Cutting, shaping and tumble polishing Chrysocolla.

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  • Опубликовано: 9 мар 2023
  • A guide to cutting, shaping and tumble polishing beautiful Chrysocolla . . . starting with rotary tumblers and finishing in a vibratory tumbler.
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  • @BirdWhisperer46
    @BirdWhisperer46 2 месяца назад +1

    Now this is one brave rockhound, working in a shop wearing open toed flip flops.

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  2 месяца назад

      😆I find my shoes get ruined if I wear them cutting rocks 😆

  • @mmmfun77
    @mmmfun77 6 месяцев назад +3

    I found a good amount of raw Chrystocolla out here in Az. My friends and I also found some turquoise. I am glad I found this video! Absolutely beautiful results❤❤❤.❤

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  6 месяцев назад

      Thank you, Chrysocolla is my favourite mineral, such beautiful colours and found pretty much the world over ☺

    • @silvergirl7810
      @silvergirl7810 5 месяцев назад

      Where in AZ? Since I live close..

  • @maybeebuzzy2265
    @maybeebuzzy2265 3 месяца назад +1

    Fabulous rocks!🤩🥰 They look so pretty at the end all in a pile. Wonder how they'd look in a terrarium...🪴🐝

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  3 месяца назад

      Thank you ☺ they would certainly look nice but part of the pleasure comes from holding them in your hand . . . they're such tactile objects 😃

  • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
    @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 11 месяцев назад +2

    Ahhh, excellent video.
    I have some chrysocolla that I'd like to have an experiment with. Beautiful stuff

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  11 месяцев назад +2

      It really is although it can sometimes be a little soft 😕

  • @upnorthadventureswithccc
    @upnorthadventureswithccc Год назад +8

    Paul what a wonderful demonstration. I never knew about the ultra sonic cleaner. It really made a difference. They look so amazing ! Thanks for sharing👍

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад +1

      Thank you, it makes me happy to know that someone has gained something from one of my videos ☺

    • @roddan2618
      @roddan2618 Год назад

      me too. the ultra sonic cleaner. Thanks for sharing.

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      @@roddan2618 glad I could help 😀

  • @OccamsSledgehammer
    @OccamsSledgehammer 8 месяцев назад +1

    I want to live in this room!!

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  8 месяцев назад +1

      There's sure worse places to be 😁

  • @rkrafriend
    @rkrafriend 8 месяцев назад +1

    😮❤👍👏👏🤝🙏love from Indian🇮🇳👳

  • @rtermini
    @rtermini 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great stuff

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  7 месяцев назад

      Thanks Richard, Chrysocolla is absolutely one of my favourites 👍

  • @rachaelb9164
    @rachaelb9164 3 месяца назад +1

    Whoa… is that a 3d printed vibratory bowl??? I didn’t think that was possible. The freaking bowls are so expensive it’s almost the same price to just get a new unit. Crazy. If someone could start making tumbler barrels at a decent price they will get a lot of business. Especially now that Lortone apparently is out of business… hopefully someone takes over their tumbler division.

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  3 месяца назад +1

      Yes, 3D printed that bowl, I now have a bigger printer and can pretty much match the size of the 10 pounder.
      It actually seems a bit tougher than the original albeit quite a bit louder 😄

    • @rachaelb9164
      @rachaelb9164 3 месяца назад +1

      @@paulhardie my printer is too small but wow that would be amazing. What material did you use for the bowl? I guess you could make the walls as thick as you want. The possibilities… I just need a bigger printer lol.

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  3 месяца назад

      @@rachaelb9164 I just used standard PLA, it's holding up very well 👍

  • @GH1TRV
    @GH1TRV Год назад +3

    This is amazing😍💚

  • @dinamonaghan7524
    @dinamonaghan7524 Год назад +1

    This is a fascinating video. I will watch it again and again.

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      Thank you Dina, it's nice to know others enjoy and appreciate my efforts 😀

  • @deniseveiw7992
    @deniseveiw7992 Год назад +1

    Turned out beautiful.

