|
|
Post by tntmom on Jun 14, 2014 12:18:57 GMT -5
What a super cool contest John and Roy!!!! The batches are looking awesome!
|
|
Thunder69
Cave Dweller 
Thunder 2000-2015
Member since January 2009
Posts: 3,105
|
Post by Thunder69 on Jun 14, 2014 21:34:36 GMT -5
Nice prizes Roy!!...Alright folks ..ONE WEEK LEFT!!!!!...Ohhhh the pressure ,the gut churning decisions,second and third guesses,pulling hair, banging heads against the wall...Glad it 's not me..LOL  ....Seriously though....I wish you all the best of luck down the stretch...It has been a long and fantastic journey that I have had the pleasure of being a part of...John |
|
noob
having dreams about rocks
Member since January 2014
Posts: 51 
|
Post by noob on Jun 14, 2014 23:58:19 GMT -5
Those prizes are really cool. Thank you for having this contest. I think that everyone that has a chance to participate is a winner. It really gave us some good material to work with.
Thanks again.
|
|
tkvancil
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2011
Posts: 1,548
|
Post by tkvancil on Jun 15, 2014 10:02:12 GMT -5
Nice prizes ... can't wait to see who wins. Myself, I'm already a winner. Got some material I might never of seen otherwise and a whole bunch of new rocks to go in my favorites. If it's up to a vote on the top ten pics ... I'm leaning toward a single shot of all ten. |
|
|
|
Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 15, 2014 10:45:24 GMT -5
Cool prizes, Roy. I kept looking at the fern slab trying to find the fern. I finally looked up "tempskya petrified fern" and found that it's actually a slab from the trunk of a tree fern. That explains why I couldn't see a fern leaf in the slab. Tempskya FernI really like the geode and who couldn't use some more grit? Thanks John! As has been said many times before, we're all winners of a great box of rocks. |
|
|
|
Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jun 15, 2014 18:02:42 GMT -5
Some great looking prizes there roy. Win lose or draw this has been a real fun 10 weeks. Thanks. just finished my 1000 stage and things look real promising. These are the "canary in the mine" cabs I have kept going with the contest rocks. I figure the tiger eye is very reliable tumble and I know what to expect so I have used those as a gauge for when each stage is done. anyway here's the test cabs after 1000 grit  If you go back a few posts you can see what these looked like after 500 to compare. thanks for looking Chuck |
|
|
|
Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 16, 2014 7:51:00 GMT -5
Well shoot. There go any hopes of first place. That's an amazing picture of some amazing cabs. Wow.
|
|
|
|
Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jun 16, 2014 8:04:24 GMT -5
Well shoot. There go any hopes of first place. That's an amazing picture of some amazing cabs. Wow. Just keeping you on your toes Rob. I think there are going to be some amazing pictures posted. I am bummed because I'll be on vacation (without internet) the whole week after the contest pics are posted so I may not see them for a whole week. Chuck |
|
|
|
Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 16, 2014 8:36:04 GMT -5
You knocked me right off of my toes. Are you going to be on Drummond Island that week? Is there no Internet there?
|
|
|
|
Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jun 16, 2014 8:46:49 GMT -5
You knocked me right off of my toes. Are you going to be on Drummond Island that week? Is there no Internet there? There are a couple of restaurants with SLOW wi-fi so I'll try to at least get a peek at the pictures. We barely get cell phone services and no 4G. Chuck |
|
|
|
Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jun 17, 2014 17:38:00 GMT -5
getting excited ..... I just pulled one of my rocks out to check the progress of the polish. This is one that has some pesky cracks so I know its not a top 10 finalist but it sure does shine up nicely and it appears teh batch is doing just fine. I'll start trying to figure out how to best photograph a group of ten rocks tomorrow.   Chuck |
|
|
|
Post by roy on Jun 18, 2014 9:04:20 GMT -5
nice and shinny!
|
|
Fossilman
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2009
Posts: 20,723
|
Post by Fossilman on Jun 18, 2014 9:37:46 GMT -5
Cool idea and good luck everybody........(no I don't tumble yet) but will watch the contest..Thumbs up
|
|
junglejim
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2014
Posts: 344
|
Post by junglejim on Jun 18, 2014 11:19:14 GMT -5
Incredible shine Chuck. You have a killer batch running. I'm taking mine out of the final polish tomorrow and start the burnish.
|
|
tkvancil
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2011
Posts: 1,548
|
Post by tkvancil on Jun 19, 2014 11:12:51 GMT -5
Nice lookin' piece there Chuck.
