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Gadgets, Gizmos, and Dohickeys => What Equipment to Buy and Where to Get it. => Topic started by: wampidy on November 07, 2015, 06:09:00 AM
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A while back I mentioned that I was going to experiment on jade with some dry polishing pads and I am happy to say they work, but not on everything. They work best on the Turkish purple jade and put a water shine on it. I only bought a 1500 and 3000 grit pad so I do not know how it would go with a full set. They can be found here and only come in 4 inch.
http://www.toolocity.com/4-monster-dry-diamond-polishing-pads.aspx
Here is the difference between a water shine and dry shine. I still have a lot of experimenting to do (pressure and duration) so this info is not complete. BC jade did not work at all but I could not put a shine on that stuff if my life depended on it. Washington jade is iffy but it works a bit better than what I was getting before.
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/hand%20cabs/PC230011.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/hand%20cabs/PC230011.jpg.html)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/hand%20cabs/PC230012.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/hand%20cabs/PC230012.jpg.html)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/hand%20cabs/PC230014.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/hand%20cabs/PC230014.jpg.html)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/hand%20cabs/PC230013.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/hand%20cabs/PC230013.jpg.html)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/hand%20cabs/PC230016.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/hand%20cabs/PC230016.jpg.html)
I just put up all the photos I took so maybe you get an idea how it went.
Jim
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Very good examples. We use any resin bonded pads or wheels that are too worn for agates and they usually work very well. I try to start with a damp wheel and run it dry. As it drys the wheels grabs the stone to a greater extent. When totally dry the polishing action slows. Some jades require going back to a very worn 600 then progressing to 1200 and 3000.