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vwfence has rocks in the head Member since January 2013 Posts: 566	rainbow obsidian Jun 16, 2022 19:42:00 GMT -5 1dave likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vwfence on Jun 16, 2022 19:42:00 GMT -5 does anyone have a secret to polishing rainbow obsidian and not getting little scratches

jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,436	rainbow obsidian Jun 16, 2022 19:46:14 GMT -5 1dave likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Jun 16, 2022 19:46:14 GMT -5 I'm assuming you're on the wheels, and not tumbler...? If so, are your wheels too new? If they're not, then I'm guessing you've got to be getting some cross-contamination somewhere.
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vwfence has rocks in the head Member since January 2013 Posts: 566	rainbow obsidian Jun 16, 2022 19:52:47 GMT -5 1dave and jasoninsd like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vwfence on Jun 16, 2022 19:52:47 GMT -5 actually its on my sphere machine with new diamond buffing pads

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rainbow obsidian Jun 16, 2022 20:11:57 GMT -5 1dave and Starguy like this

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Jun 16, 2022 19:52:47 GMT -5 vwfence said:

actually its on my sphere machine with new diamond buffing pads

The new pads might be what's doing it to you. I know I've read (and experienced) that working any kind of obsidian with new diamond wheels/disks/pads usually cause scratches. The diamonds haven't been broken in enough yet and they're what's causing the scratches. If you have some worn in pads, I'd give it another shot with those...otherwise, run some agate spheres for awhile, and come back to the obsidian ones...

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vwfence has rocks in the head Member since January 2013 Posts: 566	rainbow obsidian Jun 17, 2022 13:17:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vwfence on Jun 17, 2022 13:17:32 GMT -5 i just ordered so sheep skin to make a set of pads

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rainbow obsidian Jun 17, 2022 13:26:20 GMT -5

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Jun 17, 2022 13:17:32 GMT -5 vwfence said:

i just ordered so sheep skin to make a set of pads

I'm trying to understand your setup. If you're running pads with diamond paste on the them for polishing, then I would guess it's a contamination issue...and ordering new pads might do the trick.

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