nik
spending too much on rocks
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Post by nik on May 17, 2021 3:37:34 GMT -5
The latest in my series of tap handles for the local brewery. Picasso marble, 4.25" x 1.75" x 1.25" give or take. This one felt a bit different to grind, maybe softer than the last ryholite pair, and for once did not make a ton of red mud. I will say that the 30 grit sintered wheel is earning its keep with these big pieces.  IMG_20210517_144219 by nik1924, on Flickr  IMG_20210517_144229 by nik1924, on Flickr  IMG_20210517_144256 by nik1924, on Flickr |
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Post by fernwood on May 17, 2021 5:01:33 GMT -5
I love your tap handles.
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Post by rockjunquie on May 17, 2021 6:22:15 GMT -5
Very nice!
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Brian
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by Brian on May 17, 2021 6:55:37 GMT -5
That one is going to look amazing once it is installed! (It looks amazing now, too!)
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 17, 2021 8:56:22 GMT -5
That is so cool!
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Post by drocknut on May 17, 2021 11:29:25 GMT -5
Very cool looking.
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NDK
Cave Dweller 
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Post by NDK on May 17, 2021 11:33:23 GMT -5
What an interesting color combination on that Picasso. Well done once again!
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Post by jasoninsd on May 17, 2021 18:04:46 GMT -5
That's better than tapping his love handles! (Just sayin'!) LOL nik - I too love your tap handles!  The Picasso Marble I've worked is some of the softest material I've worked so far. I haven't worked any since I got the new 8000 and 14,000 disks, so I'm curious to see what kind of a polish I can get on it with those. |
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nik
spending too much on rocks
Member since May 2019
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Post by nik on May 17, 2021 21:09:48 GMT -5
Thanks to everybody, I will get to see it installed during lunch today. nik - I too love your tap handles! The Picasso Marble I've worked is some of the softest material I've worked so far. I haven't worked any since I got the new 8000 and 14,000 disks, so I'm curious to see what kind of a polish I can get on it with those. I would guess that the hardness of this chunk is somewhere around 4.5-5, a good knife will scratch it, but mild steel will not. It seems to take a fairly good polish, although I stopped at 8000 on this one, I just liked how the surface felt. I was cutting a big cab from the same block and it took a really nice polish, aside from the little bit of spalling I got on the 3000 when I ran out of water. Back to the 220 with that one... |
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