Polishing Lake Superior Agates w/ a Dremel!

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For this video I put new lapidary skills to work on three lake superior agates, from raw agates to polished specimens, this was very fun and helped me, once again, learn a lot of tricks! Check out my second go at polishing lake superior agates! Stay tuned for more rockhounding adventures and polishing videos!
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@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks for watching! Don't forget to subscribe to suppour the channel ru-vid.com

@michaelvandyke 4 года назад

Favorites??!! That's why my shop is full of rocks, they all are favorites... Hahaha Thumbs up.. Enjoy your videos..

@michaelvandyke 4 года назад

This would be a great video to share on my site on F/B.. It would help a lot of hounders out with teaching.... Thumbs up

@AgateDad 4 года назад

@@michaelvandyke haha that's how it's getting for me! Gotta give some away!!

@crystaldawn9255 2 года назад

How do you do the first part with the Dremel what tools what bits do you use

@NTHEDIRTY Год назад

I know this is an older video but I recently rediscovered rocks again. I live in Texas and in between 2 creeks. I love to go down to the creek and just walk. My boyfriend noticed shards of petrified wood everywhere. Next thing you know we have buckets. I then started noticing all the cool rocks. Now I have the saw and dremel and want to get more stuff. But I don’t want to jump a head of myself. It’s nice to see what you can do with some elbow grease. I like how you show everything and really appreciate all the videos you make. I watched one recently where you where cutting agates for people. I thought that was great. I ready loved how you saw the beauty in all of them and just make it a great experience for everyone watching and involved. I find it fun. I love learning, I love nature, I love art. Life gets hard and crazy and I enjoy just getting out side. And remembering to look at what’s all around us and see the beauty in it. It helps me appreciate everything and it’s therapeutic to me. I work so much and can’t be on my phone at work due to my responsibilities associated with my job. When I do get a chance to learn I seen to always come back to your videos. So thank you for all you do. Thank you for helping others and sharing so much. I’m glad I came across you, you inspire me to do better, learn more and forget about being a protectionist all they time. Just see the beauty in it all and have fun more then anything. Thank you again

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Those turned out way better than your first one. You'll be a pro in no time. I agree with you that the brown one is the best.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks Rob 👍👍 hopefully, practice makes perfect!

@katielehmann8125 4 года назад

Loved the brown one. Especially loved the details that became enhanced as u went up in the grit on the sandpaper. Awesome.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

It's really fun seeing the subtle changes first hand, it's fun seeing the before and after too, such a big change! Thanks so much for watching!

@nhrockaholic6038 Год назад

Would love to see a video where you chat about your Dremel station shown in the video. Looks great.

@SweetDeal13 4 года назад

The brown one is STUNNING. 😍

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I agree 👍 turned out and had the biggest transforming

@Valrinn 4 года назад

Wow what a difference that makes! I used to go to the beach when I was younger and find agates and think they were dull but i really passed up some treasures. Now that I'm getting into rockhounding I really want to try this. Thanks so much for showing all the stages, makes me really appreciate it more.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I believe I have had the same scenario lately lol I've found a few big ones and look back and think..crap! Cant wait for this summer though!

@v7i5k2t5o7r 4 года назад

🤝👍👍👍 My friend, You are making great progress. Soon you will understand what you will need to apply in the technique. We in Russia say so "in work you will reach"! All three stones turned out very well. The ones where the cracks are visible should have been removed more. Well, it's not terrible, the cracks can be healed.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks for watching, and the practice on these helped out very much, I think next time, I should limit to one stone, then I can take more time on it and work out any fractures!

@v7i5k2t5o7r 4 года назад

@@AgateDad 🤝 You're already good at grinding. A simple way to heal a crack in the rock. You need to heat the stone so that it does not burn your hand, then anoint the cracks with wax.Then wipe with a tissue.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

@@v7i5k2t5o7r another great idea on fixing the fractures!!

@ginalanning5303 4 года назад

I love the last one. The 3D depth of those bands, come on... Taylor these are beauties all! Thank you so much for sharing them with us! Can't wait to see the next adventure!

@ginalanning5303 4 года назад

I called it the 3rd on but I guess it would be the brown one! Its breathtaking!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I think the brown ones my favorite too, thanks so much for watching 😁👍 cant wait to share it with you all!

