Deleted
Deleted Member
Member since January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2014 17:56:50 GMT -5
$45/lb is ridiculous!
|
|
The Dad_Ohs
fully equipped rock polisher
Take me to your Labradorite!!
Member since September 2012
Posts: 1,860
|
Post by The Dad_Ohs on Mar 21, 2014 17:35:44 GMT -5
so is the prices they are getting for fordite!! I paid $30 for the 3 slabs in the picture... mainly because it is different and I was buying different at the time! LOL
|
|
Mattatya
spending too much on rocks
Member since June 2012
Posts: 452
|
Post by Mattatya on Mar 23, 2014 14:14:28 GMT -5
Actually the 'rough' seems to come from Gem center in Texas. Colbaugh seems to offer only beads and other junk. Colbaugh has rough also, it sells for $45/lb. for rainbow calsilica. www.colbaugh.net/ourproducts/rainbowcalsilica.htmlabout 1/2 way down the page. I emailed then early last week to find out what the thickness of their material was and haven't received a response yet. I wanted to see if it was thick enough to cab the other direction for a different pattern. $45 is pricey but I think I've paid more trying to fake make it myself with bad results. I did pick up some polymer clay in a variety of colors that I thought about sandwiching then torturer through a clay press and baking. I see lots of stuff online for making beads this way. It's sunny today so I'm hitting the work room to do some much needed clean up lol. Sent from my SPH-D710 using proboards
|
|
|
Post by phil on Mar 31, 2014 12:16:53 GMT -5
This was made with acrylic for knife handles or pen turning. It is tricky to get the small scratches out but it does polish up nice. Jason Cool! Can anyone tell me where can we buy this stuff? I'd like to try some.... Thanks! Phil
|
|
Mattatya
spending too much on rocks
Member since June 2012
Posts: 452
|
Post by Mattatya on Mar 31, 2014 14:26:12 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by phil on Mar 31, 2014 16:34:54 GMT -5
Cool. Thank you! Will check it out! Update.... Well, not sure that was a good thing <G> I just ordered $80 worth..... so now my fingers are really crossed! Thanks!
|
|
Mattatya
spending too much on rocks
Member since June 2012
Posts: 452
|
Post by Mattatya on Mar 31, 2014 19:27:02 GMT -5
Its easy to do Phil
|
|
RockIt2Me
has rocks in the head
Sometimes I have to tell myself, "It's not worth the jail time."
Member since December 2009
Posts: 668
|
Post by RockIt2Me on Mar 31, 2014 19:40:04 GMT -5
check this stuff out... it's Benite! same stuff other side named for the guy, Ben, I got it from, he was a cabinet maker for over 30 yrs. and this is a combo of sprays from his finishing cabinet. Working this stuff, similar to Fordite, is not as easy as stone because it is heat sensitive and, I believe, (I have not worked it yet) you will need a lot of water to keep it cool and a lighter touch when working with it. I'm waiting till I can get a cab machine to work this stuff. I got some from Ben couple of years ago.
|
|
The Dad_Ohs
fully equipped rock polisher
Take me to your Labradorite!!
Member since September 2012
Posts: 1,860
|
Post by The Dad_Ohs on Apr 5, 2014 23:27:06 GMT -5
check this stuff out... it's Benite! named for the guy, Ben, I got it from, he was a cabinet maker for over 30 yrs. and this is a combo of sprays from his finishing cabinet. Working this stuff, similar to Fordite, is not as easy as stone because it is heat sensitive and, I believe, (I have not worked it yet) you will need a lot of water to keep it cool and a lighter touch when working with it. I'm waiting till I can get a cab machine to work this stuff. I got some from Ben couple of years ago.Very cool... Really nice looking pieces!! He was getting ready to enjoy his retirement and travel some, have not heard anything since then so I hope he is still doing ok, very nice guy!!!
|
|
ash
spending too much on rocks
Prairieville, Louisiana
Member since July 2012
Posts: 361
|
Post by ash on Apr 18, 2014 13:36:51 GMT -5
|
|
Mattatya
spending too much on rocks
Member since June 2012
Posts: 452
|
Post by Mattatya on Apr 19, 2014 16:01:26 GMT -5
I about jumped our off my shin when I found this chunk of boat paint sitting with some soap stone for sale on the floor at a specimen gift shop over the week. I picked it up and noticed it didn't have a price tag on it while everything else had prices. Then I here her say Not For Sale. Aaaaarrrg. Why would they have this in a shop on the floor not sale? I even asked the shop employee if she could call the owner and ask. She did and its still not for sale. It was massive but it wasn't meant to go home with me. I had to take pics though. It was huge and so cool to have in my hand. Sent from my SPH-D710 using proboards
|
|