How to Polish Petrified Wood & Rocks Quickly Without a Tumbler

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  • @DiggingScience
    @DiggingScience  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Link to the Equipment used in this video below:
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  • @DiggingScience
    @DiggingScience  3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Just in case we get anymore confusion, Joe is wearing a shirt featuring the Geico Caveman not Che Guevara. It is from a year that Geico sponsored the Fossil Fest in Tampa.

    • @johnr1350
      @johnr1350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I actually dig the shirt. Who doesn’t love the cave man?

    • @chipwalter4490
      @chipwalter4490 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      imo that t-shirt looks more like Rasputin than Che Guevara

  • @reginaromsey
    @reginaromsey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Really worthwhile! Polishing a large area for an amateur, amateur rockhounding is very difficult. My family had fun picking up “pretty rocks”, but they never got polished.

  • @lobiez
    @lobiez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Had the polisher for about 24 hours now, one definitely take the water guard off helps it not catch on things and you can get it more level, I work with a lot of materials ordered the 11 plus disc pack it came with a 6000 grit which I'll use on obsidian and other touchy things so far man a good purchase considering a flat lap is a $1,000. little learning curve thank you very much

  • @colbykinney5633
    @colbykinney5633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I live in eastern Ohio and collect fossilized wood mostly Psronious....I probably didn't spell that right. It's a giant tree fern, my biggest piece is almost 300 lbs. I'd love to polish the base of it!

  • @michaeljones3364
    @michaeljones3364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great video as always! We brought home a lot of petrified wood from Arizona several weeks ago, and have been polishing pieces with the same sanding pads you featured. Love them!

  • @robbybobby6483
    @robbybobby6483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have been polishing stone for the last 33 years. Everything you say is true. I use each grit progressively longer. Your using a flexible back. If you use a hard back it will be much flatter. It is just harder to use. I like to use a hard felt buffer with aluminum oxide to finish sculpted uneven stone carvings. Not necessary on small flat pieces of stone. Pads put a better shine on flat surfaces than a pad. Weird water control/ shut off on that polisher. Nice work.

  • @DanLeithauser
    @DanLeithauser 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am working on a 15" diameter slab of petrified wood I obtained from a rock shop in Utah. Their saw cut was pretty smooth. Using the ZTE wet grinder you have. I found your video the most informative of many on TH-cam, specifically timing on each grit and how the surface is supposed to look after each run. I have had to back up to coarser grits a couple of times to work on edges based on those appearances. Thanks for uploading this one!

  • @AndrewPotts1962
    @AndrewPotts1962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another awesome video guys! Thanks for sharing, it's chock-a-block full of good stuff! Keep on Digging Science, and keep up the great work on the videos! See ya in the next one!

  • @azarahwagner2749
    @azarahwagner2749 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Nice 👍
    I have used a Dremel tool with diamond burs and wet sandpaper in many grades . The most challenging thing I found to polish is amber ( my favourite)
    Thank you for sharing

    • @robbybobby6483
      @robbybobby6483 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pyrite ball was the hardest (difficult) material i ever polished. Two spots at the poles of the sphere just will not polish to a shine. Very odd. Looks like a gold nugget. Also drilling pyrite is a tough one, being a crystal.

  • @jimschafer9196
    @jimschafer9196 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great how to share, mixed with a bit of brotherly love, great job guys, I did not know they had such a tool.

  • @inthewoods80
    @inthewoods80 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank y’all. Because of you I went out to the Blue Forest. I was able to find some good discarded chunks and a skinny middle finger sized piece after digging for a hour or two. You know, first time experience! I’ll be back 😂

  • @lobiez
    @lobiez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude. You guys rock, just ordered my wet polisher waaaay better idea than a flat lap!

  • @leslyeschoenhuth1107
    @leslyeschoenhuth1107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    * Thanks for the tutorial. That is So much faster than tumbling and you don't lose so much of the stone. Michigan Rocks tumbles his until they are less than half what he started with.. But he is polishing the whole stone (all sides).. But for polishing slabs, you showed me a great way to do it myself.. Again, Thanks..

  • @OzoneFineArtVentures
    @OzoneFineArtVentures 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was good to see you go through the grits and see how that tool does. I'm tempted to get one now! Thanks for the extra tips to make sure you don't make clouds and scratches. That's some seriously gorgeous pet wood, thanks for sharing! Yes, more 'how to's!

  • @dinahjeffries7813
    @dinahjeffries7813 ปีที่แล้ว

    All your vids are great…..I especially like this demo. We need these "how to" videos. Wonderful!

  • @krystalskyebrisson9512
    @krystalskyebrisson9512 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a petrified wood stump that's about 40lbs. I'm fine with keeping the sides rough for an interesting contrast but want the faces to be flat and polished. As of right now it's quite uneven on both faces, but it's a beautiful piece. I'm prepared to put in the effort to show off its true colors! How many pads do you think I'd go through to get a mirror finish on a truly gnarly chunk? Thanks in advance for your help. I enjoyed your informative & humorous tutorial. 😊

  • @victoriawilliams2786
    @victoriawilliams2786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful!

