EXTRA NOTE: Forgot to mention I changed water between grits as I could see some floating in the water. Running water will avoid this but I did worry about cross contamination.
Hi Roy. The total surprise in your voice was delightful. Count me in for a kit please. They sound great. Before I wreck my good stuff!!! Van is finished and my gear is migrating into it. Paints and easels in one corner, sewing in another. Opal stuff with its own bench. The workshop. ( with coffee area!). I may never leave. LOL
I was really surprised. They were nothing like I thought. Quick and easy and got to a shiny point! I was surprised how poor it was at shaping at 240 grit but I suppose when I go by hand I use a 80 or 120 grit sandpaper.
It's not surprising that they work. What was rather surprising was the polish! As long as you don't have a tricky shaped stone or a deeply pitted one. Nice find!
True the polish was incredible. Even as I was going through the stages though I kept thinking "thats pretty good for 400 grit" "thats pretty good for 1000 grit" and finally an insane result at 5000!
Not sure how good they are for carving but simple shapes with no tight turns would be okay. I reckon these really shine for cabbing and people that clamp their Dremel. These things are perfect for that!
@@RoysRocks I got an attachment that is really popular with silversmiths that could make this idea cheaper again.Its a split mandrel for sanding papers. Might be worth checking out too🤔🤔🤔
Glad to see this. I currently use the electroplated burrs and another stone burr for the shaping and then move onto sandpaper as it seems to give me a smoother result than the imitation nova points i have. I mean it won't compare to using both sintered and novas, but for those of us who can't afford them, they get the job done.
Yeah I think if cabbing I would suggest these over novas or imitation ones after the rough shaping with electroplated. Then just a minute with the CeOx and its easy finished.
Thanks for testing these. Interesting results. If I didn’t already have nova points, I definitely try these first. … although, I do love my 50000 nova point!
With the rolls? They are really cool. I gave up on using sandpaper discs a long time ago but these are bringing life back to the idea of sandpaper for me.
Cool video! I’m not too surprised with the good results Ive recently started to use a slightly different dry sanding method as my normal day to day workings It’s given the best results I’ve ever seen
I'm surpriced about how durable they were, expected you'ld have to use waaay more on the first grits. Back when I used the wet'n dry sheets, I used about half a sheet of both 400 and 600, about a third of the 1000 to do a small stone. Think I paid 10 bucks for three of them here.
@@RoysRocks hey care brother I love your channel. Please do get back to me on that I’d love to know silicon carbide would definitely be the best for most stones other abrasives like aluminum oxide, granite, ceramic etc. would work for softer stuff but not so much like agates and jaspers, etc., I’m guessing it is silicon carbide since it worked on that Opal but I’d love to know what your source is saying. Thanks again for the great video.
@@RoysRocks for sure. But curious if you'd still end up with a smoother surface quicker if the Nova tips were more like the size of my thumb. Just curious
@@redeyestones3738 I think if there were more in between grits for the novas it could be similar but the sandpapers have grits really close together and they wear even finer it seems so has a kind of bonus effect where it is hard to miss any scratches. I wish results were just as garenteed with the novas but they do take a little extra skill.
So have a question for you and the followers. When using the nova tips on my opal instead of my wheels I get a hazy look to the opal instead of a clear beautiful shine to it. What am I doing wrong or is there something wrong with the tips. I sent a message to the supplier and they told me to use water with them. I told them I do and as well I have a foot tube that I fill with water and do all my polishing under water.
Hazy means tiny scratches but they should be gone by the time you get to the 1200-3000 grit stage. They wont really be shiny until you go beyond 3000 but even if slightly hazy after the 3000 a metal oxide will fix that.
EXTRA NOTE: Forgot to mention I changed water between grits as I could see some floating in the water. Running water will avoid this but I did worry about cross contamination.
mate cant wait.. will be good on polishing boulder with the fine one.
Heck yes! I'll be ordering some of these sandpaper drums as soon as I can. Perfect for me!
I actually was hoping they would be bad so I didn't need to stock another item but I was WAY wrong it turns out. Pays to test things!
Hi Roy. The total surprise in your voice was delightful. Count me in for a kit please. They sound great. Before I wreck my good stuff!!! Van is finished and my gear is migrating into it. Paints and easels in one corner, sewing in another. Opal stuff with its own bench. The workshop. ( with coffee area!). I may never leave. LOL
I was really surprised. They were nothing like I thought. Quick and easy and got to a shiny point! I was surprised how poor it was at shaping at 240 grit but I suppose when I go by hand I use a 80 or 120 grit sandpaper.
It's not surprising that they work. What was rather surprising was the polish! As long as you don't have a tricky shaped stone or a deeply pitted one. Nice find!
True the polish was incredible. Even as I was going through the stages though I kept thinking "thats pretty good for 400 grit" "thats pretty good for 1000 grit" and finally an insane result at 5000!
