jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Apr 2, 2015 19:26:02 GMT -5
Did these in sugar in the vibe. Using sugar allows water additions every day and a half or two. So it does not need to be monitored closely. SiC 220 for 2 days in Metamucil AO 500 for 2 days in sugar AO 14,000 for 1 day in sugar Limb cast and coral from Zephyr Hills FL. More corals Outside layer of coral
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 2, 2015 19:52:20 GMT -5
Those are awesome!!!!!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Apr 2, 2015 20:02:09 GMT -5
Beauty's each and every one. Nice batch James.
Chuck
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Post by Thunder69 on Apr 2, 2015 20:17:42 GMT -5
I can barely make out the stones for all the shine....Great job James....John
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Post by Henry on Apr 2, 2015 21:02:20 GMT -5
Gotta put on my shades! Beautiful.
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Post by braders on Apr 2, 2015 22:11:26 GMT -5
You are on to something Mr. There is no way I could get a shine in my via like that in that short of a time ..... Unless they were pre ground ?? Where those ?
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Apr 3, 2015 4:20:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments folks.
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Post by jamesp on Apr 3, 2015 4:26:16 GMT -5
You are on to something Mr. There is no way I could get a shine in my via like that in that short of a time ..... Unless they were pre ground ?? Where those ? Some of them were pre ground braders. And then run in the rotary with SiC 30/60. Then straight to the vibe with SiC 220. The pre grind leaves deep scratches and must be rotary tumbled with SiC 30-60-90 to remove the scratches. There was softer rocks mixed with the agate and coral that did not take a good shine though.
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Post by gingerkid on Apr 3, 2015 6:30:49 GMT -5
Those are beautiful, jamesp!! Are these your tumbles that you had in your greenhouse that got rather warm??
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Apr 3, 2015 6:52:47 GMT -5
Those are beautiful, jamesp!! Are these your tumbles that you had in your greenhouse that got rather warm?? Yes. I pulled those out of polish stage early for inspection. The rest of the batch finishing today. Including that space age piece. It needs a Lot-O. It probably has a fair shine though.
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 3, 2015 9:44:13 GMT -5
Crazy cool James-my next batch is your coral(you sent me),if I can get a 10th of that shine,I will be happy.Thumbs up
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Post by jamesp on Apr 3, 2015 9:53:35 GMT -5
Crazy cool James-my next batch is your coral(you sent me),if I can get a 10th of that shine,I will be happy.Thumbs up Excuse me, I think you got that shine on Montana agate in a rotary....
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Post by snowmom on Apr 3, 2015 16:17:42 GMT -5
great shine, the limb cast is dramatic, with the contrast in it pointed up by that shine. colors and patterns really pop under that sheen. love your posts.
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Post by jamesp on Apr 3, 2015 18:41:56 GMT -5
great shine, the limb cast is dramatic, with the contrast in it pointed up by that shine. colors and patterns really pop under that sheen. love your posts. Mangrove grows in shallow water. The species of coral I find is shallow water. And I find silicified oysters. They all occur together just as they were millions of years ago. Nothing is very disturbed, it is as it was for the most part.
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