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Post by xenaswolf on Oct 26, 2005 21:01:15 GMT -5
Ok just got some Apache Tears from The Rock Shed, thought I'd show you what they look like rough...forgot the quarter but they range in size from dime to half dollar I would guess. If ya'll can help me figure out how to take better pics, plz tell me....I'm using the macro setting with flash and indoor light cuz its already dark when I get home from work now.   |
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Post by xenaswolf on Oct 26, 2005 21:10:39 GMT -5
Anyone know what the white stuff is on them and how to get it off?
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Post by Cher on Oct 26, 2005 21:12:22 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with those photo except the size is a bit large. Hard scrolling back
and forth to see the picture. Are you using photobucket? I think there's 3 links
there to choose from, but am not sure which one it is that gives a smaller size
photo. KD or one of the others uses it so could tell you for sure.
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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 26, 2005 21:19:33 GMT -5
no worrys the white comes off it the first tumble
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Post by xenaswolf on Oct 26, 2005 21:20:37 GMT -5
ok so I don't need to wash them first or anything? I want these to come out PERFECT!! I want them to be James/Cher'd so I want all the hints tips etc ya'll got  |
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Post by Cher on Oct 26, 2005 21:25:14 GMT -5
No, you don't have to wash them, just put them in the tumbler and start rolling.
I did use pellets with mine all the way through, I didn't want any chance of having
fractures and chips all over them. Watch them closely too, they can wear down
fast but it seems the pellets slow that down a little bit.
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Post by Cher on Oct 26, 2005 21:26:15 GMT -5
Oooooooo thats perfect size pics, you figured out which one you need to use. Good job and thanks!!
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 26, 2005 21:30:27 GMT -5
Shoot Xena your pictures look real good to me! I think the white is just a thin crust of perlite, the volcanic material from which they are dug in Superior, Arizona. Like Sandman says, comes right off in the first grind. Think you'll really like it when those are done. Apache tears from that area are really translucent. Look like fine quality smoky quartz when you hold them to the light!..mel
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Post by xenaswolf on Oct 26, 2005 21:35:40 GMT -5
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Post by joe on Oct 26, 2005 22:45:16 GMT -5
Nice pics Xena. I'd like to see you post pics of the stages all the way through polish. Just... er, don't get TOO excited! |
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Post by xenaswolf on Oct 26, 2005 22:46:07 GMT -5
Joe thats the plan, to show each stage |
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phoenix1647
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Post by phoenix1647 on Oct 26, 2005 22:48:50 GMT -5
yuppers...use them pellets in every stage after 60/90. Those will turn out real nice. You will lose some size but that is to be expected.
Pho
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Post by rockds on Oct 27, 2005 0:19:22 GMT -5
hey pho, do you skip the pellets in the 1st stage (60/90)??
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Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 27, 2005 0:34:37 GMT -5
i haven't done any obsidian yet but i sure do enjoy it when y'all get some and do it. one of these days...... are you going to show us pics all the way through xena?
kim
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Post by puppie96 on Oct 27, 2005 0:59:02 GMT -5
Skipping the pellets in the first stage is SOP. I've got some obsidian running now & have had good results in the past.
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Post by xenaswolf on Oct 27, 2005 1:27:33 GMT -5
Kim, good Lord willing and the creek don't rise, I'm gonna take pics from the second I put them in the barrel till they are done well minus the actual tumbling of course  I have another pound of the tears coming with a surprise gift from my boss...another pound of amethyst and a lortone 1.5 tumbler those should be here Friday. Cher, did you use borax in your tears? Pellets in all stages? I wrote down the recipe you gave on your photo page of your tears....please advise...I want to do them right |
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joanna
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Post by joanna on Oct 27, 2005 5:10:38 GMT -5
Oh your going to love tumbling those! I have about two quarts of tears tumbled, most shaped up fairly fast in the 60/90 (fast in rock tumbling terms).
There was always a few stubborn ones with dents that take a bit longer and I'd get so annoyed with those I'd put them in the 15 pound tumbler with the other rocks and let the harder rocks grind at them a bit better. No fracturing or breaking. So I really didn't baby them in the first stage.
I've never used pellets in the 60/90, I know some people do. I did in the later stages. I did handle them with a bit more care when recharging, transfering and cleaning them.
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Oct 27, 2005 12:28:41 GMT -5
Fun WOW! Great looking tears- I've never had the courage to try em- YET but every time I see em I want EM!
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