  • @agranzotto2770
    @agranzotto2770 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love these diy types videos. I also like the restoration of the shark jaw.

  • @stevenmichael7314
    @stevenmichael7314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    More Joe and Mike! Good content

  • @beaverc2884
    @beaverc2884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for this tutorial. 🙂

  • @DerAuslander-li7nl
    @DerAuslander-li7nl 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I find both look pretty amazing when they get wet...stones

  • @mackie_p
    @mackie_p 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So awesome, Unfortunately here in Canada we can't legally polish or sell petrified wood because it's owned by the government...Canada has some funky fossil laws.

  • @JhonDiamond2021
    @JhonDiamond2021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good job bro, amazing

  • @craigciola6548
    @craigciola6548 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Have you ever seen (or developed) a way to do this indoors? Gets too cold to do this in the midwest in winter!!!! Would love to see an inside setup.

  • @chad499
    @chad499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Let's do some mammoth teeth!! :-)

  • @chumbo65
    @chumbo65 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lets go new video

  • @joshuamoore24_7
    @joshuamoore24_7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video made me think a coffee table made of petrified wood with a metal bezel and legs would be something people would by that's made of petrified wood.

  • @jaycarey3863
    @jaycarey3863 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video

  • @yallowyt734
    @yallowyt734 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm polisher to in the Philippines .. may tools is only dIY polishing pad and sand paper only ..then I got mirror polish

    • @nononoisaidnope
      @nononoisaidnope ปีที่แล้ว

      Amazing ! You should make videos too !

  • @user-nb5sh4bl7h
    @user-nb5sh4bl7h 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mud fossils channel The Mud Fossil Process creates perfectly preserved

  • @Cacophony314
    @Cacophony314 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do I do the opposite? I'd like a matte finish. Should I just lightly sand it with a fine grit sandpaper?

  • @angelalewis3645
    @angelalewis3645 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome!

  • @dominickcastiglia8074
    @dominickcastiglia8074 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a 35 lb tree stump of petrified, I have to see videos on how to polish it so have it sliced ? I'm cluless

  • @Vshamann336
    @Vshamann336 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where can I find petrified wood in Florida?

  • @UWPcustombaits
    @UWPcustombaits 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm currently trying to petrifie my own piece of wood...I haven't made allot of progress..

  • @americanrebel413
    @americanrebel413 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool!

  • @toddwhite3217
    @toddwhite3217 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well that's exactly how you make granite countertops... and same tools... but I don't have your lapidary saw so a angle grinder with a 7" continuous rim diamond blade works fine... a circular saw and water hose for DIY cutting whole slabs of granite

  • @jhonviel7381
    @jhonviel7381 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:19 great kung pow reference!

  • @dillon7981
    @dillon7981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    10:29 needs to be ur profile picture

    • @DiggingScience
      @DiggingScience  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd like this twice if I could.

  • @Master-n-Teachvirgo8557
    @Master-n-Teachvirgo8557 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cool

  • @Maxbps88
    @Maxbps88 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why do you do all five instead of just jumping to the 3k? What does doing each polish do for the final product?

    • @UWPcustombaits
      @UWPcustombaits 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you jump straight to 3k it would literally destroy the fabric of the universe..

    • @Maxbps88
      @Maxbps88 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@UWPcustombaits Ahhhh, I see. The Implosion Theory persists. Thank you.

  • @u.s.militia7682
    @u.s.militia7682 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The guy cocaine man?

    • @DiggingScience
      @DiggingScience  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Geico Caveman

    • @u.s.militia7682
      @u.s.militia7682 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Digging Science oh, sorry. Uncle Sam messed my hearing up pretty good.

    • @DiggingScience
      @DiggingScience  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@u.s.militia7682 No worries, thanks for tuning in to another video!

    • @u.s.militia7682
      @u.s.militia7682 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Digging Science you bet. I love em.

  • @AC-fv7kt
    @AC-fv7kt ปีที่แล้ว

    I think a Tumbler would be easier

  • @brianjohnson3974
    @brianjohnson3974 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Electric power tool w/ water and no rubber sole shoes?!

  • @abdullahsaad1510
    @abdullahsaad1510 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope the explanation will be translated into Arabic

  • @Predator000099
    @Predator000099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why do you have a murderer on your shirt?

  • @chriscondon6426
    @chriscondon6426 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Joe your awfully monotoned. Step up your enthusiasm a bit. And a smile trust me won't kill you.

  • @puddintame7794
    @puddintame7794 ปีที่แล้ว

    You'd present better if yall got a hair cut.

    • @nononoisaidnope
      @nononoisaidnope ปีที่แล้ว

      Completely unnecessary, unless you're old enough to be my parent. Then, I respectfully disagree. They're presenting very well for me.