racevw112
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Post by racevw112 on May 8, 2011 15:08:54 GMT -5
Here is some Unakite I polished. Some of the batch before polishing. After polishing Thanks for looking, Lyle
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Post by gr on May 8, 2011 16:53:46 GMT -5
Those are some nice lookin tumbles Lyle and a good shine
gr
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Post by Toad on May 8, 2011 17:41:29 GMT -5
What a difference a little tumbling makes, eh? Nice job.
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on May 8, 2011 17:44:02 GMT -5
Good job,pretty unakite.
snuffy
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sampson
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Post by sampson on May 8, 2011 21:51:23 GMT -5
Nice shine and some great colors there.
Sampson
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spikeict
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Post by spikeict on May 8, 2011 22:36:21 GMT -5
They came out really good, I didn't know what to expect when I saw you had unakite, I've cabbed it and never again it gave me the worst headache trying to get rid of the "golfball effect but yours don't seem to have that. wtg
Spike
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stefan
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Post by stefan on May 9, 2011 8:21:47 GMT -5
Love the Big U!! Great material and awsome shine!
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Post by tanyafrench on May 9, 2011 9:50:56 GMT -5
Oh, now that is really beautiful. I have some to tumble but haven't had the tumblers empty long enough as yet. Can't wait to get it going, even more so after seeing yours.
Tanya
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Post by rockrookie on May 9, 2011 10:39:40 GMT -5
Nice !!! its been a while since i tumbled Unakite . i may have to get some more . --paul
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on May 10, 2011 1:12:16 GMT -5
Great batch
Look realy good , You can make some great wire wraps ?
jack Yorkshire UK
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GlamRocks
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Post by GlamRocks on May 10, 2011 13:15:34 GMT -5
Excellent work Lyle!
Ah that's lovely material. Thanks for posting the befores as well as the afters! What's your process? Rotary? Looks like a great finish and shape. You got some excellent contrast in some of those stones too - I love the random fractured patterns in that stuff. Thanks for posting!
Cheers,
Harry.
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Post by frane on May 10, 2011 13:25:16 GMT -5
That is a beautiful batch! It can really undercut badly so you have had wonderful success! Great job! Fran
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racevw112
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Post by racevw112 on May 10, 2011 22:18:58 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for the compliments. I tumbled them in a rotary, 2 weeks with 60/90 with a recharge after 7 days, then a week in 120-220, then week in AO pre polish and then a week in AO polish, then finished with 3 days in Ivory soap.
I have started using the ceramic pellets to take up the space as the process continues, rather then plastic pellets.
Wire wrapping is something I would like to try in the future.
Thanks!!!
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Post by tandl on May 11, 2011 5:17:42 GMT -5
Great job
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