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Post by stoner on Jan 12, 2005 2:41:05 GMT -5
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since July 2009
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Post by rollingstone on Jan 12, 2005 4:50:19 GMT -5
Nice mix. If your Brazilian agate is anything like mine, in a month you will be wondering whether this stuff is made out of diamond or what?, and will it ever get past rough grind?
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HarryB41
has rocks in the head
Member since September 2004
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Post by HarryB41 on Jan 12, 2005 7:55:05 GMT -5
This is a really nice assortment of rocks and I do love the bright colors....,but,..... I must admit that I am color blind and the Topaz looks like glass pieces or quartz to me. This is just me and I am sure they will look awesome when finished.  Please keep updating this through the stages. I love the transision from rough to polish. Harry |
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Post by creativeminded on Jan 12, 2005 10:13:17 GMT -5
That is a great mix. I can't wait to see what they look like when you are done.
Tami
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Post by Cher on Jan 12, 2005 14:19:05 GMT -5
There's going to be some beautiful stones in there. I'm with Tami, can't wait to see them finished. I still haven't started taking the before pics, be interesting to see how much they lose in mass in the transition to polished. Thanks!!
Cher
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jan 12, 2005 20:10:09 GMT -5
i like the ones llana sent you! how hard is that topaz and what are you going to do with it at the end ed? did you ever talk to them about it not being blue? hurry up i want to see these finished lol.
kim
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Post by gaetzchamp on Jan 13, 2005 15:30:33 GMT -5
Stoner-
Cool. I like the strainer....nice idea.
So did you put that entire load in or did you hold some back? Can't wait to see some follow ups.
Later, Gaeter
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Post by stoner on Jan 13, 2005 23:37:18 GMT -5
Hey all. The Topaz is clear, like glass, and I'm hoping that when it's done it will look like something more than polished glass. I thought I was buying blue topaz but as it turned out, only the stones pictured in the web site were blue. Oh well, I'm sure they'll turn out fine. They are 8 on the mohs scale so it's gonna be a while before they're done. Probably have to start another batch of something that won't take so long. Gaeter, I made the screen out of landscaping material and some brass colored rings I bought a Micheals Craft store a long time ago and used copper wire to secure the material to the rings. I've got 3 of them, different sizes, and they work really nice. And yes, all the rocks in the pic went into the tumbler this time. Ed |
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Post by connrock on Jan 14, 2005 17:40:36 GMT -5
By the looks of your rough you're going to have one pretty load when they're finished ! The mixture of different size rocks you have will aid the tumbling action to a Tee !! Thanks,,,,,,,,,, Tom  |
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Jan 15, 2005 22:05:15 GMT -5
Hey Stoner,
I can't wait to see them when they are done ... looks like a great batch in the works.
John
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Please keep updating this through the stages. I love the transision from rough to polish.
