GregHiller
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« on: February 29, 2016, 02:49:24 pm » |
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Had some fun with some thick malachite slabs yesterday. Made these three 'faceted' cabs.
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'Relax it's just a freakin' rock (insert name of interest) forum' - immortal words of a 'sage' from the fish forum I used to run
Always interested in trading slabs or rough
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tkcaz
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« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2016, 04:46:21 pm » |
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Awesome. Great new approach to a classic material.
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Debbie K
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« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2016, 05:42:25 pm » |
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Very attractive! How are you planning to use them?
Debbie K
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Mark
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« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2016, 05:54:15 pm » |
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Really nice!
Mark
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« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2016, 11:04:15 am » |
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Very fine work and worked very polished .
Have you used a grinding disk for faceting ?
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GregHiller
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« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2016, 11:21:54 am » |
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I used a diamond flexible Nova wheel for final sanding and then polished with tin oxide on leather. I've already made a setting for one of them. It needs final polishing and stone setting, and then I'll post a photo of it.
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'Relax it's just a freakin' rock (insert name of interest) forum' - immortal words of a 'sage' from the fish forum I used to run
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« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2016, 12:31:46 pm » |
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Nice work Greg, I'm a sucker for Malachite. Just love the green colors.
Dickb
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GregHiller
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« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2016, 10:07:17 am » |
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Here's the Argentium setting. The inside surface was patinaed. Sorry about the lack of focus for the photo!
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'Relax it's just a freakin' rock (insert name of interest) forum' - immortal words of a 'sage' from the fish forum I used to run
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« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2016, 02:05:35 pm » |
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Hi Greg
nice work on the malachite cabs
I have a small piece of malachite very soft
should it be stabilized and did you have to stabilize yours
Anthony
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« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2016, 10:30:16 pm » |
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Great looking cabs and pendant!
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« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2016, 09:15:42 am » |
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I generally don't stabilize malachite. It is very soft, so you have to keep that in mind. Generally you can skip multiple sanding steps and go directly to a very fine grit. Use lots of water as the dust is high in copper that you don't want to be breathing, and also the stone can form black 'burn' marks if it gets too hot while sanding/polishing. Final polish I use tin oxide on leather, but sometimes touch up a bit with Zam on a muslin buff with my rotary tool. Again don't let the thing get hot.
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'Relax it's just a freakin' rock (insert name of interest) forum' - immortal words of a 'sage' from the fish forum I used to run
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« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2016, 12:57:07 pm » |
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Thats great info Greg thank you
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