hi rookie, it may allready in your comments here somewhere, - only use your tin oxide polishing powder on rocks with a smooth surface, not ones with too much pitting, or natural cavities - remove your white powder residue with a medium toothbrush and soapy water, (you wont damage the polished surface, its too hard) - only use velcro attached felt pads for your tin oxide polishing, turn your sander speed down to the lowest speed. - consider getting a bench grinder, and fitting a stitched sisal wheel for it, it is also great for final polishing, buff the polished surfaces until warm, allmost hot cheers, kev
Mate thank you Kev! Seriously, it’s cause of you I took this step in rock polishing, and of course, made this video, and I really am grateful and value your help. You’re a legend dude, just mega thank you!
Rookie Rockhounding if you havent allready - search for the velcro attached felt pads on ebay, they are relatively cheap you can use them with your polishing powder, or, dry without powder just a little water with a little polishing powder, just enough to make a paste. kev
Ah brother, thank you for sharing the adventure! 👍That carnelian stand and the banded rhyolite with the agate plate topping are freaking sweet like candy~ You really did such a great job working those smaller pieces on the orbital sander, kudos my friend~ I had to laugh when the first day ran out, had the same realization the first time I worked through a couple specimen. 🤦♂️😂 Also, am glad i am not the only one who's been "grabbed" by a buffing wheel..Doh!😁 Heck, i've sent some 5m across the yard? haha My friend, think other's would agree that I just love your enthusiasm and really hope you enjoyed the process as much as I do! For me...Headphones with cool tunes, nice refreshing drink, warm sunshine and beautiful mother earth just waiting to expose her magic bits for each of us to see! And the cleanup is just the icing on the cake! Thanks again for bringing us fun, entertaining, informative videos sir, hope you have a super weekend ahead~
Backcountry with Shaughn Heyyyy mate! I’m so glad you liked them dude! Oh funny thing, I actually edited it out because it went too long, but I had headphones on listening to music, and BOOM! The machine grabbed them 😳 had to get a new pair of pants pretty much haha! Note to self: tuck everything in. Everything! Haha! Man I loved the beauties you polished! They were huge and shiny and full of just gorgeous stuff that you could look at for days and never get bored! Love your work man👍 I popped the vid in my “other peoples rad rock videos” playlist to share it round. As with all your others as well haha 👍 Have a great weekend my friend!
@@Rookie_Rockounding That's freaking brilliant funny my friend~ haha I bet I would've left some stains myself. 🤦♂️Always an adventure for sure! Thanks again for the nice comment and support as always. The benefits of living close to such sources I guess~ 🤷♂️😎 Was watching your video again and realized that I've never made a majestic carnelian TOWER such as your tasty marvel and now have agate envy! 😜🌶 But you've given me some great directions idea wise (inspiration is what they call it I think?) of what to do with some of the larger chunks of chalcedony/banded/waterline agates! I'll be an obelisk making fiend and have you to thank for the inspiration! 👀 Lot's of sphere's, obelisks, slabs and cabs to you my rockhounding RU-vidr friend! Enjoy your weekend~
You are an artist brother. I subscribed. I told my girlfriend..."man, I wanna play with rocks with that guy..." ; she said, "I know you do babe" as she kept knitting a pair of winter socks. We live in the desert in Arizona. Anyway...I respect your cutting and polishing style which I find unique and pretty expert for a "rookie".
Oh man, seriously Aidfine, even just reading your message made me wish I could cut rocks with you dude! Nothing like sharing the rock fun times with another rock fanatic 🤪 Man knitting and playing with rocks, you both are livin your best life and I love that! Much love to both of you mate!
A great way to polish the flats is to secure a piece of cut denim to a block, spray the denim with water and put the tin oxide or other polish on the wet denim. Then, just rub the flat surface of the stone on the flat surface of the wet denim until you get the polish you want. "michiganrocks" did it with a Petoskey stone in one of his youtube videos. Also, when cleaning the nooks and crannies of rocks, like you're doing at 7:26, a waterpick is very helpful, if a bit messy. Another great video.