Wow. I'm impressed. I didn't think it would work that well. Sure beats the heck out of sanding by hand.
I'm as surprised as you. I thought I'd give them a try at a bit over $10ish bucks but they are actually worth it!
Wow thats really cool and makes carving even more accessible for all budgets🤑🤑🤑 Thanks for taking the time to test these out and sharing the results
Not sure how good they are for carving but simple shapes with no tight turns would be okay. I reckon these really shine for cabbing and people that clamp their Dremel. These things are perfect for that!
@@RoysRocks I got an attachment that is really popular with silversmiths that could make this idea cheaper again.Its a split mandrel for sanding papers. Might be worth checking out too🤔🤔🤔
@@offyarocka I have a screw mandrel for sandpaper discs but its such a pain in comparison to these things. I'll have to check split mandrels.
What a gritty video. Well done Roy.
Haha gritty as. Thanks 😀
Glad to see this. I currently use the electroplated burrs and another stone burr for the shaping and then move onto sandpaper as it seems to give me a smoother result than the imitation nova points i have. I mean it won't compare to using both sintered and novas, but for those of us who can't afford them, they get the job done.
Yeah I think if cabbing I would suggest these over novas or imitation ones after the rough shaping with electroplated. Then just a minute with the CeOx and its easy finished.
They look handy and is faster than hand sanding and they are a decent price.
Great video 2x👍
Much better result than hand sanding as well and so easy to use!
Thanks for testing these. Interesting results. If I didn’t already have nova points, I definitely try these first. … although, I do love my 50000 nova point!
The 50,000 nova is soo underrated. Gets a slightly better finish than these up to 5,000.
That’s quite the polish, I’m surprised they did so well. I still think you’d want coarser burs, but it’s an affordable option. Nice job
I am shocked that the 5000 sandpaper was soo good. Even under the loupe it is a solid result. Nice and cheap as well.
I have been doing that for years with carbide water sand paper and it works well for most stones
With the rolls? They are really cool. I gave up on using sandpaper discs a long time ago but these are bringing life back to the idea of sandpaper for me.
Cool video! I’m not too surprised with the good results
Ive recently started to use a slightly different dry sanding method as my normal day to day workings
It’s given the best results I’ve ever seen
I wonder how well these would go dry?
I'm surpriced about how durable they were, expected you'ld have to use waaay more on the first grits. Back when I used the wet'n dry sheets, I used about half a sheet of both 400 and 600, about a third of the 1000 to do a small stone. Think I paid 10 bucks for three of them here.
So was I. Not sure exactly how these ones are made but seemed soo much better than my hardware store sheets.
they look good leave a great finish
I think its gunna have to be an add to the store. Looks like it is going to grow quite a bit next financial year.
@@RoysRocks yes it looks good dose a great job add a cutting tip in the kit to shape the stone at the start will work great
Nifty!
Quite cool... and cheap!
great video brother i really like the idea of these burrs
do you think that they are silicon carbide sandpapers or something else?
Hey @lapidarydave good to see you here.
Pretty sure silicon carbide but I will double check since I'll need to list them on the website accurately.
@@RoysRocks hey care brother I love your channel. Please do get back to me on that I’d love to know silicon carbide would definitely be the best for most stones other abrasives like aluminum oxide, granite, ceramic etc. would work for softer stuff but not so much like agates and jaspers, etc., I’m guessing it is silicon carbide since it worked on that Opal but I’d love to know what your source is saying. Thanks again for the great video.
I've been looking for a way to skip the cerium oxide stage with Ethiopian opals, I'll have to check these out.
Oh really good point! I need to try these out on Ethiopian opal!
I wonder what the results would be like, if your nova tips were as large as these drums.
Probably the same but the novas would cost even more and you would need a higher range of grits than the 4 pack.
@@RoysRocks for sure. But curious if you'd still end up with a smoother surface quicker if the Nova tips were more like the size of my thumb. Just curious
@@redeyestones3738 I think if there were more in between grits for the novas it could be similar but the sandpapers have grits really close together and they wear even finer it seems so has a kind of bonus effect where it is hard to miss any scratches. I wish results were just as garenteed with the novas but they do take a little extra skill.
So have a question for you and the followers. When using the nova tips on my opal instead of my wheels I get a hazy look to the opal instead of a clear beautiful shine to it. What am I doing wrong or is there something wrong with the tips. I sent a message to the supplier and they told me to use water with them. I told them I do and as well I have a foot tube that I fill with water and do all my polishing under water.
Hazy means tiny scratches but they should be gone by the time you get to the 1200-3000 grit stage.
They wont really be shiny until you go beyond 3000 but even if slightly hazy after the 3000 a metal oxide will fix that.
We're can we buy these?
I'm still working on them getting stocked. Hopefully next month they will be on the website.