@a.bearsfan4lyf89 4 года назад

Taylor, your progress has been fun to watch. Another great video! I'm undecided regarding my favorite. Have you considered putting a drop of warm clear mineral oil on a Q-tip and applying it to the fracture on the face of the brown one? Just touch the fracture with the oiled Q-tip, then a quick wipe up and set the agate down so that gravity can the bleed the oil into the fracture, then check and repeat if needed. The oil coats the crack between the rock and the chip and the fracture almost completely vanishes. I've done this with LSA's before and have gotten great results consistently. Good Luck, Have Fun and Keep on Houndin' Steve

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I am going to try that, I have mineral oil and q tips, so I'm set haha thank you so much for that awesome tip!!!

@brandylance1556 2 года назад

Cool tip! I have a couple of small labradorite hexagons that have small fractures. I'm going to try this. Thanks!

@judyherman5470 4 года назад

Definitely the darker one with the white bands, so gorgeous!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Truly beautiful!

@ronparis6157 3 года назад

I am a beginner but now I know what I am going to do with that old dump sink in my basement, What a great idea!

@jessicastahl9142 2 года назад

I didn’t have as much time as I usually like to spend on new videos new creators. I only had a chance to quickly watch this video and wanted to say thank you because I learn more in 20 minutes then I learned in 2 weeks so thank you- creators whose name I don’t even know yet!!!

@cindykraus4791 4 года назад

They are all very beautiful I love the banding in the brown one. I enjoy your videos very much.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks Cindy! I really appreciate it 👍👍😀

@SouthernOntarioSasquatch 4 года назад

Wow, so beautiful. Those bandings are gorgeous! Thank you for taking us through all the stages of sanding and polishing. You are such an effective teacher, and you inspire me to move beyond my insane rock collecting, and to start cutting and polishing! Thank you! :) LeeAnn

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Glad I can help! Still learning myself :)

@Desertdog1967 3 года назад

I live in Phoenix and enjoyed the Fire Agate video. I was out there a couple of weeks ago in 110º temperatures and even though I have lived here for 35 years it was really hot. 2 gals of water for 3 hours. If anyone goes out there on purpose during the Summer they need to have a strong constitution and three times as much water as they think they do.

@AgateDad 3 года назад

I cannot imagine that heat! I’d for sure pass out!

@kingn00b99 2 года назад

Yo I just moved out here, looking for some spots. Got any advice in northern Phoenix?

@vissualss 2 года назад

Awesome video! Thank you for talking through it so well and mention the small things, like using the white behind it to see the edges clearly. Cheers!

@flyersfan651 4 года назад

I’ve never met an Agate I didn’t like. That being conveyed, the “brown” agate has excellent contrast. Great work Agate Dad! On that note, my girlfriend and I hunt agates in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan and since the agates in this region are already “water-washed,” the banding and colors already pop.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Water washed agates are so amazing! Just found one this weekend that has water washed water level banding 🤤

@tristawiste5703 3 года назад

Spoiled!!😁

4 года назад

Good morning my friend! Great video...

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Morning! Thanks for watching 😁 appreciate it

@seditt5146 2 года назад

For final polish I use the dust which comes off my cutting wheel to polish. I separate the different grit sizes by putting them in water and fractionally siphoning them off as they fall out. This is free polishing grit that works rather well all things considered. Not exactly Cerium oxide but effective none the least.

@11Evalone 2 года назад

No idea how to do this process. Is there a headliner to put into RU-vid search bar to find this process?

@Perfectionseeker1967 4 года назад

Hello Taylor! My name's Jim. (introduction) I usually don't comment, as I'm an obscure, semi-recent addition to the geology enthusiast community, but haven't posted any of my own videos yet. I've just started looking for the majestic Lake Superior Agate as of late 2018, but didn't find anything more than odd looking beach rocks until mid 2019. I just wanted to let you know that I'm watching your videos regularly, but unfortunately I am not yet a subscriber to anyone's channel. However, I do appreciate your uploads, and very much enjoy your dedication to the art of finding and exposing these semi-precious stones! So far, between you, Mncat, and the Michigan Rocks guy, I can't wait until the Spring thaw, so I can get back out looking for them again! Thanks and good luck in 2020!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Oh thank you so much Jim! I appreciate you watching and commenting, glad to have the chance to talk with you! Well you have more experience than me, I started in mid 2019! It's been such an amazing journey through all of this, glad I can share it with you good folks! I cant wait for the thaw too, admittedly, I cant stop hounding haha my last hunt i went on (thursdays video) was 6F out! 🥶 finding ways to keep going helps winter fly by!

