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Post by mohs on Apr 2, 2020 9:18:58 GMT -5
Wooo hhhooo  Bouquet was laying in the dirt  That no way to treat a rock’n heart Have the best day possible ! Mohs |
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Post by agatemaggot on Apr 2, 2020 11:04:26 GMT -5
You might blame that missing heart on a Blue jay or Crow, both like shiny objects !
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Post by mohs on Apr 2, 2020 11:36:38 GMT -5
ya know that funny -pal cause out there grinding under my umbrella keep catching glimpses of flying bird shadows strange i think some kind of omen ? hopefully a hearthrilled one Thanks !! m  hs |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 2, 2020 21:47:07 GMT -5
right on Ev years ago I wanted to do a video tutorial but couldn't find anyone to hold the camera it would have been a crack up I also mentioned if came in beaucoup bucks I'd throw a 'RTH craft a rock’n heart' Olympics Modeled one of those chef shows All the rough- all the lapidary equipment -for each team Timed- a moderator extrapolating on the grief drama joy & the judges rating heart performance... what I like help with is getting the best sheen polish on that lavender jade O like to believe that its smooth enough grind through all the grit stages so I don't think needs a rework altho I haven't taken a loupe to it yet but if a better sheen is possible I open to help thanks ED mohs check out this article from Rock and Gem Magazine. Maybe it will help you with polishing that purple jade.
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Post by mohs on Apr 3, 2020 8:22:15 GMT -5
Wow that article is really informative HummingBirdStones!
The article makes a distinction between Purple Jade and Lavender Jadeite. Not sure which one I have.
I don’t see orange pecks in the stone- which is according to the article- a feature of Purple Jade.
Someday I may get it-checked out. I still have a small slice of slab left.
I do recall the vendor saying it was Purple Jade.
He also said the stone likes heat when buffing.
So this is another clue the article helps with.
I will try the cerium oxide method.
Which is good. I need to get my Pixie tuned up and use the side buff.
I took the stone through 8000 and buffed it w/ with 8000 diamond paste on hard cotton.
Somewhere I have a Nova 14,000 wheel.
Find that and do some stone sliding. Then buff on the Pix with the C/O.
A rock project !!
Thanks so much for posting !
Ed
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 3, 2020 8:31:36 GMT -5
Wow that article is really informative HummingBirdStones! The article makes a distinction between Purple Jade and Lavender Jadeite. Not sure which one I have. I don’t see orange pecks in the stone- which is according to the article- a feature of Purple Jade. Someday I may get it-checked out. I still have a small slice of slab left. I do recall the vendor saying it was Purple Jade. He also said the stone likes heat when buffing. So this is another clue the article helps with. I will try the cerium oxide method. Which is good. I need to get my Pixie tuned up and use the side buff. I took the stone through 8000 and buffed it w/ with 8000 diamond paste on hard cotton. Somewhere I have a Nova 14,000 wheel. Find that and do some stone sliding. Then buff on the Pix with the C/O. A rock project !! Thanks so much for posting ! Ed
Yes, jade loves heat to polish. If you have a felt polishing pad that you can use with the cerium, that would get the heat up fast!
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Post by mohs on Apr 3, 2020 8:59:57 GMT -5
Right on HummingBirdTones  Felt! That what I meant. I use a Fordeom arbor. Sweet little machine. I dropped it many years ago. It had the extended spindle on. Bent one side. Uuuuuuuughhhhhhhhhhhh….. See grown man cry like a dropped bottle of   |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 3, 2020 9:37:07 GMT -5
right on Ev years ago I wanted to do a video tutorial but couldn't find anyone to hold the camera it would have been a crack up I also mentioned if came in beaucoup bucks I'd throw a 'RTH craft a rock’n heart' Olympics Modeled one of those chef shows All the rough- all the lapidary equipment -for each team Timed- a moderator extrapolating on the grief drama joy & the judges rating heart performance... what I like help with is getting the best sheen polish on that lavender jade O like to believe that its smooth enough grind through all the grit stages so I don't think needs a rework altho I haven't taken a loupe to it yet but if a better sheen is possible I open to help thanks ED mohs check out this article from Rock and Gem Magazine. Maybe it will help you with polishing that purple jade.
Great article! I've cabbed quite a bit of it with pretty good results and yes, it likes heat. |
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Post by mohs on Apr 3, 2020 9:40:40 GMT -5
right on Tela have you picture please show so I kmohs what I'm aiming for  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 3, 2020 9:42:15 GMT -5
right on Tela have you picture please show so I kmohs what I'm aiming for I'll see if I have any that show the shine. Most of my pics are in a light tent and don't show polish so well. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 3, 2020 9:45:22 GMT -5
Here's one in the sun. Most all of them have a little bit of orange peel, but not very much.
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Post by mohs on Apr 3, 2020 9:50:01 GMT -5
that shines, Tela!!!
Thanks !
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Post by mohs on Apr 3, 2020 14:12:37 GMT -5
got my Pixie tunes up...mostly and out-side-- side buffing purple jade its hard heart of Stone thanks all for being...mohs'n
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Post by mohs on Apr 3, 2020 19:12:12 GMT -5
This is after a light attempt to better buff the stone Little better  Also wanted to show the orange spot If I had never read that article wouldn’t know the significance Thanks HummingBirdTones !! I”ll keep at it I can see grind striations w/ the naked eye No need loupe it and really get loopy. The important thing was getting the Pixie humming So will heartily buff on Thanks for peeking Ed |
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Post by knave on Apr 3, 2020 19:27:32 GMT -5
That seam is wunderbar! Dark to dark is a hard seam to hide. Great job!!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 3, 2020 19:51:57 GMT -5
This is after a light attempt to better buff the stone Little better Also wanted to show the orange spot If I had never read that article wouldn’t know the significance Thanks HummingBirdTones !! I”ll keep at it I can see grind striations w/ the naked eye No need loupe it and really get loopy. The important thing was getting the Pixie humming So will heartily buff on Thanks for peeking Ed My pleasure, Mr. mohs! Love that heart.  |
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Post by mohs on Apr 3, 2020 19:59:15 GMT -5
That seam is wunderbar! Dark to dark is a hard seam to hide. Great job!! right on Evan when I rubbed those 2 stones to together they stuck like magnet magic thanks! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 3, 2020 20:16:37 GMT -5
Looking goooooood!
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