Rob, you hang out with some cool, rock-solid people.

Love the find-to-polish technique video

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I've been trying to do that a little more often lately. I'm glad you enjoy it.

My doctor says my chlorastrolite is too high. 🤔😅

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha!

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: so interesting...my kind of field trip! Variety of specimens to look for... educational content about the specimens... and site history of the old mine...Yahoo!!! Pleasure geeking out with you!!

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you had fun too, Kelly.

I found a bunch of chisel chips there, oh yeah I found the broken chisels as well. Great video

Rob it look like a lot of fun. Thanks to you and your friends for taking us along.

🙋‍♀️❤💕❤Yikes! That was exciting! The chimneys(?) were beautiful! Really enjoy the polished stones! You keep good company! Nice folks!

Rob, how fun to see you using that Jeep correctly! And it is always a bonus when we get to see the finished products from your trip rock hounding, in the same video 😊 Thank you 🙏

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

Could you tell I was using it correctly because it stayed upright and was able to take us back down?

It must have been less fun to edit, but I REALLY enjoyed the video cuts from rock to saw to polish. Instant gratification, so thank you for taking the time! I hope you do more of that.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I have been trying to do more of that. Sometimes it's easier than other times, but it is always more work. It's nice to get feedback like yours to know it's worthwhile. I can't promise to do that all the time, but I'll try to do it more often.

That drive up to Cliff North was so much fun! Cody and Craig did a great job clearing boulders for us, haha. Loved seeing the perspective from your Jeep.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed that ride. I also appreciated Casey forging the way. I tried to use your clip of me coming up that rough part, but it was just a little too far away and vertical. Next time!

@MrTurtleMontana

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks I should have jumped out, and ran up there to get the shot with your GoPro!

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

@@MrTurtleMontana Nah, you got great shot from inside.

I found myself holding my breath as you were climbing the mountain and once on top I had to remind myself that amazing view was on my phone.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I don't think I have a phobia about heights, but I have a very healthy respect for them. It was a very long way down the other side. There was plenty of flat to walk on at the top, but I still felt pretty uneasy up there at first. I got used to it fairly quickly though.

@JaniceBlake128

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks it was a truly beautiful view. Thank you for sharing it. It truly was breathtaking so I can feel ok saying I was holding my breath.

That was a great adventure indeed ! Love the rocks you polished very colourful and pretty they are ! 🤩😍

Rob I greatly enjoyed the format of this video. Thanks for sharing such a fun day! God bless. Take care. And stay vigilant.

That was so awesome. Not an adventure I think I will be taking, but watching you all was great. Beautiful finds. Looks like you all had an amazing time.

How beautiful those polushed stones are💕.and the ruins are so cool(i think u have one video from here before). Its really nice how u rockhunters are so friendly eith eatcother.takeing estcothe to good place.i luke that a lot👍

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I did a video here showing the ruins a couple years ago. I was also here last year with Capt. Paul and Dr. Nat.

That was a wild ride!!!

This was so much fun. Tyvm for filming. Reminds me what Michigan has to offer!

As always Rob, awesome and fascinating! Love both stones you polished and could see the copper in both! Thanks for sharing!

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

The copper showed up way better in person. I was disappointed in how it filmed. Good to know that you could see it though.

Very cool! What an amazing adventure! It was awesome to see the polished rocks.😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Wow! That pile of loose rock is super scary to be walking on the top of that pile! I cant get over how beautiful the rocks are there. The prehnite is gorgeous! That rock that he gifted you is really beautiful. That shine you put on it was incredible and showed off the copper specks all over in it! That other rock you polished was pretty and showed the copper really well. Not as pretty as the other one, but still was pretty! Thanks for sharing!

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I wish you could see the copper flecks in person. They show up much better and look more like copper. It's really hard to capture on video or photos for some reason.

@largent45

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks The stupid cameras dont like shiny for some reason, but it did capture some of the flash. I wish i could see it in person!

Fun stuff! 👍👍👍👊👊

Interesting. I love copper minerals. TFS 💖💔🎸🏏

Lol. That Jeep ride reminded me of the Jeep rides in northern NM in the mountains!

