Sandy
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since July 2014
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Post by Sandy on Oct 21, 2014 4:49:36 GMT -5
Wow....those are beautiful rocks. Did you say a few hundred pounds? I would probably never have left That would be awesome. I will pm you my address. Isn't Ashland by Medford? I have a sister in Medford.
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SirRoxalot
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since October 2003
Posts: 790
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Post by SirRoxalot on Mar 11, 2015 14:25:51 GMT -5
You are going to have some serious fun when your club's shop re-opens. Quartz is pretty hard stuff to work by hand; it can be done, but the time required is mind-boggling. As in no visible progress. As in not done in first world countries. If you simply must get your hands on some rock and polish it without diamond tools, try some soft stuff. Say a nice Petoskey Stone from Michigan. Or sky-blue, or orange calcite, or a small piece of amber, or some nice marble, or some soapstone, they'll all work up okay with files, silicon carbide wet sandpaper, or a dremel.
Please protect your eyes and lungs though, chips and dust are not the best for either. The investment in safety gear is under ten bucks and you don't want a chip in the eye or silica dust in your lungs, both of which are really really easy to do.
Have fun, and get grinding!
Oh, and why wait, just ask somebody in the club if they feel like showing you the ropes. A lot of rockhounds loooooove to help out noobs, it is a wicked cool community. And maybe don't mention the whole metaphysical aspect, you might not always get a good reaction from the hardcores.
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