First Time Polishing Some of my Rocks!
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
- Should I polish more rocks? What are your suggestions?
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We have this set up but we use a harbor freight grinder and flip it put it on blocks strapped down in a half blue barrel with a drip system. Yes we have the motor part covered and outside the barrel. This way we can hold on to the rock and get round edges to if we want. This way you can do inside during the winter. Longer on the course grits, practice makes perfect. You did great!
last year i built something similar and learned some things. You mentioned having a good blade, and that's true, and when you make cuts, you can leave the blade going and work away the bulk of the saw blade marks on the stones before moving on. This saves a ton of time (and prolongs the life of the pads) on that first stage. I also got a piece of plywood and a bracket (you can use a holed strap, whatever you wanna use) to mount the tool facing upward. Mine doesn't have the water function, I dip and keep wet while i work the stone, but you can turn the water down lower to avoid a crazy mess, and make a shield if necessary. This turns the setup into a flat lap, and you can now use both hands and have much better control of the stone and polishing process. (There are also bigger polishers as well, yours looks like a 4-5", mine is a 7" that i bought from harbor freight for like 75 bucks. That's basically it, you can find higher grit pads up to 10,000 grit, though I usually find that 6000 is acceptable. On the final stage, it also helps to polish with optical grade cerium oxide for a good wet-looking polish, just be sure to wash thoroughly and use a fine toothbrush to get the polish grit out of the cracks/pockets. you've helped me so much in my journey to rockhounding here in utah, I thought i'd share! take care, much love!
You did a fantastic job for your first time. And it's longer on the coarse grits and less time on the fiber grits. But you will be able to judge how long you need on each with more practice. But you did really well! They look fantastic! Awesome! I'm glad to see you got all moved and are at lease reasonably settled in. Idaho can be really beautiful. Not Colorado beautiful but quiet and peaceful anyways! And you aren't too far from good rock hounding in all kinds of directions! Thanks!❤
I'm glad you're getting into it. It's also fun for contour polishing. I'd recommend getting a set of pads with more intermediate grits. At least a 20 piece set that goes to 10,000. I also finish with a cotton pad and cerium oxide. I get better results when I focus on no more than 4 rocks. I usually go through the polishing process atleast 3 times per rock to get a finish I like. Just try and judge the finest grit you can go back to. If you go back to course, you'll be chasing scratches forever. Anyway, I'm glad you're getting settled in.
I think you did great for the first round! You learn as you go! Different people who tallk about polishing are great to watch. Wish I could list them but for some reason CZcams doesn't like that. One made the comment about after a certain grade of grit to not go further until the scratches are gone. I will have to go back and look for that one! I think that polisher is great! It is not as expensive as the lapidary ones but will also come in handy for large polishing jobs in the future too. Starting out with that makes more sense than diving into a more expensive piece of equipment!
I think you did a great job for your first time. I’m looking forward to watching the process of your improvement so I can learn too. Thank you for sharing. ❤
I haven’t been brave enough to try that form of polishing. That I you for showing me. I like the video
Great job! I have an angle grinder setup like yours for polishing large rock faces that are not flat. I know some people that strap the grinder down to a piece of plywood, and hold the rock in their hand. It kind of becomes a mini flat-lap!
Practice makes perfect 👍
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I have all the tools to use to polish my rocks. I've just been afraid to use it. I think I can I think I can I think I can...😬
Have you used the diamond cup grinders to rough it in? Not sure if they work on cuts like they do on the exterior of the rock. CZcamsr Michigan Rocks has some videos on the subject.
Great videos. Is there a possible way for you to take me on a sites this summer. Glad to pay for time. Great videos. You have a great way of teaching.
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