Those look really good. Nice rocks with a nice polish. I think you’ve gotten some good advice about better things to try for that final polish. Honestly, I haven’t completely figured that out myself. I agree with all of those who told you that you need something with less fluff and a firmer backing. From what I’ve read, different polishes and different pads (leather, felt, denim, carpet, etc) work for different types of rock.
Michigan Rocks Hey dude, yeah there is so much good advice being shared. I’m so grateful. I’m gonna need to rig up some of the ideas to give it a try. I still need to buy a grinding cup before I make a start on the bigger ones. Slowly but surely I’ll get there. Oh and dude how rad was that jasper in your vid!!! Just woah 😳👌
Keith from Nashville, Tennessee. You are doing great job. My Dad was a rock hound in Louisiana. I ended up with his six wheel diamond polisher and saws. It is therapy for sure. Beautiful rocks. He did all kinds of marketable stuff but I especially liked wind chimes from bits and pieces of thin slices of banded agate.
Thank you Keith, sorry to hear about your father, I imagine using his machine would feel like a bit of a connection to him. The wind chimes sounds like a great idea too. I’ll have to attempt that one day for sure. Happy hounding over there brother!
Wrap that crazy buffing wheel in a tight leather sleeve, wet it, then rub a slurry of your buffing compound into. My back-porch lapidary setup includes a palm sander with thick leather (loaded with 600 grit alum. ox.) instead of sandpaper. Cheap and works great. I'm pretty sure it's the long hair causing the problems. But DOOD! These are some beautiful beautiful beautiful treasures!
I busted out laughing so hard when that piece flew out of your hand. The look on your face was priceless. But hey, I got to give it to you. those are the most amazing looking rocks I have ever seen. Makes me want to run out and slice open every rock that i can find. It’s like treasure... but you don’t know what you get until you unwrap it
These turned out beautifully!! Amazing job! I found your channel just a few days ago and I've been watching every day -- I've got Generalized Anxiety Disorder and your videos are so soothing. Your voice is so charming! They've also inspired me to go back to rock collecting in my own area (southern California) and I've already scouted and planned a great spot near a gem mine (public land, though). I can't wait to go explore! Thanks for your inspiring videos!
Thank you Melisa! Thank you for sharing your story and I’m so glad you’re able to get some relaxation to help with the Anxiety Disorder. That really makes me happy. I wish you all the best and will see you round 😁👍
Hi Jesse, use felt pads on Velcro instead of the whooly attachment, there is way less chances of the rock flying away like that. also, if you dont like the mess you can easily make a flat lap and use the sander/polisher as the motor. I will upload a video on my channel this evening so you can refer to it in case you decide you wanna give it a go.I also have the full build on Mackay rocks and fossils Group which goes a bit more in depth.
Joseph Silva Hey Joseph, man thank you so much for the info. I’m going to be trying this for sure. And I’ll check out that video tonight! I really really appreciate the help mate. 👍👍👍👍
Joseph Silva Man I just watched it! It’s amazing! I never thought about using it as a flat lap.... but you nailed that! Thank you so much mate. And the rocks and mineral collection is beautiful!
Oh I love this, I have always thought there was a secret to polishing rocks with out tumbling and often wondered what people used! Thought polishing Compunds for sure, they all turned out beautiful!