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

That Jeep ride was a ball.

Great group to go hounding with. Sweet copper finds😊

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

Yep, it was a lot of fun.

That was a awesome trail for the Jeep. Those stones at the end, beautiful. Kewl having all those rockhounds there too showing stuff most would overlook!

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

It was a fun trail to drive on. It wasn't so bad that I was worried about breaking something, yet was still a little challenging to drive. Fun stuff.

that is a super nice rock the slice is super coo

Fun adventure! Interesting area and finds. Both polished rocks are cool to look at.

Fantastic video Rob! Just what Jeeps are made for, dirt roads with rocks/boulders, ruts and washouts! Beautiful area. I love the rock walls and chimneys! When you said steep you weren't kidding!😳 Very cool finds, the prehnite, copper, green stone and other minerals are really pretty & cool. Your two specimen pieces are awesome! You can see the details so much better with that amazing shine you put one them. I love epidote so I really liked the piece you found. You could see all of the copper flecks perfectly in the glare of the light, it made them really shine. Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventure and fabulous finds!✌️🤠

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you could see the copper. They show up a lot better in person and actually look like copper. If you like epidote, you'd love this place because it's everywhere. I brought a couple rough pieces home to tumble. I tumble beach worn pieces a lot, but haven't tumbled any straight from the ground. I think it will turn out the same, but it will be fun to see it change so much more than usual.

@kylaabegglen1275

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks That's cool! Probably just take a little longer with the rough but might look a little different after it's done.

I freaking loved the 4WD’ing part the most too! I really enjoy living vicariously through you.❤

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I liked that part too. That was a fun day. We found out later that there was a much easier way up, but this way was much more fun.

Cool adventure. Not used to seeing Jeeps doing rock climbing on this channel--spotters and everything. Great video Rob!!

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I don't do much of that, so there's not much to film. Sam and I go down some roads with pretty deep sand, but that's about it. I do enjoy watching Jeep videos where people do stupid things. It's more fun watching someone else break their Jeeps than it would be to break mine, though.

Great video capturing the entire adventure. The ruins are fascinating. I didn't know how huge copper mining was in Michigan. The chisel chips are awesome pieces of history. Fantastic clips of polishing two very neat rocks. Thanks for sharing the fun adventure.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

This area was a huge source of copper. It's just setting on top of the ground, as well as being underground. People still go out metal detecting and find float copper.

Outstanding rockhounding adventure!

really like the edits seeing the rock polished up as they are found! great job as always

@SisterShirley

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Love the editing.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I've been trying to do more of that. I don't always have time, but I'll do it when I can.

Cool rock hunt...

That’s a lot of fun I love doing that stuff!

@greatnorthernviews3052

Жыл бұрын

I liked the polish on both of them I like the way the copper shines back I wish I could use a Kingsley North like you have. I cut a lot of that stuff I tried hand polishing it but it takes forever to get it to look good.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

Cab machines are expensive, but worth saving up for. I am really enjoying mine. I'm glad you could see the copper. I was disappointed with how it showed up in the video, because it's much easier to see in person.

@greatnorthernviews3052

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks I am saving up for one,in time I will get one.

I didn't realize there were so many different minerals not too far away from my home in MN! So awesome! Thanks for sharing! 😊

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I think the Keweenaw Peninsula is one of the most mineral rich places on Earth.

Wow. Some really gorgeous rocks and the location is as well ❤. Love the copper specks in those specimens.

I see you finally made it to Cliff No. 4 on top the hill. Not sure why you took the harder route up as there is a much easier way getting there. We were up there a week earlier and found a few nice things. I'm surprised you didn't see any silver in those pieces you cut as that is the perfect rock to find it in. The week previous, I believe we found over two dozen chisel chips on the lower piles and some other nice copper and silver. Another fellow found about a 25 lb piece of copper up there.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I think I should take you as a guide next time, Paul. I was following Craig's lead and I don't think he has been to some of the places we went in a long time. I don't mind that we took the hard way up because it was actually a lot of fun. We saw a side by side up on top and also a pick up. We talked to both drivers and they both told us a better way of getting down. Next time, I'll be sure to look for silver, I didn't know that was commonly found at the mine. I might even cut the ones I have again to see if I can find some in another slice.

