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herchenx
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Post by herchenx on Oct 26, 2012 16:35:22 GMT -5
I had some of this, the only part I got to shine was the pink.
I did OK with some on a wheel, but the vibe left them dull like this.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2012 19:21:54 GMT -5
I have not tumbled any but I get a pretty good shine on a 3000 diamond pad when I make my rings. I was thinking about throwing a batch in the tumbler but now I think I will pass on that. The green part in mine is somewhat more green than yours but do not know if that would make a difference. The only thing that I would know to do is either oil them or give them a hot wax like people do with soapstone. Heat them in the oven to 225 to 250 then roll them around in bees wax. As they cool and start to glaze over rub like crazy with a soft rag. You can probably do a multi polish by dumping them on half an old towel, fold the towel over them and roll them around. Not sure it would work but the stuff I have seems fairly porous so it should soak up the wax. I am sure they would be better than they are now. Sucks when that happens. Good luck. Jim
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riverrock
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Post by riverrock on Oct 27, 2012 15:54:56 GMT -5
If i start to put rocks in the oven i think i will be buying my wife a new oven. I will ask her right now to see if its ok to bake them. and the answer is , will it hurt my oven and what if one explodes you will have to by me a new one. what type of oil? and hot wax ? yep thats a double question. It a few lbs ahhh the waste of grit.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2012 18:57:07 GMT -5
If you bring the heat up slow there well not be an explosion. Put them in the oven before you turn the oven on then go up 75 to 100 degrees each 15 minutes.
Most hardware stores have bees way pretty cheap. One piece would cover all of those stones. If you want to do a test just heat up a few and use candle way to see how they turn out.
If you have some baby oil or mineral oil which is the same thing give that a try.
If they are real smooth you could lay them out and spray them with lacquer. Roll them and spray, roll them and spray. The lacquer dries fast so it would not take very long and they would be super shiny. Jim
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2012 12:26:17 GMT -5
is this the material fish and I collected last summer? I haven't tried any myself, but I got a lot of material to play with.
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Post by Minnesota Daniel on Nov 1, 2012 16:37:55 GMT -5
Is this one of those rocks that might benefit from an additional stage of 1,200 or 1,500 SiC before the polish?
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Post by riverrock on Nov 2, 2012 15:58:25 GMT -5
Yes it could be the same stuff that you and fish collected. Is there a 1200 and 1500 for tumblers? I might try the the wax or oil still.
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Post by Minnesota Daniel on Nov 2, 2012 23:22:48 GMT -5
I have some 1,500 grit SiC, but can't remember where I got it. The Rock Shed recommends and sells 1,000 grit AO as a prepolish for softer rock.
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