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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 11, 2017 19:59:22 GMT -5
Spring time is just around the corner so I got an order of pudding stone fridge magnets ready. These were good sellers and I sold as many as I wanted to make last year. These are mostly cabbing scraps or pieces made from slabs that were not cab quality. Easy project that just involves the trim saw and vibe tumbler. Thanks for looking Chuck
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 11, 2017 20:14:05 GMT -5
Purdy!
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Post by MrMike on Feb 11, 2017 20:16:22 GMT -5
Really nice Chuck Drummond Island Rocks. What are the components making up MI pudding stone? Mixed hardness? Doesn't look like you have any problems with undercutting.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 11, 2017 20:38:19 GMT -5
Really nice Chuck Drummond Island Rocks. What are the components making up MI pudding stone? Mixed hardness? Doesn't look like you have any problems with undercutting. Thanks, The pudding stone undercuts horribly in the tumbler. Cabs great though. quartzite matrix with mostly jasper and chert mixed in. Chuck
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Post by MrMike on Feb 11, 2017 20:44:57 GMT -5
Really nice Chuck Drummond Island Rocks . What are the components making up MI pudding stone? Mixed hardness? Doesn't look like you have any problems with undercutting. Thanks, The pudding stone undercuts horribly in the tumbler. Cabs great though. quartzite matrix with mostly jasper and chert mixed in. Chuck Thanks for the info. I've (almost) learned my lesson on tumbling the coarse quartzites & congloms. Maybe someday I'll be able to slab, cab & polish on some wheels....
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 11, 2017 21:48:42 GMT -5
Hard to avoid the undercutting but this stuff actually tumbles better with less time in each stage. More time just equals more undercutting.
Chuck
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Post by pghram on Feb 11, 2017 21:49:04 GMT -5
Looking good, where do you sell them?
Peace,
Rich
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 11, 2017 21:52:18 GMT -5
Looking good, where do you sell them? Peace, Rich I have a local gift shop that buys most of my pudding stone stuff. Tumbled stones and magnets are great items for someone wanting a polished pudding stone without forking out big bucks for jewelry. The gift shop is on the same Island that the stones were found so it is a local thing. Chuck
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 12, 2017 6:45:54 GMT -5
Really nice Chuck Drummond Island Rocks. What are the components making up MI pudding stone? Mixed hardness? Doesn't look like you have any problems with undercutting. Thanks, The pudding stone undercuts horribly in the tumbler. Cabs great though. quartzite matrix with mostly jasper and chert mixed in. Chuck By Chuck's standards 'horribly'. Not so bad by some standards. White quartz with that red jasper is no less than striking. I would think you find some puddingstone that has harder quartz throughout and undercuts less. Shame that red jasper is not encased in fine white chalcedony molded tight together instead of grainy crystalline quartz. Or a super tight grained quartzite. That is a strange combo, crystalline quartz and cryptocrystalline jasper. Not a common mix. I forgot the geology of how puddingstone was formed. Had to be unusual. You need to install a 48 or 60 inch rock saw on that island and start cutting table tops out of those puddingstone boulders. Or ship them down to Elberton GA where they are cutting countertop from 5' X 5' X 10' granite blocks with 12 foot saws. You can drive a mile down main street Elberton and see 50 giant saws running 24/7 out in the weather in that town. Sawing countertop. I think they receive materials from all over the world to saw. I see semi's carrying them thru Atlanta from port Savannah/Miami with exotic 5x5x10's regularly. They can be smaller than this 5x5x10 standard. 12 foot saw for 5 foot slab.
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Post by osuguy0301 on Feb 12, 2017 8:13:51 GMT -5
Chuck,
Do you finish those in a vibe like you would agates or do you use something like corn cob with polish? Those look great by the way. I always like your pudding stone batches
Jake
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 12, 2017 8:30:02 GMT -5
Chuck, Do you finish those in a vibe like you would agates or do you use something like corn cob with polish? Those look great by the way. I always like your pudding stone batches Jake Dry tumbling them produces a smoother feel but still undercuts some and does not get the shine I can get wet tumbling Dry tumbled in corn cob Chuck
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 12, 2017 8:41:19 GMT -5
Thanks, The pudding stone undercuts horribly in the tumbler. Cabs great though. quartzite matrix with mostly jasper and chert mixed in. Chuck I would think you find some puddingstone that has harder quartz throughout and undercuts less. Shame that red jasper is not encased in fine white chalcedony molded tight together instead of grainy crystalline quartz. Or a super tight grained quartzite. Out of the hundreds of pounds of this stuff that I have tumbled I probably have less then 5 pounds that are in my personal collection that I consider top notch. I should try to photograph that group some day. Chuck
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Post by jamesp on Feb 12, 2017 8:45:23 GMT -5
So is rock hunting. 5% or less of coral has decent color. Less than 1% really nice. High reject rate too.
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Post by adam on Feb 12, 2017 8:47:40 GMT -5
A polished pudding stone countertop would fetch a pretty penny. People would love it, I know I would. I don't know if pudding stones come in great large boulders, but, if they do, I can see an awesome business ahead of you, Chuck. Even if pudding stone doesn't come in great large boulders, you could still slab them and do some tiling work with them.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 12, 2017 10:45:50 GMT -5
A polished pudding stone countertop would fetch a pretty penny. People would love it, I know I would. I don't know if pudding stones come in great large boulders, but, if they do, I can see an awesome business ahead of you, Chuck. Even if pudding stone doesn't come in great large boulders, you could still slab them and do some tiling work with them. Pudding stone tiled countertops are pretty common in the area I find the rocks. I have a cousin that has the whole wall behind his fireplace done in thick slices. Have seen a shower floor done in them too. Chuck
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Post by adam on Feb 12, 2017 11:59:23 GMT -5
A pudding stone fire place... that would be quite nice.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 12, 2017 12:22:44 GMT -5
A pudding stone fire place... that would be quite nice. I took this photo before the mortar was done but you get the idea. Chuck
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