Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Apr 18, 2010 9:30:36 GMT -5
Howdy folks, Took another monster batch form the UV-10 yesterday. I'm really loving this machine! Didn't take photos of the whole batch but here are a few pics of some of my favorite varieties. These went 10 days in Rockshed AO with a Dreft burnish. Thanks for looking....Mel Arizona Pet wood. I really like rumbling this stuff! Found a whole tub of tumble material I didn't even know I still had so I'm going to be running a lot.  Found this in the shop with the wood, South Dakota tumble mix composed of Prairie and Bubble Gum agate. Another of my very favorites to tumble. They take a long time in grind but the final results are nice.  And, just a few of the larger pieces from the lot, west Texas Plume, Crazy lace and a few other agates and jaspers.  |
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Apr 18, 2010 11:01:57 GMT -5
love the really intense colors in those!
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Apr 18, 2010 13:18:09 GMT -5
I think thats about as good as you could get 'em. Love the colors.
snuffy
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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 Apr 18, 2010 13:59:12 GMT -5
Great batch Mel!Love that Pet Wood.
Mike
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carloscinco
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Post by carloscinco on Apr 18, 2010 15:31:34 GMT -5
Boy! they all took a great polish. That bubble gum and prairie combo looks great.
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Post by susand24224 on Apr 18, 2010 17:16:44 GMT -5
All of them are great--wonderful shaping and perfect shine. I don't see any flaws in the stones, either. Super job--
Susan, who is digging around for that lost bubble gum agate after seeing yours.
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Post by Toad on Apr 18, 2010 17:21:35 GMT -5
Yummy. Love that piece with the plume (and hole) in it.
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Post by NatureNut on Apr 18, 2010 19:30:54 GMT -5
Yeah! Mel, found some more tumbling material! Just love these updates Mel. Pretty soon, you'll have enough tumbled rocks for whole flower beds!
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Post by rockrookie on Apr 18, 2010 19:47:18 GMT -5
nice looking batch , Mel
great shine !!
--paul
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darrad
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Post by darrad on Apr 18, 2010 20:00:55 GMT -5
Those bubble gums are so cool!  |
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pebblepup
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Post by pebblepup on Apr 19, 2010 12:40:15 GMT -5
Nice batch. Fantastic work there.
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Post by roswelljero on Apr 19, 2010 18:33:56 GMT -5
Mmm, mmm, mmm! Later, jeri |
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Post by beefjello on Apr 19, 2010 18:59:06 GMT -5
Beautiful batch there Mel! I'm drawn to the center piece in each pic, especially the black and red swirly wood.. wow!
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Post by Condor on Apr 19, 2010 21:22:54 GMT -5
Stunning. They are incredibly nice.
Condor
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Post by frane on Apr 20, 2010 12:29:46 GMT -5
SWEEEET! Those colors really jump out at you and they are so shinny! I just love them all!
Fran
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Post by krazydiamond on Apr 20, 2010 15:18:50 GMT -5
that is a yummy batch of shine!
KD
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Post by rocklicker on Apr 22, 2010 14:13:02 GMT -5
Incredilbe shine on those mel! I love those pet woods. It is one of my favorite things to tumble also. Nice shine, great patterns, and kids are drawn to em. How long did you have those in rough for? I like the shapes a lot. The whole batch looks great. Those agates are real beauties!
Steve
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Post by gaetzchamp on Apr 23, 2010 15:28:44 GMT -5
Mel-
Those are awesome. Good to hear you love the UV-10 so much. I love my vibe so much more than my rotaries and am tempted to sell them to buy more vibes. Maybe it's a learning curve that's too steep for me, but I just love the vibes.
Great looking batch dude,
gaetz
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Apr 23, 2010 21:45:51 GMT -5
Steve: Boy that's hard to say as I just take rough ground hunks from the tumbler when they look ready to move on. I don't rotate full batches forward. It would be safe to say though that they all ran for at least four to six weeks with the bubblegums going even longer as they are very lumpy when they first go in....Mel
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karock
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Post by karock on Apr 24, 2010 19:09:33 GMT -5
Eye candy for sure! Did you run ALL phases in the UV?
Karock
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