Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 28, 2010 14:25:40 GMT -5
Howdy folks, This is a batch of larger stones and slabs. Kind of forgot them and left them in polish 8 days and got the best shine I've ever achieved. Mixed batch again but I'll show separate pics of some of the types included. Thanks for looking....Mel Whole batch and these UV-10's do a bunch of rock at one time!  Brazilians:  Indian Blackskins and Montanas:  Stromatolite stuff from our yard:  Hornitos, Indian Green Moss and misc small slabettes:  Couple Woodward Plumes:  Crazy Lace, mostly Chinese Writing lace:  Flint Ridge Flint:  Couple of big Prairies, a psilomelane and an ammey sage:  Few big Lavic Siding Jasper pieces:  |
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Feb 28, 2010 14:46:32 GMT -5
Great shiny batch, maybe its not too bad to be forgetful when it comes to tumbling.
snuffy
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Mudshark
fully equipped rock polisher
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. Will Rogers
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Post by Mudshark on Feb 28, 2010 14:57:27 GMT -5
Great batch Mel,killer shine.My favs are the Brazilians and the Flint Ridge.
Mike
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Post by Bikerrandy on Feb 28, 2010 15:31:00 GMT -5
Awesome batch!!  I vibe all of my stuff for at least a week now, and final burnish for 24 hours. I'll bet that if you vibe them for 2 weeks, they'd glow in the dark ;D |
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Post by frane on Feb 28, 2010 15:53:52 GMT -5
Great batch Mel! I really love the Brazilian's and the woodwards!
Fran
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yaygems
starting to shine!
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Post by yaygems on Feb 28, 2010 16:52:13 GMT -5
May I ask what polish you used for this batch?
ooooh so shiny. They are gorgeous! :drool:
The stramatolite almost looks like it has potential schiller going on there. (The piece on the left and on the bottom.) How do those look under the sun?
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Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 28, 2010 18:14:05 GMT -5
yaygems: I always use the aluminum oxide polish sold by the Rockshed. It's cheap and does a fantastic job. No schiller on the sromatolite stuff, just real shiny....Mel
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carloscinco
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Post by carloscinco on Feb 28, 2010 21:48:42 GMT -5
That Flint Ridge and the Crazy Lace are tops in my book. Great polish on all of it. Where does the Flint Ridge flint come from?
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 28, 2010 22:28:26 GMT -5
Carlos: I got the Flint Ridge from a fellow named Gary Hardy that has a place right at Flint Ridge outside Newark, Ohio. It is really beautiful stuff and really takes a terrific shine...Mel
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Post by Toad on Mar 1, 2010 8:37:36 GMT -5
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NorthShore-Rocks
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Post by NorthShore-Rocks on Mar 2, 2010 9:27:32 GMT -5
Great batch Mel! Your material is always sweet and I really like your local stuff.
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Post by montanamuskrat on Mar 3, 2010 17:23:38 GMT -5
Very nice batch Mel. We always enjoy looking at the variety of stones you polish. Of course we like the Montana agate and all agate for that matter.
Debby & Tom
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I vibe all of my stuff for at least a week now, and final burnish for 24 hours. I'll bet that if you vibe them for 2 weeks, they'd glow in the dark ;D 