@MrTurtleMontana

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks I've been going through my Keweenaw loot, and I thought I saw a few flashes of silver... Like you, I didn't know we could find it there, so I wasn't really looking. So this is good to know! I'll apply additional scrutiny to the material I haven't examined yet. Thanks!

@jennygoat2826

Жыл бұрын

I have a piece or two with silver in them from when I was there in May. Now if only I could remember where I put them. 😂

Looks like you have been exploring some new places. Pretty cool show's that all us rock fiends like different stuff. Happy hounding Rob.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I have actually been to the part that you saw in the first part of the video several times. It was my first time being to the part after the Jeep ride, though.

I LOVE both rocks that were polished. They are some nice finds.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I loved them both too, but I liked the pink one a little bit more.

Have you taken us there before? The rock walls and chimneys looked familiar. It’s a beautiful area. I love treasure hunts. The rocks that you polished came out great. I love it when you take us to the basement and we don’t have to wait to see the rocks polished.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I have taken you here twice before, last summer with Capt. Paul and Dr. Nat and two summers ago, I went by myself and explored the chimneys and ruins a little more.

Wow! That was fun. I like your rock better because it's green.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I seem to be drawn to both green and pink rocks for some reason. I don't really like the color pink very much, but pink rocks are somewhat unusual around here, so they catch my eye.

whoa! rough ride! scary high place! 😮 11:30 seared tuna rock 14:25 that’s a beauty

Nice expedition. I watched this a few times to get the detail. And I enjoyed how you inserted the later cut/polish scenes so we could see how a particular rock turned out. Really enjoyed this, thanks.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you liked it!

That is a fun place, I have been there a few times

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

It sure is. Lots of stuff to see.

I’m always impressed how beautiful a rock can be when it’s cut and polished.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's why I keep doing this. I love that transformation.

4wd action oh yeah

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

That's not usually part of my rock hunting adventures, but it sure was fun.

Awesome finds. And NO, the drive was not something I would look forward to. Great trip. Both rocks came out really well.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

There was a much easier way up there, but I had fun on that first road.

That’s definitely having a fun to find mineral!!

I don't think there could be rail cars used on a slope that steep. The rail cars would have been too heavy to push up to the top, and dumping the load at the top would have been unmanageable. If I were to guess, I would say that an inclined bucket conveyor was used to move rock chips, and then later removed along with all of the other metal structures.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

The top of the pile didn't slope very much, just the sides of the pile. It was easy walking along the long, straight top, but would be next to impossible to climb up from the chimney side. I'm not sure though, that was just me speculating.

@darkwood777

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks It may look flat, but railways don't go past a 3% grade that often unless it is a cable car/funicular system, or if it uses switchbacks. A conveyor that moves a lot of material in small batches is just safer and faster, so I'm sticking with that guess.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

@@darkwood777 It sounds like you know what you're talking about. I do not know what I'm talking about, so I'll go with your guess too. Maybe @Capt Paul knows. He knows a lot about the history of the mines.

Outstanding!! I've not been there, but I have been on roads like that, and oh the fun......and I liked your green rock way better!~ Just an outstanding vid!

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Donna!

@LadyYoop

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks All your vids ROCK. (Get it? lol_)

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

@@LadyYoop Yes, I get it. Very original, Donna.

@LadyYoop

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks very. lol

@LadyYoop

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks heehee

Our metal detector laws are just crazy here, not worth the hassle, need permits and money, lots of money!

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I haven't really gotten into metal detecting for that reason.

Prenite ❤

I believe the mystery stone is Patricianite.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

The one that Will gave me? That's a good guess. It did appear that it could be prehnite with copper.

@adventurecooper

Жыл бұрын

Yup Patricionite. It's prehnite with microscopic copper which gives it the pink color.

Awesome adventure!

