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Post by Starguy on Jan 22, 2019 20:50:07 GMT -5
these are the best of a three pound tumbler.
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Post by MsAli on Jan 22, 2019 21:13:01 GMT -5
The egg needs a close up. Looks like a face in it
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Post by Starguy on Jan 22, 2019 21:17:28 GMT -5
MsAli . Ooh, I didn’t notice that before. It went in the bucket. I might need to go dig it out. It’s Botswana agate. I have a pretty killer batch of Botswana and Lake Superior agates coming up. They went into polish yesterday. Tumbling can be pretty efficient. I have a 12 lb tumbler running coarse grit constantly. I spend three weeks polishing with my 3 lb tumbler. 12 pounder usually fills it by then. It equLs out to 1 pound per week. I tumble a lot of slabs and preforms. I have a cabbing setup so it speeds up my tumbling. Nice rocks get extra, personal attention. It’s kind of cheating in tumbler terms.
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Post by aDave on Jan 22, 2019 21:30:31 GMT -5
They look pretty nice. Consider taking off a bit more of the rind (the cloudy areas). I'm not being critical in any way, as I think they look good. But, a little more coarse grind to expose more banding might be a good thing. These are pretty tough. I often find myself wondering where I should stop grinding to get banding, as opposed to whittling them away to nothing. Great job nonetheless.
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Post by Starguy on Jan 22, 2019 21:40:23 GMT -5
They look pretty nice. Consider taking off a bit more of the rind (the cloudy areas). I'm not being critical in any way, as I think they look good. But, a little more coarse grind to expose more banding might be a good thing. These are pretty tough. I often find myself wondering where I should stop grinding to get banding, as opposed to whittling them away to nothing. Great job nonetheless. aDave good advice. I usually stop when they don’t have any pits or cracks that could transfer grit. I do grind some on an 80 grit diamond wheel to help. I’ll take your advice and either tumble more or grind a little more. thanks.
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Post by Starguy on Jan 22, 2019 21:54:08 GMT -5
I call myself starguy because of this. It’s a 184 carat Linde boule. Polished on the big end. I got interested in asterism by collecting Idaho star garnet. I have some smaller Linde boules but the big cornflour boule is my favorite. I wish you guys could hold that thing. God bless Union Carbide.
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Post by MsAli on Jan 22, 2019 21:57:29 GMT -5
MsAli . Ooh, I didn’t notice that before. It went in the bucket. I might need to go dig it out. It’s Botswana agate. I have a pretty killer batch of Botswana and Lake Superior agates coming up. They went into polish yesterday. Tumbling can be pretty efficient. I have a 12 lb tumbler running coarse grit constantly. I spend three weeks polishing with my 3 lb tumbler. 12 pounder usually fills it by then. It equLs out to 1 pound per week. I tumble a lot of slabs and preforms. I have a cabbing setup so it speeds up my tumbling. Nice rocks get extra, personal attention. It’s kind of cheating in tumbler terms. Pretty good setup. Looking forward to seeing your next batch. I'm a sucker for lakers
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 22, 2019 21:59:55 GMT -5
Very nice and MsAli is right. We need a close up of the egg. It looks like the man in the moon in there!
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Post by fernwood on Jan 23, 2019 4:11:56 GMT -5
Nice looking batch. I love the inspiration for your name.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 23, 2019 8:40:37 GMT -5
Nice bots. They are always a favorite of mine.
Chuck
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Post by Starguy on Jan 24, 2019 20:58:53 GMT -5
@ferwood
Interesting that the star garnets were found near Fernwood, Idaho.
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Post by Starguy on Jan 24, 2019 21:00:20 GMT -5
Nice bots. They are always a favorite of mine. Chuck Same for me Chuck. Good solid agate clear, white, black and pink can’t be beat.
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