Stone hearts.

[Troutmaster08]

Do you have a picture of the one under uv light?

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

Do you have a picture of the one under uv light?

I have two lasers on it in this picture. I need a short wave UV light but they are $250 for anything worth getting. Not only are the rocks expensive but so are the lights. The laser is long wave and does not do this rock justice. The laser makes the rock hot pink and what's cool and all . The rock is bright green and red not pink but I don't have the good light yet. I do have a 25 lb piece of this stuff. Very hot stone.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

Photos stink better in person.

 

[sandchip]

Do you clamp your angle grinder and move the rock to shape it, or do you have some way of holding the stone steady while you work it? Very cool stuff, by the way.

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

Do you clamp your angle grinder and move the rock to shape it, or do you have some way of holding the stone steady while you work it? Very cool stuff, by the way.

Big ones on a board and hand held the other small ones I hold with my left hand. My strong hand. The right hand holds the grinder. I am good for about 4 hours before my hand goes numb. It might be nerve damage setting in. I do a little everyday. Somedays more that others. Depends on how I feel. This is something you really have to want to do. It is loud, dusty as hell so use a good respirator. Dust masks do not work! I have a water polisher that does good but I like a hard felt buffing wheel on a straight grinder. Little water as possible. I could go on for days so we will end this babbling at this point.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

 

[yacorie]

If you get serious about this you’re better off with a “low speed” mounting saw with a diamond blade like used to cut rocks and in labs. Not that expensixe and way safer

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

If you get serious about this you’re better off with a “low speed” mounting saw with a diamond blade like used to cut rocks and in labs. Not that expensixe and way safer

You mean like a brick saw. My wet saw cuts rock good enough. I don't have space for another tool (toy). I wish I had one of those water cutting machines. They are really cool.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

Those are so cool! I tried my hand at it last year with some pink granite and a Dremel but those are much better! What kind of tools do you use? I have some stone I need to cut.

I do use dremel also for fine work.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

Here is my recreation of the Garfield petroglyph.

 

[yacorie]

Something like this -older ones are cheap and you can find labs with many they would be happy to give away.

I used to use these to cut otoliths and find for aging fish.

seems like it would be a much safer way to do it if you were going to do a lot of cutting rather than using a hand grinder is all.

 

[yacorie]

Something like this -older ones are cheap and you can find labs with many they would be happy to give away.

I used to use these to cut otoliths and find for aging fish.

seems like it would be a much safer way to do it if you were going to do a lot of cutting rather than using a hand grinder is all.

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