Not bad at all! If you'd like an improvement to the process, all you're really missing from the setup is a dop stick. It gives you a little more manual control over the angles when cabbing and polishing. You can very easily use the head of a nail as a dop stick, I like to use the big aluminum gutter nails, but, pretty much any nail will do, and you don't need dop wax either. Thick superglue works. (Grind the tip of the nail off first and foremost, so it isn't pointing at your palm waiting for disaster to strike, gotta throw in some safety CYA for the potential legal implications, don't want anyone getting hurt.) First glue the nail to the stone, hit it with some baking soda and/or accelerant to get it bonded well, then once it's dry go around the edges again with more glue to build up a good bond. 5-minute epoxy works well too if you're on a budget with all this, and because of the extra torque from your buffing pads versus a 60k diamond paste on a copper lap, epoxy may help it stay on the nail better too. (If you're not on a budget, well, use a brass dop and dopping wax). Then when you want to remove it from the stone, if your stone tolerates acetone, you just soak it. If not, some heat does the trick, epoxy breaks down faster than most minerals do, but do the research first to make sure you're not gonna ruin your stone in the removal process. And if you're not doing precise facets you don't even need a dop transfer jig because it won't matter if they're centered. Just remove the one, glue on a new one on the other side and polish to your hearts' content.
@@MarsStones1 Yep! That or some athletic tape over your fingertips. I've buzzed my fingers more times than I can count, I know it sucks. Lol. It's not so bad with the continuous diamond saw but those diamond impregnated resin angle grinder bits will get ya for sure.
Thanks for the video. This is my first time at your channel. TH-cam probably recommended it because I watch MichiganRocks. It appears that you've found a promising topic here. I wonder about tools for holding and clamping the workpiece/stone so I would not have to rely on and risk injure my fingers. Similarly I wonder about mounting tools to hold the drill motor in a stationary position. Best wishes and good luck Mr. MarsStones !
@@MiloMALONE3435 I purchased it off of Amazon. They have different versions, but I would go with the white powered version because the red can dye your stones.
I blatantly cheated by buying a polished piece of agate from Temu for a trivial price, eliminating this entire process. I had planned to 'find' it next time I was at a stony beach with my girlfriend. However she must have recognized me as a dishonest man, and broke up with me before I had opportunity to pull the stunt. 😜Kudos to you for demonstrating the achievement of a nice result without a ton of equipment.
Suggestion. Shorten your video please. It might help to write and reherse a script. Most viewers will probably skip to the end if the process is tedious. Time laps could be sped up and shortened. Imho
@@Debbie4729 that’s a good question! I just held it between my legs and used my left hand to run the drill and my right hand to polish. I was going to buy a vice clamp to hold my drill, but never got around to doing it.
@@JimCouillard oh yeah! I started wearing tight gloves to combat that, but I’ve also built up calluses on my finger tips that help. For a while I did have bleeding finger tips.
Speaking of adapting normal tools to the hobby... I always wondered, and wanted to try, but never did... If a person could make a homemade rock tumbler, but on a larger scale, that would tumble and polish bigger rocks, like the size of an adults fist, or bigger, by using a plastic 55 gallon drum laying across rollers and being turned by a motor of whatever type, driven by whatever fuel. It would have to be done outside, in a rural area so you don't disturb anyone with that rock tumbler sound. You should try it and make a video about the process. Even if it doesn't work, it will get you more views, some suggestions, and stimulate ideas.
Yeah look up how poor Africans turn their gold ore into powder. They make big rock tumblers, with some drums electric motor and other things found in garbage.
❤❤❤❤❤love what you are doing 💓 thankyou so much for sharing your knowledge and experience with all. I share your need and requirement for simplicity so glad to know the alternatives to follow a lifelong passion in this way. Even if one does have money doesn't mean that it needs to be spent on mainstream technology. Thank you from my ❤️ Your family will treasure these vids. As will my granddaughter treasure mine. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
That ended up looking gorgeous! Nice job!
@@seamoreplant thank you!
Good video. Heck of a polish on that. It’s a beautiful piece.
@@JnVrockhounding thank you my friend!
Wow, that is beautiful. Nice job never heard of fire obsidian but I won one.😂
@@Fea2759 they are one of the rarest obsidians/ gems in the world. Only found in one place, Glass Butte Oregon.
Thank for all the tips and wow that turned out amazing 👍
Not bad at all! If you'd like an improvement to the process, all you're really missing from the setup is a dop stick. It gives you a little more manual control over the angles when cabbing and polishing. You can very easily use the head of a nail as a dop stick, I like to use the big aluminum gutter nails, but, pretty much any nail will do, and you don't need dop wax either. Thick superglue works. (Grind the tip of the nail off first and foremost, so it isn't pointing at your palm waiting for disaster to strike, gotta throw in some safety CYA for the potential legal implications, don't want anyone getting hurt.)
