What advice can you give me on crushing my own stones?
I have an amatuer geologists crystal collection - is it just as simple as putting them in a bag and crushing with a hammer, removing the various grades as I go?
@redcloak73 I would suggest you go to our website and purchase some stones from us, however if you would like to do it yourself here are a few tips. A bag will become unusable after 2 minutes of bashing. Get a small steel bar and a steel Container. A Mortar & Pessel in steell. Use sieves of different sizes to separate the stones into different sizes. You will need 2mm size and separately some powder for filling holes. Good Luck
Do you have any suggestions as to how you would vary the process if the groove is on the outside of a cylinder as opposed to being horizontal where it can all be placed at once? Can you just work your way around the periphery?
@ronjkaplan I have used it with wedding rings with Stone. The difference is to add a small piece of stone then the glue. It will set in seconds and you are able to rotate the item on the lathe and do the next section
have you done this process with mother of pearl?even if it was in small pieces like the stone i bet it would make a really nice looking piece. really liked your video too
@tappakeggaday1 The mother of pearl is really best done using a resin where the sheen of the shell can be seen. It doesnt come through it you crush and sand. With the stone the surface you see is actually a slice through the stone.
Hi there, what a great videa fascinating.
What advice can you give me on crushing my own stones?
I have an amatuer geologists crystal collection - is it just as simple as putting them in a bag and crushing with a hammer, removing the various grades as I go?
redcloak73 5 months ago
@redcloak73 I would suggest you go to our website and purchase some stones from us, however if you would like to do it yourself here are a few tips. A bag will become unusable after 2 minutes of bashing. Get a small steel bar and a steel Container. A Mortar & Pessel in steell. Use sieves of different sizes to separate the stones into different sizes. You will need 2mm size and separately some powder for filling holes. Good Luck
popsshed 5 months ago
Do you have any suggestions as to how you would vary the process if the groove is on the outside of a cylinder as opposed to being horizontal where it can all be placed at once? Can you just work your way around the periphery?
ronjkaplan 5 months ago
@ronjkaplan I have used it with wedding rings with Stone. The difference is to add a small piece of stone then the glue. It will set in seconds and you are able to rotate the item on the lathe and do the next section
popsshed 5 months ago
have you done this process with mother of pearl?even if it was in small pieces like the stone i bet it would make a really nice looking piece. really liked your video too
tappakeggaday1 11 months ago
@tappakeggaday1 The mother of pearl is really best done using a resin where the sheen of the shell can be seen. It doesnt come through it you crush and sand. With the stone the surface you see is actually a slice through the stone.
popsshed 5 months ago