Post by kyoti on Aug 19, 2020 15:54:23 GMT -5
Well, my purple polka-dotted Basalt finally came out of the tumbler the other day. I'm not too disappointed with the results, since it was really a quick experiment to see if they would even take a polish. Had quite a bit of cracks appear that I didn't expect. The big surprise was that the rocks that had different colors in them, remained that color all the way through polish. I was afraid the color was just on the surface. I can't wait to try the ones that have white and orange blended in now.
This was my favorite rock. Sadly he cracked in the 150 grit round. I managed to carry him through the whole round just because I liked him.
Ironically, the best one out of the whole lot managed to squirt out of my hands while I was inspecting it, fall and bounce off the doormat and slide into a crack between my slab and patio that was barely big enough for it. Oh! Murphy's Law! I tried to retrieve it with a spoon, needle-nose pliers, my fingers, a stick and finally gave up.
lol
This was my favorite rock. Sadly he cracked in the 150 grit round. I managed to carry him through the whole round just because I liked him.
Ironically, the best one out of the whole lot managed to squirt out of my hands while I was inspecting it, fall and bounce off the doormat and slide into a crack between my slab and patio that was barely big enough for it. Oh! Murphy's Law! I tried to retrieve it with a spoon, needle-nose pliers, my fingers, a stick and finally gave up.
lol