@Perfectionseeker1967 4 года назад

@@AgateDad You've convinced me! I'm officially addicted to agates now. :P And your 849th subscriber! You'll hit 1k soon! (The brown one's my favorite of the three) And your intro's funny! lol

@AgateDad 4 года назад

@@Perfectionseeker1967 I'm glad you can be apart of the agate addiction club, meetings are once a week on thursday morning lol bring a friend! Thanks for subbing, really appreciate it Jim!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

@@Perfectionseeker1967 glad you liked the intro too! We had a laugh at it lol

@Perfectionseeker1967 4 года назад

@@AgateDad With little to find outside due to all the recent snow, I've decided to try to post my own video! Please take a look and tell me what you think. "Dane County, WI. (chert?) #1". (Please enable CC as I didn't talk, I typed my commentary.) It was my 1st real attempt at making a video! Thanks again for all your insight and help in finding LSAs! I'll be making my own video/s on those sometime soon!

@annettebromley9217 7 месяцев назад

Love the brown one. I need to try the Dremel.

@lamai1jj 4 года назад

All three are stunning, but there is something about the white one that I really love most!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

It really does have a quality that makes it a very beautiful piece! Thanks for watching 🙂👍👍

@crystalbailey6553 4 года назад

I would love to have just a couple of the superior agates💕 hope you reach your goal, #thefinders 👍👍👍

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Haha I'll have to do some more giveaways! Thanks 😀

@patriciamckean4186 2 года назад

Wow, super job.

@robertkafader923 3 года назад

I like the brown banded agate. The bands look like a cathedral. I too am starting out with my 1st dremmel. Thats what took me to your video.

@AgateDad 3 года назад

I can see that, good luck!

@mjn042679 2 года назад

I can't choose from the stones....they are beautiful

@MarlainaAtkins 4 года назад

Aw man! Do I have to choose a favorite? I might hurt their feelings. I mean...the white one is just mwah👌 but I truly love them all!😍 You're doing a great job Taylor.😎🐾

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Haha no you dont! I agree though, each one is so different but hold so much beauty! Thanks Marlaina 😁👍👍

@kslinaz5668 Год назад

Thanks, very encouraging. I learn somethin every time.

@joeljeffery8704 4 года назад

Fantastic Taylor, you will go far. The depth of the banding on the brown one is just so beautiful. All are very nic, you did a great job.Keep up the good work.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks so much! I agree, wish I could show everyone the depth of it, even that red one had some crazy depth and is breathtaking.

@sarahallgood798 3 года назад

Oh your sink blast cabinet idea is AWESOME! Damn I've built a few but this is Brilliant

@AgateDad 3 года назад

Thank you!

@femmemecaniquedesigns 5 месяцев назад

What a great set up!!!

@HY-oz2cb 3 года назад

i like the setup of your workstation

@violette80 3 года назад

Hahahaha! The beginning was hilarious! 😆

@AgateDad 3 года назад

😊

@crystalbailey6553 4 года назад

You did a great job! They look amazing 👍🥰💎

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks so much! I had a fun time working on these!

@adventuregal9575 4 года назад

Wow. They turned out amazing!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks!! They really did, such a fun hobby!

@hollybess2811 2 года назад

Your ideas have helped me so very much!! I'm so happy I found your channel! I'm so looking forward to seeing 👀 more!! Thank you so much 💓!!!

@StacyClark73 4 года назад

when working on the sandpaper on a flat surface work in a figure 8. Also if you got some diamond cut off wheels it would help keep the windowed portions you are working on more flat I would think since you are playing with small agates.

@StacyClark73 4 года назад

Brown, that would make a awesome little cab for a ring or pendant.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

That's a good idea with the diamond cut off wheels! And thanks for the tip.om the figure 8, I'll try that on my next stone 👍👍

@MsSandraCGL 3 года назад

Great Job

@WinterofBlack Год назад

I’m from Northern MN and have a HUGE agate the size of a baseball maybe bigger. I’m just starting out with agates and my dremel so I could really, really use some pointers and advice. Thank you!