First glue the nail to the stone, hit it with some baking soda and/or accelerant to get it bonded well, then once it's dry go around the edges again with more glue to build up a good bond. 5-minute epoxy works well too if you're on a budget with all this, and because of the extra torque from your buffing pads versus a 60k diamond paste on a copper lap, epoxy may help it stay on the nail better too. (If you're not on a budget, well, use a brass dop and dopping wax). Then when you want to remove it from the stone, if your stone tolerates acetone, you just soak it. If not, some heat does the trick, epoxy breaks down faster than most minerals do, but do the research first to make sure you're not gonna ruin your stone in the removal process. And if you're not doing precise facets you don't even need a dop transfer jig because it won't matter if they're centered. Just remove the one, glue on a new one on the other side and polish to your hearts' content.
@@michaeljayfawkes2414 yes I really need to do that! It would save my fingers!
@@MarsStones1 Yep! That or some athletic tape over your fingertips. I've buzzed my fingers more times than I can count, I know it sucks. Lol. It's not so bad with the continuous diamond saw but those diamond impregnated resin angle grinder bits will get ya for sure.
Absolutely gorgeous. ❤ and with in my budget.
@@Rareplymouth it’s easy once you become used to it. You’ll get some sore fingers for a bit, but you get adjusted to the process quickly.
That looks great.
Thanks for the video. This is my first time at your channel. TH-cam probably recommended it because I watch MichiganRocks. It appears that you've found a promising topic here. I wonder about tools for holding and clamping the workpiece/stone so I would not have to rely on and risk injure my fingers. Similarly I wonder about mounting tools to hold the drill motor in a stationary position.
Best wishes and good luck Mr. MarsStones !
Turned out awsome ❤
Thanks for sharing, I’m just about to jump into the hobby myself, and trying to watch and learn,, what and how do I get the [oxide serum] ?__
@@MiloMALONE3435 I purchased it off of Amazon. They have different versions, but I would go with the white powered version because the red can dye your stones.
awesome music!
I blatantly cheated by buying a polished piece of agate from Temu for a trivial price, eliminating this entire process. I had planned to 'find' it next time I was at a stony beach with my girlfriend. However she must have recognized me as a dishonest man, and broke up with me before I had opportunity to pull the stunt. 😜Kudos to you for demonstrating the achievement of a nice result without a ton of equipment.
what kind of pad did you put the slurry on?
@@czerwonymike I use a wool polishing pad. Purchased from Amazon.
Suggestion. Shorten your video please. It might help to write and reherse a script. Most viewers will probably skip to the end if the process is tedious. Time laps could be sped up and shortened. Imho
A very nice polish on it using the pads. I've done similar with the wet polishing pads on rocks which would not fit on my flat lap.
@@RyanWeishalla it works well for me!
So my question is,How do you hold the other end of the drill? Is there a safe way to stabilize it?
@@Debbie4729 that’s a good question! I just held it between my legs and used my left hand to run the drill and my right hand to polish. I was going to buy a vice clamp to hold my drill, but never got around to doing it.
Is abrading the skin on your hands a concern?
@@JimCouillard oh yeah! I started wearing tight gloves to combat that, but I’ve also built up calluses on my finger tips that help. For a while I did have bleeding finger tips.
Speaking of adapting normal tools to the hobby... I always wondered, and wanted to try, but never did...
If a person could make a homemade rock tumbler, but on a larger scale, that would tumble and polish bigger rocks, like the size of an adults fist, or bigger, by using a plastic 55 gallon drum laying across rollers and being turned by a motor of whatever type, driven by whatever fuel.
It would have to be done outside, in a rural area so you don't disturb anyone with that rock tumbler sound.
You should try it and make a video about the process. Even if it doesn't work, it will get you more views, some suggestions, and stimulate ideas.
@@kentneumann5209 that’s a great idea! I was thinking of using an old treadmill, that way you could control the speed, and use a larger drum 🤷🏻♂️.
Yeah look up how poor Africans turn their gold ore into powder. They make big rock tumblers, with some drums electric motor and other things found in garbage.
There are companies in china that have industrial size tumblers but they are 300+ gallon drums
Lateral thinking is the best kind of all. We Aussie rural ppl have been employing it for ever ...lol
@@kentneumann5209 I’m thinking buying a second hand 🛥️[ CONCRETE TRUCK !!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👀]!!
Nice, but this is a harmful process for your eyes.
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Use swimming goggles
I live in san antonio...thre is no ricks worth messing with.here..got any ideas where to get some to play with that isnt garbage
@@sislertx I buy most of my raw material from The Family a stones. You can find them on Facebook.
❤❤❤❤❤love what you are doing 💓 thankyou so much for sharing your knowledge and experience with all.
I share your need and requirement for simplicity so glad to know the alternatives to follow a lifelong passion in this way.
Even if one does have money doesn't mean that it needs to be spent on mainstream technology.
Thank you from my ❤️
Your family will treasure these vids. As will my granddaughter treasure mine. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