How to Make a Bowl Out of a Rock
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- This is the second stone bowl I've made. I really like the way it turned out.
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100% would chill with you these are the projects I love and your personality is soothing.
Thanks.
This turned out SO NICE!
I was just checking out TH-cam to see just how to turn a rock into a shallow birdbath and I came across your video.
This would be the way to do it.
I love the rubber glove idea - can be used for rotary tools cuz it'll shred instead of mangling your bones but still protects from powdered stone and stuff.
Wow, your rock bowls are beautiful! I love your projects.
Wow, beautiful. Would love to make one out of some different rocks as house warming gifts. Maybe a little deeper.
Making it deeper is hard to do with the tools I have. I can't polish inside tight corners.
That would be perfect for Fred Flintstone's favorite breakfast cereal. Which is Fruity Pebbles, BTW.
You're right!
Rob, Thank you kindly for the information. The grinder and laser level demonstration will help me tremendously to level out my garden rock stacks. These are rocks that I collect on our beach property.
That's great. I'm glad it was helpful.
Super cool. Good place to put some of the rocks I finish. Thanks for this video!
Cool project.
Very cool!
Beautiful
Thank you.
That is very nice! Would love to see one made from gowganda tillite.
Maybe some day.
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Very nice! Stumbled across this video while searching for the tumbling tutorial where you started your batch in the rotary tumbler and finished in the vibratory tumbler. I can’t find that video for the life of me. Anyways, very nice job! It’s amazing some of the things you make. Can’t wait to see more!!!
I'm glad you liked this one, but here's the one you were looking for: th-cam.com/video/ksrmpPZrAuU/w-d-xo.html
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Oh great! Thanks so much!!!
Lovely. I could see setting up a series of stone with a slightly lower rim on one side. Step them down to make an outdoor waterfall for a porch or patio. Recirculate the water. That would be a heck of a project and potentially stunning. Or even a one bowl tiny fountain 😇
What I really want to do is get a boulder about 2.5-3 feet tall and hollow out a birdbath on top, then have a place where the water runs out one side into a bed of smaller rocks where it recirculates.
Michigan Rocks perfect! That would be really cool. Get Sam to help carry it though 🤓
Michigan Rocks now. If only you could find an Agate that large. Or a lovely jasper.....
Dude so nice! I didn’t realise you made videos! Looks like someone has some watching to do this week 😁👌
I’ve subbed brother!
This summer I’ll polish a large rock with this grinder and make a video. I think it would be perfect for your big rock.
That's pretty rad
Nice job...did you use just those two grinders? One for dry cutting ...the other for wet cup cutting and polishing? I am thinking of trying this. your bowl is awesome thanks for the video.
Yep, you saw everything I used in this video. No undisclosed tools.
So what took natives hundreds of years to do with another rock, you can do in a weekend. Neat, I want one.
I prefer power tools to another rock.
The rock bowls are beautiful. I was surprised to see you use the same method for chiseling out unwanted material the way the carpenters chisel out wooden pockets on This Old House!
I guess the material doesn't matter that much. Worked for me.
Hi there. What type of grinding wheel did you use? Do you need to buy any special separate attachments for the grinding wheels? I will be purchasing this Makita tool soon and will be grinding slightly smaller rocks than featured in your video.
The hard wheel is called a cup grinder. I bought it at Harbor Freight. I don't buy much there, because a lot of it is junk, but this has worked well for me. The soft disks come in a set or individually. I think I listed them in the comments. You'll need more of the coarse grits than the finer grits.
Michigan Rocks thank you so much and I enjoy all your videos. 🙂
Can you bring one to class?
Hello again….I have another question……I have made four stone bowls and polished the insides, they are shiny however they are not as shiny as being wet…my question is there some sort of polish I can put on them to give a wet shine? Thank you
I tried applying aluminum oxide polish to some big polished rocks and it didn't seem to make a difference. What I have done since this video is get a couple more polishing pads for my Makita polisher. 6000 followed by 8000 made a noticeable difference. The type of rock that you're polishing can make a difference too. Some rocks just don't shine up as nice as others.
Hi there....been watching your videos ....I cut my first rock today and I m using a 4 1/2 inch diamond blade....my question is how deep did you go? I seem to have difficulty going deep because the guard or the grinder itself bumps the edges.
I used the same size blade and went as deep as I could, if I remember correctly. I tried to go deeper in the center and taper out to shallow at the edges. If you want it deeper, you could always go back and cut again after chiseling out the first pieces. Just be aware that the polishing pads can't get into tight spots too well.
@@MichiganRocks thanks....I did cut and chisel 3 times. The 3rd time I couldn’t get as deep as the first. I was thinking maybe I should have gotten a 7” tool. But again maybe it’s the operator lol... I’ll stay with my 4 1/2.
@@philw.8439 I have only done three bowls, so I'm hardly an expert. It wasn't too hard to do and was fun too.
I came here from the future! Haha, just watched your vid on the son in law’s ring keeper and was blown away by the peek at this bowl. Amazing finished product with allot of hard work involved. I have most of the tools, need a wet grinder/polisher in my toolbox (recommend one?) and may give it a go in the future. [Safety Hint] Keep your shirt tucked in when using a high speed rotary tool. I’d really hate to see that shirt pull you into anything moving at 1000+ rpm!
Thanks for the safety advice. I never even thought of something like that. I have a Makita Electronic Stone Polisher. It's listed in my Amazon storefront with some of the accessories I use with it.
@@MichiganRocks , little help? Can’t locate your Amazon storefront.
@@berjo77 Under the video, there's a description, but a lot gets cut off. If you click the "more" button, you'll see all of it. That's a handy thing to know how to do on lots of videos because there's often good information in the video description. Here's the link: www.amazon.com/shop/michiganrocks
@@MichiganRocks Thanks!
Very cool,
Your "wet grinder" is that a separate attachment for a regular makita, or is it a completely different tool.
thanks
Vincenzo Luisi Unfortunately it’s a whole separate tool. They’re about $300, much more than a regular grinder. www.makitatools.com/products/details/PW5001C
@@MichiganRocks Yea, I looked it up right after I sent that question.
Like your stuff, how did you get into this work
@@vincenzoluisi5916 We bought my son a rock tumbler for Christmas when he was about 12. He lost interest after a year or two, but I didn't.
@@MichiganRocks I hear ya
That's awesome! I always wondered how this was done! Thank you so much for teaching us. 🪨✨
You're welcome!
I meant to ask...are you cutting with a Makita 9557pbx1?
No, I just went to look and it’s a 9557NB, but I think any grinder would do the trick. The other one is a PW5001C.
@@MichiganRocks thank you👍
What kind of disc did u use
At a little after seven minutes, I listed them.
jugglerguy1 sorry for that my phone was acting stupid
James Puphal no problem.
I have big agates, as big as your stones .can i grind them with a angle grinder? Agates are very hard they are 7
You should be able to polish a very large agate the same way. Agates are hard, but diamond tools will still grind and polish them.
@@MichiganRocks thanks dude 👍🏻
Is that a granite stone?
I think it's gneiss.
Throughout this process, what is your favorite part?
Probably getting done. A lot of this is pretty slow going. I guess if I had to pick a favorite part, it might be roughing it in. It changes the most during this phase, which makes it a little more exciting. Putting the final polish on is also nice because I get to see the fruits of my labor.
Birdbaths....people charge so much for birdbaths....
I have wanted to make a birdbath out of a big boulder for a long time. The problem is getting a big boulder into the back yard.
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