I have the same set up as yours. but I also use 100mm flat laps for grinding/polishing. I bought a router speed controller to turn my el cheapo Ozito grinder into a variable speed grinder. It cost about $20 off eBay. I can now run the grinder at a more user friendly speed. That may solve your flinging rocks dilemma. lolol
Dude welcome to the next step in Pour Addiction! Hahaha. Once you see them polished you're hooked for life! I absolutely love this assortment of specimens! They are breathing! I agree with trying rogue compound. It comes in red or green according to I think types of material. I know you can order from Ebay. But great job bro. The banded rhyolite w/carnelian is spectacular! I'm a jealous girl. But I've just cut some Chrysocolla I brought back from Arizona. It's so beautiful. Thanks again for sharing. And the links. You're the best bro!
gina lanning Heyyyyyy G! Haha yeah the addiction has taken on another form 🤣 it was so relaxing doing this. I can’t wait to do more! Which one was your fav? I haven’t forgotten the package. 😉
@@Rookie_Rockounding I really loved them all. Anything with strange patterns. I just love any of the rhyolite blends. Looking forward to the next installment.
Thanks for the great info and video. Curious as it looks tedious and tiring on the back and neck looking down? Maybe a workbench with a heavy vice to hold the sander in place and easy to tilt in on angles; freeing up your body and less tiring? Just some thoughts Brother, thanks again.
And great thoughts at that brother. I will be doing that one day, I just don’t have a work space except for outside haha. I would love a nice workshop though... one day 😉👍👍👍
You must feel good about the way they look for ya first attempt..very satisfying when your completed from start to finish!👍 Woa!.. Ah ha ha!😁😂 .. I soon learnt my lesson on the bench grinder in High School in Plastics work buffing...place it in the right spot with a firm grip or the darn thing comes flying out like a missile!🚀 444444...run away lol.😀😁😂 Have a great weekend B1🍌
Katherine Doughty Hey Kath! Haha! Yeah, that happened more than twice let’s just say editing helps me look like I know sorta what I’m doing hahaha! Hope you’re keeping well and having a great weekend mate!!!!!!
Ah ha ha! Magic!😂 Well I can honestly say your rocks look great & you really have advanced big time. But yeah thanks for the laugh! I could relate..funny! Least no one or animals were injured in the making of this film. 😁 👍
Katherine Doughty Haha yeah, no rocks humans or animals were harmed 🤦♂️ luckily!!! And heck I know right! This wind is nuts! It’s meant to get real cold tonight too I think. Stay warm Kath!!!!
For someone that is just learning, you did an excellent job at polishing! Now, if I may suggest, You would have better control of your machine if you had it on the table, that being said, build a vice or jig using scrap wood, Build it with a base big enough to keep it from tipping over, you can start with a flat piece of plywood using metal or fabric straps, strap it to the plywood, (you can make it so you can take it off easy using screws) leave the trigger open so you can get to it, and don't forget about the button to keep it on without holding the trigger, If you don't have any straps you can use wood to built around the machine to hold it down, Also with a (C clamp) and 2 very thin but strong pieces of wood, like 1×2's about 1' long, you can hold your larger rocks easily, put 2 flat skinny 1"×2"×1' (1 inch by 2 inches by 1foot) pieces of wood in the (C clamp), position the stone in a spot (Somewhere between the end of the wood and the C clamp) where it will be wide enough, Tighten the C clamp and it will hold your rock without scratching it, If you have to, use small pieces of cloth between the wood and the stone. Remember always test everything before you actually use it on your good rocks. Sorry if that was a bit long but I tried my best to explain without pictures, and I hope I don't offend you with my suggestion. Awesome video man thank you.
Love the suggestion. I think I may try that! Just recently hurt my arm so I was trying to figure a way to still be able to work without hurting it further. This sounds like it'll do the trick! 😎👍
AMERICANREBEL ! Well hells bells that my friend is brilliant! Thank you man! Thank you so much for takin the time to explain that for me. I need to set up a little work bench in my massively unorganised shed and do this. You are a legend! Seriously I really really appreciate the help 😉👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@@Rookie_Rockounding 35 years of marble and stone work in houses kinda help's to, just take your time building it and don't expect to get it right the first time, oh yeah, a little patients help's to, LOL! Good luck with it and keep me posted on your progress, I will help you anyway I can. Do you have email and would that help if I give you my email?
