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rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 1:14:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 28, 2004 1:14:29 GMT -5 i got my drill bits from daniel lopaki's and drilled my 1st 2 holes tonight. here's my 1st creation with this process. what fun! kim

sandsman1 In Memoriam RIP John "sandsman1" Member since December 2003 Posts: 11,341	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 2:03:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandsman1 on Sept 28, 2004 2:03:37 GMT -5 hey kim very cool i like it--that stone looks like it has been sittin and waiting to become a pendent (great job)
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puppie96 driving up their electric bill Member since November 2003 Posts: 2,773	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 2:25:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by puppie96 on Sept 28, 2004 2:25:30 GMT -5 It's really beautiful. Please enlighten the rock challenged, what is it?

rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 7:46:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 28, 2004 7:46:47 GMT -5 puppie it's blue tigers eye (hawkseye). the direction i took the pic from makes it show green but it's really blacks and brown. the eye pin and beads are sterling silver but look more goldish in the pic. kim

creativeminded still telling self it's just a hobby I am a crazy crafter. Member since January 2004 Posts: 4,524	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 8:30:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by creativeminded on Sept 28, 2004 8:30:19 GMT -5 You did a great job drilling the hole, thank you for sharing. Tami
	Necessity is the mother of invention

MichiganRocks starting to spend too much on rocks "I wasn't born to follow." Member since April 2007 Posts: 154	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 9:12:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MichiganRocks on Sept 28, 2004 9:12:15 GMT -5 Hey Kim, I like that! I'm glad to hear that your drilling is working out for you. It opens a whole new world of possibilities for your rocks. Keep up the good work! Ron
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Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 10:45:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Sept 28, 2004 10:45:21 GMT -5 Great job Kim, did you do this with a dremel or regular drill or drill press or what? I'd like to try on my heart, but I need some other stuff to try first. Cher
	The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done. George Carlin

krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 11:50:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on Sept 28, 2004 11:50:43 GMT -5 that is so cool! i love the idea of "hiding" the wire wrap under a bead....looks very clean like that. super job! how long did it take you? KD
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rockyraccoon
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i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 13:38:13 GMT -5

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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 28, 2004 13:38:13 GMT -5

well if i had been able to just focus on one task it probably wouldn't have taken nearly as long. but adding in fixing supper, feeding the animals, and not being organized and digging everywhere to find my tools, those beads and that split ring and then going through 3 trays of goodies while i'm supposed to be looking, opening up my package from wigjig and digging through all that, trying to rig the dremel to hand from the cabinet, searching for a pan and a piece of tile, dashing to the computer to order some more things - i probably drug a 45 minute job out into 5-6 hrs - and people wonder why i never get anywhere on time.

kim

cookie3rocks has started giving rock gifts Mother Nature is a grand old gal! Member since April 2004 Posts: 3,059	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 18:51:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cookie3rocks on Sept 28, 2004 18:51:58 GMT -5 Eeeeexxxcelent ..cookie
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bwalters has rocks in the head Member since March 2004 Posts: 557	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 20:02:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bwalters on Sept 28, 2004 20:02:23 GMT -5 I'm really envious, Kim! Wish I had the stuff to drill holes in rocks. Got part of it, just not all of it yet. You did a great job on the rock (I love tiger eye), the hole, and the wrap! Congrats! BE
	It's what's inside that counts! (From the beautiful Texas Hill Country!)

bwalters has rocks in the head Member since March 2004 Posts: 557	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 20:04:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bwalters on Sept 28, 2004 20:04:11 GMT -5 Oh yeah, how long does it take to drill a hole in a rock (not counting the cooking dinner and other necessary stuff)? BE
	It's what's inside that counts! (From the beautiful Texas Hill Country!)

Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 23:00:06 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Sept 28, 2004 23:00:06 GMT -5 Why were you hanging your dremel from the cupboard? Cher
	The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done. George Carlin

rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 23:23:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 28, 2004 23:23:52 GMT -5 cher i put that flex shaft on it (looks like something a dentist would use). if i hang it it keeps the dremel and wires out of the way. kim

rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 23:25:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 28, 2004 23:25:30 GMT -5 sorry barbara i forgot to answer you. i used a thin rock and it took about 20 minutes. ron how long does it take you to drill all the way through a rock from top to bottom? kim

Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 23:33:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Sept 28, 2004 23:33:34 GMT -5 Oooooo ... ok, I have the flex shaft with mine too but haven't tried using it yet. So that's all you used to drill the hole then? You don't have it set up with the drill press attachment, just held it in your hand? Cher
	The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done. George Carlin

rockyraccoon
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i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 23:47:18 GMT -5

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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 28, 2004 23:47:18 GMT -5

i don't have a drill press attachment yet so i held the 1st one in my hand then put the 2nd one in a plastic pan with a piece of tile on the bottom. i don't have any glue or glue release agent so i just held the rock tight against the tile and drilled. i think the 2nd method worked better as the rock was submerged in water. i think ron's method will definitely work the best though. i need a work area

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kim

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i've drilled a hole! Sept 28, 2004 23:57:18 GMT -5

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Post by llanago on Sept 28, 2004 23:57:18 GMT -5

Kim, that is really pretty. One would never know that that's the first time you drilled a rock! I like the two little beads on top. The stone is beautiful!

i probably drug a 45 minute job out into 5-6 hrs - and people wonder why i never get anywhere on time.

I see you have read my book "How to Turn a 30 Minute Job into a 6 Hour Job in One Easy Lesson". Everytime I get ready to do something I end of having to dig through cabinets, drawers, the basement and anywhere else I put things so I will remember exactly where they are. Yeah, right! ;D

llana

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Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	i've drilled a hole! Sept 29, 2004 10:53:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Sept 29, 2004 10:53:49 GMT -5 Hmmm wonder where I can get a piece of tile to use as a base for drilling. I can see where that sounds like the best way to go. But, if I can't get one, would using a piece of wood work the same? Cher
	The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done. George Carlin

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i've drilled a hole! Sept 29, 2004 11:32:13 GMT -5

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Post by llanago on Sept 29, 2004 11:32:13 GMT -5

Rose, you can get tile at any HomeDepot, Lowes, some hardware stores, a flooring store, or you could stop at construction sites and ask if they have broken tile they are getting rid of. I know at Lowes and HomeDepot you can buy a single piece.

When I first started tumbling and getting interested in making pendants and such, I watched a gal in a rock shop drill rocks. She didn't use a drill press or flex shaft, just held the dremel in her hand. She used florist clay to hold the rock and put it in a butter dish and covered it will baby oil. Don't know exactly what kind of diamond bit she used, but she zipped right through that rock.

Kim, you have inspired me to set up my dremel drill press, dig through all my junk and find my diamond bits (I put the somewhere where I would be sure to find them! Ha!), and try my hand at it. I have some tile, some florist clay, a pan, lots of butter dishes, baby oil, and Cool Tool, so I have everything I need. Just have to figure out where to set that thing up. Looks like it's time to rearrange and set up the tumblers down in the basement to make room for the drilling operation! Living in an RV and finding a place for 5 tumblers, a grinder and a drilling press set up is a challenge to say the least!