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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 28, 2017 19:25:06 GMT -5
I really was not too excited about this batch till I took the time look at them closer while photographing them. A little bit of everything. 46-70 in lortone rubber barrels running at stock lortone RPM with weekly cleanouts till ready. No added thickeners and no added slurry of any kind. 120/220 - 48 hours in the loto (30 percent ceramic fiiler) 500 - 72 hours in the loto (30 percent ceramic fiiler) Rockshed std. A/O polish 48 hours in the loto (30 percent ceramic fiiler) no burnish on these at allFirst two pictures are the ones that did not get in the closeups. 1. back lit carnelians 2A. back lit montana agate 2B. montana shine detail 3A. back lit 3B. Normal 4. I'll let Jugglerguy guess this one 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 2" long beach granite from Lake Huron. Tumbled surprisingly well. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Not a stone you will normally see tumbled. This was chinese apatite from rockjunquie. Extremely unstable. Starting a whole lot more then this but most crumbled. Thanks for looking Chuck
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ChicagoDave
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Post by ChicagoDave on Mar 28, 2017 19:37:34 GMT -5
WOW. This is a great batch. Love those carnelians (really need to order some). #3 is also amazing. And I really like the apatite. I am starting to play around with some new material we don't normally see posted here. Great job on a soft rock.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 28, 2017 19:42:11 GMT -5
Great job on that apatite, Chuck! That stuff is something else. I think I've managed 2 cabs. Really soft and fractured. As much as I like those, though, I like 6 and 11 even more. What is 6?
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 28, 2017 19:51:04 GMT -5
I'm not sure what number four is, Chuck. The color is sort of like that ryholite I find, but I don't know what the quartz is center.
The carnelian has to be my favorite. Of course, it's hard not to like Montanas.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 28, 2017 19:51:58 GMT -5
Great job on that apatite, Chuck! That stuff is something else. I think I've managed 2 cabs. Really soft and fractured. As much as I like those, though, I like 6 and 11 even more. What is 6? #6 might be a thunderegg slice. #11 is a botswana agate. That apatite was miserable. I did not expect any of it to survive till the end. It is a cool color though. edit: oops I messed up. I think #6 might be rio grande agate? Chuck
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 28, 2017 19:53:19 GMT -5
I'm not sure what number four is, Chuck. The color is sort of like that ryholite I find, but I don't know what the quartz is center. The carnelian has to be my favorite. Of course, it's hard not to like Montanas. I am 99 percent sure that is your banded rhyolite. I'll try to take another photo but I have tumbled a bunch of your stuff and would swear this is it.
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meskhov
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Post by meskhov on Mar 28, 2017 19:54:44 GMT -5
Chuck: Beautiful batch indeed! May I ask where you obtain the rough from? Am having trouble finding sized rough that is as distinctive as yours. Also, how many weeks did these have to run in the rough stage? Thanks
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 28, 2017 20:01:11 GMT -5
Chuck: Beautiful batch indeed! May I ask where you obtain the rough from? Am having trouble finding sized rough that is as distinctive as yours. Also, how many weeks did these have to run in the rough stage? Thanks I am not much help with either of those questions. My first stage is a never ending deal. I run a couple 12 pound barrels with 46/70 each and every week non stop and just pull out the rocks that are ready for stage 2 each week. I have been in stage one with those carnelians since December and have been pulling some out each week for the last 4 weeks. Some are still not ready so there may be a 6 week difference from the first rock ready to the last. I bought the carnelians specifically to tumble most of the rest were cabbing and slabbing leftovers. Chuck
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Post by aDave on Mar 28, 2017 20:26:18 GMT -5
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 28, 2017 20:27:53 GMT -5
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meskhov
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Post by meskhov on Mar 28, 2017 20:29:30 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I have some still in stage 1 now for over 5 weeks and most are still not ready. Just wanted a reality check.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 28, 2017 20:32:11 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I have some still in stage 1 now for over 5 weeks and most are still not ready. Just wanted a reality check. Patience will pay off Those carnelian agates in this weeks batch were in stage one for 12 weeks. Chuck
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Post by aDave on Mar 28, 2017 20:32:29 GMT -5
I don't get out much. Is it an actual rock, or is it material painted with different layers of paint? I'm even embarrassed to ask. Dave
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 28, 2017 20:36:32 GMT -5
I don't get out much. Is it an actual rock, or is it material painted with different layers of paint? I'm even embarrassed to ask. Dave It is the over spray that gets on the steel racks as car parts are painted on the assembly line. Several hundred of layers are each baked into a material hard enough to cab. The racks need to be cleaned off so the material gets busted off and sold (by the gram at $1 per gram) In my link above with my cabs the cabs are resting on the rough material Chuck
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Post by orrum on Mar 28, 2017 20:40:32 GMT -5
I still say the carnelians are my favs! The apatite is incredible! Grest batch Chuck!
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Post by aDave on Mar 28, 2017 20:45:08 GMT -5
I don't get out much. Is it an actual rock, or is it material painted with different layers of paint? I'm even embarrassed to ask. Dave It is the over spray that gets on the steel racks as car parts are painted on the assembly line. Several hundred of layers are each baked into a material hard enough to cab. The racks need to be cleaned off so the material gets busted off and sold (by the gram at $1 per gram) In my link above with my cabs the cabs are resting on the rough material Chuck Thanks Chuck. Very interesting. Pretty expensive considering there are 31 grams in a troy ounce. Hardnesswise, what does it compare to? Dave
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Post by toiv0 on Mar 28, 2017 20:59:04 GMT -5
3 and 6 are going to give me nightmares, but I like them the best.
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Post by victor1941 on Mar 28, 2017 21:06:20 GMT -5
#6 looks like some of the plume/moss combination found around the Woodward and surrounding ranches in Texas.
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Post by morerockspleaz on Mar 28, 2017 21:06:38 GMT -5
Another batch of beautiful shiny rocks. My favorite is the fordite? in the first group picture. They are very nice.
BeLinda
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Post by grizman on Mar 28, 2017 21:29:22 GMT -5
Very nice rocks. I like the variety, but I also have to give you great credit for the depth of shine you were able to achieve, even the apatite has a good shine and that's not easy to do. I am not going to tax my mind by trying to figure out my fav!
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