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      Thank you Denise, I think I'd have to agree with you 😁

  • @OccamsSledgehammer
    @OccamsSledgehammer 8 месяцев назад +1

    I wave goodbye to my rocks too!! ❤❤

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  8 месяцев назад +1

      I know . . . it's difficult to say goodbye 😆

  • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
    @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great Explaination of the repair job on the barrel.

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you Nicola 👍

  • @JacobsBrand
    @JacobsBrand Год назад +1

    Wow, that's beautiful

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      Yes, I was very happy with the results 😃

  • @FindingPebbles
    @FindingPebbles Год назад

    So beautiful!

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      Thank you, it's my favourite type of rock.

  • @BatuIndahJade
    @BatuIndahJade Год назад +1

    That's amazing👍

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      Beautiful stuff isn't it ? 😀

  • @mmmfun77
    @mmmfun77 6 месяцев назад +1

    Cleopatra loved Chrystocolla!

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  6 месяцев назад

      How could anyone not love it ? 😁

  • @daltonprince3287
    @daltonprince3287 Год назад +1

    Very nice.

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      Thank you, I was very happy with how these turned out 👍

  • @birdscrocodileslizard
    @birdscrocodileslizard 6 месяцев назад +1

    Gorgeous rock they are

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  6 месяцев назад

      Absolutely, Chrysocolla is my all time favourite.

  • @Charl-Viljoen
    @Charl-Viljoen Год назад +1

    Howdy Paul, great shine and yes I did spot the ring light 😂😂😂. But yeah man, awesome video. Glad you showed the sonic clean…also my last step in very hot water.

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад +1

      Thanks Charl, I haven't tried "very" hot water but will next time, I've used the ring light for a while now but usually just off to the side, I really wanted to show the shine on these so shot through the ring this time 👍

    • @Charl-Viljoen
      @Charl-Viljoen Год назад +1

      @@paulhardie Congrats mate, see you have crossed the 200 milestone.

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      @@Charl-Viljoen I'll have to make another video 😆

  • @SRLGemstone
    @SRLGemstone Год назад +2

    Good system. I'm much more impressed with my ultrasonic cleaner. Thanks for the informative video.

  • @dreamlookautodetailingauto3353
    @dreamlookautodetailingauto3353 5 месяцев назад +1

    Really nice, pretty colors! I notice you don't put any small ceramic pellets in the final stages? Is it because the ceramics are harder than your rocks?

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  5 месяцев назад

      I don't use ceramics just filler pieces of the same material left over from the cutting process 👍

  • @goldnugget1987
    @goldnugget1987 Год назад +1

    very good friend. warm greetings and good luck 🙏👍🌻🌷🇲🇨

  • @Peggysue661
    @Peggysue661 Год назад +1

    Very interesting 😊

  • @whybutwhy4137
    @whybutwhy4137 Год назад +1

    Beautiful

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      I would have to agree, it really is a beautiful rock ☺

  • @Aleksandra-lf8ky
    @Aleksandra-lf8ky Год назад +1

    efekt ekstra!

  • @rachaelb9164
    @rachaelb9164 3 месяца назад +1

    I would think that the small rocks you used would be too hard for chrysocolla. Would ceramic media be more gentle?

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  3 месяца назад +1

      I think if the filler rocks weren't already rounded they would have caused damage, plus this was a hard batch of Chrysocolla, lots of Quartz and other minerals mixed in 👍

  • @michaelbergman1073
    @michaelbergman1073 Год назад +3

    So I have tumbled the same rocks and the first thing out of my friends mouth was where did you get the cool fish tank rocks. 😅

  • @Carluis_mena
    @Carluis_mena Год назад +1

    Garluis💪🏽💪🏽

  • @user-vu3nb5up1o
    @user-vu3nb5up1o Год назад +1

    ฉันว่าฉันมีหินแบบนี้เยอะมากๆค่ะ

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      เป็นเรื่องปกติมากในเหมืองทองแดง

  • @deanlonagan1475
    @deanlonagan1475 Год назад +1

    29:45...sweeet sound affect with the ultrasonic cleaners...cellphone distortion...*plays air metal guitar*...

