I Made a Coffee Cup out of A Rock 

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@@naturalstones4529 Think id line mine with gold or silver be cheaper.

@@naturalstones4529 new here too! know this is old, but I clicked the thrumbnail fully expecting your typical sponsered to jeebus youtube video with someone making this using 30,000 dollar computer controlled cnc hes got in his garage, beside his 20k cnc plasma cutter. You doing this with a few hundred bucks of the cheapest power tools available and having it come out awesome really gives me faith in youtube again (a bit haha)

Right!, i dont know if i want to support the channel and encourage his demise or not. it's a great video and cool project though.

i sharp inhaled a least 5 times at things they tell you not to do at trade school

Came looking for this comment...

haha after 7:52 I can imagine that

Not sure if he is using diamond coated blades but those actually do nothing to your skin unless you push hard against the blade.

@@Omili True^

He seemed very smug 😉

A stone cup is cool, whatcu you mean?

thats adorable haha

Ride a motorcycle in the cemetery... well I've driven cars in the cemetery (usually to go visit the deceased or go to a funeral) so there's no reason you couldn't ride a motorcycle either I guess. Maybe not what you envisioned but it still counts technically.

you raelize... if something is called stonleware.. its stone.. ware? RIght? like.. theres no actual definition. it was always... ware made of stone. it never wasnt. I'm just curious. well ok idk everything, and if theres a weird stoneware imposter out there idk about it.

Challenge Accepted.

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@@naturalstones4529 glass bottom?

What is pig rock?

@@bonesstones6584 I was about to ask the same thing

Thanks!

You know what, I would be ecstatic too if I had a rock cup. Having a rock cup would totally rock, man!

The way he is into it is great, a lot of people can't get into anything and they aren't the happiest folks. My other comment, why not just start with a 5" diamond hole saw and drill a cylinder out, work it from there.

If only I could make a stone mug! I have lots of granite and I’m trying to work out what I can do with it, that’s why I’m here! Great job mate!

OOOO great suggestion!!! Thanks!

Good idea, and after it's core drilled and plugged, the lathe could be used with external / live cutter heads for the outside. This is basically the same as you mentioned, but I think of these things also, because I work on machines in a Granite shop, and I used to grind glass lenses also. I wanted to reconfigure an old lens grinding machine to do these sorts of things.

Use a metal lathe and a carbide cutter. This angle grinder stuff is for children.

@@gwcstudio I don't know enough about the properties of carbide vs granite etc. Except that carbide is very tough material. I've had concrete drill bits(carbide tips) last for amazingly long periods of drilling. But I'm guessing that a fresh rock with big angles and edges would be difficult for me to avoid snapping tool holders and things.

My thoughts exactly, had my experiences with this work and there's no real alternative to this

Not even 40 seconds in and I subscribed.

Rock man

U R right

CORE DRILL! Of course! Thank you for this Idea! I should have thought of that sooner! I'm going to look into this right now.

@@naturalstones4529 MX Fuel would be EPIC, off grid core drilling🤘🏻

Have you made a gear shift knob yet? Also, this is my first time seeing you. Instant subscribe, love your presence and craft!

But... one still needs to get the inner core detached at the bottom . Fore the outside diameter, your idea would work. For the inside core removal, I think hid method is sufficient and suits the need.

@@lourias why not a water jet

Thankyou! Every Thursday we have a new project so ill see you next Thursday!

Thank you! We are committed to one video every Thursday so stay tuned for more rock projects!

Thanks! I'm glad you are as excited as I am! Plenty more to come! I am stocking up on cool rock projects and videos to last the winter! Stay tuned and thanks for watching!

Probably! thanks!

Armchair geologist here! A little hard to tell from a video, but going by the color and texture, it looks like he used a chunk of granite. People have used granite as cutting boards, counter tops, and all sorts of other things for centuries; just like marble it's food safe as long as you keep it clean.

@@pogostix6097 are there stones which aren't food safe? I never really thought about it

@@pi198273 A few yeah, mostly those containing poisonous metals. Cinnabar, for instance, is a very pretty red-orange but contains mercury and is toxic. Definitely wouldn't want a mug made of cinnabar.

@@pogostix6097 To me it looks like this one is Halmstad, which is a Migmatite, a metamorphic Material.

Pogostix Never use stone for a cutting board. It will dull the knife in no time.

which would easily snap, rock is brittle.

@@TimG594 decoration, would be a cool novelty

Awesome, thank you!

Exactly what i waz thinking, not sure if i have tbe patience myself lol

I think I like this mug too much to give it away, but eventually I will try to make one without glue. Stay tuned thanks for the idea!

@@naturalstones4529 A perfectly reasonable alternative!

@@naturalstones4529 Not sure whether you've looked too deeply into making another mug, but if you still haven't then may I reccomend (gently) drilling a pilot hole in the middle of the piece so that you can get a lathe tool down in there to A: make it easier to cut the "negative space" out, and B: get a more even, smooth finish on the intside?

Thank you for your support @DCN

Thankyou, We will! Plenty of cool Ideas to come! Every Thursday evening!

Thank you Ralf, I hope to expose the beauty of many minerals worked together. Gems are not the only beautiful thing produced by Earth!

@@naturalstones4529 I agree, I've always believed that as well.

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you can melt rock many ways not just with heat, had you stayed in school, and took grade 10 chemistry you would know this

and Jerry Whidby is obviously not your real name Raj radjackstan

i don't know why youtube lets you people do this, they don't let north american natives do this.

