Cutting Rocks With A Tile Saw!! What's Inside!?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Well Its finally warming up a bit around here!! It still might get cold again but i thought I might as well cut up some of the rocks I found last summer to see what they look like on the inside and to have some extra material to make jewelry with since I'm running a little low. Have a great weekend everyone😁
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All beautiful slabs! That rhyolite is awesome. Thanks for sharing these✌🤠
Yaaayyyy, gotta love cutting rocks as much as finding them 😁...well almost.
Some ideas for future videos selfishly as I'm not sure it would improve your subscriptions 😉. Tools you use for hounding and processing. Your methods for determining how you cut, specimens you make polishing etc. As said by someone else definitely something with your finished products/collection (maybe it's been asked somewhere but do you have a website/store?). And some food for thought, you are very good at what you do so what may be simple to you is mind boggling to me. My main passion is plants and I've done talks. Took me a while to realize that 1) I know a lot, 2) people are eager to learn, and 3) people appreciate your knowledge and skill. Great work!!
Oh ya, what kind of resources do you use to find possible sites? Do you just explore? Minmaps?
@@comoxrox Thanks!! Those are all awesome video Ideas and I'd really like to give them a try!! I don't quite have a store yet but it is in the works, right now I'm mostly waiting on a logo and then it should be open. I'll definitely mention my store in my videos once it opens!! And about the last question, when I'm looking for new sites I'll generally look at a geological map, see what types of rock are in an area, research those rocks and what they could contain, then I'll head out and look for anything that catches my eye!!🙂
@@NWRockExplorer Perfect, thank you
Beautiful rocks and great cuts. My favorite is the rhyolite. That's for posting this!
Thanks!! I really like the rhyolite too, there's just so many varieties out there and it never gets old cutting a new piece open😁
Awesome video fantastic outcome like Christmas time lol all wrapped up till u open it. Thankyou
Sweet material and great cuts NWRockExplorer, thanks for showing us.
Love that Cryolite!! Loved the video.
Thanks!! I really like that rhyolite too, It'll be interesting to see how well it polishes up!!
Nice cuts! I always enjoy seeing how they turn out.
Thank you!! Its like rockhounding part two, there's a whole other world inside of the rocks we find!!
Nice slabs! I'd like to see one of your black agates after polishing
My favorite is the quartz geode
Thanks!! I'd really like to share some of my cabbing process in some of my future videos😃
Very nice material!
Thank you!! I still cant believe that agate😁
Very nice Video, thanks
Love it!!
Some nice pieces there
Thank you!!😁
That orbicular rhyolite was a nice surprise. Beautiful slabs out of that piece. Super good call on that pitted agate too. Thanks for entertaining us tonight!
I really like orbicular rhyolite, Its just such a crazy cool formation!! Thanks for watching!!😁
Such nice rocks you cut! Also, being a retired cabinet maker I get nervous seeing thumbs and fingers so close to any saw blade. May I suggest using a piece of 1x2 against the back edge of the sliding table. Place the rock against the 1x2. This way the 1x2 does most of the feeding pressure. Your right hand like your left hand just guides the rock.
So if something slips, much less chance pod getting your thumb in the saw blade.
That's a great Idea!! I'd either need to use stones with a flat face on the bottom or cut a flat face so the slabs come out evenly. I'm not terribly scared of this saw blade cutting me though, but one thing you don't want is for your hand to be caught and pinched between the blade and the table, might be a few digits less after that 😅
They were all really nice, but the orbicular rhyolite was really cool! I also noticed that your hands were shaking really bad and your poor fingers were really red from the cold! There is still snow and ice on the ground, and your outside cutting rocks! I love to watch your videos, but not at the risk of your well being! If your trying to find something to make a video about, in the winter weather, maybe you could do one about your personal collection of rocks, or your favorite finds collection video, or a cabbing or jewelery making video, etc. Something warmer and inside?! Im a mom, i worry! Thanks for all your hard work!
I've really been thinking about making a video on my personal rock collection, Its actually way smaller than most might think!! Most of the stuff I find is for making jewelry but with every site I keep the very best specimens in my collection just to look back on. I think I'll also make some wire wrapping tutorials in the future too, just some super simple ones to get people on the right track. Thanks for thinking about me by the way, I appreciate it!! Have a great weekend out there!!🙂
your hands look sooooo cold.i hope you warmed em up after making this video. thank you for this content.
Thanks!! It wasn't too bad, I've done it in colder weather but I usually use neoprene gloves when it gets colder out🙂
Have you ever wandered out East near chetwynd or tumbler Ridge? You have inspired me to thinking I want to begin exploring out this way
Awesome!! I haven't been that way yet but I'm sure there's some cool minerals to be found. Locally I'd be looking for fossils or calcite crystals but as you head west there is a lot more variety in geology🙂
Excellent video!!
Keep it up loud and thank you for sharing it with us!!
Good excursions in the field and always with caution!!
Glad you enjoyed!😁
The ravens agree, them be nice specimens man! Cheers! I'm thinking of buying a Dremel and cutting ends off smaller samples putting them in a vice grip.. Any advice? Cheers!
Thanks!! I don't really have much advice for Dremels. It really depends on what you're hoping to do, If you're hoping to carve designs or drill holes I'd definitely get a Dremel. If you just want some flat polished faces you could use the Dremel to cut the rock but I'd use some cheap eBay diamond laps and use them to polish the stone by hand to get a nice smooth polish😁
Wow, that jasp-agate has some great colors and patterns going on! I always enjoy seeing what's inside. Thank you for doing all that slicing outside in the wind. Brrr! Can't wait to see what comes next for those rocks. Any progress on your little trailer?
Thanks!! I really like that jasp-agate too!! There hasn't been much progress on the trailer, it's been frozen shut for a little while and i've been a little busy with some other projects. Right now I'm setting up an online shop so I can sell my jewelry and a few other cool products, just been getting stock ready and working on a logo, figuring out shipping, and gathering supplies. Now that its warming up a bit I am getting pretty eager to start working on it though😅
@@NWRockExplorer That all sounds very exciting!
Can you tell me about your saw? I am thinking about getting one but there is so much to learn
Sure!! Mine is just a 10 inch tile saw, and in a cheaper brand called king Canada. Honestly I didn't expect it to last too long but its still running after a couple years of having it!! If you are thinking about slabbing lots of rock I would invest in a true lapidary saw but for now this thing works for me. Also I would like to mention that tile saws aren't meant to be cutting rocks so it's a do at your own risk kind of thing haha😁
What rpm in blades
Ryolite. 😂
Would you be willing to sell that 1st slice of orbicular is orbitular Jasper Jasper I'd like to use it as a specimen in my personal collection??
Thanks!! I'm hoping to start selling some material and some of my jewelry very soon!! Right now I'm setting up an online store to make it a little bit easier to buy from me just to make the whole process a little more legit🙂
@@NWRockExplorer I can't wait. Hard to find anything in n/w Iowa.
What is a “cab?” You keep saying “ Too small to make a cab out of”. Remember we are trying to learn from you as well
Or are you saying “ Kav?”
A cab short for cabochon is a stone where one side has been ground down and polished to be convex on one side and the other side is flattened. The shape makes them easier to set into jewelry. I'd like to make a proper jewelry making video at some point but I think I'll save it for a rainy day when I cant get out🙂