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Post by rockyraccoon on Apr 3, 2004 18:10:49 GMT -5
here is the quartz after the 400 grit - it's going into 1000 a.o. now. i let them dry before i took the pic so i can see the difference when they are polished. blue quartz   rose quartz  green adventurine  kim |
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thewiz
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Post by thewiz on Apr 3, 2004 18:32:27 GMT -5
hey rocky the little chips in the guartz is that what you once called finger nail looking chips
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Post by creativeminded on Apr 4, 2004 9:50:37 GMT -5
Those are very pretty.
Tami
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Post by rockyraccoon on Apr 14, 2004 8:39:11 GMT -5
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thewiz
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Post by thewiz on Apr 14, 2004 9:15:45 GMT -5
nice job rocky. i love the blue ones. just check my mixed batch in cerium oxide polish and switched them to aluminum oxide. some day i'll get a shine like yours
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Post by sandsman1 on Apr 14, 2004 9:37:16 GMT -5
i cant see any of the pics just little squares i clicked on them but they just come back ------------ i wanna see hahahaha seeya john
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Post by cookie3rocks on Apr 14, 2004 11:56:34 GMT -5
When I took my quartz out of the 600 they looked like yours and, this being my first batch, I was afraid they weren't ready for polish. Now I can hardly wait. (I say that alot, huh. Patiance!)
very pretty
cookie
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Apr 14, 2004 13:00:40 GMT -5
Those are REALLY nice  You dun Good! Just out of curiosity I' d like to know the steps you used to get the result. And; What did you use as a final rinse to clean the Titanium Oxide up so nicely? Very Nice Job Kim! Keep it up!! What do you have planned for the next load? |
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Post by James on Apr 14, 2004 13:28:21 GMT -5
Outstanding results! Wow. Those really came out good! I don't think you could beat that shine! Great job!  |
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RedwoodRocks
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Post by RedwoodRocks on Apr 14, 2004 16:01:20 GMT -5
Looks great! I have a batch of the blue quartz in 400 grit.
Hope mine come close to yours.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Apr 14, 2004 20:28:19 GMT -5
i started these on jan. 31st in 60/90 recharging every 5-7 days for 7 wks - taking out the ready ones and adding the blue and green after 3 wks. 120/220 for 1 wk, 400 or 500 (i think 500 but i have both) for 1 wk, 1000 a.o. for 5 days, titanium oxide for 5 days. they were smooth coming out of 60/90 and even though the green adventurine looks like it has some chipping coming out of the 400 it really didn't - that's something inside the rock. i ran them in borax for about an hr. last night with hot water. then i rinsed each one individually in warm water and by then it was almost 3 a.m. so i left them on a towel to dry and took the pics about 9 this morning. i had a few chip or fracture in the polish stage and those were the ones that the titanium stuck on. so if i had it to do over i'd reduce my rock load in the last 2 steps and add more pellets but even so i only had a few that did that. that titanium is awesome.
i don't know what to tumble next - i think i'm going to have to do some sawing!
kim
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Post by sandsman1 on Apr 15, 2004 8:47:51 GMT -5
hi all ---hey kim excellent shin on them all, you realy got the wet look goin on those, i just got 45lb of that pink and striped quartz cant wait to get an empty barrel lookin good kim WTG seeya----john
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