Awe I’m from Kentucky too was born in Somerset and Thank you so much this was exactly the information I was looking for I’m so excited to clean my geode collection all from Kentucky!
Nice! Thank You for having a straight to the pointers and pleasing, complete, information Video's us rock lovers, needed to learn. I too, have a commonality with you. All my family living in KY. can relate to your story, with collections of Geodes laying about. My gardens is where I've learned to keep them. I am going to now clean them thanks to this video, and shelve display the cleaned ones, I can not wait, to see, what I really have..
I like your videos and I’ve learned a lot ! Back on the family farm in KY we have millions of geodes some the size of cars some the size of a baseball. I recently started experimenting with them. Cutting them with my wet saw then polishing them using my variable speed angle grinder with resin bond pads. I start with a 50 grit diamond pad and work my way up to 3000. They’re always different when you cut into one so it’s always a mystery. What do you guys use to polish your funds ? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I’m trying the iron out today, is there a ratio I should know of ? Thank you.
Cannot understand why ultrasonic cleaning units aren't being used by more people. I have one I bought very cheap on E-Bay and it works great on stone and metal items both. Use straight water or a solution containing acid . A solution of Iron out would probably clean a crystal in a matter of seconds or several minutes rather than days !
I have a Aura Angel Quartz Geode bonded with Titanium and it just has a little bit of dust and little black stuff from my jacket pocket you know. How would I safely clean that?? Just a little wash it needs.
some of my better geodes had iron stains originally. pressure wash or hose it multiple times. use WARM WATER with the iron out originally, then after they sit use warm water again. it seems to also work better when closer to rhe surface where the reaction takes place
Thanks ya'alls! I have some flint with some crystals and some dersy quartz on them. If you soak em in the iron out will it fade the color of the rest of the flint?
My son got a kit from National Geographic. Do you have a video on your ways to open them? We got them open...Some well, some, not so much. I think it went well since he asked for more geodes. Thank you for your video.
Do you have a video on opening the geodes? Myself and a couple of friends just harvested over 100 geodes in just a few hours. Now we want to open them and clean them. That one still of you opening a geode with some type of bar and chain contraption looks interesting. Do you get a clean break with it?
You can use a wet tile saw if the geodes aren't massive. Sometimes breaking then open with brute force can ruin the geode or break it into multiple pieces, which isn't usually ideal.
Awe I’m from Kentucky too was born in Somerset and Thank you so much this was exactly the information I was looking for I’m so excited to clean my geode collection all from Kentucky!
U from pa?? I wish I could find rocks like this around maryland..
I love my Kentucky home ! Tons of geodes. And Arrowheads
What ratio of Iron Out to water do you use? I've got some KY geodes recently from Big Mike's Rock Shop in Cave City.
What was the ratio I missed that day of school I guess
1 cup of iron out to 1 gallon of water
Nice! Thank You for having a straight to the pointers and pleasing, complete, information Video's us rock lovers, needed to learn. I too, have a commonality with you. All my family living in KY. can relate to your story, with collections of Geodes laying about. My gardens is where I've learned to keep them. I am going to now clean them thanks to this video, and shelve display the cleaned ones, I can not wait, to see, what I really have..
This was the BEST information for a relative newbie to geode opening! Loved it!
Hi,Don't get Iron out at our place (India). Can someone tell what's the composition of Iron out..oxalic acid?
I like your videos and I’ve learned a lot ! Back on the family farm in KY we have millions of geodes some the size of cars some the size of a baseball. I recently started experimenting with them. Cutting them with my wet saw then polishing them using my variable speed angle grinder with resin bond pads. I start with a 50 grit diamond pad and work my way up to 3000. They’re always different when you cut into one so it’s always a mystery. What do you guys use to polish your funds ? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I’m trying the iron out today, is there a ratio I should know of ? Thank you.
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Cannot understand why ultrasonic cleaning units aren't being used by more people. I have one I bought very cheap on E-Bay and it works great on stone and metal items both. Use straight water or a solution containing acid . A solution of Iron out would probably clean a crystal in a matter of seconds or several minutes rather than days !
They have a tendency to vibrate the crystals loose and they fall out 🤕...
Does the iron out loosen the dirt stuck in the crystals?
I have a Aura Angel Quartz Geode bonded with Titanium and it just has a little bit of dust and little black stuff from my jacket pocket you know. How would I safely clean that?? Just a little wash it needs.
some of my better geodes had iron stains originally. pressure wash or hose it multiple times. use WARM WATER with the iron out originally, then after they sit use warm water again. it seems to also work better when closer to rhe surface where the reaction takes place
Does anyone know if the rocks will be safe for my fish aquarium after using the iron out?
We have a rock fireplace with geode inclusions, how should we clean it since they are cemented in place?
use rhe iron out box of rocks outside. after few days it starts to REEK
Keep making these videos thanks for sharing
Great video. Thank you
Thanks!!!
Thanks ya'alls! I have some flint with some crystals and some dersy quartz on them. If you soak em in the iron out will it fade the color of the rest of the flint?
Hi. My husband and I enjoyed this video. What is the mixture solution (how much Iron Out to how much water) that you recommend?
My son got a kit from National Geographic. Do you have a video on your ways to open them? We got them open...Some well, some, not so much. I think it went well since he asked for more geodes. Thank you for your video.
Any info you have on geodes and info like this rock collecting minerals from Kentucky would be awesome keep up the great work!
Hope to see more vids soon, really enjoyed the style and info. Definitely what I was looking for. thanks 🙏👍
I put the cut geodes in a old crockpot with iron out on warm setting for two days...outside!
Where are you finding these here in Kentucky?
Thx for sharing
Do you have a video on opening the geodes? Myself and a couple of friends just harvested over 100 geodes in just a few hours. Now we want to open them and clean them. That one still of you opening a geode with some type of bar and chain contraption looks interesting. Do you get a clean break with it?
You can use a wet tile saw if the geodes aren't massive. Sometimes breaking then open with brute force can ruin the geode or break it into multiple pieces, which isn't usually ideal.
Exactly the information i needed thank you so much!