Tellfamily
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Tellfamily on Sept 26, 2005 21:57:07 GMT -5
 Just a 3lb barral this time, so not too many.  My wife really liked this Jasper & made me post this one by itself. Thanks for looking & hope ya'll enjoyed. |
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Post by LCARS on Sept 26, 2005 22:32:48 GMT -5
I LOVE that Zebra in the middle! Sweeeet....
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fatrichie
has rocks in the head
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Post by fatrichie on Sept 26, 2005 23:23:17 GMT -5
WOW, thats some nice stuff! She has great taste, I'm a jasper fan too. Keep up the goo work and keep posting those pics!
Fatty
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Post by stoner on Sept 27, 2005 0:56:43 GMT -5
Nice batch. Love the different colors. You did a nice job on the shapes and shine.
Ed
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Post by rockds on Sept 27, 2005 1:41:01 GMT -5
good look'en pics, keep up the good work
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 27, 2005 1:55:01 GMT -5
i like them all. that zebra stone really catches your eye!
kim
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joanna
spending too much on rocks
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Post by joanna on Sept 27, 2005 5:15:08 GMT -5
Wow, what a fun mix of different rocks. I think I see a little piece of tiger eye hiding there. The zebra rock is really unique along with your wife's favorite.
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Post by creativeminded on Sept 27, 2005 9:12:29 GMT -5
They all turned out beautiful.
Tami
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Sept 27, 2005 10:26:15 GMT -5
WOW on that zebra rock (actually all of it!) Is the zebra rock Pet wood?
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 27, 2005 18:56:49 GMT -5
i see some jewelry in that batch, Tellfamily, great batch (good things in small barrels). what polish did you use?
KD
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Post by joe on Sept 27, 2005 23:00:42 GMT -5
Excellent batch! Yes, the Zebra is the first one that caught my eye too.  |
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deepsouth
fully equipped rock polisher
He who rocks last rocks best
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Post by deepsouth on Sept 28, 2005 4:06:27 GMT -5
I saw that snake agate first and then that stripy zebra.
Lovely batch of good shiny rocks.
Thanks for posting
Jack
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Tellfamily
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Tellfamily on Sept 28, 2005 18:29:36 GMT -5
The Zebra is actually a kind of flint. Picked up some small pieces from a local rock shop last year.
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Tellfamily
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Tellfamily on Sept 28, 2005 18:31:11 GMT -5
KD I use 3 to 1 Chrome Oxide & Tin Oxide. Would like to use 100% Tin Oxide, but the cost is just too much. Besides mixing with CH gives good results.
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Post by cookie3rocks on Sept 28, 2005 19:19:53 GMT -5
Beautiful batch, all of it. Excellent shine, great variaty, just wonderful. You should (if you don't already) take up jewelry making. You have some great cabs for mounting there. I have some jasper like your wife likes, but have yet to bring it to a good shine. What was your entire recipe?
cookie
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Tellfamily
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Tellfamily on Sept 28, 2005 22:06:48 GMT -5
Cookie here is our recipe:
40/67 extra course grit until they get the shape we want.
60/90 course till all all the nooks & cranies are gone. Usually 4-6 weeks)
120 medium till the are smooth (usually 2-4 weeks)
500 till they are REAL smooth (2 weeks)
1000 & they look like they are polished (2 weeks)
3 to 1 parts of Chrome Oxide to Tin Oxide (about 10 days)
We have a QT66 we use for course
than 120, 500 & 1000 in the 3lb tumblers.
polish usually done in a 1.5 lb tumber.
Will have a couple more batches coming out real soon. I'll post pics.
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Post by LCARS on Sept 29, 2005 0:42:57 GMT -5
Hmmm, just as I suspected... I never leave my rocks in long enough but I hardly ever start from true rough.
Most of my rocks are already beach tumbled so I can start at 220 & don't have to leave them in grind as long.
I do the full pre/polish stages but always end up with some rocks that need more polishing no matter how long I leave them in there.
I'm starting to get pretty good at knowing which rocks won't tumble well but the softer stones always get scratched up by the harder ones in polish. I have enough now to do a new pre/polish run with just the softer stones & i'm going to use a softer polish to hopefully get that shine i'm looking for..
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Sept 29, 2005 10:17:23 GMT -5
Tell why the mixed polish? Just wondering
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Tellfamily
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Tellfamily on Sept 29, 2005 18:10:20 GMT -5
Tin Oxide is a far better polish & works well on a wider varity of material. It also costs 5 times more that Chrome Oxide. I find that I can get the benifits of Tin Oxide with the low cost of Chrome Oxide by mixing them.
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Post by Cher on Sept 30, 2005 10:46:05 GMT -5
Very nice looking stuff, I can see why your wife likes that one piece, awesome colors there.
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