yorgos
starting to shine!
When you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will.
Member since December 2009
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Post by yorgos on Feb 14, 2010 17:21:14 GMT -5
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Post by Bikerrandy on Feb 14, 2010 17:25:46 GMT -5
It worked!  Hey, great pics, those certainly are some beautiful rocks. |
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Post by susand24224 on Feb 14, 2010 18:04:16 GMT -5
Nice rocks! And it looks like you are enjoying your new hobby.
Susan
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Post by rockrookie on Feb 14, 2010 18:05:30 GMT -5
Alright Yorgos ,
you figured out how to post a lot quicker than i did . i can't wait to see what your finished polish looks like .
----paul
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Post by rockrookie on Feb 14, 2010 18:15:42 GMT -5
Great looking Work area ,
once you are hooked completly it will never look the same . haha !!
also , have a good time figuring out the board .
it has a huge ammount of info .
i have learned most of what i know about rocks from here .
---paul
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Post by roswelljero on Feb 14, 2010 18:45:11 GMT -5
Looking good! Very pretty material. I love the blue color! If this is your first batch, you may not realize that the pitted/brownish/yellowish areas won't go away or take a shine. You could tumble them in coarse grit until the spots are gone or grind them out with a rotorary tool.  Later, jeri |
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Post by superioragates on Feb 14, 2010 18:53:22 GMT -5
very pretty blues! Nice batch ya got there!
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Post by NatureNut on Feb 14, 2010 18:57:56 GMT -5
Welcome Yorgos! Those sure are pretty blue rocks and I just love your workspace! Did you find them yourself? Jo
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Post by morerockspleaz on Feb 14, 2010 21:50:45 GMT -5
Wow those are some really pretty blue rocks. Well done on your first batch.
BeLinda
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Post by Toad on Feb 14, 2010 23:10:27 GMT -5
That is wonderful material. Beautiful blues. Some additional time in rough grind, and you'll have magnifcent gems.
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Post by tkrueger3 on Feb 15, 2010 0:06:59 GMT -5
Very nice batch of blue! One criticism, though - your work area is WAY TOO CLEAN! ;D
Tom
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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 15, 2010 0:49:20 GMT -5
i got a thing for blue rocks -- very nice job
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Post by montanamuskrat on Feb 15, 2010 1:46:33 GMT -5
Very nice batch. Love the blue. We agree with running them through course more for a smother finish. Some of them would turn out very beautiful.
Debby & Tom
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yorgos
starting to shine!
When you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will.
Member since December 2009
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Post by yorgos on Feb 15, 2010 2:13:06 GMT -5
Thanks for all response! I like your reactions very much!
The captions to the photos got lost and the last photo is just after 80 Gritt (7+4days) and 220 Gritt (7days).
Bikerrandy -thank you for your help with the posting!
Paul - I am glad I did it quicker than you, it sure seemed a long and painful (many failures) process, thanks to bikerrandy I got it
Jeri -thanks for the advice
Jo - yes I found them myself and have litterally tons (ton=100kg) to work on and more tons at the locality
to everybody - I have been told by an expert that this intense blue colour is found only in another locality in Australia - does anybody know more? I have some pieces the size of a fist - how would you suggest these should be worked on??
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Post by NatureNut on Feb 15, 2010 8:51:35 GMT -5
Debby & Tom have alot of experience with their Montana agates which are similar to your beauties. I just sliced a couple of their agates that they kindly shared with me and believe me, it would be worth it for you to get a wet tile saw with a 7" continuous rim diamond blade to cut some into slices. Looking at them, I would think they have beautiful patterns inside of them. Don't know where you would find the saw in Greece, but I'm sure you can track one down. From there, you can cut cabochon shaped pieces and tumble them. You can also cut your rough into chunks, that will cut down your initial time spent rounding the rough and sloughing off those areas that Jeri mentioned above. A saw will also allow you to shave off those problem areas and cut down the time spent tumbling in 80 grit. There is lots of experience and advice around here, so keep asking any questions that come into your head.  Jo |
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emyhro4048
spending too much on rocks
Member since March 2007
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Post by emyhro4048 on Feb 20, 2010 19:13:37 GMT -5
Those are beautiful. What are you going to put on all those shelves?
Ed M.
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Hey, great pics, those certainly are some beautiful rocks. 
Jo
