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Post by rockbrain on Aug 9, 2022 20:43:18 GMT -5
Those look great Ashley. You sure are getting an amazing shine. I'm curious where the glass came from. Cool looking stuff!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2022 20:59:50 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Aug 10, 2022 2:44:04 GMT -5
Some shiny tumbles there Ashley. I can't take credit for the glass. Those are the chunk of glass cracked off the end of a glass blower's pipe after he breaks those colorful vases away. The local glass blower Matt Janke generates barrels of those chunks.
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Post by Starguy on Aug 10, 2022 11:20:02 GMT -5
Fantastic batch ashley . I’m really impressed with your polish on the glass chunks. Anybody can tumble glass but it takes commitment to get that kind of polish on it. You did a great job. Was the glass already shaped or did you leave it in the rotary longer? jamesp is definitely the master of glass. Your tumbles continue to improve. Nice job! Thanks for showing.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2022 11:35:55 GMT -5
StarguyThank you Brent! jamesp said the glass was from a local glass worker, they came shaped that way and went straight in the vibe. This is the before. They were in really good shape before, I didn't do much.
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Post by markb on Aug 10, 2022 12:42:54 GMT -5
Some shiny tumbles there Ashley. I can't take credit for the glass. Those are the chunk of glass cracked off the end of a glass blower's pipe after he breaks those colorful vases away. The local glass blower Matt Janke generates barrels of those chunks. JimDoes he sell them to you or give them to you free?
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Post by markb on Aug 10, 2022 12:50:18 GMT -5
ashleyNice job! You pretty much have polished all rocks found in your small town, right? BTW, what is the white material they are commercially mining there? I think I read somewhere that somebody uses marbles for small rock filler in rotary tumbles. I picked up some glass marbles and pieces at a garage sale the other day, $1 per bag. Some were boomerang shaped. Not sure what I'll do with them yet, maybe use them as space filler between rocks to hopefully reduce brusing. Mark
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Post by jamesp on Aug 10, 2022 12:52:28 GMT -5
Shoot ashley those chunks were pre-shape tumbled about 80 pounds at time in 5 barrels. Mass production lol. Yes markb he gave me about 2 tons of scrap. He already has more than that piled up since I hauled it away in 2020. Unless he sent it to the dump. He does classes, it's a big draw in Atlanta, date night out etc. Lol, I hope they don't serve beer, glass blowing and drinking probably a bad idea. Looks like Ashley is holding her own at being the glass master Starguy, she did the hard part. The polish ! Lots of those chunks are probably over 25 grams, those are the ones that bruise easy. Best to keep them less than 25. She must have her smalls/slurry/pellets whatever dialed in well.
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Post by jamesp on Aug 10, 2022 13:31:49 GMT -5
Some shiny tumbles there Ashley. I can't take credit for the glass. Those are the chunk of glass cracked off the end of a glass blower's pipe after he breaks those colorful vases away. The local glass blower Matt Janke generates barrels of those chunks. JimDoes he sell them to you or give them to you free? Uh Mark, the art of having being a southern master silver tongue may have a bit to do with receiving such a fine gift I did mention to him that he could sell that scrap on EBAY to rock tumbling folks and glass fusers. Doubt he went to the trouble.
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 10, 2022 17:20:01 GMT -5
Ashley - Way to go girl!!! As mentioned...the glass steals the show! Fantastic look to those!! Great job on it all though. Loved the chandelier reflection shot!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2022 22:33:50 GMT -5
markbThanks Mark! I have, unfortunately there isn’t much here other then limestone and chert. Thankfully I really love chert. I’m 90% sure what they mine around here is limestone. Pretty boring. You can find fossils occasionally but not as much as you would think. Marbles huh? Wonder how that would work. You going to give it a go?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2022 22:35:43 GMT -5
jamespThanks Jim! that is some mass production!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2022 22:38:44 GMT -5
jasoninsdThank you Jason! It is really pretty glass the kids all have most of it, they really like it! Very thankful for jamesp kindness as are the kids!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 10, 2022 22:42:01 GMT -5
Great job ashley! The glass is especially yummy.
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Post by jamesp on Aug 11, 2022 6:13:39 GMT -5
Note on polishing glass in the vibe: I usually run glass in the vibe with a minimum of 40% quartz pea gravel or small agate chips. Glass is Mohs 5, quartz pea gravel is Mohs 7, aluminum oxide and most other abrasives are Mohs 9. The Mohs 9 abrasives do not seem to break down as well when running 100% softer Mohs 5 glass and the polish often suffers or is slow to get to a polish. Just saying it helps to get a polish on glass when running at least 40% Mohs 7 rocks and/or Mohs 7 media with it due to the quicker breakdown of the the high Mohs 9 hardness of most tumbling abrasives.
Shaping glass in the rotary: No need to add Mohs 7 rocks when shaping glass in a rotary when using silicon carbide. SiC is so sharp it quickly cuts glass to shape it well. The SiC actually lasts longer when running 100% glass, the harder rocks break it down quicker.
Finishing steps you want the abrasive to break down to get a nice finish. Shaping step 1 you want the abrasive to not break down but stay in it's larger original size as long as possible for maximum cutting.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2022 8:38:37 GMT -5
jamespThanks Jim, that’s helpful to know!
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 11, 2022 8:42:57 GMT -5
Dang, Girl!!!! You did a stellar job on those- especially the glass!
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