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      😄 I wear hearing aids . . . you should hear what it does to them 😆

  • @nerinacaytuna8500
    @nerinacaytuna8500 8 месяцев назад +1

    What are Chrysocollas? What are their uses? Where can they be found? How much do they sell and where have they been sold?

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  8 месяцев назад +1

      Chrysocolla is a mineral/rock that occurs near Copper deposits all over the world, it's one of my personal favourites ☺when you talk about uses do you mean the metaphysical side ?
      I use it to make pendants and polished rocks which I sell at local markets but there should be many sites online that sell it 👍

  • @hauntedghost5175
    @hauntedghost5175 Год назад +2

    How is this formed? And where is it found? (Not exact location) but state/county etc.

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад +1

      Chrysocolla forms anywhere there is Copper, made up (as far as I know) mainly of Malachite and Azurite with other bits and pieces mixed in, it's the reason I always look for abandoned Copper mines to collect 👍

  • @jonasgeez2140
    @jonasgeez2140 Год назад +1

    Wow that stuff looks beautiful.... How often do you halfto replace the water on the tile saw since it's constantly recirculated... Also is that a bunch of rolls of vinyl in the background

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад +1

      Yes it is beautiful😃
      The water gets pretty murky but after it's been sitting unused for a few days the mud settles to the bottom leaving clear water at the top, the pump sits on top of a brick so doesn't suck up too much mud.
      Yes rolls of vinyl, I have a signwriting business👍

    • @jonasgeez2140
      @jonasgeez2140 Год назад +1

      @@paulhardie awesome thanks for the reply I worked for a sign company for nearly 9 years it was a great time

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад +1

      @@jonasgeez2140 it sure beats bricklaying . . . or about a thousand other jobs I can think of 😄 always something different happening 👍

    • @jonasgeez2140
      @jonasgeez2140 Год назад +1

      @@paulhardie true every day was something new each individual job different than the one before

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад +1

      @@jonasgeez2140 not all good but always changing . . . did you ever do screen printing ? . . . That was no fun 😆

  • @rolfepedraspreciosasr3319
    @rolfepedraspreciosasr3319 Год назад +1

    Lindas pedras

  • @lindinalvadias3110
    @lindinalvadias3110 Год назад +1

    Que liquido é esse que colocou nas pedras,o senhor pode nos dizer? Obrigada

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      Não sei a que líquido você se refere, em que ponto do vídeo ?

  • @youtubeuser536
    @youtubeuser536 Год назад +1

    This is amazing. I never knew about the ultra sonic cleaner.

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      Even when you think you have a really nice clean rock the ultra sonic cleaner will still manage to get residue out of it 👍

  • @tianafinch8023
    @tianafinch8023 Год назад +1

    Dont you cab the bigger pieces?

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад +2

      I have a home made slant cabber, I use that mainly for shaping pendants 👍

  • @offyarocka
    @offyarocka Год назад +1

    Awesome results with the chrysocolla!!! You know you are rock fiend when you have buckets/tubs lined up like that outside hahahahahahaha Hey with the borax, can you used that in an initial cleaning process? I've been using citric acid but that can have mixed results

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад +1

      I've added more buckets since then 😆
      I'm not sure what you mean about the Borax, are you saying before stage one tumbling ?

    • @offyarocka
      @offyarocka Год назад +1

      @@paulhardie I clean my rocks when i get home from collecting. Sometimes they have baked on dirt and clay, sometimes they are stained by nearby minerals ie iron

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад +1

      @@offyarocka I cut and pre-shape most of the rocks I tumble so any dirt gets cut away 👍

    • @offyarocka
      @offyarocka Год назад +1

      @@paulhardie Ah ok cool, that makes sense🙂🙂🙂

  • @darlenehennessy
    @darlenehennessy Год назад +1

    Hi Paul :) loved the video. Why not fill that empty barrel with something instead of having it go round empty.

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад +3

      A normal person might do something like that 😄 I just didn't have anything cut and ready to go 👍

  • @ArMnKnows
    @ArMnKnows Год назад +1

    And the guy still have 10 fingers? Impressive

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад +1

      😆 You'd need to do something pretty stupid to cut yourself on a continuous diamond blade 😆

  • @lindinalvadias3110
    @lindinalvadias3110 Год назад +1

    Só queria entender tudo que você fala,bem que o google poderia já traduzir o vídeo de acordo com o país!

