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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 29, 2018 15:35:50 GMT -5
I am still plugging away at a pile of picture jasper and tiger eye. This week to spice it up I tossed in a dozen or so of mexican agate halves. I posted pictures of all of them just to show they are hit or miss. Some killer and some not but I feel like I need to tumble them all. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (front) I face polished this awhile ago but it was a bad job so the tumbler fixed it nicely. 11 (back) This is a good example of how difficult grit and polish removal can be between stages on this type of batch 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 The other side of the agate halves 19 About 15 pounds still waiting for their turn Thanks for looking Chuck
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 29, 2018 15:44:41 GMT -5
WOW!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 29, 2018 17:09:03 GMT -5
They are all beautiful. #13 is my favorite -- gorgeous!
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romo
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Post by romo on Dec 29, 2018 18:32:55 GMT -5
I am so inspired by your work! Thank you for continuing to share the batch pics, as a newbie to this hobby I appreciate every one as well as your detailed explanations.
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mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Dec 29, 2018 19:28:31 GMT -5
Fantastic shine on that tiger eye! 10 & 13 top the list for me.
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Post by aDave on Dec 29, 2018 21:50:31 GMT -5
Great work. Somehow I missed this thread. I'm glad I found it.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 29, 2018 22:07:09 GMT -5
The tiger eye is some nice looking material witha great shine, but number ten is by far my favorite. If those are hit or miss, that one is a home run.
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Post by fernwood on Dec 30, 2018 6:19:06 GMT -5
Like the agates. Posting a pic to show how tough polish removal is from these was good.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 30, 2018 11:19:20 GMT -5
WOW! Thanks. A little easier to pick a favorite in this batch. That one is really cool in person. Chuck
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 30, 2018 11:19:52 GMT -5
I am so inspired by your work! Thank you for continuing to share the batch pics, as a newbie to this hobby I appreciate every one as well as your detailed explanations. Thank you! Chuck
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 30, 2018 11:24:23 GMT -5
The tiger eye is some nice looking material witha great shine, but number ten is by far my favorite. If those are hit or miss, that one is a home run. Thanks Rob. The tiger is getting a bit boring but the material I got this time was really good so that helps. I think most people would probably just be hand face polishing these agate halves but I am warming up to the look of the outsides being left mostly natural with glossy highlights. Chuck
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 30, 2018 11:28:55 GMT -5
Like the agates. Posting a pic to show how tough polish removal is from these was good. Thanks. I do not use anything special for grit and polish removal. Just water. I have a short 12" section of garden hose hooked up in my laundry tub. I cut it at 12" and I am able to turn the water on and squeeze the opening of the hose to get a very high pressure stream. I do usually end up getting wet but it has always worked. This rock is a good example. The cavity actually goes between the two surface holes and all of the grit and polish were removed as mentioned above. Chuck
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Post by HankRocks on Dec 30, 2018 11:55:05 GMT -5
WOW! Thanks. A little easier to pick a favorite in this batch. That one is really cool in person. Chuck This one goes back to my preference to not cut up a slab with a great concentric pattern as I want to preserve the pattern as much as possible. If the slab with the pattern has fractures then I am good with cutting it up for preforms, get enough Brazilians with fractures and other non patterned material that I can use for preforms.
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Dec 31, 2018 23:45:46 GMT -5
All very nice. #10 is a real beauty.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 1, 2019 9:38:02 GMT -5
I think I've said it before, but your Tiger Eye tumbles always come out great. You get nice material from somewhere. Speaking of, that #10 is special. Brilliant colors and a tidy little pattern. I'd say it's a keeper. Having tumbled a fair share of Mexican material with that rough outer surface, I know the difficulty in deciding how to get the most out of each rock. They're so pretty and expensive I hate to grind them down to practically nothing. May have to try what you've done on some of the rest. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 1, 2019 14:27:48 GMT -5
I think I've said it before, but your Tiger Eye tumbles always come out great. You get nice material from somewhere. Speaking of, that #10 is special. Brilliant colors and a tidy little pattern. I'd say it's a keeper. Having tumbled a fair share of Mexican material with that rough outer surface, I know the difficulty in deciding how to get the most out of each rock. They're so pretty and expensive I hate to grind them down to practically nothing. May have to try what you've done on some of the rest. Thanks for sharing. Thanks Randy. The tiger eye I am currently tumbling is supposed to be old stock from an estate collection. I have some that is currently being mined that was not nearly as good. The agate halves are a quick easy tumble the way I am doing them now. They only spend a total of 7 days tumbling and never go in the rotaries. They store really nice in ziploc containers. I put about 2" of kitty liter in then push the agates into it so the polished faces are pointing up. With the lids on it keeps dust to a minimum. Not a great photo but it shows the idea Chuck
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Post by TheRock on Jan 5, 2019 12:53:50 GMT -5
Looks Good Chuck good way to end the year!
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