Polishing Rocks with Power Tools • Specimens, Slabs & Palm Stones
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2021
- See how Pauly has figured out how to polish rocks with a sander/polisher using materials from home. This lapidary method we polish slabs, palm stones and a carnelian Thunderegg, to a specimen finish.
Check out Pauly’s Channel: @paul the rockhound / @paultherockhound7277
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Tools used in this video:
(We are not affiliated nor are we trying to sell you anything, this is just what we have at our disposal.)
•Variable Speed Sander Polisher OR
•Variable Speed Grinder
•Diamond Polishing Pads Grits ~ 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500 & 3000
*These polishing accessories can be found by searching “diamond polishing pads” online.
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#THEFINDERS #rockhounding #lapidary - Навчання та стиль
I'm really just loving your channel and videos as they are a reassurance as well as a mirror to many of my own improvised decisions to venture into the many casmz and endless rabbit holes I've found myself venturing into ever since my first artistic adventure involving natural stone. While lapidary is not the field I'd been delving into, it was a stones throw away from the many projects I was and would continue working on for the past several years. I have and still collect, cut, and even catch myself sanding/polishing hundreds of rocks I find interesting or curiously unfamiliar. So often it is just to get even more familiar with materials and learn directly about the different myriad of minerals and raw stone combinations that initially had me so hooked on them as a medium.
Your practices and "primitive" approach is all too familiar and clearly the effectiveness has not (in my eyes) been severely compromised. I remain experimental and self learning in most of my stone working, and what I've seen from you and this great rookie rockhounding titled channel is by far the best and most comfortable source of knowledge that I have come to find hands down. Going to keep coming back for all the terrific content and enjoyable work that you've done here! Thanks again 🙏
My goodness thank you so very very much for your genuinely kind words my friend. I think one of the things I’ve loved most and will continue to value about the UA-cam experience so far, is being seen. Not just watched but it’s more like from comments like this, that I can tell someone has actually seen why I love doing what I love, but it’s the greatest praise because it’s from someone who knows the joy of being themselves in doing what they love. Sounds whimsical and gushy but from one creative brained person to another, thank you for seeing “me” 😊
God I hope that didn’t sound as conceded as I feel like it may have 😬🤦♂️😂
I think I meant it just feels good to freely be me and have others appreciate me being me haha
Ditto!
*Works really **MyBest.Tools** well, and fits hand perfectly.*
Jesse! I have polished rocks just like you for a number of years now. I must tell you that I have never used the word "breathtaking" to describe a rock .......until today. Your final polish rock was indeed BREATHTAKING. Congrats on having such a beauty.
Oh man thank you so much for the massive compliment Tim. It’s such a beautiful stone honestly. Thank you again mate 🙏
I purchased a used one as the piece is a bit pricey, but the machine ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxG6fbm3cHBd7CNTjk5D-dwYe9c9tCB9ZN has surpassed my expectations. We sand small parts by hand often, sized around 1"x1/2," and specifically look for a piece that's designed to be vertical. The motor has plenty of torque and great speed settings. The only inconvenience I had is that the disk measures 5" where we trim 6" stick-and-sand disks down easily by mounting it then cutting with a box cutter.
I'm glad you did a collaboration with Paulie, awesome and some great tips too. Before we had a flat lap we used the angle grinder as well. Really like the supports Paulie created really fun and cool rocks too!
Cheers you guys!!!!!!!!!!!! Sendin good vibes and love from us over here 🙏✨
Finally I know how I'll set up an area for polishing rocks with my angle grinder! Thank you for the demonstration with Pauly's system. You both got great results with it!
That big specimen leaves me speechless. I could stare at it for hours! Thanks Jesse and Pauly! Big love from California!
I’m with you on that Dana, I was more than surprised when we cut that one open. She’s a beauty
Absolutely worth the wait. Stunning!
And great tips for back yard lapidary, thanks to both of you.
I dont watch your content enough. You all really are my type of people. Thanks for all the shared knowledge! Gorgeous stones! Happy hunting!
Oh thank you so much mate! That’s a huge compliment. Happy hunting brother!!!
