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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 1, 2019 15:46:28 GMT -5
Today is the fifth snow day in a row, so I made another video yesterday and I finally have it all edited today.
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Post by MsAli on Feb 1, 2019 17:46:54 GMT -5
GREAT VIDEO!
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Post by beefjello on Feb 1, 2019 18:02:58 GMT -5
Excellent job Rob, thanks for documenting the process! Looks like a great cure for cabin fever I really dig the sound of high speed hand sanding
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Post by aDave on Feb 1, 2019 22:47:55 GMT -5
Nice Rob Jugglerguy. Just what I needed to see. You made me go look at my Petoskeys. So, any brown is not worth working on? I've got one stone where the cells are very well defined, and the pattern is outstanding. But, there's some brown to most of the centers. Thoughts? Thanks.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 1, 2019 23:27:46 GMT -5
Nice Rob Jugglerguy. Just what I needed to see. You made me go look at my Petoskeys. So, any brown is not worth working on? I've got one stone where the cells are very well defined, and the pattern is outstanding. But, there's some brown to most of the centers. Thoughts? Thanks. Brown eyes are very common, they just don’t look as good. Most Petoskeys have them, so you can’t really avoid them. Tumble them in 80 grit for about three days and then check on them. You can get a really good idea of what they’ll look like after a few days in the tumbler. You can safely do through 220 grit in the tumbler and then finish them the rest of the way by hand. That takes most of the work out of it.
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Post by aDave on Feb 2, 2019 0:39:11 GMT -5
Nice Rob Jugglerguy . Just what I needed to see. You made me go look at my Petoskeys. So, any brown is not worth working on? I've got one stone where the cells are very well defined, and the pattern is outstanding. But, there's some brown to most of the centers. Thoughts? Thanks. Brown eyes are very common, they just don’t look as good. Most Petoskeys have them, so you can’t really avoid them. Tumble them in 80 grit for about three days and then check on them. You can get a really good idea of what they’ll look like after a few days in the tumbler. You can safely do through 220 grit in the tumbler and then finish them the rest of the way by hand. That takes most of the work out of it. Thanks. I was actually thinking about doing it by hand. Might be a nice challenge. As far as the tumbler, could I just throw a few of the Petoskeys in and top off with ceramics? If I went that route, I think I'd use a 4 lb rotary barrel. If that's workable, how many days in 120/220? Appreciate the information.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 2, 2019 8:44:08 GMT -5
I haven’t tried ceramics with them. I have tried using other types of rocks mixed in and that’s a bad idea. I used to use plastic pellets in the 220 load, but I don’t anymore because it’s not necessary. So I don’t know what to recommend. I could do a batch with ceramics and let you know.
With just Petoskeys, I go for a day or two in 220 after they’ve been through 80.
By the way, when you do 80 grit, use more water and only a small amount of grit. 1/2 tablespoon is enough in a 3 lb. barrel. The extra water is to avoid a pudding slurry that takes tooo long to rinse off.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 2, 2019 8:54:18 GMT -5
Excellent video! Thanks for posting it. I have a few Petoskey Stones and I might just give this a try.
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