racevw112
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Post by racevw112 on Mar 16, 2013 20:43:20 GMT -5
Here is a partial run of some of the apache tears, I picked up from Beefjello last week. I ran the in 1000 grit then polished them in the vib. Someone else did most of the hard work, before I purchased them. Photos are not as good in person and the ones that look like spots are air bubbles or something like that. Last picture is what they look liked before I polished them, with a polished one on top. ![](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c315/lkracecar/SAM_0844.jpg) ![](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c315/lkracecar/SAM_0850.jpg) ![](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c315/lkracecar/SAM_0853.jpg)
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Post by Noosh9057 on Mar 16, 2013 20:47:50 GMT -5
They look great. I did some about 3 years ago and they came out great. You did a good job.
Roger
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 16, 2013 21:25:35 GMT -5
nice looking batch. that sure was a fast tumble. I had a hard time resisting those when beefjello listed them.
chuck
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racevw112
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Post by racevw112 on Mar 16, 2013 21:49:27 GMT -5
I tumbled 24 hours in the 1000 grit, then 12 hours in polish, then 2 hours with ivory soap. I thought they polished fast, also.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Mar 17, 2013 7:03:47 GMT -5
Very cool!! One of these days I gotta finish the run of obsidian that I started. The edges frosted in the polish stage so I left them sitting in the barrel. lol
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Mar 17, 2013 8:21:57 GMT -5
Once frosted always frosted in my book.I find the frost difficult to grind off.Guess it depends how deep it is.
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Post by beefjello on Mar 17, 2013 11:27:28 GMT -5
Holy cow!! You made quick work of those and they look great!
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Post by Thunder69 on Mar 17, 2013 19:36:25 GMT -5
Outstanding......John
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