Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 18, 2010 17:25:20 GMT -5
Howdy folks, Well I emptied the UV-10 after 10 days in polish. I'm still amazed at the quantity of material this thing does in one shot. Ten days made for a really nice shine too. Huge lot and I couldn't even scrape together enough to really fill it up. Shaun at the Rockshed ( awesome dealer!) was kind enough to scrounge up another bowl for me so , since I'm still far from having enough prepolished rock for another UV-10 polish load, I think I'll use the other bowl for a load of fine grind and sand some cabs with the load while I'm at it. Anyway, another mixture with a bunch of Moctazuma slices and halves thrown in. Thanks for looking....Mel  |
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reelman
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by reelman on Jan 18, 2010 23:35:49 GMT -5
Nice looking variety and shine. How many lbs. will the UV-10 do in a bowl?
Arne
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 18, 2010 23:42:29 GMT -5
Arne: This load was a bit over 8 pounds and it was not as full as you can fill it so I'd say it would easily handle the ten pounds the manufacturer says it will handle.....Mel
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Post by superioragates on Jan 19, 2010 0:28:56 GMT -5
It never ceases to amaze me the shine you get one rocks !! Awesome batch! Marie
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Post by NatureNut on Jan 19, 2010 1:22:02 GMT -5
Wow Mel, those are great! What are the Moctazuma slices?
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Mudshark
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Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. Will Rogers
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Post by Mudshark on Jan 19, 2010 16:14:24 GMT -5
Great batch Mel.Awesome shine.
Mike
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 19, 2010 16:39:08 GMT -5
Naturenut: The Moctazumas are those little oval pastel and white banded agate slices and halves. Of all the Chihuahua Agate types, Moctazumas tend to be on the small side and have a whitish sort of lumpy skin. Lots are duds but they are of a size sliced easily with the ole Workforce and the kids love them so i always try to run a few when I have them....Mel
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Slydog
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Post by Slydog on Jan 19, 2010 17:24:03 GMT -5
Eye candy!!!! The kids love 'em?! So do I!!!!! Beautiful----
Nona
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Post by NatureNut on Jan 19, 2010 18:06:46 GMT -5
Kids aren't the only ones Mel.  |
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Post by frane on Jan 19, 2010 19:20:22 GMT -5
That is a great batch Mel! I have never been able to keep my load going that long in polish. I have always been afraid that they would beat each other up too much while being in the polish load but yours looks fantastic!
Fran
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 19, 2010 20:55:02 GMT -5
Fran: There was a little obsidian in the load that did get beat up and came out as throwaway junk. The only other thing that did not polish was some Antelope Jasper I threw in and that one seems to almost always be a spoiler. Pretty stuff but hard to get past a satin finish in the tumbler with other stuff. With the jasper and agate it always seems longer I leave it in polish, the deeper and better the shine..Mel
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NorthShore-Rocks
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Post by NorthShore-Rocks on Jan 19, 2010 21:11:14 GMT -5
Fantastic variety and and great shine Mel!
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Post by montanamuskrat on Jan 20, 2010 2:44:51 GMT -5
Very nice batch. We are taking pictures of a batch that just finished. It is hard to keep enough stuff around to keep it busy. It does a great job and uses less grit and polish for the amount of stone it works.
Debby and Tom
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