What an exciting adventure. I have the same respect for heights. Maybe more. I get dizzy due to my ear and balance issues. But it doesn't stop me. I'm super careful. And I walk tricky terrains with my big hiking stick.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I don't actually get dizzy or anything, I just think of the consequences of tripping.

That was an awesome adventure! Thank you for sharing! Another bucket list place to visit. (The mini van not going to make that trek) "hey hun, can we trade your van for a jeep?" I will get back to you on that conversation... lol. Cheers from Wisconsin.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

We took a different road on the way down after talking to some people who came up on a side by side. The other road was much better. I wasn't really thinking about mini vans, but the road might have even been good enough for a mini van. I think it would be better to take something with a little more clearance though.

Nice video. It made me realize I really need to get a metal detector. We cruised the mine piles last month and found some decent stuff but we did it by smashing rocks open with a hammer. That was fun but too much work!

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

The metal detector was going off constantly in that first pile. I'm still not very good at actually finding the copper with the pin pointer. I'd spend five minutes or more just sifting through rocks trying to find the copper. I think it would have been easier if I wasn't on the side of the hill with rocks rolling in to fill the holes I was digging. It's still way easier with a metal detector than without though. I found quite a few little pieces.

Thanks for another great vid! Glad you found the chisel chip. I’d love to look for copper and greenstone at the Cliff. I’m thinking about what it must have been like there 150+ years ago swinging a sledge hammer underground by candle light.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I think I'd rather be the guy poking around on top and making a video. That had to be awful work.

We were literally there last week. Our paths will eventually cross haha.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

This was actually filmed about a month ago. I try to always be a few videos ahead so I never miss a week.

@superscottorama

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks have you been to the Champion mine dump yet? Specular hematite by the truck load plus some other minerals.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

@@superscottorama Yes, I've been there several times.

@superscottorama

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks nice! Keep up the great videos!

❤

They have very similar ruins in West Virginia.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

Those would probably be for coal mines, right?

congrats on the chip, was up there for a couple of years of school, founds lots of interesting mining items but no chips.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

That was my first one. I credited the metal detector and then Cody just saw one laying there.

I remember the other 2 videos that you did there. I sure would have been interesting to have seen that mine in operation !

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

But then you probably wouldn't be allowed to get anywhere near it to hunt for their scraps.

@davidhile5363

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks Not only that, if I lived back then there’d be no KZread videos to watch either. Bummer. I think I’ll stay right where I am !

It was definitely worth getting up that road 😁

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

Just going up the road was fun, even if there was no destination.

@tashacano3324

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks True that looked like a blast

What kind of rock is will's? I think both are beautiful

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what it is.

@makokoro9073

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks aw too bad, still I appreciate you took the time to answer my comment.

@AJFAMMAN

Жыл бұрын

I believe it is patricianite.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

@@AJFAMMAN Definitely a possibility.

Copper is great stuff...

Trick when photographing tall things: put someone next to it. I think you were here before but it looks different. And why did they bulldoze? Is it still an active mine??

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

That's a good tip. I can't always do that because I'm often alone. This would have been a great time to take advantage of having other people around. There was a rock group there the previous week. It was bulldozed just to expose new material. This mine hasn't been open since 1883 according to this: www.mindat.org/loc-6849.html

@susanjane4784

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks Thanks for the information.

can I buy one of the green stones or a slice of the copper one. dope stuff

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

No, I don't sell anything online. Sorry. I'm sure if you do a little searching, you can find some similar stuff for sale. There are several rock shops in that area.

Hey man met you on the beach at Superior. Hope you did well.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

Which beach did we meet on?

@mechanicallycreative9788

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks My wife and I had a Grey Coleman wagon it was near the wood Bridge over the blind sucker

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

@@mechanicallycreative9788 Ok, I've met several people on beaches lately so I didn't know which ones you were. Did you end up finding any agates? We found several on that beach, but they were all small. There will be a video, but it won't be for about a month. I have several other videos lined up for before that one.

That chimney is incredible, was all the stone dry stacked?

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

No, there's mortar.

