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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 15, 2016 12:02:22 GMT -5
I actually turned my lotos off for the first time in a really long time last week. I dedicated some time to learning how to do some copper prong settings so the time was well spent. Not running for a week meant the tumbles piled up a bit so this weeks load was all rock with no ceramics. I only photographed about 2/3 of the load but here's what I see in the photos clear/white quartz, rose quartz, amethyst, rutilated quartz, citrine quartz, pudding stone, mexican lace agate, tiger eye, fordite, dendritic opal, picture jasper, rio grand agates, montana agates, brazilian agate, bahia agate, lake superior agate, jaspelite, turitella agate, hawkeye tiger eye, dino bone, snowflake obsidian, ocean jasper, malichite, amazonite, black skin agate, teepee canyon agate my only self hounded rocks Thanks for looking Chuck
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 15, 2016 16:13:11 GMT -5
That's a lot of pictures! I love those crazy lace agates. Do you know where your jaspelite came from? Mine didn't turn out nearly as nice.
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Post by indiana on Feb 15, 2016 16:16:13 GMT -5
Another stellar batch!
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Post by 150FromFundy on Feb 15, 2016 16:31:35 GMT -5
Nice stuff, and interesting to see the Fordite. I thought it would be too soft to put in a mixed load with those other tough guys.
Darryl.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 15, 2016 17:02:48 GMT -5
That's a lot of pictures! I love those crazy lace agates. Do you know where your jaspelite came from? Mine didn't turn out nearly as nice. Taking and posting that many pictures takes a little time for sure. Makes me appreciate all the photos people post here even more. That jaspelite came from a chunk I slabbed over a year ago. Nice looking stuff but one of the top 5 messiest rocks to work on. That tumble was a saw scrap from this pendant. I might keep the tumble and ship it to who ever ends up buying the pendant. Chuck
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 17:08:33 GMT -5
Yes, we missed you.
Not angry though. You made it up to us with a really awesome series of eye candy.
Nive work amigo.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 15, 2016 20:13:07 GMT -5
Now that spiced things up. Dito above comments. Like that yellow dendritic a lot. Like em all. No more weeks off.
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Post by radio on Feb 15, 2016 20:25:05 GMT -5
really nice tumbles! thanks for the eye candy!
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Post by rodeodan on Feb 15, 2016 22:02:03 GMT -5
what a stellar showing
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Post by quartz on Feb 16, 2016 0:02:08 GMT -5
Quite a show, thanks.
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Post by osuguy0301 on Feb 16, 2016 7:40:02 GMT -5
Awesome looking batch...I always like the rutilated quartz you tumble.
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Post by meviva on Feb 16, 2016 9:23:28 GMT -5
One word: AWESOME!
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 16, 2016 10:05:03 GMT -5
Totally crazy cool!!! Question-Did you tumble the "Fordite" alone or mixed it???
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 16, 2016 10:20:41 GMT -5
Totally crazy cool!!! Question-Did you tumble the "Fordite" alone or mixed it??? Thanks- Everything in these pictures plus more was in the vibe together. The fordite does not take a high shine in the tumbler but if any the pieces look cool I hit them with ZAM real quick for a glassy shine. Chuck
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Post by jamesp on Feb 16, 2016 10:33:04 GMT -5
Totally crazy cool!!! Question-Did you tumble the "Fordite" alone or mixed it??? Thanks- Everything in these pictures plus more was in the vibe together. The fordite does not take a high shine in the tumbler but if any the pieces look cool I hit them with ZAM real quick for a glassy shine. Chuck Was curious about the fordite. Tumble rounded and then zammed. After a week with water, SiC 220 and tumbled pea size granite media brass-copper-german silver will take a buff shine using buff pad and tripoli. But the metal gets hot in buffing operation. It is a 3600 RPM 8" buff pad.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 16, 2016 10:39:10 GMT -5
Thanks- Everything in these pictures plus more was in the vibe together. The fordite does not take a high shine in the tumbler but if any the pieces look cool I hit them with ZAM real quick for a glassy shine. Chuck Was curious about the fordite. Tumble rounded and then zammed. After a week with water, SiC 220 and tumbled granite media brass-copper-german silver will take a buff shine using buff pad and tripoli. But the metal gets hot in buffing operation. It is a 3600 RPM 8" buff pad. I use ZAM on a 4" buff mounted in my floor standing drill press. Not real sure what speed it set to right now but things do get hot quick. All of my fordite cabs get ZAM as final polish. Chuck
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Post by jamesp on Feb 16, 2016 10:46:14 GMT -5
3600 would smoke that fordite. But as you tinker with metals a fast buff may become handy.
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Post by Tom on Feb 16, 2016 14:20:42 GMT -5
They all look great Chuck.
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Post by Thunder69 on Feb 16, 2016 17:30:37 GMT -5
Awesome...John
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 16, 2016 23:12:58 GMT -5
Thanks for all the nice comments folks. More of the same stuff coming out this weekend I am sure.
Chuck
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