earthdog
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Don't eat yellow snow
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Post by earthdog on Jun 28, 2005 19:10:01 GMT -5
Maybe it is best put here. can you see the goudges in my rocks? All the same kinda rocks also. it happens in 220 grit and all the way through to polish. Is there a way to get the goudges out now that they are polished?   |
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jun 28, 2005 19:20:48 GMT -5
That first one is very pretty - what is it? I'd settle for a nice cab like that with those kinds of gouges anyday over my lumpy rocks! How about back to shaping them? Not sure about the vibe use Sorry, but nice cab - we have many talented cabbers lately popping up!
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Post by docone31 on Jun 28, 2005 19:37:10 GMT -5
The cabochets are stationary in the vibe. I would not do that style in any tumbler. Conventional cabochons are rotary tumbled as they have round surfaces. Flat spots attract dents.
I would use a leather buff, cerium oxide and a bench grinder for that polish.
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Post by Alice on Jun 28, 2005 19:53:06 GMT -5
I get the same thing in my rotary. I don't think it has to do with your vibe
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earthdog
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Post by earthdog on Jun 28, 2005 20:08:14 GMT -5
Ok, I have noticed that when I take the lid off when the vibe is running that sometimes they aren't jumping around, I stir them up and they go fine again. Is it that the slurry is too thick? How can I keep them moving all the time? Is there a way to take out the dents now?
Thanks for ur help.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 28, 2005 20:52:08 GMT -5
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Post by Cher on Jun 28, 2005 20:52:55 GMT -5
Can't help you with the vibe, just want to say those are really
nice little pieces you have there. Great colors.
Cher
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joanna
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Post by joanna on Jun 29, 2005 4:54:59 GMT -5
Okay, I've just been getting the hang of my vibe for the last month or two and I know I'm still in the experimental stages and still have questions too, but I noticed if I increased the water just a bit the stones get rolling really well. seems like if their not moving steady, usually from being too dry they sort of hammer on each other and they get fractured and just plain beat up looking. When I first started I misread teaspoons of grit for tablespoons, so that made the whole slurry thick and sticky = beat up rocks.
Of course, we're not talking about a lot of extra water, maybe a few pumps from the mist bottle. There's such a fine line with the right amount of water with the vibes.
I just got done polishing a couple batches of apache tears in the vibe, and was very nervous about it. But I read that you need to increase the water level since it's the water that works as a buffer, not pellets. I figured that the polish time would probably be a bit longer with the extra water but it really wasn't that much different ( what's an extra half a day?). Pretty strange, not using pellets for a buffer like I'm so use to with the tumblers. Oh and not a single tear shattered. I was shocked.
As far as what to do with your dented rocks, if it were me I'd probably grind the dented areas flat and send them back to the first stage, depending on the coarseness of the grinding wheel.
Hope maybe this helps some, but what I'm thing is it sounds like your vibe might be running a bit dry if things are moving around like they should.
Maybe one of the vibe pros will have some input.
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Post by creativeminded on Jun 29, 2005 8:34:44 GMT -5
Beautifully done.
Tami
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earthdog
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Post by earthdog on Jun 29, 2005 16:53:16 GMT -5
Well thank you very much Joanna. I will try the extra water bit. I'm really sore about my tuxedo agate, although I will try to grind the dents out of the t.a.
By the way where in northern Wisconsin are you? I'm all the way down here in Kenosha.
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