@josephdick8696 3 года назад

i liked the brown one to

@michaelvandyke 4 года назад

I like that set up, pretty inventive..... Great video, as always..

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks! Could use a few minor tweaks, but has been very solid!

@herbertbags7765 3 года назад

Brown is awesome

@AgateDad 3 года назад

I agree Bert!

@SlayermikeFishingandMORE 4 года назад

That will be a nice giveaway right there!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks!

@agateenchantmentrockwizard5969 4 года назад

Awesome and educational, good job

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Appreciate it!!

@minnesotarockhounder 6 месяцев назад

Lol well thanks for my next fun idea for this spring! 😂❤🎉

@BackcountrywithShaughn 4 года назад

Hey AD, thanks for the content post sir! Really appreciate the hard work you are putting into creating, editing and posting fresh video for us nerdy rock hungry tubers to peruse in our free time! 👍 I myself find the process to be very cathartic and relaxing but as time has gone on find that I can get pretty critical of the finished product sometimes and grind, then re-grind and sometimes grind again before am satisfied with the next step. Your passion for not only the hunt, but exposing the inner beauty (heart) of the stone is obvious and hope you find many years of joy pursuing this wonderful hobby. 😎 Also, boy sure do love colorful banded agates you find up around the lakes up there, beautiful stuff my friend. PS..ime small and large circles/semicircles seem to work best so grooves aren't created making removing them in the next stage harder. Also, if you can adhere the stone to a longer implement than your fingers, it'll make the process easier. (think dop stick's and wax) And for polish, a super wise man told me a long time ago that a very little polish goes a long, long way. He is 4th generation owner of a few mines and has literally found, cut and polished millions of tons of rock and really knows his stuff, he's kinda the SME I choose to ask the serious rock questions of. Sorry haven't responded much lately, been dealing with some health issues but am hopeful I've turned a corner and it's all good things going forward. ✔ Look forward to your next post, have an awesome week!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks so much for watching man! Hope all is truly on the mend with the health, and that it's not too serious! Appreciate the great feedback and tips on polishing, I'm finding I spend more time on each stone so that it is better than the last! So much fun being able to turn these rough pieces into beautiful specimens!

@JohnAmes 4 года назад

What a very cool video my friend big like buddy 👍👍

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks John!

@larryheuston7056 4 года назад

Excellent video Taylor !*!*! those turned out amazing. The white one is my fav :) All three have great banding. Hope you hit 10,000 soon my friend.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks Larry! It's so hard to choose, my eyes go to the brown one first, but the white has so much depth to it, and the red one is just so unique! That would be crazy if it got that high! Cant even imagine it happening haha

@MarlainaAtkins 4 года назад

@@AgateDad you will! 😄🐾

@timothymoore8933 3 года назад

I'd agree with some others comments...your set tub, grinder area is very ingenious, bravo on that one. Might copy it, if you haven't got a patent, haha

@AgateDad 3 года назад

No patent, it’s a laundry tub lol

@silversmithy59 4 года назад

Hi Agate Dad; l recommend that you ditch the dremel and make yourself a flat lap . The flat lap will save thousands of hours of hard labor over the years and is worth every penny. The agates are so beautiful. l enjoy all your videos.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Yeah im definitely going to be doing something to change my polishing ways, the dremel was a good intro into lapidary, ill still use it down the road though.

@marypraznik2758 4 года назад

Yes you are right the dremel does have use l would not get rid of it all together but the flat lap will eliminate all those pesky ridges.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Someday!

@GT_Racer347 Год назад

I just found my first Lake Superior agate! So excited! It's tiny too. ;-)

@CityRockhounding 3 года назад

Lol, funny intro. Sweet sink with a water drip. Did you make that? That's nice, gives me good ideas, instead of spraying my face. Good tips, nice agates. Thank you!

@MsSandraCGL 3 года назад

God paints so beautifully

@AgateDad 3 года назад

Absolutely 💯

@cazadorintelectual1851 4 года назад

My favorite one is definitely the one u called brown! U r inspiring me to start exploring w polishing. I have been affraid to waste my beautiful rocks! LOL

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Nothing wasted when you're growing and learning, and you can always get more:)

@oakknobrocks1772 4 года назад

Now we need to get you a rock tumbler, my friend. You have access to such great rough. After that would be a cabbing machine.... :)

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Haha I love the idea of the tumbler, and what it produces is mind blowing 🤯 its just the time it takes to produce, I think down the road that would be something i would get though!

