donwrob
has rocks in the head
Member since June 2003
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Post by donwrob on Mar 1, 2004 13:23:01 GMT -5
Here is a pic of blueangele's obsidian she finished. Very nice job! That is a tough starter rock for sure, but she nailed it. OK picture this, you are there looking through her eyes....and you need glasses real bad...LOL. Pics are a tiny bit blurry, but you get the idea ;D Again, great job, Don  |
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Banjocreek
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since March 2003
Posts: 1,115
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Post by Banjocreek on Mar 1, 2004 14:04:33 GMT -5
Very nice work on the stones.
They look good, even out of focus.
It gives them that 'Artsy' look.
Do you mind listing the steps and times it took you to get the finished result?
I noticed you spent a total of three weeks in polish?
Is that because they are soft, or would you have used a different polish?
Did you use sugar or soap or anything in the polish stage?
Thanks for your input.
I am starting a small batch to get my feet wet, and any guidance you would give would be helpful.
You really did a nice Job there, congrats!
-Banjo
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blueangele
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since December 2003
Posts: 86
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Post by blueangele on Mar 1, 2004 14:18:21 GMT -5
lets see, they were in course for about 7 days total, some a little less, some a little more, there were two batches that combined down to one. Medium grit was about 7 days, third stage 7 days and the reason the polish took so long, I am assuming was because aluminum oxide just didn't work with them, after two week in it there still was no shine, so I got some cerium and 8 days later, sparkly shiney (as my neice would say). I used regular dish soap inbetween stages to clean them and did a burnishing stage with ivory soap for about an hour. Thanks donwrob so much for posting the pictures! Although these were a pain, I would do it agian now that I know not to waste my time of aluminum. Also, a few of the have some pits in them, and I used pellets for all but the first stage, I think it was more of a 'me' thing, getting anxious and not letting some run as long as they needed to. Hope this helps!
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Post by rockyraccoon on Mar 2, 2004 22:07:58 GMT -5
you did a great job!
kim
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Post by sandsman1 on Mar 2, 2004 23:55:14 GMT -5
lookin good blue i love the look of tears when there done so dark and mysterious great job you get a WTG BLUE seeya ---john
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MichiganRocks
starting to spend too much on rocks
"I wasn't born to follow."
Member since April 2007
Posts: 154
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Post by MichiganRocks on Mar 3, 2004 9:40:39 GMT -5
Good work blue. No need to be blue  about them! I've done a lot of rocks but haven't been able to get up the nerve to tackle any obsidian yet. Hope to soon though. Plan to make a rosary out of some mahogany obsidian that I have ordered. |
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Post by hermatite on Mar 3, 2004 9:47:20 GMT -5
Obisidian has to be my favorite stone ever. In fact, as I've said before in this forum, it was finding a bit of it (which I now know has been tumbled and polished) in second grade was what turned me onto rocks and their beauty in the first place. Thanks so much for sharing with us and I hope that they bring you a lot of pleasure and just a little bit of magic.
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about them! I've done a lot of rocks but haven't been able to get up the nerve to tackle any obsidian yet. Hope to soon though. Plan to make a rosary out of some mahogany obsidian that I have ordered.
