papat
spending too much on rocks
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Post by papat on Dec 30, 2010 17:42:50 GMT -5
This is my first bach out the UV 10 think i rushed them local pet and ohio flint THank s Tim
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marinedad
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by marinedad on Dec 30, 2010 18:30:07 GMT -5
looks good
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Thunder69
Cave Dweller
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Post by Thunder69 on Dec 30, 2010 19:01:03 GMT -5
They look good....Did you burnish them after the polish stage...?....JOhn
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papat
spending too much on rocks
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Post by papat on Dec 31, 2010 11:23:41 GMT -5
yes
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Post by Bikerrandy on Dec 31, 2010 22:37:55 GMT -5
Awesome job, they look much better than my first UV-10 batch. How long was your polish stage? One thing about polish, it keeps polishing. Try putting them in some fresh polish and run them for 5 more days. (yeah, I know that the instructions say 1-2 days or whatever)....try it! Also, I burnish between ever stage to minimize cross-contamination of grits. Just a couple things that I figured out after many batches.
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chromenut
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by chromenut on Jan 1, 2011 2:11:05 GMT -5
Tim are you tumbling some preforms? I'm thinking of starting that way myself to maybe reduce time on the flat lap...
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Post by frane on Jan 1, 2011 10:51:27 GMT -5
I think they look great for a first! I generally run each step longer than what is recommended. When I have preforms shaped, I add them to the last 12-24 hours of the rough grind to smooth them out. Then in each consecutive grit, I start the other stones first and add the preforms after it has run a while. I seem to have less damage to the preforms that way. Also, run that polish much longer, just adding water sprays when needed and you will love your results! Fran
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Post by rockrookie on Jan 2, 2011 19:13:25 GMT -5
lookin good !! --paul
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