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Post by krazydiamond on May 30, 2005 15:25:33 GMT -5
here is my latest plate full out of the tumbler, a general mix of stuff including (finally) some of Banjo's famous Burro Creek Agate. tough stuff that!   as you may notice, there are some preshaped brazilian agates in this batch that were some of my practice cabs on the grinder. i never finished the backs and wasn't sure if i wanted to dop them, so i chucked'em back into the tumbler into 600 grit for 10 days and then polish for another 10 days. now both sides are smooth and shiny!  and here is a close up of a few trimming scraps that came out kinda neat..  Happy Memorial Day, folks, and thanks for looking! KD |
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Post by Cher on May 30, 2005 15:52:34 GMT -5
Ooooooo KD those cabs are stunning, you did a beautiful job on those and should be very proud of them. That is just a yummy looking batch, holiday rock candy fits pretty good. *smile*
Cher
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rollingstone on May 30, 2005 15:54:04 GMT -5
Fantastic batch of stones, KD. And the shine is a blazin'! That Brazilian agate is fantastic. But do I only see a few pieces of crazy lace?? What?, are you finally running out?! ;D
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Tonya
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Post by Tonya on May 30, 2005 16:14:33 GMT -5
Wow, very nice. What are those gold colored ones in the middle? They are really pretty
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Post by cookie3rocks on May 30, 2005 18:41:55 GMT -5
OOOOHH!! MyMyMY!   Those are just beautiful I take my hat of to you as you achieved: James status.  All Hail KD of the Wet Shine. May we all strive to walk in her footsteps. OK, maybe a little over the top, but Dang, girl! cookie |
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Post by krazydiamond on May 30, 2005 18:50:28 GMT -5
lol@Cookie...a LITTLE over the top??
get a grip, girlfriend!
the trick is to get the clouds reflecting off the rocks, looks much shinier then...heheh.
KD
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tinman
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Post by tinman on May 30, 2005 19:58:31 GMT -5
I have a regular grinder can iI preform like that
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Post by krazydiamond on May 30, 2005 20:07:12 GMT -5
i don't see why not, Tinman, tho you may have to go back as far as 120/220 stage to get them to buff up. what kinda grinding wheels ya got?
KD
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Post by rockyraccoon on May 30, 2005 23:45:25 GMT -5
it is really hard to look at them all with those gorgeous cabs in the center lol. my eyes are just drawn to them. you always have such a nice batch kd!
kim
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rollingstone on May 31, 2005 5:00:37 GMT -5
I have a regular grinder can iI preform like that Tinman Tinman, Yes you can preform like that with a regular grinder, if you are willing to spend about 3 hours per stone  Seriously, if you are talking about your standard bench grinder, which is great for sharpening tools and the like, I find mine is pretty much useless at even smoothing out minor rough spots on stones like agates. Takes forever, has no way to cool the stone so friction can heat things up and cause fractures, and the fine silica dust doesn't do your lungs any favours either. Maybe if you get a diamond wheel things might be okay, or maybe if you are grinding soft stones, but for the standard quartz hardness rocks, a typical bench-grinder is pretty much useless. just my opinion |
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Rose
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Post by Rose on May 31, 2005 6:24:47 GMT -5
Very nice load KD  |
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Post by creativeminded on May 31, 2005 10:02:00 GMT -5
Very pretty.
Tami
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stefan
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Post by stefan on May 31, 2005 13:26:03 GMT -5
Dang KD you gotta stop it! I just moved my batch to polish (come on only 2 more weeks) that candy was Sweeetttt!!!!
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MichiganRocks
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"I wasn't born to follow."
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Post by MichiganRocks on May 31, 2005 15:10:29 GMT -5
Hey KD, the only thing better than seeing your new rocks is to see the new jewellry that you make from them! Great job!
Tinman - You can shape with a standard bench grinder but you can't use the Aluminum Oxide wheels that come standard on them. Put on some green silicon oxide wheels and keep a cup of water handy to wet and cool your rocks when you are grinding (and a cold wet beer to wet anything else that needs wetting). Not as nice as diamond wheels and cab making machines, but it's also a lot cheaper. That all I use.
Ron
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Post by connrock on Jun 1, 2005 18:07:14 GMT -5
Hey KD those are awesome!!
Thanks,,,,,,,,
Tom
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ArkieRockhound
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Post by ArkieRockhound on Jun 1, 2005 20:34:21 GMT -5
Great job as always. Those cabs in the center are beautiful! Can't wait to see them wrapped.
Trish
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