I have a bunch of Petoskey stones I actually pulled from the water in Petoskey, MI where my best friend's grandmother's lived. I went with her and her father. They're Native American, he made Native jewelery. (He's passed now, this was when I was young.) He taught me to rub my thumb on my forehead, then massage the stone with the natural oils. (Small stones) no sanding or polishing, I still have my stones. (30 years ago)

@CrossbredManiac

9 ай бұрын

The best way to polish on the run 👍 Always wash the stone first or else you might seal dirty in the cracks XP

I've used regular dry 3M sandpaper all the way up to 3,000 grit and didn't need any polish and had a very nice shine

For a hand polish and just figuring out your technique it’s great!!

🙏🙏🙏

for better polishing 1st tip is you should start with first sandpapper just to get stones, metasl, or plastics surface very flat, like 180-220p. 2nd tip use next sandpapper about 80 percent smoother(if u used 200p now use 360-380p

You do such amazing work

They make motorized polishing wheels. Might be worth the investment for you.

@newmexicanseeksrocks

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, they're pretty pricey. But it's definitely on my radar.

Beautiful 👍

@lexzem1123

Жыл бұрын

Amen

Pretty.

that stone has a nice ocean feel to it

That looked like a lot of work but it came out pretty good.

@newmexicanseeksrocks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It took a while but I agree, it was worth it.

I have never used that Dremel polish. Aluminum oxide on denim works well, or if you have some Zam, that works really well with a felt wheel on your Dremel.

@minaheydari-ux2gi

Күн бұрын

ایکاش بیشتر توضیح میدادین که اکسید آلومینیوم چیست و چه کاری انجام میدهد من بخاطر اینکه دستگاه سگمنت یا دستگاه تامبلر ندارم، پولیش سنگهای کلکسیونی خودم را با کاغذ سمباده بین 60 تا600 انجام میدهم خوشحال میشم اگه بتونم از تجربیات اشخاص ماهر استفاده کنم.👌😊❤❤❤

@MichiganRocks

16 сағат бұрын

@@minaheydari-ux2gi من شیمی اکسید آلومینیوم را نمی دانم. این ماده ساینده ای است که به عنوان پولیش خوب عمل می کند. بسیار سخت است، 9 در مقیاس سختی معدنی مو. همچنین در مقایسه با سایر پولیش ها بسیار ارزان است. اگر نمی توانید اکسید آلومینیوم پیدا کنید، اکسید سریم یکی دیگر از پولیش های خوب است که در گذشته بسیار محبوب بود. اکنون گران است بنابراین بیشتر مردم به جای آن از اکسید آلومینیوم استفاده می کنند.

A fellow New Mexican. Noice 👍

this slow work may work is fast and bast shining polish

How long does it usually take to do a stone from start to finish 🤔

@newmexicanseeksrocks

Жыл бұрын

This is the first time I polished one by hand like this, took a couple hours.

Do you shellac or polyurethane stones or stick to compounds? Your a Chemist!

@newmexicanseeksrocks

Жыл бұрын

I haven't used shellac, just polishing compounds. I wish I was a chemist, I would have all kinds of ideas for rocks!

I made the 1K!

Wie schön ein paar tausend Jahre alter Stein doch aussieht ,wenn er in die richtigen Hände kommt

@newmexicanseeksrocks

Жыл бұрын

These rocks are so pretty, I agree. The fossilized coral that makes up these rocks date back 350 million years! So incredible to work with something that old.

@joane.landers9151

Ай бұрын

Cerium oxide on a round piece of shag rug glued to a spin disc, kept moist with combination of water & small amount of liquid dishsoap in a spray bottle has worked wonderfully well for me for many years. When I was cutting-polishing stones, this method worked especislly well with agates/jaspers or anything, for the most part, in the Mohs scale, 7-7.5. If stones have hardnesses under Mohs 7 or less in the same stone, then when polishing using this method, the polish finish might be undercut. Have fun if you decide to try this method.

珊瑚化玉

Looks like burn marks from the dremel? The waves should not be there. Trying to be constructive, not critical.

Not hand polishing if you're using tools