Drunk or insane? Is this supposed to be a false flag incident where you try to make me feel contempt for people who want strong borders? By the way I did take chemistry in high school. I am also subbed to a few chemist like Nile Red and Cody's Lab. I don't want to feed the troll, that's you bro, but the weird out of left field claim that I am Indian was bizarre.

When the heck did anything about borders get involved

Tile saws don't draw blood that easy... I know from experience. I will get on that airplane next haha

@@naturalstones4529 Two thumbs up on the video. I haven't lost anything to a tile saw either thank goodness!

@@RyllenKriel Two thumbs up from a wood or stone crafter is kind of a "work safely" salute?

I agree! I don't have any agate here in NY, but if anyone would like to send me some I would gladly turn it into one! Email us and we can make it happen!

Thanks Kyle! I appreciate the comment and the support!

Wow

Great point! I also had this thought about the core drill after the fact and am saving up to buy one in the near future. Thanks for the tip!

Sweet!

Thanks! We plan to make more next summer when we can get the time spent down to make these more affordable for everyone!

Thanks!

Mica is really good for that and was supposedly one of the early translucent window materials. Horn was also used at times for things like lanterns.

Thanks Cody! I appreciate the support!

Lucky for you I am already half way done making one, just need to sand and polish it! Stay tuned, some Thursday it will be an official video! I also like the fork idea, maybe even a whole set!

Its definitely possible, but you open yourself up to more toxic metals the finer you go, plus possible holes and brittelness.

Thanks!

Depends on the rock. Granite is probably about as inert as one can get. Water will win at eroding/dissolving stuff - but not in your lifetime. Also, those are tile saw blades. Not carpenter blades with nasty teeth. The blade is smooth with diamond dust mushed into it. Nasty abrasion maybe, but it won't take your finger off. Gloves are probably sufficient protection. sawstop also probably wouldn't work since the water all over the blade would trigger false positives.

I agree completely. Tile saw is nothing like wood or metal saw blades. The worst that you will get is an abrasion cut. While you could probably take a finger off, it's because some has it held there for a while until it finally gets through it

@@eh42 The concern is rocks containing lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, etc. All pretty common.

I'll take the stone utensil every day over plastic or aluminum.

this scared the shit out of me.

this is definitely a mug I would preheat because it's got a lot of thermal mass and will suck the heat right out of a fresh cup

I'm wondering the same thing

@@Drewsky840 I'm interested, because I think I want to do it, but the right way. Toward that end, I googled "stone wear and food safety" and got a hit from stack exchange. I'm not sure if you can put links here, but the url includes "What kind of stones should not be used to grind food," so googling that sentence ought to produce stack exchange as the first hit if you're interested. Anyway, the question was this: "I found a pink slab of stone with a nice dip in the middle and thought of using it as a mortar for grinding spices. Are there any stones whose makeup could potentially leach toxins?" Answer: "Granite, marble and jade are all common stones used for mortar/pestle combinations. There are probably many other stones that are safe, but you want to avoid the following: anything that is porous such as sandstone or dolomite anything that will break apart easily, mainly sedimentary stone anything that might expose you to metal toxicity such lead or cadmium anything with organic matter attached anything that reacts chemically to whatever it is you're grinding" I don't know about the credentials of the author of the answer, but it's enough to suggest concern. I still want to do this (thinking about it, anyway), but I'll stick with decorative pieces not meant for food use. Assuming I can do anything that truly qualifies as decorative.

I'd coat the inside with a food safe epoxy, like you'd do if you make a wooden tankard, to ensure it's safe to drink out of.

@@elizabetholiviaclark Just from the look of it that is probably a type of granite. Seeing as what you said reccomended three types of metamorphic rock and that rock in the video appears to be metamorphic he should be alright.

​@@themadduck8784 Yes, I think I'm inclined to trust him. It's me I don't trust. I just don't know enough about this subject.

I would say about 8 hours of work and probably double a normal coffee cup

I usually buy lower priced tools from amazon. I think as long as you treat them right they will last just as far as a lapidary shop. Plus, if they do break (Which they will, it is easier to replace) Thanks for watching! Links are in the description.

Thankyou! You aren't being a downer, I do know the composition. I identified most of the minerals by hand. It is primarily composed of Potassium feldspar, Orthoclase feldspar, Pyroxene and a small amounts of Quartz. That makes it anywhere from a Granite to an Anorthosite, which are very rich in silica. Silica and oxygen make up 70% of all minerals and are only harmful to people if airborne. There aren't any heavy metal minerals in this rock. Any type of chemical weathering from water being in this cup would take thousands of years mainly by hydrolases (not oxidation, the process that causes acid mine drainage). And all that would happen is the feldspars would turn into clay. Even boiling water in it is hundreds of degrees Celsius below any type of mineral transformation that would occur. I am confident that this mug does not give off anything harmful and wont for many many generations. Thanks for watching the video!

Thanks for your reply! I kind of figured you knew what you were doing. But at the same time, someone who doesn't know thier rocks as well as you could think this is ok to do with any neat looking rock😀

@@margaretsouayah2597 you are welcome! and very true, I would never do this with any type of ore because of a higher potential for chemical weathering.

@@naturalstones4529 I was wondering if you knew the rock type! I was sitting here trying to pick out grains through the whole video, lol. Have you ever worked anything out of microgabbro? I have a massive chunk of 1.1 billion-year-old microgabbro that I've been wanting to make something out of for years.