POLISHING PETRIFIED WOOD on a COVINGTON ENGINEERING VIBRALAP | Polishing Rocks #4
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Күн бұрынIn this video we cut some Agatized Cycad/Conifer limb casts and then polish them on our Covington Engineering 10 inch Vibralap. This was a lot of fun and we learned a lot during this process. If you ever think about purchasing one of these machines I hope you can reference this video to help you through by learning from our successes and mistakes!! The video is a bit longer than usual so I have broken it out into sections so you can navigate through it better (see below).
WE ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH COVINGTON ENGINEERING.
THANKS FOR WATCHING!!
0:00 Intro & Cutting the Rocks
2:06 Back at the shop!
4:02 Stage 1 Coarse 46/70 Grit Silicon Carbide
14:49 Stage 2 Medium Coarse 120/220 Grit Silicon Carbide
15:32 Stage 3 Pre-Polish 500 Grit Aluminum Oxide
16:49 Stage 4 Pre-Polish 1200 Grit Aluminum Oxide
18:07 Stage 5 Polish Micro Alumina Powder
19:32 Results!!
Recipe used for this project:
Stage 1 Coarse - 2.0 TBSP of 46/70 Silicon Carbide grit with 2.0 TBSP of water. Ran for 30 hours. This is abnormally long due to the excessive uneven saw marks and surface cavities. Normally should only take 6-10 hours.
Stage 2 Medium Coarse - 2.0 TBSP of 120/220 Silicon Carbide grit with 2.0 TBSP of water. Ran for 7 hours.
Stage 3 Medium - 2.0 TBSP of 500 Aluminum Oxide grit with 2.0 TBSP of water. Ran for 7 hours.
Stage 4 Pre-Polish - 2.0 TBSP of 1200 Aluminum Oxide grit with 2.0 TBSP of water. Ran for 7 hours.
Stage 5 Polish - 1.0 TBSP of Micro Alumina Powder "A" polish with 2.0 TBSP of water. Ran for 7 hours.
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@AvalonDreamz 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, those are just SO cool looking!
@GermanGemcutter 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing the complete process on a vibralap👍 Beautiful specimens
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@RagnarRocks 3 жыл бұрын
Rock bumper cars! Haha! Well done!
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
I know right! Thanks bro!
@arendgerritsen5681 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! What a beautiful stones!! Nice pollished!!!
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@rockinwitht9948 3 жыл бұрын
Those turned out beautifully!! The patterns are stunning, and so are the colours!! It’s fun checking out a different way of polishing. I find it so satisfying to watch the process
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! 😊
@dougodette4582 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video Jason, thanks for sharing the video, great tutorial !!!
@tott3457 2 жыл бұрын
That was the first time I saw the flat lap polishing technique. Thank you. I have been researching before I buy any equipment! Very helpful 🙏🏼
@RockhoundingLife 2 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful!
@1sec2midnight 3 жыл бұрын
Hello RL, great petrified wood! They're beautiful! Nice demo on the vibratory flat lap. Thanks for sharing.
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@johnnytarponds9292 2 жыл бұрын
I really love the colour of those cycads!
@RockhoundingLife 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are addictive almost!
@CityRockhounding 2 жыл бұрын
Really cool process, I love this concept of polishing considering I didn't know about it until your channel. So cool, they turned out awesome.
@RockhoundingLife 2 жыл бұрын
It's my favorite machine to use right now!
@CityRockhounding 2 жыл бұрын
@@RockhoundingLife It works great!
@MarlainaAtkins 3 жыл бұрын
Loved seeing the whole process... Turned out great! And I see you're creeping on 2500 subs... Going to hit that 3k in no time! Keep on rockin on! Cheers Jason✨
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks M! 2.5K is so awesome! I never thought we would get there in under a year!
@WorldofRockhounds 3 жыл бұрын
Gosh that is such beautiful material
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
It's my fav! Send me your mailing address in an Instagram message.
@emdorris3319 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful specimens!
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@moonstruck581 3 жыл бұрын
Cycads 💗
@RufotrisRootedRockhound 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice! Wish I had any sort of flat lap.
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
Apparently these are not that hard to make at home. See a coupe of videos of people showing how they do it.