@BackcountrywithShaughn 4 года назад

Definitely think he needs a good tumbler, for the material he's finding I think either a 1 x 3lb or 2 x 3lb barrels would be perfect. TBH, it's been so many years since a tumbler wasn't running somewhere in my house, I think I wouldn't be able to sleep at night without the sound of the rocks rolling around in the barrel. Doh! 🤦‍♂️ Also, tumbling recommendation if I may....If you get a larger specimen and would like to tumble but not cut, try putting 1 big chunk in with a bunch of very small stuff of similar hardness that's borderline quality, if done right, it'll turn the one big one into rock candy!!! 😜🎁 Also, along the lines of new equipment youtube videos etc....am a Big believer in crowd sourcing, its the new age barn raising of days old. Folks used to gather as a whole community and pitch in materials and labor in a day or two put up a neighbors whole barn. Now through crowdfunding etc, we can accomplish similar feats with folks spread farther apart yet still part of a shared community! To watch folks like AD and Rookie's channels grow I think it'd be cool to help in that process by sending them to places far and wide to hunt cool stuff with other nerdy tubers who for one reason or another cannot travel by plane. (like that show Anthony Bourdain RIP used to have Parts Unknown) Then get dual video posts on RU-vid of the hunt or lapidary work etc and see multiple perspectives of our shared passion for cool places, people and beautiful magical pieces of earth material to enjoy!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

@@BackcountrywithShaughn love that idea haha would be great to travel to different parts and hunt with fellow hounds!!

@oakknobrocks1772 4 года назад

@@BackcountrywithShaughn I have a 3 x 1.5lb Lortone (and I bought the 2x 3lb barrels that also fit). Mine runs non stop.

@oakknobrocks1772 4 года назад

@@AgateDad If you're game, I'd gladly do a collab with you. You could collect agates and rough shape them with your Dremel. Mail them to me. I'll tumble them, and mail them back. It would be cool to see how they come out. My email is on my channel info if you're interested. Might be fun!

@deniseview4253 3 года назад

I’d say nope to that show too. Lol

@87atxskater 3 года назад

I just set a palm sander in my lap. Makes light work

@AgateDad 3 года назад

Nice! I use a flat lap now

@kirbycraft9325 2 года назад

I like the 2000 grit polish at about 9:35 better than the others. The banding looks more 3D. I'm sorry. I just do. No offense or negative criticism intended.

@AgateDad 2 года назад

You’re good!

@Jessica-zh2ck 2 года назад

That box! Safety and mess containment! Did you make that? Plastic with a hinge? The opening credits are still on, I'll maybe see my questions answered when I watch the whole thing

@seashoremudlark3916 2 года назад

Not fair to make us choose...but I choose white due to the three polished sides. So pretty nice work on all of them.

@qqtissue22ify 3 года назад

Would love if you do a video saying what kind of attachments you use and for what. Just bought a dremel. This was helpful to start. Thanks!

@AgateDad 3 года назад

I'll keep that in mind if I make another dremel polishing video! The kind of attachments I use are on my amazon storefront: www.amazon.com/shop/agatedad

@qqtissue22ify 3 года назад

@@AgateDad thanks!

@offyarocka 2 года назад

dremel have a drill press stand that you can use as a hands free table grinder =) pretty sure the the flexy shaft will fit

@AgateDad 2 года назад

I have a flat lap and cabbing machine now

@offyarocka 2 года назад

@@AgateDad workshop upgrade wooot!!!😁😁😁

@jakemiller6252 3 года назад

I like the brown one 👍 But all are good finds👍 Doing some agate hunting in Arizona and great place to be if Ur a Hound 🤙 Keep looking down 🤙

@AgateDad 3 года назад

Thanks and you too 🤘

@soranightstorm9262 2 года назад

i don't have the space for a lot of the tools others use like a water sink i have to do a cup of water to keep the dust down an take up more time too.

