug 29 2009 Aug 31, 2009 13:05:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by karock on Aug 31, 2009 13:05:13 GMT -5 Flats = pieces that have large areas flat - could be a side or a back or a flat front Karock

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