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Post by wigglinrocks on Jul 14, 2019 21:49:10 GMT -5
Thought I would show a few works in progress , trying a couple things to keep the copper shiny . This stuff sure is difficult to show how bright the copper is . First one is more or less polished , still dopped .  Slightly different angle ,  Next two are just flats that I am trying two different car waxes on to see if it helps ,   And a couple cutters waiting their turn , top one has a spot of silver about half way across and about a quarter inch down . Hopefully there is more inside .   Thanks for lookin |
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Jul 15, 2019 8:06:17 GMT -5
Thanks for showing us your copper. I have a hard time resisting native copper. Where is this rough from?
Sometimes the metals do okay with just a dry buff or suede lap after everything else is polished. That won't help with oxidation over time, but a quick cleaning with a piece of deer hide will brighten them up again. |
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 15, 2019 8:33:43 GMT -5
Those are really cool. I haven’t messed around too much with copper ore, but the stuff I brought home from the Keweenaw tended to be crumbly. Do you have that problem?
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jul 15, 2019 20:54:34 GMT -5
Thanks for showing us your copper. I have a hard time resisting native copper. Where is this rough from?
Sometimes the metals do okay with just a dry buff or suede lap after everything else is polished. That won't help with oxidation over time, but a quick cleaning with a piece of deer hide will brighten them up again. Copper fever hit us our first trip to the Keweenaw Peninsula a few years back when we found a couple specks on one of the mine piles . The next trip we brought back buckets of ore . If we saw copper or it detected it went in the bucket . That was before cutting and cabbing so we were just after the copper . Lot of copper in ugly rock but with a lot of time and work we have some really nice pieces . Wish we would have got more of the good cutting ore . Next year . Thanks for the deer hide tip , think I can handle that . |
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jul 15, 2019 21:05:42 GMT -5
Those are really cool. I haven’t messed around too much with copper ore, but the stuff I brought home from the Keweenaw tended to be crumbly. Do you have that problem? Thanks Rob . Yeah , I'm thinking high explosives are not the best way to get good lapidary material out of the ground . But there is good solid stuff to be found . The more wires running around in it usually holds things together fairly well . A gentle touch helps a lot also but it can still chip out . Planning on overloading the vehicle next year . |
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