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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 12, 2004 13:15:59 GMT -5
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Post by krazydiamond on Jun 12, 2004 15:26:51 GMT -5
do you break that up before you tumble it or is your machine that large to accomodate whoppin' great chunks like that?
please post an "after" pic.....is this your next batch?
KD
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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 12, 2004 16:08:59 GMT -5
KD i dont think im gonna tumble this unless i get more,, you can tumble it and it said it comes out real nice i think im gonna wait till i get a drum for my grinder and hand polish shapes ,, its real easy to work with and i like how it looks,, ill just hafta take a back pill so i can see more (dif) shapes to make hahahaha
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Post by krazydiamond on Jun 12, 2004 16:16:03 GMT -5
hand polishing sounds like hard work.....drum grinder or no drum grinder....when you see the shape in the stone and after you make it come out...then what do you do with the finished piece?
ps. love the pics of your jewelry, i wasn't able to see them at first, but upon repeated attempts i was able to (amend that, my computer was able to open) see them.
darn that Bill Gates.
KD
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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 12, 2004 16:53:01 GMT -5
im just learning all of this stuff , i have only drilled a few pendents thanks to ron postin alotta info on it, and tried to wrap a couple pieces because of seeing others work on the board,, so hopefully ill get better at it sooner or later hahaha,, im just testin the waters so far seein if i think i can doit,, so far i think i like the grinding and shaping the best i have been taking the broken pieces i find and seeing if they wanna be something dif hahahaha
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Post by cookie3rocks on Jun 12, 2004 17:38:07 GMT -5
Sandman, With grinding and shaping you're in control, not at the mercy of the tumblers and grit. You don't have to wait and wait and wait and... open the barrel and go "Dam, it's not ready yet. " Makes a whole lotta sense to me  cookie |
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JKowalski33
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Post by JKowalski33 on Sept 1, 2004 21:44:41 GMT -5
;D Hey sandman, did you ever finish this hematite? I'd like to see the pics if you did. ;D
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Post by Cher on Sept 2, 2004 7:28:41 GMT -5
Does anyone have any pics of polished hematite?
I'd love to see some of it finished.
[glow=red,2,300]~ Cher ~[/glow]
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Post by sandsman1 on Sept 2, 2004 9:20:49 GMT -5
i dont have any finished maybe ill do a piece when i get back from the docs later
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JKowalski33
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Post by JKowalski33 on Sept 2, 2004 21:34:54 GMT -5
I have this little tiny piece that is about a 5/8 inch circle by 1/4 inch in height. Just holding it i can feel that this stuff is dense. I want to get some to try tumbling it so i can have bigger pieces. Also because i just want to have more rocks. ;D ;D i don't have a camera or I would show you guys pics of things, I feel left out in that way because everyone else posts all these pictures.
hey, and you know what i just found out? Hematite is magnetic! ;D which makes sense since it is iron ore or something
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Sept 4, 2004 0:44:55 GMT -5
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Post by sandsman1 on Sept 4, 2004 3:36:37 GMT -5
dam banjo lookin good man what a shine makes me wanna tumble what i have here--hahaha i been saving it till i feel like makeing shapes with it
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shorty
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Post by shorty on Sept 4, 2004 10:44:27 GMT -5
hi all ha banjo does that look like black crome i cant see it real well what i can see haha looks real nice. shorty
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Post by Cher on Sept 4, 2004 12:33:41 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Ooooooooo Nice![/glow]
Wow Banjo, thanks so much for posting them. Makes
me want to go get more. LOL Dang, where's that
patience at ... I need to tumble the stuff I have first.
That's really great looking stuff, thanks again!
[glow=red,2,300]~ Cher ~[/glow]
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llanago
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Post by llanago on Sept 4, 2004 12:58:09 GMT -5
Banjo, those are beautiful! Makes me want to get some!
llana
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JKowalski33
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Post by JKowalski33 on Sept 4, 2004 14:32:25 GMT -5
Hey Banjo, i just love hematite!
What sort of polish did you use?
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 4, 2004 20:49:40 GMT -5
wow i want some too - when did you do those banjo? how long did they have to stay in 60/90?
kim
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Post by cookie3rocks on Sept 4, 2004 22:26:07 GMT -5
Hey Banjo,
I've got a bunch I'm going to start soon. What I have done before didn't take a good (or even mediocre) polish. It's heavy, but soft, figured that much out. What is the best polish? I used cerium oxide before with no luck. I'd like this batch to do well as I'd like to make some jewlery from it.
Thanks
cookie
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Sept 5, 2004 22:36:45 GMT -5
This stuff was not done by myself (I can not tell a lie). So any info on tumbling it I would have to gleen by experience. It looks like it ran a long time in 60/90 though to get the shapes as round as they are. Sorry  I have not yet tumbled the full gamet of rocks and minerals. |
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