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thank you so much!! 😄

thank you ☺️ sure you could! don't use the diamond drum just go straight to polishing with sanding discs and it will work great

thank you!

that's a great idea!!

😂😂 this is very true! the color bands and quartz catch our interest and the collection begins

the layers do look like wood. nature is so cool 😎

thank you! 😁

thank you so much! ☺️

thank you!

yes! we have 😁 th-cam.com/video/sqqop2EaPco/w-d-xo.html

th-cam.com/video/sqqop2EaPco/w-d-xo.html - this video has links in the description and shows how we use them

thank you! probably around 4 hours for something soft like fluorite

thanks. but its my bad, i thought it is amethyst. how long for something around 7 in mohs scale?

@krzysztoflewandowski8262 depends on the size! if it's the same size as this piece of fluorite I'd say around 5-6 hours

@@thebroadhouse thank you :)

@@krzysztoflewandowski8262 😁

usually around 4 hours for something soft like fluorite

thank you! the microscope we use is 30 dollars on Amazon 😊 Ninyoon 2K USB Digital Microscope... www.amazon.com/dp/B0B46GL2M3?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

There's a bucket of water offscreen for dipping ☺️

you can polish crystals with a Dremel and for that you'd need the tools listed in this video- th-cam.com/video/sqqop2EaPco/w-d-xo.html you could also use a variable speed sander/polisher like this video. we got our's from Harbor Freight here's the link- www.harborfreight.com/10-amp-7-in-variable-speed-rotary-polishersander-70589.html and you can use diamond polishing pads like these- www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2DHFJ7J?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share or silicon carbide sanding discs. Just make sure the pads fit the backer pad for the polisher. We had to buy a 4in backer plate separately for those diamond polishing pads.

Yes, it gives the rock/crystal a wet look and removes fingerprints.

we started this channel in Florida but now we live in Washington. Some rocks we find, and some we buy. Thank you very much!

I can see that working very well! It doesn't have to be fancy just has to work 😁 do you know what your first rock to polish with the dremel will be?

there are links in the description of this video (and we show how we use them!) - th-cam.com/video/sqqop2EaPco/w-d-xo.htmlsi=iiEZfuY3amdMGG84

no problem, thank you!

the same thing happens to me! when it does, I back down a couple of grits until it works it out and then spend more time on that lower grit before moving on. I think the cause is not spending enough time on the lower grits.

no but that sounds beautiful

SE Florida near Jensen Beach. I found some trees that pulled a bunch of limestone chunks up with then when they grew. they were surface level but also I could keep digging and find more and more!

I love the rockhound community everyone is always so helpful :) that sounds like a truly unique specimen I'd love to see it! we have a discord group for rocks if you'd like to join you can share pictures/videos of what you're doing! not a busy channel yet but we're building it one cool rockhound at a time 😎

absolutely 👍 always important to remember this

not too hard or it wears the bit out

it's not too loud. but when I've used it for long periods of time without hearing protection it left my ears ringing for awhile.

@@thebroadhouse do you think I could use it at night in an apartment building without waking my neighbors I guess should've been the original question

@sB-wt7jy it depends on how well insulated your apartment is. if you can hear your neighbor's tv or hear them talking then a dremel might be too loud.

@@thebroadhouse ya I can't really ever hear much. Thanks for the information. Do you have a link to the pads you use?

@sB-wt7jy you can give a shot and see if anyone gets mad lol. Just be aware of the dust it's very dangerous to inhale. no problem! here's the diamond grinding drums we use for shaping- www.amazon.com/dp/B07S478P4V?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share and the sanding discs for polishing- www.amazon.com/dp/B07PTBH6Q9?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

a diamond grinding drum. here's the link - www.amazon.com/dp/B07S478P4V?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

@@thebroadhouse Danke

you're welcome

it's a diamond drum for shaping and silicon carbide sanding discs for polishing. sanding disc grits are 60,80,100,150,240,400,800,1200,2000,3000,5000,and 10,000.

no but we might in the future

lol yeah we have lots of grits

​@@thebroadhouse -- ..we have a lot of grits here in the deep south as well! 😂😂😂

@coffeehunter8742 😂😂

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hello thank you! I have a water bucket off-screen I dip the rocks in

@@thebroadhouse ok thank you so much!!

@@adilakshmi777 anytime :) 💜

probably about 4 hours worth of work

it does kinda 🥰

it's a variable speed polisher/sander and we got it from Harbor Freight here's the link- www.harborfreight.com/10-amp-7-in-variable-speed-rotary-polishersander-70589.html we had to purchase a different backer pad to accommodate the diamond polishing pads we got on Amazon. here's the link for those- www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2DHFJ7J?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

always on low speed! anytime I try to go on high it wears my bits down too fast. I didn't mention it in the video, but that's something I should start mentioning going forward. sorry about that!

around 4 hours of work

​@@thebroadhouseawesome! What speed do you use?

@sB-wt7jy always low. anytime I try on high it wears my bits down too fast

Thank you so much! I wear a half-face respirator, but an N95 mask would work as well.

you think so?! I got it from the mountains in Colorado. I thought it was gneiss