Real nice work bro. If you can source it, get yourself some good quality genuine suede and epoxy a velcro back to it. It works a treat with the tin oxide final polish but not too wet, not too much tin oxide and as Jack White sang "Steady as she goes " 😉
Rob Rabbit Ah yes, “steady as she goes” 😉 Thanks for the help brother across the Tasman, I’m gonna need to do something like this. It should be pretty cheap to do I reckon. Thanks again bud!
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Alright! You did just great dude! They turned out magnificent😍😍😍 My pads are in the mail and I'm excited to try myself. I'll make sure to add padding to the list for those rocks that want to be rock-ets instead😆 Holy Moly!🤕 haha! Just spectacular rocks Jesse. I don't think I've ever seen an "unworthy" rock yet. Keep up the great work and thanks for helping those like me who are learning with ya. Have a great week with the family! 😎🍻
Marlaina Atkins Hey hey Mrs Mar!!!!!!! Dude you got pads on the way!!!!!!!!!! Heck to the frikin yes! While I was doing this I’m like “man the guys have to try this” in my head haha! It is so much fun! And relaxing, pop in the headphones, some good music or a rad podcast and you watch how in the zone you get. And the rocks, dude it’s so hard to show just how much more you can see inside them. You’re gonna love it! Oh hey did you get my email off Thirst? Hope you and the fam have an awesome awesome weekend my friend!!!
@@Rookie_Rockounding Hey man I sure do! Arriving in a week from today! I'm so stoked😄 Have so many that need to shine a little more. I may need to take some of the suggestions about securing the polisher down so I can use both my hands. I think I pulled a muscle in my arm so I need to be light with it for awhile. Anyway, I have not talked to Thirst yet but plan on it. Have a celebration of life to go to today and when I get back I'll sit and shoot him a message. You'll be hearing from me. Take care! And talk soon😎🏞
Am writing this comment before even seeing the video i bet i will get jealous and stuff and then go to my mancave and start working on my gemstones 😂👌🏻 After watching the video all i can say my man am so proud of u keep up the good work and have an amazing weekend ❤️😇 love how they ended up looking 😍😍
I use a plastic apron smock when I diamond polish and I leave it sitting on the table so the ad is facing up so you can push down fairly hard. As you probably noticed if you don't take the first phase with the 50 pad down far enough right off then you leave the cutting scores. Thanks for the vid brother 😎 Lol next you should try cutting some cabochons😉. I haven't done to many shapes yet. I never did use a polish, guess I forgot as they were pretty shiny without lol.
TheStraightPath Hey brother! Thanks for the tips 😉👍 I really appreciate the help. And yeah, the 50 grit pad is crucial 😉 I almost don’t know how much the polish helped cause yeah, like you said, they were really shiny after the 3000. I’ll have to try some cabs for sure, better research how best to make them 😁 Have a great weekend mate!
They turned out nice,but you're doing it the hard way ,do some more research, Find a rock shop that polishes there own rocks and ask if you help ( some heavy labor ) for a few lessons , it will cost more for some different equipment ,and for your final polish use the heaviest canvas you can find ( real heavy stuff ) attach to a flat wheel and use fine rubbing compound. GOD all mighty has made a hole other world inside those those rocks. !!! Stay safe
Looks like you are going backwards with your grit progression.You should use the coarsest grit to the finest.You'll wear out your polisher if you use the 5000 grit first!That is for the mirror finish,at the end.And you need to be patient.Each grit level builds on the last,so it is essential that you grind out the scratches thouroughly from the previous wheel before going to the next.(I speak from experience!)
Hi rookie, Thanks for the video. I do have a question regarding connecting the pads to the polisher. I have a the same ozito polisher and it has a 180mm spindle, but all the pads I can find only have 100mm threads. Looking closely at your set-up I see that you have an adapter from the polisher to the pads. Can you please let us know where you got this adapter. Appreciated and thanks again.
