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Post by miket on Sept 23, 2019 10:03:04 GMT -5
I decided to work a piece of a slab that I purchased a few weeks ago. It broke along a line when I made the cut and apparently wanted to be a heart.  Anyway I started working it last night and I'm going to make it into something my daughter can hook on her key ring- she doesn't want a necklace, I've been informed. So, a few questions. Any suggestions on how to make it able to hook on when I'm finished? I'm thinking I need to drill a hole before I tumble it, but should I drill it before I shape it? Also, an ID on this would be great if anyone knows. I can put up a picture of the rest of the slab if it would help. Thanks for looking!  |
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Post by manofglass on Sept 23, 2019 10:15:52 GMT -5
Cool
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2019 10:20:38 GMT -5
Has anyone had luck grinding a heart shape and then putting in a tumbler to round it out and polish? Does the point at the bottom wear away too much?
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Post by miket on Sept 23, 2019 10:22:49 GMT -5
Has anyone had luck grinding a heart shape and then putting in a tumbler to round it out and polish? Does the point at the bottom wear away too much? I've done 3 or 4 in the rotary and they've all seemed to turn out well. I'll get a pic of them here in a bit so you can see if you'd like. |
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Post by miket on Sept 23, 2019 10:23:05 GMT -5
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Post by fernwood on Sept 23, 2019 12:22:49 GMT -5
I would drill before tumble. Did I send you one of the pinch bails for rocks with holes drilled in them? If not, me bad. Had planned to.
Know I sent an eye up bail. If you can drill a hole in the top of the heart and then epoxy the eye up in, that would work. You could also drill a hole on the front and do a simple wire wrap style bail. I do those for hearts and guitar pick pendants.
That is a beautiful rock. Perfect colors for a heart.
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Post by miket on Sept 23, 2019 14:16:36 GMT -5
Here's the hearts that I've done @edchampion . One I wrapped, as you can see, but I think you can still see the point. Keep in mind that I'm fairly new at this stuff! The points didn't round much at all, these are pretty much the way I shaped them.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2019 14:21:43 GMT -5
Here's the hearts that I've done @edchampion . One I wrapped, as you can see, but I think you can still see the point. Keep in mind that I'm fairly new at this stuff! The points didn't round much at all, these are pretty much the way I shaped them. Wow, they look great! Ill give it a try! Thanks for the pics. |
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Post by miket on Sept 23, 2019 14:22:45 GMT -5
Here is the rest of the slab, in case anyone can tell me what it is. Dry then wet. Thanks!   |
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Post by miket on Sept 23, 2019 14:24:27 GMT -5
I would drill before tumble. Did I send you one of the pinch bails for rocks with holes drilled in them? If not, me bad. Had planned to. Know I sent an eye up bail. If you can drill a hole in the top of the heart and then epoxy the eye up in, that would work. You could also drill a hole on the front and do a simple wire wrap style bail. I do those for hearts and guitar pick pendants. That is a beautiful rock. Perfect colors for a heart. I'm sure you did, I'll have to look. First I have to figure out what a pinch bail is...  I'm trying to figure out which way will be the longest lasting for a teenage girl. And thanks, I think so, too. |
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Post by miket on Sept 23, 2019 14:25:43 GMT -5
Here's the hearts that I've done @edchampion . One I wrapped, as you can see, but I think you can still see the point. Keep in mind that I'm fairly new at this stuff! The points didn't round much at all, these are pretty much the way I shaped them. Wow, they look great! Ill give it a try! Thanks for the pics. You're welcome- thanks for the compliment! One thing about being new, you never know how something is going to turn out until you try! I'm learning more every day. Hopefully... |
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 24, 2019 7:37:02 GMT -5
Here is the rest of the slab, in case anyone can tell me what it is. Dry then wet. Thanks!
Hmmmm, something about that says ocean jasper to me. Red is pretty rare, too. Really cool slab. That key chain should come out great. Just keep in mind, however you plan to do it, that keychains get a lot of abuse. You don't scrimp on the glue you use.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 24, 2019 8:19:31 GMT -5
Sure likes OJ to me, too. Very cool slab and the heart is looking great! That is going to be an awesome sauce heart.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2019 9:09:29 GMT -5
I was thinking more Guadalupe Poppy from the slab pic. Weird piece, but sometimes the red goes all the way to the center, sometimes the white crowds out the red "petals." The colors seemed to be in the ranges of Guadalupe to my eye.
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 24, 2019 9:12:53 GMT -5
A simple wrap would make that heart "POP".... The colors are beautiful also....
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Post by miket on Sept 24, 2019 9:22:43 GMT -5
Here is the rest of the slab, in case anyone can tell me what it is. Dry then wet. Thanks!
Hmmmm, something about that says ocean jasper to me. Red is pretty rare, too. Really cool slab. That key chain should come out great. Just keep in mind, however you plan to do it, that keychains get a lot of abuse. You don't scrimp on the glue you use.
Ocean Jasper, huh? Thanks! I finished shaping it yesterday- I'm leaving the top flat- and put it in the tumbler. Then I'm thinking I want to glue a finding on the back but I may change my mind. And I'm now also kicking myself for not getting more. Oh well, there's always next year.... |
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Post by miket on Sept 24, 2019 9:23:55 GMT -5
Sure likes OJ to me, too. Very cool slab and the heart is looking great! That is going to be an awesome sauce heart.
Thanks! It's going to be a Christmas present, that should give me time to get it polished and figure out what I'm doing. |
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Post by miket on Sept 24, 2019 9:25:13 GMT -5
I was thinking more Guadalupe Poppy from the slab pic. Weird piece, but sometimes the red goes all the way to the center, sometimes the white crowds out the red "petals." The colors seemed to be in the ranges of Guadalupe to my eye. Hmmm. Now I have some image searching and research to do. Not that it matters to my daughter, but I would like to learn more about the stuff that I'm working with. Thanks! |
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Post by deedolce on Sept 24, 2019 10:54:28 GMT -5
I'm with Rockjunkuie and Hummingbirdstone, it looks like OJ. Nice job on the hearts!
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Post by miket on Sept 24, 2019 11:06:02 GMT -5
I'm with Rockjunkuie and Hummingbirdstone, it looks like OJ. Nice job on the hearts! Thanks. I looked up both Ocean Jasper and Guadalupe Poppy Jasper and I honestly can't figure out how to distinguish between the two.  And thank you for the compliment- I'm purposely leaving this one a little lopsided because I wanted to keep the patterns and colors that the stone has- I really like the contrast between the white and the red. Plus, it's slow going with a dremel! |
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