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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Sept 17, 2018 20:06:10 GMT -5
I was taking some pictures of other rocks today and thought a picture of these together would be cool. I was right. These are really high up on my not for sale list.  Chuck |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 17, 2018 22:01:07 GMT -5
Beautiful job on those stones! I wouldn't sell 'em either.  |
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Post by MsAli on Sept 17, 2018 22:47:43 GMT -5
Those are really great. I really love the 1st one on the bottom row.
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Post by fernwood on Sept 18, 2018 8:07:51 GMT -5
Wonderful. Can see why you treasure them.
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Ami
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by Ami on Sept 18, 2018 8:37:57 GMT -5
Admirably!
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Post by miket on Sept 18, 2018 9:17:32 GMT -5
Very nice! Someday I'd like to get out and hunt for those...
On my list for sure
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Post by TheRock on Sept 18, 2018 21:00:56 GMT -5
Beautiful Specimens Chuck I wouldn't sell them either!  |
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Post by beefjello on Sept 23, 2018 18:49:40 GMT -5
Wow, those are some beauties!!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 23, 2018 19:04:33 GMT -5
Man, you have got to take me rock hunting sometime!
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Post by TheRock on Sept 23, 2018 19:16:48 GMT -5
You guys SUCK hoarding all the good Petoskey's. I got Bunches of em but Ill be damn if I got any like that!  |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Sept 23, 2018 19:27:57 GMT -5
Man, you have got to take me rock hunting sometime! I was not even interested in Petoskey stones till you got me hooked. Now look what you have done. My pudding stones are collecting dust. Chuck |
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Post by TheRock on Sept 23, 2018 23:01:42 GMT -5
Man, you have got to take me rock hunting sometime! I was not even interested in Petoskey stones till you got me hooked. Now look what you have done. My pudding stones are collecting dust. Chuck Yep I wouldn't mess with those Puddentame Stones Id give them to me for safe keeping. Besides After finding that 1000+ plus pound Petoskey my first trek north I'm kinda burnt out thinking about it.  |
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Miles
off to a rocking start
Member since October 2018
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Post by Miles on Oct 3, 2018 18:38:37 GMT -5
Wow! Can I ask for some advice? I have a Genie from Diamond Pacific on order. I am hoping to tackle some of the Petoskey stones I have collected over the years, but I’m a little intimidated. Did you use a lapidary machine? If so, do you use the 80 grit wheel much? When I am through with the 220 grit wheel, should I be concerned if scratches exist? How much of the finished detail will I be able to see before I proceed to the diamond wheels? I’ve read that many use tin or aluminum oxide for polish... did you? Have you ever tried cerium oxide? Sorry for the questions- you are obviously a craftsman! This is my first day in the forum, feel free to direct me to a different thread. Thanks!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 3, 2018 19:56:27 GMT -5
Wow! Can I ask for some advice? I have a Genie from Diamond Pacific on order. I am hoping to tackle some of the Petoskey stones I have collected over the years, but I’m a little intimidated. Did you use a lapidary machine? If so, do you use the 80 grit wheel much? When I am through with the 220 grit wheel, should I be concerned if scratches exist? How much of the finished detail will I be able to see before I proceed to the diamond wheels? I’ve read that many use tin or aluminum oxide for polish... did you? Have you ever tried cerium oxide? Sorry for the questions- you are obviously a craftsman! This is my first day in the forum, feel free to direct me to a different thread. Thanks! First of all welcome to RTH I have a genie that I use for cabs but honestly I find it to be difficult to work on petoskey stones that way. The 1.5" wide wheels spaced so close to each other make it awkward and it is really easy to miss spots. I do use the first two wheels (80 and 220) to quickly remove the coarse outer texture and to remove any flaws. After that most of these stones were worked by hand using 600 and 1200 grit wet sandpapers followed by Aluminum oxide polish on a wet piece of denim. My final polish on all petoskey stones has always been ZAM on a cotton wheel. If you are only working on smaller pieces the genie will work fine but your final polish should still be ZAM. An 8" flat lap is another tool that is useful for these stones. Jugglerguy is our resident petoskey stone expert and he uses the flat lap method pretty often. I hoped that helped a little. |
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Post by Pat on Oct 3, 2018 23:42:01 GMT -5
After you finish a wheel, there should be scratches, but just from the most recent wheel. If earlier wheel scratches exist, you need to go back.
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Sabre52
Cave Dweller 
Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 6, 2018 15:20:46 GMT -5
Very nice! Great to see then polished in the whole.....Mel
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