@RufotrisRootedRockhound 3 жыл бұрын
@@RockhoundingLife for me it’s that I have no space in my tiny apartment. When I move to a bigger place this year I might invest in a diamond tech flat lap!
@oneofakind6313 3 жыл бұрын
nice
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@darrinwilliams5715 3 жыл бұрын
You have been busy.😎just an idea, how about wrapping the rocks sides with some big rubber bands.😇
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
That's a good idea. I would probably need a lot of rubber bands but it would still likely save space. Thanks for the idea!!
@Rickzolla 2 жыл бұрын
Nice work. I wonder if a final hand polish on the rotary flat lap would improve the shine?
@RockhoundingLife 2 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion!
@bernardthongvanh5613 2 жыл бұрын
so is it more pratical to use this or a flat lap?
@deedeeperkins9975 3 жыл бұрын
Nice job! Could you tell me what the rubber black rings are? Kind of look like something used to join the top and bottom of a toilet.
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
They are just rubber gaskets. A bit overkill as they were a bit big. Next time I will use something smaller.
@v7i5k2t5o7r 2 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏There is a great desire to buy such a toy, but there is no such opportunity to buy it...😢
@RockhoundingLife 2 жыл бұрын
I've seen people build them. It's actually not that hard.
@v7i5k2t5o7r 2 жыл бұрын
@@RockhoundingLife Thank you friend! I will figure out what to assemble from. I found a lot of similar devices on KZfaq. Something will work out!
@mrfxm55 3 жыл бұрын
Rocks aren't like bread you can just slice like bread. Study the outside draw lines with a sharpie and cut it up like you're a surgeon getting the best out of your stones. The equipment works great way beyond clocks and bookends with your material.
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
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@kengeohegan2834 3 жыл бұрын
I was hoping to see how you would weight slabs for polishing. I have a large Rociprolap and can't seem to keep weights on the rocks. I've tried water glass and a glue gun to no avail. Any ideas?
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Ken, How I do it is I use molding clay or play doh and mold it into a flat shape onto the rock you are polishing. If the play doh doesn't provide enough weight you can stick another rock or small weight on top of the play doh. The play doh holds everything together. I've tried this a couple of times and it works well. If you have an odd shaped rock you have to get creative with it. Hope that helps!
@kengeohegan2834 3 жыл бұрын
@@RockhoundingLife Thanks for the idea. I also thought that rock dop may work.
@saaamember97 2 жыл бұрын
What are those black rubber rings, and where do you get them?
@RockhoundingLife 2 жыл бұрын
The are just rubber gaskets I had lying around at work. You can also use PVC pipe from your local hardware store
@amrocktumbling8298 2 жыл бұрын
Do you have a water dripper going during the polishing stage?
@RockhoundingLife 2 жыл бұрын
No. Every couple of hours I will add a a bit of water. Just a splash. The slurry stays consistent with the pad and doesn't dry out.
@amrocktumbling8298 2 жыл бұрын
@@RockhoundingLife awesome thanks 👍
@jimv.661 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if you would have got better action and quicker results if you had thinner bumpers. Maybe stretch a layer of two of bicycle inner tube over the rocks.
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
Possibly. Another viewer suggested elastic bands. I'm going to toy with it further and will make an update video.
@jimv.661 3 жыл бұрын
Just figured it would give the rocks more room to vibrate. Can't wait to see your update.
@michaelvandyke 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video... May I share it?
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! And yes you can absolutely share it!
@billywhitehorn6397 7 ай бұрын
use a brick of your blade to sharpen your blade
@RockhoundingLife 7 ай бұрын
I ping my blades to sharpen them. The brick method i feel is a myth, or at least it doesnt work fir me
@jimlancaster6120 3 жыл бұрын
I thought they turned out great.
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend!
@paultrout6422 11 ай бұрын
What is the big saw?
@RockhoundingLife 11 ай бұрын
At the time of this video it was a 14" drop cut saw. Now its a 24" highland park slab saw
@divinabattles8553 3 жыл бұрын
Hello Sir i want to buy your petrified wood if i could and how much it will cost me to shift to California i want to know i want to start a collection lol 😊😊😊👍👍👍
@RockhoundingLife 3 жыл бұрын
You can contact me at rockhoundinglife@gmail.com and we can work something out.
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