Skipper
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Post by Skipper on Feb 22, 2005 23:18:32 GMT -5
Another batch that has been out for a while is my tigereye. Here's the cycle: - 45/70 (coarse) 14 days
- 220 - 9 days
- pre - 7 days
- polish - 7 days (titanium)
- Finish was quite poor. I had not let it dry between cycles to get a good fix on the finish so wasn't aware it was so bad
- back to 600 grit - 8 days
- pre - 7 days
- polish - 7 days (cerium)
The use of the 600 has really helped in several batches and brings out a better shine as it did in this case. I'm still not totally happy with the finish, but it could be due to rock quality. I still like them.   Similar to tigereye is hawkseye, sometimes called tigereye matrix. It has the same type of reflective sheen as tigereye. It also only took a matte finish, but the colours are gorgeous. I got these at a local rock show. Something different...By the way, that's a Canadian quarter in the picture for scale.   |
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Post by Cher on Feb 22, 2005 23:46:38 GMT -5
It's too bad that can happen at times but it's still pretty. I think I'd toss them back and try again. Some of the stuff in that top pick looks pretty good though. I like that hawkeye stuff, that's really different. Is that some quartz in the banding too? I like that stuff. Thanks for the pics.
Cher
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Feb 23, 2005 1:25:31 GMT -5
I'd just throw them in some Tin Oxide. I've had much better luck with that on Tiger Eye. Even Titanium Oxide worked better than Cerium last time I tried it. That other stone looks a lot like Sunset Jasper.  The difference I see is maybe the grain of what you have there looks thinner and wavier. But I definately would drop them in one of those other two polishes. I'll bet you Titanium Oxide would have those sparkle in 4 days. |
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rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Feb 23, 2005 1:38:28 GMT -5
Looks like the tiger eye did fairly well, but I'm with Banjo on the "hawk's eye". I'm doing some hawks eye that looks nothing like yours... much more like blue tiger eye. I think yours is some kind of jasper, Banjo's call of sunset jasper seems quite reasonable. Are you certain that it is hawk's eye?
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Post by rockyraccoon on Feb 23, 2005 2:00:34 GMT -5
skipper i'm with the above guys on the sunset jasper or tiger iron. the hawk's eye i got was a blue tigers eye like rollingstone said - almost a black.
i had really good luck polishing my tigers eye (gold and blue) in titanium oxide. could you have contaminated the polish/ polish barrel??
kim
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Post by creativeminded on Feb 23, 2005 8:31:16 GMT -5
They are still pretty even though they don't have the shine you would like on them.
Tami
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Feb 23, 2005 8:57:50 GMT -5
Tiger eye came out great- I read somewhere (on this site) the Tin oxide was the only way to go with it- The other stuff has a nice matte finish - something I think we fail to appreciate at times- I have some banded sandstone in now that will NEVER take a shine- But I want that nice soft matte look to it- NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT!
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JKowalski33
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Post by JKowalski33 on Feb 23, 2005 19:21:23 GMT -5
yeah, I am with the others, Hawk Eye is just blue tiger eye. I think what you have is golden tiger eye layered with hematite and red jasper. I dont know what the official name for this is though. it looks great though
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Post by hermatite on Feb 23, 2005 19:36:08 GMT -5
great stones. I've done mixed loads with tiger eye and even though I use the much hated alum. oxide polish, my tigereye has come out really great. I used ALOT of plastic pellets. I'm wondering if that makes a difference...almost as if the pellets work not just as a buffer but as a burnisher. Is that possibe?
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Skipper
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Post by Skipper on Feb 23, 2005 21:35:05 GMT -5
Lots of great feedback - thanks! It's definitely from the tigereye family because it has the "chatoyant" strips that appear reflective. I've seen blue tigereye, but never with the red stripes. Who knows...you may be right.
Tin oxide, eh? Pricey in Canada. Maybe if I rub them on a tin can......
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Post by cookie3rocks on Feb 23, 2005 21:48:03 GMT -5
Hey Skip,
With the vibe, 600 was my pre polish, then CO. Now with the rotary, it's 600, Tripoli, then polish. I think your Hawk eye is a hemetite/jasper mix. CO is the only polish I have used to date, but it seems to work best on harder stones. Hemetite is soft so it probably requires a different polish.
cookie
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Feb 23, 2005 23:29:45 GMT -5
Ok, I think I have a conclusion at least I'm certain of.
That second stone is...
Tiger Iron.
Sounds like 'Tiger Eye' but not the same.
Check it out---->http://www.fossilmall.com/EDCOPE_Enterprises/stromatolite/ST006/ST006b.htm
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Post by chassroc on Feb 24, 2005 12:53:19 GMT -5
Sounds like you are on the right track. My first batch of tigerseye were not as polished as I had hoped. I recently put them back in for a week of 500, aweek of 1000AO and a week of AOpolish and they look pretty good, as shown below. Must agree with Hermatite, an abundance of plastic pellets should be used. Perhaps the cushioning prevents the asbestos fibers in the TigerEye from splintering?  |
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