Give the video a watch! https://youtu.be/OqKA2N8n1B4?si=RCIC9v3OtabPxcNq
1 month ago | 2
Nicely done! I watched YouTube tutorials. I believe i still have the 1st rocks i polished. I started by using an angle grinder and polishing pads. Then, after watching your channel as well as Agate Dad, I moved up to a Hi Tech Diamond 8" flat lap. Now I'm using a 6" CabKing.
1 month ago
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All of my rockhounding knowledge I’ve learned from YouTube. I learn about rock types and more technical stuff from you, the cutting and polishing from Agate Dad and Rookie Rockhounding.
1 month ago
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I did a couple Rock Tumbling batches with my dad when I was a kid. Bought a small rock tumbler in 2019, now I have five of those, and I have an Arbor and an 8 inch saw I’m slowly repairing. I have learned totally off YouTube. Your channel, Agate Bay, Lapidary Dave, and Michigan Rocks have been my main sources of Lapidary Knowledge. I don’t have any formal education in it besides a Geology Degree that occasionally helps me.
1 month ago
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Beautiful polishing job by a beautiful lady! And I great man passing his mastery of the lapidary arts to to his wife ! I am always greatful to learn from the best rockhounds on YouTube!!!
1 month ago
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Basic knowledge from youtube. Bought a tile saw at a rummage sale and started cutting. Then I bought a rotary polisher/sander + Amazon pads, made a stand for it and started polishing. Turned out great! People in our geology club couldn't believe the finish I got with that set-up.
1 month ago
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Michigan Rocks and New Mexican Seeks Rocks taught me through their videos.
1 month ago
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Self taught, and many firsts! One of my favorites is a flattened sphere that I took a 90⁰ wedge out of and polished the cut surfaces to the inside corner. So, folks can see it's cortex and polished core in one piece. It sounds simple, but it's a tricky cut.
1 month ago
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I learned from YouTube. The most important thing I learned is that not all content creators provide valuable information. I'm grateful to creators like you and a few others for the straight-up honest advice you provide. The first rock I successfully polished was a piece of sodalite that I still have. I'll never give it up. It's my "Woo Hoo! I can do this!" trophy.
1 month ago
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My grandapa taught me I wasn’t really into it at first but he would pay me $15 a hour worth of grass so it was worth it at the time when I was a young man He never was the best at getting a good polish and used silicon carbide until I gave him a modern machine Definitely super thankful for grandpa Ruby ❤
1 month ago
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I am self taught but I Iearned a lot from watching YouTube videos, much later on. I have only polished small rocks and I used to do it with a Dremel tool and little 2" sanding pads that went from 80 grit up to 20,000 grit. I haven't done much since my stroke 10+ years ago. I would love a flat lap and it's about the only thing I can use with my handicaps but I can't afford one. So I pay someone to polish my rocks that I really need polished. Most of my ricks are specimens that don't need polishing and I've thought about doing a clear epoxy coating on some of my cool rocks that are worth seeing them polished but not worth the cost of shipping and paying for the piece to get polished! I don't even know what piece was my first that I polished but I'm sure I don't have it anymore! I think my collection of rocks periodically, so I can get new cool rocks! I send people boxes of rocks all the time and it helps to keep my room from disappearing under a mountain of rocks! Lol!
1 month ago
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My Dad got me into rocks, something I will forever be grateful to him for. I remember needing to wait forever for the rocks to finish tumbling. Or at least it felt like forever to 9 year old little me
1 month ago
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Mike Zinski taught me! I've made over 100 pieces since then. He's teaching anyone in the club who wants to learn!
1 month ago
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My first lesson was at a rock club about 2hrs south of me. The first rock I polished is on a chain around my wife's neck. (Purple corrundum from NC) 12 years later, when I got my own equipment, I taught myself my method of cabbing.
1 month ago
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My dad taught me. Growing up, he had some rock equipment in the garage and he'd go out there and tinker around. He's upgraded quite a bit over the years and recently gave me all his older equipment he'll never use again. So I get to tinker with rocks on the equipment he taught me on.
1 month ago
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I’ve been rock and fossil collecting since I was about 7, but I didn’t learn to polish (or have the patience) until about 5 years ago. Learned most from watching Michigan Rocks on YouTube.
1 month ago
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Currently Rockhounding
Who taught you how to cut and polish rocks, and do you still have the first one you polished?
Pictured here is Sara's first attempt at polishing a rock along with a little help from me, and I have to say it's significantly better than my first attempt at polishing a rock.
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