azgnoinc
spending too much on rocks
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Post by azgnoinc on Jun 8, 2014 19:33:22 GMT -5
I'm pretty happy with most of the batch, while some pieces will definitely find their way into future runs of Kscope - all in all not bad for a rookie - but certainly room for improvement/more patience for the final results. The big pieces up top were beach rock I used for filler, and obviously they need to be much smaller in the future - but still learning as I go. Suggestions are always welcome. Pics were taken outside & it was entirely too sunny, so my photo skills don't do the shine justice - but still room for improvement. Full batch minus the real small stuff & ceramic fillers Now for some of my favorite pieces: Reverse side Closeup of the "cave scene" piece And yes - undercutting was most certainly an issue for some of the pieces - these 2 came from different source rocks but still Kaleidoscope jasper:
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Post by nowyo on Jun 9, 2014 0:03:17 GMT -5
Heck, those look darn good. looks like a nice shine on there-the bright sun can play havoc with that. I know I'm still fighting to get a decent picture.
Some of that stuff does undercut real bad, and I don't have an answer for that. It's all a learning experience but it looks as though you're well on the way.
Russ
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tkvancil
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Post by tkvancil on Jun 9, 2014 0:39:43 GMT -5
That is some very cool material, the one in the 7th pic is my favorite. Some of those I'd have roughed a little longer. I like mine pretty well rounded but that is just my taste. Keep on rollin' them stones, you'll get where you want to be.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jun 9, 2014 1:25:41 GMT -5
I'm w/tk. let em roll in coarse. I usually do 5 weeks and 5 coarse grit changes. Sometimes 7. That stuff is well worth it.
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Post by snowmom on Jun 9, 2014 4:35:17 GMT -5
I'm a sucker for color... draws me like a magnet.(or a magpie LOL) these have it... interesting that the last piece has concentric rings which seem to have been disrupted and then the jasper over it... a sort of brecciated thing going on there. Love it!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jun 9, 2014 6:23:25 GMT -5
That material has great color and patterns but it looks like a difficult tumble. Some material just keeps exposing new pits each week. The second to last picture looks like some undercutting due to different hardness materials in the same rock.
I like that golf ball looking granite in the top left of the first pic. Is that a Lake Erie find? looks just like our Lake Huron stuff.
Chuck
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azgnoinc
spending too much on rocks
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Post by azgnoinc on Jun 9, 2014 22:17:05 GMT -5
That material has great color and patterns but it looks like a difficult tumble. Some material just keeps exposing new pits each week. The second to last picture looks like some undercutting due to different hardness materials in the same rock. I like that golf ball looking granite in the top left of the first pic. Is that a Lake Erie find? looks just like our Lake Huron stuff. Chuck Thanks for the encouraging words everyone. I agree on the extra length of time for the coarse grind, it's definitely a learning experience with each new type material of material I run. And yes Chuck - that is a Lake Erie find - just finished a batch entirely of those with pics to follow soon.
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Post by pghram on Jun 15, 2014 21:41:23 GMT -5
Nice veriety & colors.
Rich
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riverrock
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Post by riverrock on Jun 16, 2014 16:45:27 GMT -5
Some nice colours you have in those .
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 23, 2014 15:33:05 GMT -5
Liking the colors...Thumbs up
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