Hey mate, so I bought this as a pack from a diamond tools supplier near me. But on eBay you can buy the full pack and it’s way cheaper. I hope that helps mate. Let me know how you go mate 👍
Oh, one more thing. I wonder if the polish stick shearers use to polish their combs might be better than that powder? Alot less messy, am trying something similar myself to polish malachite so will keep you posted
I have don't the white and the red sticks. On some pieces I still can't get the police out. When it comes to 1500-3000 grit pads speed and water are key!! No need to buff with polish. Some rock and polish don't mix well together and can cause you to start over altogether. I have grey spiral streaks that literally were imbedded in the rock!!
J! Look how far you've come!! Just awesome! Have you seen a youtuber called Daniel Miller? He has a lot of rock polishing videos and I've noticed he scribbles on the 'face' of the rock with a marker and then polishes it all off, I guess it's a way to make sure he's polished evenly over the whole surface. He has some kind of clamp set up to where he clamps the rock to the table and polishes over it. Do you ever get a lump in your throat and feel your eyes well up when you get caught up in the beauty of a stone (in a happy kind of way)?...asking for a friend.
I love rocks123 Heyyyyyyyy Rhondda! Haha yeah, it can be pretty incredible to look into them and just wonder at their beauty. It’s genuinely mesmerising. 😉 Thanks for your lovely comment, I’m having so much fun. And no! I haven’t heard of that guy! That’s great!!!! I love new channels to binge haha! I hope you and your family are goin well and give Will a fist bump from me 👊 I’ll talk to you soon my friend. I really really appreciate your support mate. 🙏
Where theres a will theres a way... This video proves you dont need fancy $3000 machines to polish a rock. Wonderful video, I would replace the cotton polishing wheel with soft leather, take a 1/4 teaspoon of polish and mix it with water until you get a slurry and apply that to the soft leather. soft as in the inside of a belt. Also dont worry about the rock slipping out of your hands during polish, it happens to all of us ;).
rsiku Hey Rsiku mate! I love your comment. It’s true, making do with what you can get your hands on. And thank you for the advice! Super appreciate it mate! So much!
Not bad, not bad at all! I think you have moved up a bracket! So, you are not a total rookie anymore! My husband bought me a ring with a good size, dark grapey purple amethyst stone and blue opal from Austrailia! Its got to be one of the most beautiful opals I have seen! I am hooked now! Opals are becoming one of my favorite gem stones besides Amethyst. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!
Well done Mate..thats an awesome result for your first go..The buffing wheel might be better with a short hair model..I use a paint roller mounted off my bench grinder and the short fibres work a treat..Send me a Pm from Kevins page anytime I can help or through my Wayneos Creations page..
Wayneo's World Oh man that’s a great idea! Thanks dude 👌 I don’t have Facebook but if I did I totally would. And thanks for the suggestion. I’m going to be putting some of these tips to the test so I really appreciate it mate. Have a brilliant weekend bud
Awesome - I feel braver now thanks to your vids, my diamond bench wet saw has been sitting brand new unsed...on the bench for 6 months!!!!! Cannot wait to use it, still scared of getting electrocuted though. But it designed to have water running but still on edge about it. ☺
Hey that’s great! Yeah it’s pretty safe, of course always use precaution and safety gear but don’t be afraid of it, the more you use it, the more you will understand how best to use it and how to keep from hurting yourself. Can’t wait to hear how you go 😉👍
Wow great way to do it!! I still think you should sell some of your finds to us fans! What a treat that would be~getting an austrialian stone!! Then we can post pics back to you after we cut and polish and finish💕💕. Extra money for you to pay for all your equipment and travels!!
