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[AlexR]

 Hi guys,
I have done these yesterday. its difficult to make all the same size and shape. hearts are hearts.

[ileney]

Nice job. I'm curious how you polished the inner part where the curves meet.

[AlexR]

Hi, thanks. I use micromotor and polishing pads (photo below) with diamond paste (up to 50,000 grit)

[hummingbirdstones]

Welcome to the forum!

Beautiful job on those hearts!

[Mud]

Excellent symmetry!  Do you have a particular purpose/project in mind for these?

[AlexR]

Hi guys, thank you. No I don't have a project with it. I think, it could be used to make a jewelry set. One heart for a ring, two for earrings and one for a pendant. Very simple jewelry set.

[ileney]

Very pretty. I'm curious if you carved the shape of the curved part with burs or some other way? I am having some difficulty with hearts getting the exact curve you have there without spending a ridiculuos amount of time with small carving burs. Though I tend to stick to mostly materials that I want to be assymetric anyway qhen I make hearts, I have some blue lace agate right now that I want to be symmetrical hearts and am finding it a time-consuming, uphill battle. Did you use small burrs or can you offer any shortcuts?

[AlexR]

Hi ileney,

To cut exact shape you could print out the heart and then glue it to the supposed back side of the stone. So first you make exact shape.

[AlexR]

Afterwards you cut it with a bur and make a round surface with sand paper or sand paper bur. Afterwards you do the polishing.

A picture costs 1,000 words. See below.

[ileney]

Thanks for this. I would not have thought to use that type of stone bur. I like your results, so I think I will see if I can find one online and give it a try! Do you happen to know who manufactured that stone bur?

[AlexR]

Dremel

[AlexR]

Search 'Abrasive Stone Metal Grinding Head Wheel '  , there are plenty online.

[ileney]

Thank you!

[jerrysg]

Alex,

Beautiful work! 

I hope you are wearing a good respirator, have good air flow to protect yourself from the rock dust.  Or are you working them wet. Still need the respirator though.

Jerry

[AlexR]

Thank you, Jerry, I always try to do my best.
Yes, I use respirator. Very dusty jobs I try to do outside.

Alex