Jesse! All of these are stunning! My gosh! I remember gasping right along with you when you found that rock with the jelly carnelian in it. Such a stunner. Pauly's "everything rock" was just that. And your friend's little palm stone was adorable too! Just in awe of the beauties you find and the care with which you treat them. Until next time! ❤❤
Beautiful!! ALL of it!!
Thanks Jesse!
THANKS PAULY!!
Thank you Jubi!!!!!!!
@@Rookie_Rockounding 😊👍
Pauly has done a great job ! Absolutely beautiful
I love the wood clamp/jig method, will have to try that, thanks for sharing! Diesel is such a handsome, happy boy!
Oh man, Pauly has inspired me to pull my finger out and make a jig here at home. And dude, how genuinely happy is Diesel!? Such a good helper hound!
That last rock was breathtakingly beautiful... Yes Nature's Art is always the best 👍❤️❤️❤️
Hey Jessie! Saw this video where Pauly is teaching you how to do rock face polishing via his method. And using those D-pads also. Wow! I'm impressed what a person can do when they set their mind to it! It's rustic, inexpensive, it's cool, it's resourceful! And in today's world, anything that will keep a mate, or a Sheila from draining the retirement fund is in my book, is a clear WINNER! I'll have to remember this technique if I ever get the time to Pretend To Be Retired! Slab-on!
That has to b one of the coolest rocks I have ever seen polished! It has everything!!
Thanks for sharing.
Keep rockin!! 👍😎
Thank you!
The barrel grinding enclosure is awesome!
I just bought a double barre tumbler. I’m already addicted to the sound of my stones tumbling.
It’s great to see that I can polish petrified wood! I literally have been wondering this all week! I have looked and looked and everything that I find is saying different things! Thank you so much!!
With any rocks you just got to try I've polished rocks and they will not take a polish always try
Oh yeah, you absolutely can. It turns out beautiful too Samuel 👍👍👍
Wow!! That is one gorgeous piece of nature 💛
Thank you my friend! We have some beauties out here hey, hope you’re keeping well Green As!
Well done Jesse and Pauly! Mother Nature is the best artist and creator. Thanks for sharing this video. Much love from Canada.
Absolutely Michelle, isn’t she talented 😉✨
Love this video, your friendship, exploring techniques and beautiful rocks.😊
Thank you Pauly. Beautiful
I think you have the best finds and I love the passion you have for each find. It blows my mind how different rocks are over that way compared to where I live here in Michigan. Thanks for sharing again!
Thanks CMC, yeah we are super spoilt out here, but if you haven’t, check out @michigan rocks, he’s over there and finds some beauties. The man is a legend!!!
Thank you Pauly!!!
10:37 the water line banding is beautiful! Absolutely gorgeous rock! You did a great job on it. Glad you finally got to see it polished. 🥰🥰🥰
How pretty is that piece Margie, thanks for enjoying it with us!!! 🥰🥰
Your giant rock is gorgeous! Everything I love! Nature is amazing!!
Thank you jesse it was a wonderful day thankyou to all the new subscribers and dirty diesel said hi love your work and if marlaina is looking check your emails young lady
Haha oh gosh no man, THANK! YOU!! Give diesel a pat for me mate. Had a great day today brother 👊
I checked it!😃 Sent you one back... I am so stoked I can't even express what I'm feeling! Thank you Pauly! I will be looking out for it and will let you know right away when it gets here. So so so much love to you bro! Big smiles on my face. 😊💖
"Natures Art" What a Perfectly Perfect thing to say! Especially to people who don't get why I Rockhound.
Absolutely beautiful and very inspiring ❤
I’m glad I watched this video…or watched it enough to get the basic concept. I had the idea to use a power tool but I wasn’t quite sure how to carry out my plan. Thanks for the great ideas guys!
Great video guys! Stunning results 👌
Great video. Absolutely beautiful pieces and I love your polishing techniques. Thanks Paulie thanks Jesse
Thank you Corrina our friend! I hope you have a brilliant week ahead!!!!
Awesome boys, so exciting to watch!