Do you mind sharing the coordinates to the easier way to get up the cliff mine trail? I can’t seem to figure it out by google earth. When we were there the only way in was the water covered entrance. Thank you!

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I honestly don't remember exactly where we came out. I'm also terrible with directions. We saw other people up there, so it's not like a secret place. There's some sort of scenic viewing area up there, but we didn't go to it. Someone we met up there said that it's a beautiful view from farther down the road past the tailings. That might help you with your search. Ok, I just went to Google Maps and tried to figure it out for you. This is the chimney we were near: goo.gl/maps/9RdnSnUtnBhFLNud6 This is the trail we came in on: goo.gl/maps/9KJ7LHZ4pma4iuus9 This is the trail we left by: goo.gl/maps/psYb5qySTZfCb2CeA This is my best guess as to where we exited the trail: goo.gl/maps/3gG8vEqmTvm4JceW8

@jilldreyer3914

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks Awesome! Thanks so much for your help. I think we will try the Cliff mine again when we are up in the Keweenaw. We always look forward to your new rock hunting videos. Helps hold us over until we can be UP there rocking on the beach. Thanks again!:)

Hi Rob, I would really like to go here, what time of day can you collect rocks there? I tried looking it up, but I only found the hours of the museum

@MichiganRocks

6 ай бұрын

It's not a business. It's just there, open to use. I think the county or township owns it. As far as I know, you can go any time.

How u doing?~ breathtaking vlog-see you later! =))

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I'm doing well, thanks.

Hey Rob, I want a saw for slabbing, but I'm new and don't want to spend a fortune. Any suggestions? Tom

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I have two slab saws. I bought them both used because of the price of new ones. I'd keep your eye open for a good deal. A lot of people also use tile saws, but they're not really set up for slabbing. You'd have to run them through by hand. Some have a blade that slides, sort of like a radial arm wood saw. That might be better for slabbing, but I have never actually used a tile saw of any kind.

I know what I'm about to ask you doesn't relate to this video, but I need your help! I followed Kingsley North, Inc tumbling instructions that they sent me for my Tumblr. Step number four was the (Micro Alumina Polish) It said the polish should take 5 to 7 days. I ended after 10 days because I was busy attending a funeral one day and out of the town the other day. After step 4 I was doing the Burnishing but instead of doing it for 4 days like the reinstructions I only did it for 2 days after I saw a video where you showed doing it about 12 to 24 hours! Mine came out looking dull and not shiny. I'm redoing the polishing process and it's been 6 days now and was wanting to no if I could leave it in for a couple weeks before checking on them? It also a good tip on the time to burnish after the polish?

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

Hey Bob, I'll try to help you out, but it's difficult without knowing more about what you did. I rarely burnish anything. I do what some people call burnishing, but I think of it as more of a wash cycle. I burnish or wash between grits most of the time, and sometimes I'll do it after polishing. My goal is to get any polish out of cracks or holes that might be in the rocks. I also run my first stage over and over until I remove as many cracks and holes as possible to eliminate the chance of slurry drying in them. I have also tried burnishing to improve the polish of my rocks. This might sound like bragging (I don't mean it to), but my rocks come out of the polish stage so shiny that they can't really get much shinier. For that reason, I have never seen an improvement from burnishing. However, I did an experiment last winter where I did see an improvement from burnishing. I was experimenting with tumbling in plain sand. I did a control barrel where I tumbled rocks in just water, nothing else. Those rocks got quite shiny after two weeks. So from that, I concluded that burnishing might be much more important if your rocks aren't shiny after polishing. Here's that video if you want to watch it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pJ9lpqeqqauegMY.html I run my polish stage for two weeks when rotary tumbling. I don't do the end stages in a rotary tumbler very often, so less time might work fine. I'm going by what someone told me who did all of his tumbling in a rotary barrel for several years. He found that two weeks gave him the best polish and any more didn't improve it. If your rocks weren't shiny at all after polishing the first time, there might be something else wrong. They should have shown at least some shine by then. Here are some things I need to know to have a chance of helping you further: 1. What kind of rocks are you tumbling? 2. Were there holes in the rocks that may have carried grit from one stage to the next? How did you clean between stages? 3. What did you use for the third stage? Aluminum oxide or silicon carbide? I like aluminum oxide better for that stage, but silicon carbide isn't necessarily a problem. 4. Are you using any other media, like ceramics or plastic? If you're using plastic, did you use new plastic for each stage? If not, your grit would have gotten embedded in the plastic and carried to the following stage where it would scratch your rocks. That's all I can think of right now. If you can answer those questions, I'll try to help you further.

