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Post by stoner on Jun 17, 2005 23:15:37 GMT -5
Well the wait is over. These are the two batches I started in the higher speed tumbler. It's a mix of agates, jaspers, some local rock, and misc. It took just under a month and one batch was polished with tin oxide and the other titanium oxide, but it doesn't really matter cuz I wound up mixing the two batches for the photos. Oops! First up, the small pieces of mostly brazilian agate with nice banding  Both batches     some of the Brazilian agates backlit by the sun   Alot of the fracturing happened during polish. I guess I didn't use enough pellets. Oh well, live and forget! Enjoy, Ed |
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Post by nepherite on Jun 18, 2005 0:18:10 GMT -5
Those look really nice, great job !
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Jun 18, 2005 0:50:08 GMT -5
Love those oranges and browns! Great Job.
Steve
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Post by James on Jun 18, 2005 1:30:18 GMT -5
Great looking batch Ed! I really like that Brazilian carnelian.  |
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Post by fatrichie on Jun 18, 2005 1:54:06 GMT -5
Really nice Ed, I too really love nice carnelian!!
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Post by Cher on Jun 18, 2005 8:42:20 GMT -5
Gorgeous Ed, those agates are just awesome.
Have to ask some questions of your experiment now.
What makes you think the fracturing came in the polish round?
Did you use pellets through all the stages?
Do you think the faster speed was an advantage?
How fast was it? (sorry CRS strikes again)
Thanks for the great pics, sorry for all the questions.
Cher
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Post by creativeminded on Jun 18, 2005 11:09:58 GMT -5
Those turned out great.
Tami
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Post by 69beeper on Jun 18, 2005 12:33:38 GMT -5
lookin' good! pic 5 really shows the shine you got! ..  neat piece of carnelian in top pic, near center bottom... looks very interesting. thanks for the pics Jimmy |
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Post by americanbulldogsnj on Jun 18, 2005 14:35:13 GMT -5
Sweet batch, I love the carnelian!
Marian
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Post by krazydiamond on Jun 18, 2005 19:12:46 GMT -5
;D first pic, top rock...leftover fish? great batch, love the agates. i do believe that fracturing is inherent with this type of stone, so no matter how many pellets you use, it's gonna happen. i got some "fish" in prepolish, i shaped them on the grinder and decided to toss'em in prepolish for a week or so and then polish. yeh, i'm gonna miss Father's Day but will be a big smile for my dad's birthday in a few weeks. couldn't find the right kind of cookie jar to save my life, but got a real fish bowl and hubby has promised to make a top for me. nice batch of rocks, Ed!  KD
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Post by WyckedWyre on Jun 18, 2005 20:16:43 GMT -5
Beautiful! Carnelian is my middle name. ;D S
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Post by stoner on Jun 18, 2005 20:49:23 GMT -5
Hey all. Thanks for the nice comments. Those orange-ish brown stones are all Brazilian agates. Actually they all come from the same rock.
Cher, when I put these stones into polish, only a few of them had fractures in them and you can see how many do now. Like KD says, they are prone to fracturing. These 2 batches were run at the same time and took a little under a month from start to finish. Not bad considering I used a hammer to break the agates and did no pre-shaping with the grinder. So I think the faster speed does have an advantage over normal speed. I'm gonna continue on with this experiment and see how it goes the next few batches.
KD, That "fish" in the top pic is just as it came out of the tumbler. I thought it was kinda cool looking. How'd your fish turn out? Kind of fun to shape them, don't ya think? Don't forget to post some pics for us.
Well, Happy Father's Day to all us Dad's. I think I might be getting a nicer camera for Father's Day-but don't know for sure.
Ed
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Post by Alice on Jun 18, 2005 20:53:11 GMT -5
great looking batch
Did you grind the heart yourself, or was it like that at the begining?
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Post by stoner on Jun 18, 2005 21:22:53 GMT -5
Hi Alice. Heart? Did I miss something?
Ed
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Post by SteveHolmes on Jun 18, 2005 21:31:25 GMT -5
Ed,
I think the 2nd pic down, bottom of pic. There's one rock at the bottom of the stash that looks sort of shaped like a heart.
Steve
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Post by Cher on Jun 18, 2005 21:47:11 GMT -5
Oooo yeah, a nice heart of mex lace. I'd missed that one before.
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Post by cookie3rocks on Jun 18, 2005 22:06:40 GMT -5
I saw the heart right away, but I'm always looking for something to mount. I'm suprised KD didn't lock on it.
Incredible shine. That's what I love about agates, they polish so well. What was your recipe?
cookie
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 19, 2005 0:16:46 GMT -5
ed those turned out great and i love the pics with the agates backlit. i didn't see a heart. gotta go back and look again.
kim
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 19, 2005 0:18:36 GMT -5
it is a heart. did it do that by itself ed? very nice!
kim
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Post by stoner on Jun 19, 2005 1:39:57 GMT -5
Hi all. Thanks Steve for pointing me in the right direction. I didn't do any grinding on these so I guess it came out of the barrel like that. Funny though, I sure don't recall seeing anything that was heart-shaped. It may just be a perspective thing.
I just went and checked the rocks and found the one in question. It looks more like a heart in the pic than it does in front of me. In fact when I turn it over, the heart shape goes away.
Cookie, It's hard to judge the rough grind cuz I added rock every 3-4 days when I recharged, but after that it was 5 days 120/220, 4 days 400, 4 days 1000, and 5 days in tin oxide in one barrel and titanium oxide in the other barrel. I'm trying to keep better records these days to see how my experiment is working. I need a secretary!
Ed
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