@samosdolphins123 2 года назад

very nice set up nice idea and very safe working conditions. would you recommend using light gloves? I would like to ask you is that a dremel accessory part? I want to start cutting quartz and agates just like you have it set up i love it. But i have not bought the dremel yet, i am still sanding by hand. how long does the diamond bit last , how many stones can you polish with that one bit? also would you recommend the diamond wheel cutting tool for cutting and does that last long? the dremel bits are quite expensive especially the diamond. that is why i am asking because i see some cheap alternatives, much cheaper and i dont want to buy cheap stuff if it is a waste of money in the long run. by the way why dont you use the dremel sanding bit or wrap the sanding paper round the bit to do the final sanding polish maybe much quicker or not? thanks man.

@ibkristykat 2 года назад

Mixing that powder- what about using the thick end of a skewer to mix and a q tip to apply ?? 2yr ago yes lol but. I'm new here! Lol All look awesome And now you have 59k subs!!! Awesome!!

@lisacooper8240 3 года назад

Taylor now this is something I would do. But unfortunately, I live in an apartment and don't have access to a garage or a lapidary cave....lol but fortunately next year my husband and I are purchasing a new house.

@AgateDad 3 года назад

Get a dremel and lapidary well, its not too loud!

@tonymonicasplanbmichigan5842 3 месяца назад

Great video! The washtub is very interesting. Did you do a video when you made it? If you did, please link it. Thanks!

@christinehowe9944 2 года назад

The brown one. Watch your channel because you show way to the rocks s o I can do it also without going broke

@nathanielhartsuff2336 2 года назад

Really interesting how there isn't much change from 1k until it hits 3k.

@MsSandraCGL 3 года назад

The brown one

@seashoremudlark3916 2 года назад

I wanna watch agate dad on youtube 2nite😂

@AgateDad 2 года назад

New video this Friday 🤙

@PerceptionsProphet 22 дня назад

Yo! I didn’t know you had a yt! I saw you on facebook and ive been following for a while 😭

@Lisa.Sparkman 4 года назад

Maybe if you held the small stones with a pair of flat nose pliers it would be easier to hang on to themif you go to a craft store where they have jewelry making supplies you can probably even find a pair with silicone on the ends to protect your stones from scratches from the pliers.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Great idea!

@paulcarder8032 4 года назад

My favorite is the brown. Is there some way I can post to you pics of the 2 Lake Superior States I took out of my tumbler yesterday after polish? Except for removing the "skin"and deeper flaws first, I do a 4 stage tumble with 80, 220, 600, and 1000 grit, then tumble with tin oxide. Love your videos. Keep up the good work!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I think i have le to agree with you, you can email me, agatedad@gmail.com - thanks so much, I will keep trying, it's been such a fun hobby to pick it!

@serenalewis1381 2 года назад

You mentioned an older video where people gave you great advice for hand polishing, can you please share the video so i can read the comments or do a video with the tips? Or share the tips somehow? I'm new to this thanks!!

@philliprickman5273 3 года назад

Thanks for the info. I like the brown one best. Send me a free one /. Awesome job

@autumnmoon4460 3 года назад

I don’t blame you for Noping out of The Bachelor. I would too. This is definitely more interesting.

@AgateDad 3 года назад

Haha the show is s nauseating

@autumnmoon4460 3 года назад

@@AgateDad So fake. Love doesn’t work that way. I loved the stone with the grey bands in it, btw.

@AgateDad 3 года назад

I agree!

@fkirby3 4 года назад

Have you ever considered slicing some of your smaller agates? I really like the brown one.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I have, just need to get a saw or diamond discs!

@jonscobey677 20 дней назад

I don’t need a jar, just a few to learn on. How can I get a few?😊

@tinashealing 2 года назад

How do you make the water drop consistently onto the rock can you make a video explaining how to make it? And ty👍

@AgateDad 2 года назад

I use an IV set that I control the water drip speed

@justrocks7813 3 года назад

Where did you get the diamond burs in those grits you used? I like all the agates!

@kirbycraft9325 2 года назад

So I just got a dremel tool; "I'm going to be VERY choosy" but are the bits and techniques about the same for jasper and chert?

@AgateDad 2 года назад

I’ve never worked jasper or chert with my dremel but Id they’re of the same hardness.. I’d say so

@user-ny7cp9of4f 2 года назад

نرجو خبراد ماهي مزاد التنضيف لتنضيف واشطرا

@thepurplecraftshack3075 4 года назад

how about funoodles or plumbing foam for your arm holes, another great video ty

@AgateDad 4 года назад

We do have some foam pieces there, easily broken though, something more durable like your suggestions would be great!