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      Espero que você possa entender minhas respostas

  • @datapers1
    @datapers1 7 месяцев назад +1

    Kalau batu lumut sungai dareh pakah bisa di treatment seperti itu, Tuan. Atau ada yg lebih baik dari itu?. 🙏🙏🙏

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  7 месяцев назад

      Sejauh yang saya tahu, mereka harus memolesnya dengan cara yang persis sama
      👍

    • @datapers1
      @datapers1 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@paulhardie terimakasih bapak masukannya 🙏🙏

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  7 месяцев назад

      @@datapers1 kapan saja temanku

    • @datapers1
      @datapers1 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@paulhardie terimakasih bapaktu 🙏🙏

  • @user-vu3nb5up1o
    @user-vu3nb5up1o Год назад +1

    แปลภาษาไทยได้ไหมค่ะฟังไม่ออกขอบคุณต่ะ

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      ฉันไม่แน่ใจว่าต้องทำอย่างไร ฉันแค่ใช้ Google เพื่อแปลข้อความ

  • @user-vu3nb5up1o
    @user-vu3nb5up1o Год назад +1

    สวัสดีค่ะฉันชอบเก็บสะสมหินแปลกมากค่ะ

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      ฉันเองก็มีโขดหินที่สวยงามมากมายที่นี่👍

  • @shirleyjames3737
    @shirleyjames3737 Год назад +1

    Do not inhale the stuff coming off the rocks. I caught sarcoidosis from cleaning shells.

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      😯 that's terrible . . . did you wear a mask ?
      I always wear a respirator mask along with ear and eye protection and an apron when cutting rocks.

  • @lindinalvadias3110
    @lindinalvadias3110 Год назад +1

    Em português

  • @cabdiqanideeq7266
    @cabdiqanideeq7266 Год назад +1

    Haloo sir I have more kinds of gemstone where we contact you

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      you can email me if you like print@westnet.com.au 👍

  • @dieaaljabi1364
    @dieaaljabi1364 Год назад +1

    Hi sir becarful thay dust sand there are gold an som minerial in thay

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад

      Um . . . I'm not entirely sure I understand your comment . . . actually I am sure 🤔

    • @dieaaljabi1364
      @dieaaljabi1364 Год назад

      @@paulhardie test sim of dust sand with aqua regia

  • @MrTurtleMontana
    @MrTurtleMontana Год назад +5

    Come on, Paul! At least take the cat sticker off of your kitty litter rock basket...

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад +7

      No, I'm keeping them on so I can take them back for a refund in a year or so 😆

    • @OccamsSledgehammer
      @OccamsSledgehammer 8 месяцев назад

      MrT - why?

  • @petepeterson4540
    @petepeterson4540 Год назад +1

    what about the cyanide

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Год назад +1

      Cyanide !!? I was told I should wash my hands after handling raw Chrysocolla and anything else associated with Copper.

  • @Orchardcommonceramics
    @Orchardcommonceramics Месяц назад +1

    Hi Paul, do you sell your rocks thanks!

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Месяц назад

      Yes, I sell both rough and polished rocks, if you're interested it's best to email me at - print@westnet.com.au 👍

    • @Orchardcommonceramics
      @Orchardcommonceramics Месяц назад +1

      @@paulhardie great! No etsy shop or eBay though? Cheers!

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Месяц назад +1

      @@Orchardcommonceramics No, it's a lot of mucking around to sell one polished rock for a few dollars 😩

    • @Orchardcommonceramics
      @Orchardcommonceramics Месяц назад +1

      Haha. I understand. Bit of a faff! Well I live in the Uk. So might be too much of a faff 😅

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie  Месяц назад +1

      Just last week I sent off two lots of rough rocks to the UK and will be picking out another 5kg to go to the UK this week 👍

  • @cinemak777
    @cinemak777 Год назад +1

    hi my name is cactus