oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Mar 4, 2020 1:43:45 GMT -5
Caught my daily limit of fish by 10am so had time to play with some rocks. Got these 3 pretty much ready for the lot o. Reyes Agate -love the colors in this one. didnt dome it bc it was thin piece to start with and really didnt want to risk losing any of the colors so just beveled the edge.  Red green blanket-not sure about this material.It's quite soft and the colors are much lighter when dry than when wet, as pictured. Got to find out best way to polish it.  Desperado Agate- meh...looked better before I domed it. Slab was extra thick and made high dome which altered the pattern more than I wanted to. Next piece will try much lower dome and see how it goes.  That's all for now. Thanks for looking. Any advice, input always appreciated! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 4, 2020 5:37:54 GMT -5
Beautiful! The red green blanket won't polish. I do like it, though. If you get a piece with hematite, be very careful- it will undercut like crazy.
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Mar 4, 2020 7:32:54 GMT -5
Beautiful! The red green blanket won't polish. I do like it, though. If you get a piece with hematite, be very careful- it will undercut like crazy. Thank you! And thank you for the info. Had a suspicion that would be the case as far as polishing goes. And will keep eye out for any hematite in rest of slab. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 4, 2020 8:18:06 GMT -5
Nice stones! That Desperado is gorgeous.
On Zippy's Ebay store on his Red/Green Blanket auctions he said that understands that Aluminum Oxide works very well and also hitting dry on the 3000 wheels works, too.
Haven't tried it yet, so don't know how well it works.
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Post by knave on Mar 4, 2020 8:39:04 GMT -5
The rocks are sweet but how about catching your limit by 10am on a weekday?! That’s a great day....
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Mar 4, 2020 15:36:43 GMT -5
Nice stones! That Desperado is gorgeous.
On Zippy's Ebay store on his Red/Green Blanket auctions he said that understands that Aluminum Oxide works very well and also hitting dry on the 3000 wheels works, too.
Haven't tried it yet, so don't know how well it works.
Thank you and thanks for the info! |
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Post by RocksInNJ on Mar 4, 2020 15:44:54 GMT -5
Great job on all, but wow that first one is terrific!
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Mar 4, 2020 15:45:58 GMT -5
The rocks are sweet but how about catching your limit by 10am on a weekday?! That’s a great day.... Haha yes it was! Glad I did bc got rained out today. Ok, bc give me time to clean the 25 from yesterday. |
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Post by MsAli on Mar 4, 2020 16:10:27 GMT -5
The red/green is pretty cool
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Post by miket on Mar 4, 2020 16:24:39 GMT -5
I don't know what you're mehing about, those are some beautiful cabs.
Well done, sir!
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Mar 5, 2020 10:47:53 GMT -5
Great job on all, but wow that first one is terrific! Thanks! Yeah the first one is my favorite for sure |
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Mar 5, 2020 10:50:39 GMT -5
The red/green is pretty cool Yeah I really like the colors in the slab but doesnt look at all the same when dry and apparently doesnt polish well. Maybe if I make one from the slab that daughter likes enough to wear as pendant then il try coating it to keep color vibrant |
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