limivi
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Post by limivi on Dec 5, 2011 9:20:39 GMT -5
hi my name is linda , Ive been fascinated by rock tumbling since a girl of nineteen and a friends father tumbled rocks but had to wait until i was 59 to start for myself. iget completely absorbed by it but i am having a problem with my favorite stone tiger eye, i can get the stone as smooth as a baby's bottom, but cannot get the shine i want any suggestions?
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Post by paulshiroma on Dec 5, 2011 9:32:30 GMT -5
Welcome aboard, Linda. Good to meet you. Maybe you can outline the steps your taking with the tiger eye? That might help the forum members provide some advice. Looking forward to seeing your results.
Thanks! Paul
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2011 13:15:34 GMT -5
Greetings Linda, firstly may i welcome you to RTH as the 1st from this side of the pond! Tigers Eye polishes the best and easiest with Aluminum Oxide which is virtually non-existant in the UK, but it will polish eventually with both Cerium, Tin and Zinc Oxide if you grind it down to about Fixed1500 grit or F600 grit for 2 weeks. Then do a simple test to check if a stone is ready for polishing is by just dipping the stone in water, then take it out again and look at the stone. Question: Does the water bead on the stone? Yes, it is ready for polishing. No, it still needs further fine grinding. -- I hail from (The Barony of Seabegs) Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire, U.K, where aliens (15mb) sometimes come for a visit & about 4 miles west from this monstrosity! Sticky's: their contents are resource information 1#: Vendors worldwide (2mb), 2#: How to use the forum, 3#: How to identify rocks & minerals, 4#: Save money on expensive grits & polishes!
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limivi
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Post by limivi on Dec 5, 2011 13:49:48 GMT -5
thanks for your replies will try regrinding in f600 as only did it for one week will give it a second week thanks linda
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2011 15:30:13 GMT -5
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