unclestu
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Post by unclestu on Apr 30, 2011 16:03:03 GMT -5
I just purchased this slab of painted death valley Indian stone. It looks so pretty as it is I was thinking of just polishing it and displaying it in its entirety as opposed to cabbing it. What do you think? Stu
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Apr 30, 2011 16:30:11 GMT -5
Wow, I think that would be worth a lot more left whole and polished up than in pieces
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 30, 2011 16:45:56 GMT -5
If that's really Death Valley material, you have a rare find. It's been illegal to collect Death Valley material for several decades. I'd just face polish that one, and display it. Don
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Steve
has rocks in the head
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Post by Steve on Apr 30, 2011 17:20:19 GMT -5
Polish it whole, cut out the largest possible rectangle, frame and hang it.
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playin4funami
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by playin4funami on Apr 30, 2011 18:15:29 GMT -5
beautiful peice, no way would I cut that up any more than I had to to display it.
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Post by tntmom on Apr 30, 2011 18:37:40 GMT -5
BEAUTIFUL!!! I agree with everyone else, don't cut it up!!!
~Krystee
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on May 1, 2011 14:05:16 GMT -5
Absolutly Awsome
You have some awsome material over there
It would be a crime to cut it up
Jack Yorkshire uk
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on May 1, 2011 14:47:19 GMT -5
That material is very hard to polish past a satin finish anyway and with a cab, you'll lose some of the picture. I'd vote to leave it as a specimen too.....Mel
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Post by ColtChainmailJewelryDesigns on May 1, 2011 16:04:59 GMT -5
Leave as is!!!!! I look so beautiful! It appears to me as a sunset on the beach looking partly through a translusent palm tree! I Love IT!!!!!!
~Colt Chainmail~
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unclestu
Cave Dweller
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Post by unclestu on May 1, 2011 16:25:42 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for your unanimous opinion to spare this piece from the blade. That was my initial thought as well. It would have been a crime to cut up such a beautiful piece of art that was created by mother nature.
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Being a nube I would like to know what would be the best way to polish this piece. I will be getting a thumler model B 15lb rotary tumbler as well as a ultra vib10lb vibrational tumbler. On the model B I will also have the conversion to run two 3lb barrels instead of the 15lb. In addition I am getting an 8" ameritool or high tech flat lap machine. Would it be best to just polish it on the flat lap or would it be best to use the tumbler and if so which one? If I used the tumbler I would almost want to tumble it all by itself in the ultra vibe. I would load it up with as much ceramic pieces as required to prevent it from breaking in the tumbler. Does that sound ok? Thanks for your advice
Stu
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peachfront
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by peachfront on May 1, 2011 17:17:51 GMT -5
Is it possible to use one of those countertop polishers on this one? I don't know how large it is...
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on May 1, 2011 19:32:07 GMT -5
That material is a argillite type stone and a fairly coarse grained sediment. You could round it off in a tumbler but it's usually too porous to tumble polish past that satin finish stage. Sometimes there are harder areas in the material that will polish better, but there are softer parts too. If you want it real shiny, you might wind up having to coat it with acrylic for display as you would with a wooden object.....Mel
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ashishkumar
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Post by ashishkumar on Nov 5, 2012 0:52:42 GMT -5
We rarely find these type of stones. Indian stones are in much demand nowdays and are available in different sizes, colors and designs which we can also see in this picture.
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jspencer
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Post by jspencer on Nov 7, 2012 11:33:16 GMT -5
I have never tried it on stone but on seashells a good coat of Johnsons Paste Wax gives them a really nice shine. It is found in most hardware stores. It`s an alternative to a spray lacquer. It is also a fast way to shine up cultured marble vanity sinks.
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