Rinsed the polish off mine today and am running the borax burnish. Got some beauties, but lost a couple potential entrants. Two pieces of nice jasper developed some pitting in the polish run. There were no pits coming out of the pre-polish, so I'm a little stumped on how they showed up. One piece of petwood also developed grooves along the grain lines that weren't there going in, another head scratcher. It might still look cool after the burnish though.
Good luck everyone. We are down to the wire!
|
|
|
|
Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jun 19, 2014 11:33:43 GMT -5
Nice lookin' piece there Chuck. Rinsed the polish off mine today and am running the borax burnish. Got some beauties, but lost a couple potential entrants. Two pieces of nice jasper developed some pitting in the polish run. There were no pits coming out of the pre-polish, so I'm a little stumped on how they showed up. One piece of petwood also developed grooves along the grain lines that weren't there going in, another head scratcher. It might still look cool after the burnish though. Good luck everyone. We are down to the wire! I ran into the same dang problems with some green and tan jaspers I planned on using that were looking great earlier. I swear this batch looked better to me after three days in 1000 (vibe) then they do now that they are out of polish and burnish. Oh well. It's been fun and I am looking forward to seeing everyone's photos. Good luck to all! Chuck |
|
|
|
Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jun 19, 2014 18:22:10 GMT -5
Hey everyone!!!...I was going to say 2 pics of five would be good...But then I think just one would be the fairest way to go...It will be the coup de grâce pic of pics... ....I would also suggest to take the pic in different lighting to see which one gives the optimal WOW factor.....Let me know what Ya'll think...John Hey John. I assume we need to send our contest photo to you right? And I was also wondering if you want a certain size like 1600x1200 or 1280x960 ? I have been driving myself nuts trying to get the best photo so I need to just give up and send something to end the madness. Thanks Chuck |
|
Thunder69
Cave Dweller
Thunder 2000-2015
Member since January 2009
Posts: 3,105
|
Post by Thunder69 on Jun 19, 2014 18:53:22 GMT -5
Chuck you are correct..For everyone...Send the pics to me..You can send it in a P.M. ..Or if you want I can give you my email and you can send it that way...I am going to download them to my puter and reload to my photobucket ..Whatever size you choose....They will all have the same size format from me when I post them...You are most welcome!...John
|
|
noob
having dreams about rocks
Member since January 2014
Posts: 51
|
Post by noob on Jun 20, 2014 0:02:39 GMT -5
So I just want to make sure I do not screw this up. We need to take a picture of our 10 best rocks in any size, then send the picture to John. It is as simple as that.
Did we decide on doing a side contest of our single best rock? I wouldn't mind getting in on that.
Thanks,
Jon
|
|
|
|
Post by fantastic5 on Jun 20, 2014 7:37:01 GMT -5
Washed this morning before work and will burnish this evening. Like some of the others, one of my contenders has failed to produce the desired shine. Here is a picture after initial stage in the vibe when I decided that it needed to be cut in half. I thought it might be Saginite sprays around red agate center. After the polish stage everything has a high shine EXCEPT for the sprays. (Sorry no picture of this). They appear dull and etched. Any advice?  |
|
....Seriously though....I wish you all the best of luck down the stretch...It has been a long and fantastic journey that I have had the pleasure of being a part of...John
Nov 14, 2024 18:17:57 GMT -5
*
Nov 14, 2024 18:17:57 GMT -5
*
Nov 15, 2024 17:44:51 GMT -5
Nov 15, 2024 17:44:51 GMT -5
