Post by frane on Nov 1, 2009 19:53:09 GMT -5
I pulled a load of quartz out of the UV 10 tonight and I am a bit frustrated. This batch had gone through the tumblers and set aside until enough had gone through the tumblers to have enough for a vibe batch. I added some preforms to the 500 grit stage and hoped they would hold up. Well, everything looked great until I put them in the polish. I suspect that the problem was the new ceramic pellets that had not been run before in the vibe. Although I have beautiful shine, almost every stone has an impact fracture or some undercutting. I made sure there were plenty of ceramic media for cushioning.
I can't complain about the shine. That really took well! See for yourself.
Here are a few that I like. This is a piece of self collected quartz that has inclusions that almost give a mossy look.
Here is a light amethyst and then a citrine
Here is a clear quarts with inclusions
Some of the preforms. They undercut a bit and misshaped but over all, they are OK.
This last one I was trying to catch the rainbow effect in the stone in the center. Almost but not quite.
Thanks for looking!
Fran
I can't complain about the shine. That really took well! See for yourself.
Here are a few that I like. This is a piece of self collected quartz that has inclusions that almost give a mossy look.
Here is a light amethyst and then a citrine
Here is a clear quarts with inclusions
Some of the preforms. They undercut a bit and misshaped but over all, they are OK.
This last one I was trying to catch the rainbow effect in the stone in the center. Almost but not quite.
Thanks for looking!
Fran
