cobbledstones
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2014
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Post by cobbledstones on Oct 18, 2015 16:34:16 GMT -5
Here are some recently finished pendants from Oregon material
Graveyard point agate, 3" long
Priday polka dot, same length
got this rough from an estate sale where they were selling great grandpas rocks, literally tons of material of all sorts in the yard. Took 2 5 gallon buckets of material and it included a little piece of seam agate from which I made 3 pendants
Great Grandpa's Agate
Thanks for looking
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Post by frane on Nov 1, 2015 9:00:22 GMT -5
Those are so cool Not sure how I missed them before. Great job and the material you have from Great Grandpa. It is really fantastic stuff!
Fran
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Post by orrum on Nov 1, 2015 9:07:56 GMT -5
Oh those are way COOL!!!
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bsky4463
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2013
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Post by bsky4463 on Nov 6, 2015 10:32:33 GMT -5
heirloom agate rough...nice. nice work on the drilling. cheers
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micellular
has rocks in the head
Rock fever is curable with more rocks.
Member since September 2015
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Post by micellular on Nov 6, 2015 19:42:54 GMT -5
Nice shapes, nice shine, and I love the pinks. You got your hands on some quality stuff there. The first 2 and the last are amazeballs.
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Post by mohs on Nov 6, 2015 19:52:54 GMT -5
serious !!! and nice how many burrs/bits does it take to complete a hole ? mostly
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cobbledstones
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2014
Posts: 482
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Post by cobbledstones on Nov 6, 2015 22:25:02 GMT -5
serious !!! and nice how many burrs/bits does it take to complete a hole ? mostly I buy the cheapo 3mm bits from ebay, direct from china @50 cents per. I have gotten it so 1 bit gives me 3/4 to 1 inch of drilling. Bit life depends on RPM, cleanout rhythm and a light touch. You can also extend bit life by storing blanks to be drilled in the freezer, and submerging the blank in ice water while drilling.
The last one is 1.5 inches across. It took 2 bits to drill.
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Post by mohs on Nov 7, 2015 10:23:47 GMT -5
never did much drilling but I imagine that excellent production
Thanks! Ed
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