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steveo spending too much on rocks Member since October 2011 Posts: 273	Danburite Apr 16, 2012 16:41:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steveo on Apr 16, 2012 16:41:21 GMT -5 Hope this is in the right area. Trying to find out what you use to polish Danburite with? I'm picked up some at a rock show and will try to facet or cab some. Similar to Quartz but some what different. thanks
	Steve

steveo spending too much on rocks Member since October 2011 Posts: 273	Danburite Apr 19, 2012 21:04:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steveo on Apr 19, 2012 21:04:30 GMT -5 Read that 8000 then 50000 diamond would polish. Charged my 8000 some more and it did polish but it also made some scratches show up so may have to go back with 3000 to hopefully get rid of them.
	Steve

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Danburite Apr 29, 2012 6:55:06 GMT -5

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Post by frane on Apr 29, 2012 6:55:06 GMT -5

It may just take a softer touch on each wheel towards the end of grinding, before moving to the next one, if one of your wheels is contaminated and continue to scratch. may want to try a little obsidian on each wheel to expose the diamonds equally and keep the water clean for each level. You may see a big difference. Good luck and I am looking forward to seeing the end results!
Fran

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steveo spending too much on rocks Member since October 2011 Posts: 273	Danburite May 8, 2012 7:51:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steveo on May 8, 2012 7:51:15 GMT -5 Sorry it took so long, not a good pic taker yet with the cut stones. Wont tell you I forget about this post either. It did take a good polish with 8000 diamond, didn't try 50000.
	Last Edit: May 8, 2012 7:52:17 GMT -5 by steveo Steve

peachfront fully equipped rock polisher Stones have begun to speak, because an ear is there to hear them. Member since August 2010 Posts: 1,745	Danburite May 8, 2012 8:34:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peachfront on May 8, 2012 8:34:41 GMT -5 Awesome!
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helens no longer being taken for granite Member since January 2012 Posts: 8,794	Danburite May 10, 2012 22:36:08 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by helens on May 10, 2012 22:36:08 GMT -5 That's a beautiful faceting job! The rock club has faceting machines, but they look like a whole lot more work than i want to do. That came out really beautiful, how will you set it?

steveo spending too much on rocks Member since October 2011 Posts: 273	Danburite May 17, 2012 22:18:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steveo on May 17, 2012 22:18:11 GMT -5 Thanks Helen, I haven't found an setting small enough to set it. It turned out 8mm X 8mm.
	Steve

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