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Post by rockds on Oct 26, 2005 1:08:13 GMT -5
wow another great job cher
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Rose
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Post by Rose on Oct 26, 2005 2:10:49 GMT -5
Wow Cher those are amazing.
OK you have inspired me, I'm going to get off me bum today on my day off and get my tumbler rolling again ! ;D
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Post by Cher on Oct 26, 2005 9:42:00 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliments all and I'm glad to hear they inspired you to start your tumbler again Rose. I'll be waiting for pics!!
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Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 26, 2005 9:43:25 GMT -5
cher wow! you are putting out some knockouts these days.
kim
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Rose
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Post by Rose on Oct 26, 2005 9:53:12 GMT -5
I'll have to remember to post them this time ! I put my hematite into 220 and set a load of agate and jasper going at 80. Now I have to wait !  |
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Post by Cher on Oct 26, 2005 10:04:02 GMT -5
LOL Rose, are you back to the "patience grasshoppa" stage? Has it been that long since you had them rolling? I just took another batch out of polish a few minutes ago, it's washing now so will have new pics tomorrow. There's a few bigger agates in this batch along with a lot of small mixed stuff.
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Rose
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Post by Rose on Oct 26, 2005 12:05:53 GMT -5
Oh yes, but I never fully got over it ! The thing that stalled me was the mess of the hematite during recharages, its horrible everything its touches is dyed red, so I'll have that again in a few days but the end is in sight I suppose. Have to keep my cat away this time, last time I spilt some of the slurry which dried on the floor, my WHITE cat came along later and decided to roll over and over its scratching her back like they do, right in the same spot the power got all over her, she was rather pink for a few days after. ;D
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Post by Cher on Oct 26, 2005 12:16:24 GMT -5
LOL Pink kitty, that's cute. Things might be a bit different over there but do you have any place you can dump the slurry outside like a dirt alley or something? I've got a large plastic strainer that I dump the barrel into and rinse them off good with the hose before messing with them. My shirts have stayed much cleaner since doing this but it's only good for summertime. I've found that no matter what the slurry it, it stains clothing.
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rumbletumble
spending too much on rocks
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Post by rumbletumble on Oct 26, 2005 15:31:49 GMT -5
Cher,
Those are beautiful. It looked like so many. Was that a 3 lb. barrel or a 6 lb. barrel. Maybe I am not putting enough into mine.
Sally
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Post by Cher on Oct 26, 2005 16:28:34 GMT -5
Thanks Sally,
Actually, the polish barrel that these came out of is a 1.5 pound barrel. Remember though, these are pretty small, there were only a few that were bigger than a quarter, most were dime and nickle size.
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Post by puppie96 on Oct 27, 2005 1:03:56 GMT -5
They are beautiful, and the photo is fabu. I wish I knew the trick to get all the detail of the rock and also get the shine the way this is.
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Oct 27, 2005 5:38:21 GMT -5
Hi Cher
wonderfull lot wonderfull polish in fact quite a oustanding shine, makes me feel like selling my tumbler that finish is awsome any tips ?
Jack
Yorkshire UK
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Post by puppie96 on Oct 28, 2005 0:51:28 GMT -5
I'd love to know your photo technique, they really are beautiful pictures.
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Post by Cher on Oct 28, 2005 7:54:29 GMT -5
Thanks Puppie, but I really don't have any special technique. It's been too cold to stand around outside taking pics so the last two sets of pics, I took on the shelf of my bow window. I set the rocks in an area shaded from the direct light by the divider between the windows but where they still get plenty of indirect light from the windows on each side.
Jack, I don't have a special recipe, I'm just really particular about what gets moved on to the next stage. If it's got a lot of chips and pits, it stays in coarse until it gets smoother or disappears, whichever comes first. *smile* I really don't let them disappear, if they are too difficult, I take the dremel to them and smooth 'em out that way.
Cher
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Oct 31, 2005 4:30:14 GMT -5
Hi Cher,
Thanks I will have to get a dremel ?
BUT they certainly have a shine,
Jack
Yorkshire UK
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cuervo73
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Post by cuervo73 on Oct 31, 2005 11:07:23 GMT -5
Cher, your lakers sure are spectacular! They do look similiar to the Botswannas due to the concentric white bands too. In the center of picture #3, the white one with reddish-orange colors.. looks like a fire agate too.
ed/cuervo
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