@nanzvlog378 4 года назад

i hope im a lucky one u chooce me as one of our remembrace i like a stone and i like your vedio thanks God bLess

@sonnystephens3753 3 месяца назад

I guess I’m too late to win the agate jar at this point. 😁

@AgateDad 3 месяца назад

😂

@PopleBackyardFarm 4 года назад

love this. May sound silly but would they have these at Lake Ontario too?

@thirstfast1025 4 года назад

unfortunately, probably not. Up on the north shore of Superior, the last glaciers bulldozed to/through the agate-bearing basalt, exposing it nicely to begin weathering the agates out onto the beaches. Where those glaciers terminated (close to where Agate Dad is), you find agates in the rivers and beaches (and eskers and moraines particularly). But down there where you are, it was the Champlain Sea, so you ended up accumulating thick lacustrine/marine sediments, which would have buried any agate bearing basalt (if it's even there, which I'm not sure).

@thirstfast1025 4 года назад

@Symon Sheppard Lol!

@thirstfast1025 4 года назад

@Symon Sheppard indeed! Just picturing trying to bike in this snow and ice! Never mind trying to dig frozen mud!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Well sounds like these gents helped you out lol!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

@Symon Sheppard thirst truly is a resource for knowledge! Hes got all the info!

@johnkennedy9078 3 года назад

You think a shiva lingam stone would polish using only the polishing compound?

@AgateDad 3 года назад

Never heard of it

@johnkennedy9078 3 года назад

@@AgateDad its equivalent to a smooth river rock

@AgateDad 3 года назад

Oh well I’m sure it would

@ЕленвЛисина 4 года назад

Привет! Мне нравится ваше увлечение. Но станок который вы используете может развить профессионое заболевание. Им страдают стоматологу и шахтер. Не помню название, но оно связано с вибрацией. Берегите ваши руки!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

😀

@tonyafokas 3 месяца назад

What dremel bits did you use?

@roxyk921 3 года назад

What did you use to make your little sink area?

@plantplanetearth509 4 года назад

Do you have a video on making the "safe" protected space while filing in the first step?

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I did make a video on making the well and how I went about it :)

@AgateDad 4 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gSxPJtdLJT4.html

@plantplanetearth509 4 года назад

Your awesome. Thank you for that!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Anytime!!! And thanks 😊 your awesome too!

@nienkevisser9725 Год назад

How much volt is needed in order to polish with a dremel?

@tchenaysfninid 3 года назад

How much is the Agate stone?

@RandyRobin 3 года назад

Howdy and thanks for sharing these great videos. I’ve recently taken up rockhounding after retiring in Idaho. “Target rich environment.” I’ve been out with a local club a few times recently and done some solo trips. I just got a Dremel and am trying to figure out how to use it to cut and polish my finds. One question I had was how to dovetail tumbling in with the Dremel and sandpaper. Wouldn’t it be easier after a certain point of shaping and polishing to transition to tumbling? Just trying to understand options. And thanks again!

@AgateDad 3 года назад

I am so jealous of you! Congrats on retirement, that's something I really look forward to! And I didn't have a tumbler at this point, only only dremel.

@RandyRobin 3 года назад

@@AgateDad Aha, thank you!

@AgateDad 3 года назад

You're welcome 😊

@Rockn-UV 10 месяцев назад

Can you give a link for the Dremel bits that you use? Thanks.

@AgateDad 10 месяцев назад

On my Amazon storefront

@shieldofthebear1784 3 года назад

Did you build your dreams station?

@AgateDad 3 года назад

The lapidary well??

@shieldofthebear1784 3 года назад

@@AgateDad dremmel tub.

@AgateDad 3 года назад

Yeah I made my lapidary well

@Muffin192213 4 года назад

That ‘tub’ your using to do the polishing is that homemade ? Or can you provide a link or info about it? Thanks I’m a newbie to this hobby.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Its home made, look for the video with the picture/thumbnail that says "UNDER $100" and then check out mt amazon storefront www.amazon.com/shop/agatedad - and all the supplies should be on there 👍👍 let me know if you have any questions

@Muffin192213 4 года назад

Thanks.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

You're welcome 👍