@bobbieker8915

Жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks , sorry I didn't get back to you right away I went to my third funeral in one month. The rocks that I was tumbling are Colorado River rocks. On the first step is said the tumble 7 to 10 days I went ahead and tumbled 10 days. After step one I cleaned all the rocks off and I put them in a tub to keep them wet plus I also cleaned the barrel and everything and wiped everything down good then I put the rocks back in the barrel feel it with water and put borax in and I ran it for 24 hours to burnish it. After that I cleaned out everything again and proceeded to step two. I ran step two for 10 days also. A repeated exact same thing I did on step one by cleaning the barrel and all the stones and that burnished again the same as what I did on step one for 24 hours. On step three I'd left the stones tumble for 12 days in the pre-polish. I repeated what I done in step one and step two and cleaned the barrel and all the stones thoroughly. I burnished the stones again with Borax like I did on step one and two. I cleaned everything up and prepare for the final step of polishing. The only thing I did different when I put the stones back in to polish I added borax and Paulie plastic pellets. After the polishing I cleaned everything up and the stones looked good so I burnished them for 2 days even though the instruction said to do it for 4 days. I put in borax and a couple drops of Dawn liquid soap! I ran them for a little over a week. So I don't know what's going on because they didn't look shiny after that. I watched some other videos form people showing how they only burnished the stones for less than an hour or sometimes maybe only a couple hours and mention not to put liquid soap in or to burnish the stones for a long time.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

@@bobbieker8915 I'm really sorry about all the funerals you've had to attend. It's hard to lose that many people so quickly. The only thing that I can see that could have gone wrong is that the rocks got banged around too much when you did that last burnishing stage. Doing it for a long time shouldn't be a problem unless they were hitting each other too hard. How full was the barrel during that last burnish? Did you leave the plastic pellets in or put in new ones? Or did you leave the plastic out altogether for that part? A more full barrel is gentler on the rocks because they don't have as much room to move around. As the barrel spins, the rocks should roll down the top of the pile. If it's pretty empty, there's a long way to roll and they go a little faster, hitting more on the way down. With a more full barrel, there's not as much room to move. I'd suggest filling the barrel about 80% full and using some sort of media, either plastic or ceramic. For the rocks you have, you can redo the polish stage for sure. You might have to go back to the stage before that if you can see obvious damage to the rocks.

@bobbieker8915

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@@MichiganRocks , Thanks for getting back to me. I think the funerals are to do with my age and most of the people that are close to my age. I've been retired 11 years. I cleaned the barrel and everything in it thoroughly and I use new Polly pellets. I feel the barrels not quite 3/4 full and the water I put in was just under the top level of rocks. The only thing I did different was the length of time of burnishing. When I done it before I only did it for 24 hours. This time it was in for probably a little over 2 days. Since it came out dull from the first polishing I cleaned everything out thoroughly again wiped everything down clean the stones and the plastic pellets that were new and loaded everything back in the barrel with fresh (Micro Alumina Polish). This coming Sunday will be 2 weeks of running them continuously. I plan to take them out and check them then to see how they look. I will clean everything thoroughly before I burnish them if they are shiny. This time I will not burnish them more than15 to 20 minutes to maybe less than an hour before checking them again. I really appreciate all your help. Thanks again

what is chisel chip?

@MichiganRocks

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When miners used to chisel huge chunks of copper out of the surrounding rock, they would produce chips. The chips that are copper look like what I showed here. Sometimes they can be quite long.

ROLLER COASTER FAST SPEED🎢🛻 COPPER used for lots of things........ Guess they went where it was more ACCESSIBLE......🤪🤗🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