Heyyyyyy! Oh I would love to but I’d feel bad making people pay for them. I have to send a few packages to people who have already sent me some so I think once I do that, I’d like to maybe pick a comment from each video I do and send a rock to them. Like one each video or something. It’d be a cool way of saying thank you. But I love your idea! And it would be so cool to see what people do with them. Thank you for the great idea Lisa!!! Hopefully when I can get a bit more organised I can start doing that. Or even just selling them for the cost of shipping or something. 🤔
Mate, you've got to get yourself out west to Chinchilla (3.5 hrs west of Brissie) and pick up some of the petrified wood that is laying around all over the place out there. There's loads of stuff you can cut with your tile saw and the rocks have great color inside, great wood grain pattern and that take an awesome polish. You'd love it! Love your videos and your enthusiasm.
Their gettin beautiful what's hat green? Love that orange grey brown todo you sell em or gonna carnelian is another beautiful I'd keep the last orange! You could make key chains with smalls
Hey what’s up ? So I bought the pads and I couldn’t find the right size adapter ok I borrow n angle grinder and that dosnt fit aaarrrhhhhh!!! . Then I had a come to Jesus moment and got a thin nail cut the point of and glued my ruby to the nail and I’m putting it into my flex shaft and I’ll use that with the diamond pads so at least I can some work done until the part comes in haha I thought of that from watching lapidary Dave he did something similar. I’ll post a video of the before n after
Nice polish. It's more usual though to use a short nap pad or a felt pad for the final polishing powders or rouges. it'l be far less messy and will not grab your stone so much. just apply your rouge with water on a paint brush when needed. Nice work though!!
Oh your getting good wow some stunning pieces you got fantastic job awesome I seen a guy he glued a piece of short carpet onto a disc to polish with he also just had some wooden blocks screwed on to plywood just to set his grinder in to free both his hands all I can say awesome job 👍🏻
Try using dremil for smaller rocks wet sand paper and lil buffing wheels yo can also use from bench grinder any other power tool can be place in vice as well as sponge poling pads for final polish. I was testing my grinder this way today works well.where can i pick up sanding discs like thoughs and are they expencive
Thank you Elliott for the help mate 👍👍👍 These polish pads I got from a shop out here but they can be bought on eBay for under $40 for the whole kit I’m pretty sure. If you search diamond polish pads on there it should come up with a few different sellers. I hope that helps mate 😊
I’m so sorry to ask so many questions but here we go haha . So what do you do for cleaning the rocks ? I boil water and squirt some dish soap in the bucket and fill with the hot water and let it sit them after a day or so I start over and wait an hour for water to cool then scrub my rocks . Get a lot of the slime from the water and really depends where I find them . If it’s low tide I can get where is usually under water but those are filthy
Oh gosh no mate, don’t even worry about it, I will try my best to answer any question, it just depends on how busy I am. But I genuinely have been there before. For me the best thing I’ve found is citric acid (vinegar works just as well). So I soak them for a day in the acid which is so low in acidity that I can put my hands in it and it doesn’t hurt at all. Buuuuuuut the cool thing is, is that it saves so much time scrubbing. I’ll leave a link to a video I did on citric acid, but as I said straight white vinegar works just as well. It’s a bit smellier than citric acid but I think vinegar is cheaper. Try it out, just soak them and then scrub them and you’ll see a difference immediately. It’s cool to see. Here’s the link. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-52YHxTgC04E.html I hope this helps. And always feel free to ask questions. I will always do my best to answer, but sometimes I may miss the comment coming through on my phone. 😬 Good luck mate! Happy rock cleaning!
KOOOOOL Mate! I have been hand polishing on a flat surface with wet-dry sandpaper. The sander would sure be quicker but I am getting good results. I even found some 12,000 grit sandpaper. Keep teaching. Havagudun mate!
E. D. Law Yeah I used that for mine a while ago before doing these videos but I had carpel tunnel in both wrists so I couldn’t do it very long. I have to be careful with them from now on after surgery. But yeah, I used to love doing that. It’s relaxing. Have a great weekend mate!!!
Dude! AWESOME, again, learning so much from/with you. Currently working on some finds, anychance you can pm me so I can show you? Promise I'm not freaky just shy about you tubing. 😅 Have been rockhounding some local spots, unsure of some finds and would like an opinion too.
