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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 2, 2022 11:42:41 GMT -5
I'm curious...what tumbler are you using that its eating away at your bowl? I'll be wrapping a batch of slag glass tonight and I don't think I've had issues, but maybe I didn't put two and two together. I was seeing some light dark grey particles, but I assumed it was just grit not fully broken down.  |
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Post by lordsorril on Jan 2, 2022 14:00:14 GMT -5
I run coarse Stage 1-2 in my Lortone QT12's/33B's, and then move them over to my Thumlers UV-18. When I run a clean/burnish in my UV-18 between stages and see floating grey particles...that is usually little bits of my bowl-it is normal. I weigh my vibe bowl periodically to determine wear and tear and I notice a considerable loss when running man-made glass compared to just running stones. A new UV-18 bowl will weigh ~1200 grams  Mine are worn out and start to crack/leak @~800g.  Side by side comparison Used vs. New.   |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 2, 2022 15:38:01 GMT -5
I run coarse Stage 1-2 in my Lortone QT12's/33B's, and then move them over to my Thumlers UV-18. When I run a clean/burnish in my UV-18 between stages and see floating grey particles...that is usually little bits of my bowl-it is normal. I weigh my vibe bowl periodically to determine wear and tear and I notice a considerable loss when running man-made glass compared to just running stones. A new UV-18 bowl will weigh ~1200 grams Mine are worn out and start to crack/leak @~800g. Side by side comparison Used vs. New. Ok, interesting. Mine does not float, so it's safe to say it's either by product of the slag breaking down or grit that I'm seeing.
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Post by lordsorril on Jan 3, 2022 21:00:11 GMT -5
Photo #206  Iolite is always interesting to photograph. |
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Post by lordsorril on Jan 5, 2022 21:31:57 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 5, 2022 22:19:00 GMT -5
Photo #207 - This particular one reminds me of a dragon protecting its treasure!
I love that stone! I can see why it's being protected! LOL
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Post by lordsorril on Jan 6, 2022 21:04:35 GMT -5
Photo #207 - This particular one reminds me of a dragon protecting its treasure! I love that stone! I can see why it's being protected! LOL A lot of snakes remind me of dragons, but, I know ball-pythons too well...they remind me more of reptilian Basset hounds.  |
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Post by lordsorril on Jan 6, 2022 21:07:37 GMT -5
Photo #208  Here is a bunch of pieces of Nipomo Agate (+Marcasite) that I haven't been able to work into other photos because the patterning is too busy. Figured I would just take a collective image with the pieces by themselves... |
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Post by lordsorril on Jan 7, 2022 21:37:35 GMT -5
Photo #209  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 8, 2022 11:01:56 GMT -5
Photo #210
 I loved the Nipomo Agate...but what the heck are these stones? Love the blue! |
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Post by lordsorril on Jan 8, 2022 11:24:03 GMT -5
I loved the Nipomo Agate...but what the heck are these stones? Love the blue! Thanks! I'm not sure what they are--the guy I bought them from scours the west coast from Mexico to Washington State. I usually find smaller pieces of this material in his boxes, but, he did send me some larger pieces of this material that I have been tumbling (and completely rounded out-Stage 1) and they look like 'little planets'. Of course these 'planet pieces' are just a little too big for my UV-18 so I will need to rotary polish them eventually... |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 8, 2022 11:37:40 GMT -5
I loved the Nipomo Agate...but what the heck are these stones? Love the blue! Thanks! I'm not sure what they are--the guy I bought them from scours the west coast from Mexico to Washington State. I usually find smaller pieces of this material in his boxes, but, he did send me some larger pieces of this material that I have been tumbling (and completely rounded out-Stage 1) and they look like 'little planets'. Of course these 'planet pieces' are just a little too big for my UV-18 so I will need to rotary polish them eventually... I thought Earth's nickname was the blue planet.. but these have got us beat! LOL |
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Post by lordsorril on Jan 15, 2022 15:02:55 GMT -5
Photo #212 I tumbled the reddish stone in the center (from Lake Superior) for about a year and lost about 50% mass before I polished and called it 'good enough'. I was never able to get rid of all the pits in the red parts because there were voids throughout the entire piece...live and learn... The snake in the photo is the first 5 gene combo I have produced: Three of the traits are non-visible (Het-Recessive) and so it will be a few years before I can breed out any visible recessive combos. The odds are against me, but, I have the possibility of sneaking in a 'worlds first' eventually....
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Post by lordsorril on Jan 22, 2022 18:11:08 GMT -5
Photo #213 More local granite: not as straightforward to tumble as agate, but, it has its own character.
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Post by lordsorril on Jan 23, 2022 16:13:29 GMT -5
Still have some finished bead glass kicking around. Photo #214 \I have another big box of this rough material in my garage somewhere, kinda gets repetitive after a while... |
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Post by lordsorril on Jan 31, 2022 16:38:21 GMT -5
Photo #215 Brazilan Agate and a Orange Ghost/Spider (aka Honeybee) ball python.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 31, 2022 18:05:16 GMT -5
Whoa! I've never seen a Brazilian Agate like that! Is it dyed?
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Post by lordsorril on Jan 31, 2022 19:45:06 GMT -5
Whoa! I've never seen a Brazilian Agate like that! Is it dyed? I don't think they are dyed: I think Kingsley would have mentioned that. Super easy tumbles: I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone else posting cool photos of these yet--there is a wide variation in the rough I purchased--a few of them are really eye candy. I have a bunch of blue ones: the specimen for Photo #215 was exceptional. Some of the ones I tumbled are just straight shades of blue/grey, and some of them have neat patterning. In a few days I will post a photo of 4 of the blue blotchy ones (Photo #216) with an Albino Enchi ball python (for contrast). |
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