donwrob
has rocks in the head
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Post by donwrob on Sept 27, 2003 8:48:14 GMT -5
Hi everyone, thought I'd post a pic of a few from the last batch that finished. It was a mixed load and they polished well with tin oxide. In the pic there are a couple of pieces of Brazilian quartz crystal that were really clean optically (neat stuff). The other pieces are Flintridge flint, India agate, and Buffulo river chert. Happy tumbling all, Don
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WilliamC
spending too much on rocks
Member since August 2003
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Post by WilliamC on Sept 27, 2003 13:05:59 GMT -5
Greetings All,
WOW! Quite impressive Don, I like the size of the rocks and the clarity of the clear quartz and the way you arranged the colored stones around them. The quarter really indicates how big the stones are, without it I would think they were much smaller than they are. I REALLY need to get some pictures posted myself, I feel like I'm being left behing ;D Time to post an update on my doings...well later this evening that is. For now, errands to run and work to do.
WilliamC
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Post by docone31 on Sept 27, 2003 19:24:05 GMT -5
Wonderful specimines. Final with tin oxide. Great photo, great polish. Cudos indeed. I imagine, the effort was what produced the results.
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Djinjuice
starting to shine!
Member since March 2003
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Post by Djinjuice on Sept 28, 2003 1:30:44 GMT -5
Oooohhh, Aaahhh, Cooool !
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donwrob
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Post by donwrob on Sept 28, 2003 10:11:19 GMT -5
Thanks guys! I appreciate the kind words for sure. The polish was nice on this batch, the pic doesn't really do them justice. I took about 10 pics and settled on this one because I like the quartz so much. It was the third run for them and I was about to give up hope that they would ever take a good polish, they are so clear that any little bit of haze sticks out like a sore thumb. I have a load of slag glass and obsidian running now that looks like it is doing great. I can't wait to try and get a good polish on the obsidian this time, but don't want to rush them through. I think the slag glass will really be an eye catcher too, I'll keep you posted. Thanks again, Don
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James
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Post by James on Oct 13, 2003 23:05:38 GMT -5
What size barrel are you using? Those a some pretty good size stones.
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Post by hematite on Oct 14, 2003 10:36:11 GMT -5
okay now I TEXTKNOWTEXTI've picked the right hobby. I saw your stones and drooled. Thanks for the pic!
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mudd1973
starting to shine!
new member of Culver City Rock and Mineral Club
Member since May 2003
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Post by mudd1973 on Oct 14, 2003 12:28:11 GMT -5
Fantastic picture. This really helps inspire newbies like me. What were the stones like before tumble - really rough and jagged or somewhat preformed? Could you summarize what steps you used and about how long you tumbled each stage? Also, could you list a short tutorial on how to add pics to postings? My teenagers have finally taught me how to download the digital pictures from our camera to the computer but it is still a mystery to me how to get them into a posting. I've restarted my ocean jasper/agate after the explosion. I checked at 24 hours in 220. There was more stone shrinkage than I expected but still some pitting so I started the whole batch again with a few ocean rounded stones to make up for the lost mass. I'm due to peek again tonight after work. Ellen in Los Angeles
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donwrob
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Post by donwrob on Oct 15, 2003 11:30:21 GMT -5
Hi James, I run the first 2 steps (sometimes 3) in an old 15lb Thumler Model 'B'. I pre-polish and polish in an ultra-vibe 10lb ind. You can get some pretty good sized pieces in them. They seem to work good together. hematite and mudd, thanks for the kind words! mudd, the rough stones I started with were jagged and angular, I do like to knock off some of the really pointy parts using a copper billit. It is a tool used in knapping. The softer copper grabs the rock when you smack it and allows the energy of the hit to transfer to the stone rather than have the tendancy to skip off like a hardened steel hammer does. This batch was run for a week in 46-70SC a week in 60-90SC, and a week in 120-220SC in the rolling 15lb tumbler. Then I pre-polished and polished with alum oxide and final polished with tin oxide at 3 days each in the vibrating 10lb tumbler. As the final polish neared the end I added a little Ivory liquid soap and run for another 6-8 hours. This may add some more shine, but I like it because it really seems to make cleaning the stones easier when they're finished. Now, for posting pics on this forum. It seems complicated, but it is not that bad mudd. The thing is, you need to have a web site or dedicated web space for your pic to reside. When you post a pic here it is only a link to where the pic is on the internet. I use a pay service called ImageEvent. I upload the pic from my computer to an album at my home on that site. Once there I can copy the address (URL) of any given picture I've uploaded. Then the easy part, if you notice while posting on here, there are 2 rows of icons that say 'Add Tags:' to the left. On the bottom row, 4th from the left is a picture icon. When you click on it you get something like this: URL in your message. You simply wipe out the letters URL and paste the actual URL for the picture you want to show. It will look something like this: "http: //photos.imageevent.com /muddspics /favoritetumblepics //polishedrock.JPG" and be between the 2 bracketed s. It is that simple, when you post the message, the pic will show up in place of all that jazz. I sure hope this is helpful mudd, good luck if you try it and I hope the batch you have running now turns out great. I'm sure it will ;D. Later all, Don
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Post by Noosh9057 on Nov 30, 2003 11:44:53 GMT -5
That Pic is great. I hope to have that kind of skill with tumbling.
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