Allyson Hean Oh I wish I could help, but I don’t have any social media other than RU-vid. Theres a guy called Kevin Nix, he has a Facebook page and he knows his rocks, I’ll leave a link here. Tell him rookie sent ya 😉 m.facebook.com/groups/296093244112662/?ref=group_header&view=group
OH WOW! They turned out beautifully! Learning how to do it is some fun as you don't have bad habits yet and open to ideas. Nice job ty for sharing and teaching .
Hey Stephanie, so I’ve polished similar hardness slabs and rocks before but for doing it at home I just use the sander polisher and work my way through the pads (50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500 and 3000) I’m pretty sure. But for tumbling it’s pretty much just from the lowest to highest finishing with a polish and then a burnish with ivory soap. I really hope this helps 😁
Yeah it’s safe if you dip the rocks in water, the water flys off the pad but it’s always good to make sure the machine isn’t getting wet. So you dip the rock, then polish and when it dries you dip it again. But not too much water where it becomes unsafe. 👍
I can tell u it's gotta be much safer with the slower speeds!! With my cheap 15 dollar grinder it's only one speed and well I wouldn't do the setting it on my lap with it. Now yours having the speed setting that would have made is so much easier!! Ok back to the vid. Day 2
spectrum of creation !! Haha, oh man, it goes up to 6! Not sure the RPM on 6, but dude it was hectic! Haha! The speed dial really helps. I’m lucky my girl got me this for my birthday a while back 😉👍 Have a great weekend with the fam man!
@@Rookie_Rockounding that is awesome. J never thought of using tumble grit as a compound for a buffer. But I would stay away from stick polish and polishes for cars and boats. It gives mixed results and usually not very good ones.
Turned out awesome man! I have the DAMO water fed polisher and it works good, but not essential by any means. I agree on having a ton of towels ready, you are 100% guaranteed to get soaked though using these haha!
Love your grinder and all the really nice looking disk. Really cool process, I was going to ask to see this process, so I'm glad you shared it. These turned out beautiful!
Hi. I am a follower of your page. You sell some of your crystals from your videos and if the answer is yes, you can send them to the United States. Thank you.
Hi Ricardo, I’m very sorry but as for now we don’t sell any stones but I think one day it would be awesome to start. And we would sell to the state’s if we did start selling.
@@Rookie_Rockounding Hi. Thanks for answering. Consider letting me know when you put crystals up for sale. Basically I look for crystals for earrings made by hand. I would like to send you some photos so that you have an idea of what I am looking for, if possible see them. Thank you very much for sharing your videos, they are excellent. Congratulations, blessings.
Just found your channel. I am really enjoying your videos! Rocks are so amazing and beautiful. It's so fun watching your curiosity, joy, and amazing attitude. Not to mention the beautiful, beautiful rocks!
Yay! A new video 👏 Love the way they turned out, your patience with all the different steps certainly paid off. Someone will be sporting the most ‘Fabulous’ specimens in their rock cabinet. Now I will have to patiently wait the two weeks to see what you do next. 🙃
betojdesigns Haha! I know right, the two weeks takes forever but I’d run out of things to show I reckon 😂 Might try and pop a sneaky mid-fortnight little mailtime vid up this week. Maybe. See how the edits go 🤞
Mate, loved watching your vid's, the way you leave some of the natural look of the rough stone amongst the polished parts is exactly the way I do my stones. Where do you get your polishing pads from ?
Thank you Steve. I got mine from a diamond tools specialist store on the Gold Coast but they can be bought on eBay for pretty cheap. Just look up diamond polish pads. And there should be a few that come up and they come with the adaptor as well. Hope that helps mate and happy polishing!!!!
Finally getting to polish all those beautiful stones you find. Awesome! Keep it up! You probably could use a firmer polishing pad and a cream car wax polish
