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[MurphyStone]

Hopefully this link works.   

www.facebook.com/pg/murphystonejewelry/photos/?tab=album&album_id=342569179518839


 If this doesn't work i'll post some pictures here as well, but completed about 300 stones over the long weekend.  These were the first bunch off my homemade polishing unit. 

[ileney]

How is this possible?! You must have some magical time-warping ability to have been able to complete all of those beautiful cabs in one long weekend. My goodness, I feel like a sloth by comparison, no - a slug, no- what's slower than both?

[MurphyStone]

How is this possible?! You must have some magical time-warping ability to have been able to complete all of those beautiful cabs in one long weekend. My goodness, I feel like a sloth by comparison, no - a slug, no- what's slower than both?

Completed was the key word,  I had taken them all through 600 grit already.  So they just got a quick hit at 1200, 3K then the final carpet.  There was about 2 months of work getting to this stage as I have a fulltime job and 4 kids.  This was the pile after 600.

[rocks2dust]

Some mouthwatering pieces in that bunch

[edgarscale]

really nice pieces.   i'd like to know how you made your homemade tool? 

[MurphyStone]

really nice pieces.   i'd like to know how you made your homemade tool?

It is a real basic, simple arbor using 2 pillow block bushings, a 11" clock face piece of wood, trash can bottom for splash guard.  I'll post better pics later but running a 5:1 reduction has the speed perfect for me where the wheel stays wet and doesn't cook the the stone.   

[edgarscale]

thank you, i look forward to your pictures

[Orrum]

My o my that's beautiful work! What kind of carpet and polish are you uding?

[irockhound]

Very nice batch of cabs and I know that type of production cycle oh too well.  Fun to look in your tray and pick out some winners.  I love seeing another cabber who does crisp bevel lines.  It makes them easy to distinguish from tumble finished pieces.  I have to ask what the stone was in the front right deep blue like lapis but looks like some brown mix and a light blue spot in center, Azurite mix?

[hummingbirdstones]

I could be wrong, but that one looks like Mohave turquoise from the Colbaughs.

[MurphyStone]

I could be wrong, but that one looks like Mohave turquoise from the Colbaughs.

Correct

[MurphyStone]

My o my that's beautiful work! What kind of carpet and polish are you uding?

This is just a piece of industrial floor carpet, the kind bought in 2 foot squares with the rubber backing.  I had scrap left at work from an older dye lot so I gave it a try.  I am just using cerium oxide the cheaper not white stuff.  This has worked for 98% of the stones.  I need to build a couple more wheels for lindeA and some stones I use diamond to 100K. 

I didn't have time to grab pictures yet, but still will make a separate thread on the polishing unit.