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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 25, 2015 15:28:20 GMT -5
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Post by radio on Aug 25, 2015 15:46:23 GMT -5
Looks good! Do you have an ultrasonic cleaner? if you do, pop those stones in there and watch the polish come right out of the pits!Don't overload it though, and only do a couple at a time
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Aug 25, 2015 15:55:03 GMT -5
I clicked this one anxious to see "tumbled" Michigan shapes made from petoskey stones I still have a set of upper and lower magnets on my fridge that are probably 20 years old. The upper has been broken and glued several times over the years though. Your shapes are great for being done with a trim saw. Chuck
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panamark
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Post by panamark on Aug 25, 2015 16:20:57 GMT -5
Those are fantastic Rob!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 25, 2015 17:34:35 GMT -5
radio, I think my wife has an ultrasonic cleaner for jewelry. I do not have an ultrasonic cleaner though. I'm pretty sure borrowing hers would be a mistake. Drummond Island Rocks, what do you mean "for being done with a trim saw"? panamark, thanks!
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Post by riverrock on Aug 25, 2015 17:44:54 GMT -5
Ya. Don't use her toys. Nice job on those cuts.
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Post by agatemaggot on Aug 25, 2015 18:12:27 GMT -5
You can use an ultrasonic without messin up the tank by putting about 1/2 inch of water in it and then place a small plastic container inside with cleaning solution in that. The sonic vibrations go thru the plastic and work as usual in the smaller container. I use this set up to clean coins found metal detecting. A 50/50 mix of toilet bowl cleaner and water takes the grunge off the clad pennies in no time at all. I have a larger unit that will hold a one lb. butter tub nicely and will blow the corrosion off 40 to 50 pennies in 90 seconds flat !
Harley
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Post by radio on Aug 25, 2015 18:39:04 GMT -5
You can use an ultrasonic without messin up the tank by putting about 1/2 inch of water in it and then place a small plastic container inside with cleaning solution in that. The sonic vibrations go thru the plastic and work as usual in the smaller container. I use this set up to clean coins found metal detecting. A 50/50 mix of toilet bowl cleaner and water takes the grunge off the clad pennies in no time at all. I have a larger unit that will hold a one lb. butter tub nicely and will blow the corrosion off 40 to 50 pennies in 90 seconds flat ! Harley good tip!
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Post by orrum on Aug 25, 2015 21:44:16 GMT -5
Great job Rob!!!
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Post by nowyo on Aug 25, 2015 23:33:19 GMT -5
Really nice job on those, I think the shapes would drive me nuts at this point.
Russ
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Post by tkvancil on Aug 26, 2015 9:12:38 GMT -5
Very cool!! I have to give you props on the shaping. Still trying to figure it out myself.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 26, 2015 11:36:18 GMT -5
tkvancil, making the shapes isn't hard at all. Have you attempted it? Is there a question that I could answer to help you out? If you really wanted me to, I could get a video of myself the next time I make some.
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Post by tkvancil on Aug 26, 2015 13:37:20 GMT -5
Jugglerguy , I have tried a couple hearts, a cross, and some cab like shapes. Most of my trouble comes from the inward cuts. A simple oval or tear drop is easy enough. I'm using a tile saw. Wonder if a trim saw works differently. A video would be great if not too much trouble. I'm sure a few others would like to see one as well.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 26, 2015 16:08:46 GMT -5
I've never used a tile saw, but I think the blade is a lot thicker. To get in the narrow bays, you'd need a thin blade. I've only done a couple of hearts, but I find them difficult to make symmetric. Maybe it would be easier now that I've done more complex shapes. Crosses are also difficult to make perfectly because of the symmetry. When cutting out Michigan, small errors don't really show up. I'll try to talk my wife into recording my next saw session.
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Post by jamesp on Aug 27, 2015 4:22:52 GMT -5
Is the small one Cuba ? kidding. Polyps in your Petoskey are so detailed, and impressive carvings. Which one of those polyps do you live in ? I think Wisconsin should remove the bridges and take the Upper Peninsula away from Michigan. We here in the south tried to remove ourselves from the rest of the country. But the north would not allow it. Because we have all the best Presidents. ho ho ha ha If you made the Great Lakes you could have a Petoskey jig(trim) saw puzzle. Imagine that. A challenge
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Post by orrum on Aug 27, 2015 11:31:00 GMT -5
I think a Petoskys shark would be way cool. Oh wait a minute aren't sturgeon like giant prehistoric fish of the great lakes. A petoskys sturgein!!!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 27, 2015 21:27:34 GMT -5
When I was visiting my sister and her Yooper family a couple weeks ago, one of my nephews asked if I made the U.P. when I cut out Petoskey stones. A admitted that I most of the time I did not, and he told me that offended him. In gift shops up there, I see stuff made in the shape of the U.P. with no lower peninsula. There's sort of a rivalry between the two peninsulas. They call us "trolls" because we live under the bridge.
I've been thinking of making a small picture out of rock pieces, but I can't decide what is simple enough to do that would look decent. It also has to be something with colors of rocks that are somewhat easy to obtain.
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Post by mibeachrocks on Aug 31, 2015 11:29:55 GMT -5
Wow. Great job.
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