Dremel Rock Polishing - Moss Agate | View Crystals with a Microscope
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- In this video I'm using a 200 series Dremel to polish a piece of moss agate! For the shaping I use diamond coated grinding bits and for the polishing I use wet/dry sandpaper discs. (links below)
You can use this video as a tutorial as to how to polish rocks! Don't hesitate to ask any questions and please if you decide to polish with me- wear breathing protection!
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Just found my new addiction, thank you very much!
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Really cool 😎💙💙💙awesome little crystals in there 😮😮😮
thank you! I love finding a tiny crystal cave 😍
Now I want a microscope!!! Great video, thank you!
thank you! the microscope we use is 30 dollars on Amazon 😊
Ninyoon 2K USB Digital Microscope... www.amazon.com/dp/B0B46GL2M3?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Thanks for your reply. I didn't think I would have got a thank you from you...😊 so that tells me if I ask one of my millions od questions you will answer them and help me...have a blessed day😊
absolutely! I really appreciate you being here, watching my videos, and interacting. it means a lot to me. so thank you again 💜 I'll answer any questions the best I can 😁 have a great day friend!
Thank you so much for this video! I am about to make some runes out of moss agate and this helped immensely.
thank you 🥰 happy polishing!
That's beautiful
thank you!
That’s awesome! I’m gonna work on my first rock with the dremel
thank you Loretta! you can ask me questions if you have any ☺️ and please make sure you have breathing protection ❤ rock dust can be very dangerous to breathe in!
@@thebroadhouse thank you so much for the advice! I will wear face mask for sure! I’m still learning what all the accessories are that come with it. I’m wanting to grind some. I have sandpaper little round things. Some pink differently shaped things made of sand and some diamond tip with nothing in them just some indentation. I was told for carving. I’m not looking to carve just to do what you are . Thank you again!
@loretta martinez it sounds like you have a pretty good idea of how to get started! if you look at the description for this video, there's a link for the grinding bits that I use ☺️
@@thebroadhouse awesome thank you so much!! I appreciate your help!
@loretta martinez anytime!! 💞
Your very informative thanks I'll be following you
thank you so much! 💜
Probably a dumb question, but why do y'all dremel instead of rumble? Nothing wrong with that. I'd like to get into the hobby and would likely dremel a few spots before tumbling. But as it is, I shape my rocks by hand with with sandpaper! 😂
That's actually a good question! One we don't get asked often. There's a few reasons:
Dremel polishing is fun! The instant gratification of watching the dust wash away revealing the beauty underneath never gets boring.
Dremel polishing is faster. As you know, tumbling takes weeks. Dremel polishing only takes hours.
It is also more precise than tumbling. With tumbling, you forfeit control. There are a lot of chips and breaks that could be avoided with the constant oversight that Dremel polishing allows.
I have also considered using the Dremel to do some pre-tumble shaping. Some rocks that otherwise would be considered not worthy could get their chance if you smooth those sharp edges and fractures before starting tumbling.
Shaping by hand with sandpaper is dedication 😂 I respect that
@@thebroadhouse Thanks for replying! That makes sense! I like both the idea of tumbling AND dremeling. I would love to make small rock sculptures, figurines, or shapes.
And sandpapering is actually quite soothing. I smoothed and shaped my aquarium rocks and sanded off rough spots. A dremel would be perfect to make hidey holes for my shrimp.
Thank you for the inspiration! 💜
@kellyngrey4950 No problem! You sound like a creative person, there's so many possibilities for you! Happy creating!
and if you ever make any content about your work, tag us! I'd love to see what you're making ☺️
What speeds do you use on the dremel for the various stages? I had tried some sanding drums, i think even those same exact ones, and they seemed to wear away extremely quickly. I have been trying to polish agates and other very hard rocks as well, but haven't been able to quite figure the whole process out
always low speed, light pressure, and rinsing often. make sure the stone is smooth enough to move up to the next grit or it can wear the sandpaper down faster.
Ok maybe that is my problem. I think I just have a hard time telling exactly when the stone is fully sanded down to 60 grit, 100 grit, etc. I guess it's just a matter of practice and getting used to the feel of what each of those feel like?
@@thebroadhouse
@user-zp2li6yr6l yes it just takes some practice. rub the stone with bare fingers in between the grits so you know what a change will feel like.
Actually tried it out with a lot more patience, and I was able to polish one side of a fosill much smooher than the rest thanks a lot!
I have one final question for you. I collect most of rocks on the beach, including various coral fossils. Some of them I have no issue with grinding/sanding them down until they are completely smooth all around. But some of the fossils, like honeycomb sossils, can have a really cool texture, where there are dozens of little 'divest" for lack of a better word. Not an error with the rock, but just the way the fossil has formed. I don't wan to wear these fossils down so that the surface is all one fully smooth layer, I would like to able to keep the texture of the fossil, little divest and minor holes including. IDK if you know what I mean, maybe I need to show a picture.
But how would you go about polishing everything, including the surface as well as the little textural divets in there, while not runninng the textra of the fossil? Do you hve leave it, or try to get the sanding disc to reach down in there a bit? Hope that makes sense. Can provide pics if necessary. It would be almost like polishing a golfball excecpt more exaggerated, where you wanted the golfball to equalily sanded/plished all over, but without losing the textre of the golfball itself. How do you get into those little indentations to sand them without grining down the rest of the ball to their level'??
Thanks again, your adviei has been very ehlpful
@@thebroadhouse
I tired typing this but I didn't go through. I find a lot of beach worn fossilss on the Great Lakes. Some of them look good being sanded down totally smooth. However, there are some where the texture is important. The little divets and such , like a golf ball of sorts. Have you had any experience polishing something like that, where you can polish both the surface level and the divets/holes that are slightly lower than surface level, without having to grind it all the way down so that it's as smooth as a amarble? I like to keep that texture sometimes, it makes the fossil.
@@thebroadhouse
hello. i really like watching your vids. Do you need to keep the stone constantly wet with water while you grind and sand??
hello! thank you ☺️ basically, yes. you can let the stone get dry and I do sometimes so I can see uneven spots better. but I don't ever let the stone stay dry for long. it wears your tools down faster, creates more dust, and the stone will get hot.
@@thebroadhouse thanks! last question: just water or do you have soap or some kind of solution in there???
@jllongstreth just water ☺️ feel free to ask questions anytime
Ich arbeite auch mit dem Dremel. Welches Schleifwerkzeug verwendest du. Leider gibt es bei uns (Schweden) keine Achate.
this video we recently posted has links for the tools we use on the Dremel in the description and the video shows how we use them! I didn't find this piece of moss agate, I wish I did. I had to buy it.
in the description for this video - ruclips.net/video/sqqop2EaPco/видео.html there's links for the tools we use and the video itself shows how we use them. unfortunately I haven't been lucky enough to find something this nice, I had to purchase the moss agate.
اريد هذه اله بجميع مكوناتها...ترسلها لي
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I prefer Montana moss agate.
Thanks though. 👍
you are welcome! 😄
Definitely not the best looking "moss agate"
@@your_eulogy2688 they're all unique and beautiful 😁
There's all kinds of moss agate. You can prefer what you want but. Lol. Positivity wins !
absolutely!! 💜
Your video I wish you left the band home