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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 28, 2004 14:29:38 GMT -5
just hooked these out of the polish today, about the only good thing that has happened today (long story, still picking nails out of my teeth...) anyway, i took some pics outside but you couldn't see much of the nice rock, so i took one inside too. this is the tigereye that i got from Redwoodrocks and with a lot of advice from Banjo, here is my first purebred batch. outside  inside  most of these i preformed on the saw, then: 2 weeks 60/90 (recharge after 1 week) 1 week 220 1 week 600 1 week SISA 1 week Tin Oxide Christmas presents on the hoof! thanks for looking! KD |
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Post by sandsman1 on Sept 28, 2004 14:48:29 GMT -5
hey kd lookin good great shine ---sooner or later im gonna get some of that from cal and slice some up
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Post by Cher on Sept 28, 2004 15:12:21 GMT -5
Oooo dang, those are pretty!!!!!!!!! I want some too ;D KD, what is SISA? I probably asked before but I have a memory like a steel trap that is rusted shut. [glow=red,2,300] ~ Cher ~[/glow] ![]() pages.prodigy.net/bestsmileys1/signs/RockOn.gif [/img] |
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Sept 28, 2004 15:15:27 GMT -5
KD ...
DANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have some in my tumbler now ... this photo's doesn't help my patience ... you know!
Those are gorgeous ... I mean GORGEOUS!!!
Enjoy,
John
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 28, 2004 16:08:21 GMT -5
SISA is a tumbling pre polish i bought from Alpha Supply and it is described as:
"One of the finest pre-polish agents possible to obtain. For that professional luster use 'SISA' for 5 days between the final grind and polish. Imparts a deep utra-smooth finish to your stones."
it was only 49 cents a pound, so i figured i'd try it, it's probably a lot like the 1000 grit.....? adds that infuriating week to final results, but worth it maybe....?
KD
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Sept 28, 2004 17:53:22 GMT -5
Super job KD.
And had I seen that yesterday I would have loaded my 15B with Tiger eye I got laying around instead of the the scraps of Jasper and Agate I just wanted to get out of the way.
What an inspirational shot.
I like your preform shapes too, lots less waste than arbitraty tumbling.
Nice Job!
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 28, 2004 18:07:30 GMT -5
aww, thanks, Banjo, they wouldn't have been that nice had i not listened to you.....
so, um....you have 15 lb of Tiger eye..LAYING AROUND....er....cool.
i started a scrap run about 4 weeks ago, along with some Botswana agates that Cal put in my last order for a teaser. glad i got more than one tumbler. some of this scrap will never be jewelry, it'll turn to dust first!
thanks for all you kind words,
KD
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bwalters
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Post by bwalters on Sept 28, 2004 18:22:04 GMT -5
KD,
Those are unbelievably GORGEOUS!!! You did an outstanding job on them!
I have some tiger eye in a mixed load of course right now, and some in a mixed load in prepolish. Now I can't wait to see how mine turn out.
Thanks for showing us!
BE
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Post by cookie3rocks on Sept 28, 2004 18:41:39 GMT -5
Incredible job, KD, just Beautiful! Is SISA really that inexspensive? Gonna have to get me some, seeing the results. I like the sizes, too. Not too big, not too little. WTG!
cookie
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Post by Cher on Sept 28, 2004 23:14:42 GMT -5
*giggle* I was afraid before but is it safe now to ask
why you were pulling nails out of your teeth?
Cher
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Post by cookie3rocks on Sept 28, 2004 23:36:03 GMT -5
Let me guess
I could just spit nails!
Yes?
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 28, 2004 23:39:03 GMT -5
wow kd that 2nd pic really shows them off  . great job! kim |
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llanago
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Post by llanago on Sept 28, 2004 23:49:13 GMT -5
KD, those are absolutely fabulous! The inside pic sure shows the color better. They are beautiful.
I have a couple of lbs. of it in it's second week of 60/90. Tomorrow is "check and recharge day", so I hope they are ready to move on to 220. I can't wait to see how they are looking!
llana
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James
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Post by James on Sept 29, 2004 1:59:39 GMT -5
Those are really something! I don't think you can get better than that!!! In fact, that's the best shine I've seen yet, on tigers-eye.
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rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Sept 29, 2004 3:36:57 GMT -5
I had passed by this posting several times, since I got it confused with the "eye of the serpent" post from a week or so back, so I thought I'd already seen it. Glad I finally stopped in for a look!
Amazing job...they look so transluscent. Also, they don't look pre-formed at all, which I think is a good thing as it makes them look very natural. Really impressive stuff!
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deepsouth
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He who rocks last rocks best
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Post by deepsouth on Sept 29, 2004 4:23:11 GMT -5
It is an outstanding ""platefull of masterpieces"" tHANKS FOR SHOWING . I will not leave my computer tonight, so I can look at them all the time  ;D Jack PS YAAAAAWN it is way past MY bedtime must stay yaaaawn.. must stay zzzzz |
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Post by hermatite on Sept 29, 2004 14:30:30 GMT -5
OMG! How did I miss this? GORGEOUS! I'm really becoming a tiger eye fan! Great job.
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69beeper
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Post by 69beeper on Sept 29, 2004 17:32:04 GMT -5
WOW!! Those are absolutely Beautiful! Fantastic job!
Jimmy
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. great job!
;D
