Gabriel_GER
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Post by Gabriel_GER on Jun 26, 2022 15:39:35 GMT -5
Pictures are attached, I would love some feedback, tips and constructive criticism.
As to be expected I guess not every one of the stones turned out good and some of those that actually managed to get a nice shine have some small white lines along some structures.
Maybe that is some residue from the polish that even looong burnish and a toothbrush could not get out. The pic with the stones on the wood table shows the "bad ones".
Some did not polish up at all, very little or only partly. So my most pressing questions are:
How do I get the white lines out of the stones?
Do I simply "restart" with the "bad ones" at a certain stage to try again? If so - which?
Are there ones in the pic that I should just accept "will simply never polish"? Well and I guess there are a ton of things I am not even thinking about at all.
Enough rambling. There you go and thanks in advance!
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Post by Pat on Jun 26, 2022 16:11:16 GMT -5
I don’t tumble rocks, but I like them.
I especially like your “bad” rocks on the wood table. I like the soft matte finish. Everything doesn’t need to be shiny.
Good luck!
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Post by stefan on Jun 26, 2022 17:50:12 GMT -5
Wood table stones are soft material and may never take a shine. As a general rule if you can scratch it with a knife blade it is softer and takes some extra TLC to get a shine.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2022 21:42:53 GMT -5
They look good! Some took a really good shine, so I would imagine that the ones that didn’t most likely won’t. Giving the specifics of what you did might be helpful for some others with your tumbler to chime in with recommendations on how they do theirs with that tumbler. (What grit for each stage and how long you ran them.) I really like the smaller green guy in the middle. And the third one down on the left hand side in the 1st picture is my favorite. The one with the white and black with the blue top corner, looks like an ocean with waves or it’s own little planet!
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Gabriel_GER
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Post by Gabriel_GER on Jun 27, 2022 5:34:24 GMT -5
I don’t tumble rocks, but I like them. I especially like your “bad” rocks on the wood table. I like the soft matte finish. Everything doesn’t need to be shiny. Good luck! Thanks. I do in fact absolutely agree with you. What bugs me about them is not the "shiny thing" aka "mirror polish", it's the fact that so many nice details and so much contrast gets lost if I leave them like this.
What I always looked for is the "wet look" as - to me - all stones look so much more pretty and intense after a litte dip in the water. That's what brought me to tumbling.
I would love to bring out the "beauty potential" hidden inside the stone.
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Gabriel_GER
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Post by Gabriel_GER on Jun 27, 2022 6:18:50 GMT -5
They look good! Some took a really good shine, so I would imagine that the ones that didn’t most likely won’t. Giving the specifics of what you did might be helpful for some others with your tumbler to chime in with recommendations on how they do theirs with that tumbler. (What grit for each stage and how long you ran them.) I really like the smaller green guy in the middle. And the third one down on the left hand side in the 1st picture is my favorite. The one with the white and black with the blue top corner, looks like an ocean with waves or it’s own little planet! Thanks for your feedback - and you are absolutely right. ST1: F80 / SC for 1-2weeks (depending on the individual rock ) on the rotary ST2: F220 / SC for 3 days in the vibratory with small ceramic media ST3: F500 / SC (as I can not find any F500 AO here) 3 days in the vibratory with small ceramic media
Burnishing between all stages and intense rinsing, brushing etc. included.
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Gabriel_GER
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Post by Gabriel_GER on Jun 27, 2022 6:21:31 GMT -5
Bonus for you
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 27, 2022 7:46:52 GMT -5
Gabriel, I wish I had more experience with tumbling to give you some good advice...but I do more cabbing and wrapping than tumbling. I do hope you're able to work these rocks to the best they can be - unfortunately, not every rock wants to take a shine...but there's some really great looking rocks in the batch!
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Post by Wooferhound on Jun 27, 2022 8:00:09 GMT -5
A lot better than my first batch
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2022 9:20:11 GMT -5
Thank you for the extra pictures and video! That blue with white and black is the coolest thing!!
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Post by Starguy on Jun 27, 2022 17:59:16 GMT -5
@gabriel_GER
Nice looking first batch. Your polish is a little variable but I’m sure it’s the rocks not the technique.
Some things you might try are;
-Try to match the hardness of the rocks in the tumbler.
-Make sure you have a good mix of sizes from small to large. It increases the efficiency of the tumble and improves the quality of the polish.
Good job. I can’t wait to see more.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2022 12:40:40 GMT -5
Gabriel_GERsent out this email last week to the rock shed, wanted to pass this along to you. (Read from the bottom up.) hope that’s helpful for grit.
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Gabriel_GER
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Post by Gabriel_GER on Jul 1, 2022 4:22:09 GMT -5
Fantastic! I'll check that out right away. Thanks SO much!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2022 20:43:07 GMT -5
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