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ArkieRockhound freely admits to licking rocks Member since February 2005 Posts: 870	I'll try again! Apr 8, 2005 20:30:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ArkieRockhound on Apr 8, 2005 20:30:49 GMT -5

ArkieRockhound freely admits to licking rocks Member since February 2005 Posts: 870	I'll try again! Apr 8, 2005 20:32:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ArkieRockhound on Apr 8, 2005 20:32:44 GMT -5 These don't really look shiny at all! They really do here. I'm not much of a picture taker. The pits really show up though. Most all of them will probably go back in my big do over bin. Trish

rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	I'll try again! Apr 8, 2005 20:56:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on Apr 8, 2005 20:56:29 GMT -5 wow trish you have some really gorgeous rocks there. i think you will really be pleased with them when you run them back through. kim

cookie3rocks has started giving rock gifts Mother Nature is a grand old gal! Member since April 2004 Posts: 3,059	I'll try again! Apr 8, 2005 22:54:08 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cookie3rocks on Apr 8, 2005 22:54:08 GMT -5 Trish, Shiney and yummy and WOW~ Great job, you should be proud! cookie
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Alice has started giving rock gifts Member since February 2005 Posts: 3,931	I'll try again! Apr 9, 2005 0:59:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Alice on Apr 9, 2005 0:59:32 GMT -5 I really like the banded ones in the second picture (The one in the middle, the one above it, and the tiangle one to the left of it) Great work Trish

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I'll try again! Apr 9, 2005 9:52:28 GMT -5

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Post by Cher on Apr 9, 2005 9:52:28 GMT -5

Wow, what a gorgeous variety of stone. Great colors and banding, you did a good job
getting a shine on them. What a shame about the pitting but that's where it takes the
extra effort in the coarse stage, the one that takes the most patience. It's really hard not
to just push things on to the next step but if you find pits or can feel the edge on the
fractures, don't move it up. This is when I use my dremel a lot. You'll find, especially
with agates, they seem to have a lot of pits. You can generally smooth them out pretty
easy with the dremel if they are not too deep.

Cher

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ArkieRockhound
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I'll try again! Apr 9, 2005 10:03:11 GMT -5

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Post by ArkieRockhound on Apr 9, 2005 10:03:11 GMT -5

Thanks,
I just pulled all those shiny agates with pits and put them back in coarse. Want them to be pretty. I just got a dremel. Guess I should have tried that first. Having a jard sale this weekend. After it's over, I may open the barrel and try a few with the dremel.
Thanks,
Trish

ArkieRockhound freely admits to licking rocks Member since February 2005 Posts: 870	I'll try again! Apr 9, 2005 10:05:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ArkieRockhound on Apr 9, 2005 10:05:31 GMT -5 Sorry, that was supposed to read Yard Sale. Trish

phoenix1647 starting to spend too much on rocks Member since March 2013 Posts: 186	I'll try again! Apr 9, 2005 12:37:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by phoenix1647 on Apr 9, 2005 12:37:45 GMT -5 Those look pretty good to me....I would not be real unhappy with a run like that. Pho

Glenn having dreams about rocks Member since January 2005 Posts: 55	I'll try again! Apr 9, 2005 20:07:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Glenn on Apr 9, 2005 20:07:37 GMT -5 Arkie, I think they look great ! I alway like getting mixed batchs out to look at . You did good . Glenn

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I'll try again! Apr 9, 2005 22:22:40 GMT -5

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Post by ArkieRockhound on Apr 9, 2005 22:22:40 GMT -5

Thanks everyone.
They really are shinier than they look. I took a bunch out tonight and tried out my new Dremel. I got several pits out. They are back in course to smooth out a little. Then we'll do the whole process over. I still have one more 6 lb barrel in polish. The Dalmation Stone just doesn't want to shine. I'm going to leave it in about another week and see what it get.
Trish

Rose Cave Dweller Member since November 2004 Posts: 875	I'll try again! Apr 11, 2005 4:00:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rose on Apr 11, 2005 4:00:50 GMT -5 Thats a nice batch, you've got some lovely colours in there.

creativeminded still telling self it's just a hobby I am a crazy crafter. Member since January 2004 Posts: 4,524	I'll try again! Apr 11, 2005 9:03:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by creativeminded on Apr 11, 2005 9:03:45 GMT -5 You have a beautiful batch of rocks there. The only thing I notice was a few pits where the polish may have stayed on the stone leaving a white spot. Tami
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stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	I'll try again! Apr 11, 2005 13:25:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Apr 11, 2005 13:25:22 GMT -5 Nothing wrong with that batch- Nice assortment of roch there- I have trouble with getting the shine to show up in photos also- I just blame on the batteries!
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BearCreekLapidary In Memoriam Member since May 2004 Posts: 1,232	I'll try again! Apr 11, 2005 23:59:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BearCreekLapidary on Apr 11, 2005 23:59:52 GMT -5 Hey Trish, They say that ... "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" ... it looks like you beholden some gorgeous stones there to me! John
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I'll try again! Apr 12, 2005 16:23:29 GMT -5

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Post by stubby on Apr 12, 2005 16:23:29 GMT -5

Trish,

They look nice to me!! Some of that looks like some Lake Superior Agate my sister brought me from Duluth (not in the tumbler yet). What little experience I have had with Dalmation, is that it is tough to polish.

Thanks for sharing the photos!

stub