My husband and I just discovered your channel and LOVE how you cut and polish! I would love to send you some Arkansas stones to see what you would do with them. We were both born and raised within a reasonable driving distance to the only public access diamond mine (Murfreesboro, AR) in the US and have been multiple times. A lot of schools take kids there on field trips yearly. We now live in an area of the state that is not far from a great geod / crystal site where you can go and find really awsome treasures. I would be more than happy to box up a variety of native Arkansas treasure and mail over to you just to see how you work them out.
So lovely, you explain all your work so beautifully
Paul’s cutting set up is awesome. Just shows what can be done with a bit of ingenuity. Beautiful rocks guys, made even more so by the polish.
Absolutely dregano! He’s got such a better set up than doin it on my lap 🤪
Thank youuuuuu!
Wow, those turned out amazing
jesse and pauly cutting and polishing their awesome hounding finds... wonderful specimens !!!
Cheers Howie mate!
Nice job, great idea to hold the rocks, love that big rock it’s got it all. Thanks for sharing
Thank you mate 😊
Amazing work on some gorgeous pieces. Love watching your videos! Thanks for sharing the beauty guys❣
Thank you so much Kyla!!!!
Love the spirit, work with what you got is what I do best. Love Pauly's setup. I'll have to check out his channel to see his side of your guys adventures. These rocks turned out gorgeous, great work guys! Sausage looks good too!
Rock on Pauly! Very inventive and effective. Nice polishes. You guys look like you were having fun. Love the green rock too
Beautiful crystals!!
That polished up so well
I have been so happy to find your video. These methods are so clever and gives those of us the ability to polish our rock's without buying expensive lapidary equipment! Thanks guy's you rock! Lol
I love that big thunder egg. Seems like it was worth the wait. You got a great polish on it.
Oh man I’m so sorry I missed this Rob! Yeah that one is one of my favourites. Just so pretty 😊
Thank you for demonstrating such ingenuity! There's more than one way to polish a rock 😊
Yeah absolutely, I can’t wait to try them all to be honest haha one day!
Wow wow wow! Amazing!
Cheers Anita mate!!!
Great! Simply, just great! So happy to see that you're doing well and keeping up the good work. Much respect from Maryland in the states.
Thank you so much brother! 👊
Thanks AWESOME! Gods art work....Thanks Paulie
So so nice. Thank you
most excellent work on some stunners there lads..very much worth the wait to see them finished..
Thank you so much wayneo mate. I hope you’re keeping safe, happy and well brother. 👊
Sure turned out pretty. Great shiny rocks and lunch! I'll never do this but I love watching you guys. TFS 💖🦅🦅
Yeah cheers icatz, thanks for coming along 😊
Very beautiful work!
Watching this again in preparation for my first polishing with the grinder
Ohhhhh! Awesome! Wishing you the finest of polishes Julie 😊✨
Thanks guys! I love that vice setup. Beautiful rocks wow! but that last one 🤩🤩🤩
Very very lucky to have found that last one, so lucky. ✨
The waterlined, druzy like crystal topping...🤤 words cant describe..just drool can 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
Haha! My exact thoughts hey, just a piece of natural art right 😁
They turned out awesome! Thanks for showing me some options on how to polish my stones! I have the sanding pads, wife bought for me, but I haven't been able to do anything yet but hopefully I can in a few weeks! Thanks for sharing!
That’s exciting mate! They’re so much fun, if you ever have any questions just give me a holler my friend.
I love how creative Pauly is with the angle grinder set up! It goes to show that you do not need to spend copious amounts of money to get started with lapidary.
You can tell from the fabulous polish that it does the job and does it VERY well.
Good job guys!
Oh man Kyle “Mild” Kyle, dude he’s been telling me to try this for ages and legit, all it comes down to is being creative with what he’s got. That’s not to say we both wouldn’t LOVE to have some wheels to work on. But one day dude, one day… 🤪
Thanks for poppin by brother! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods dude! 🤘
Thank you world of rock Hounds kyle
So cool that you had Pauly on! I really like him! I'm not through the video yet, but I know they will be great!
Thanks Just Julee 😁😁😁
Thanks for the tips 👍😎
That flow banded jasper that pauly found looks so much like the picture jasper here in oregon! I didnt even know there was anything remotely close in resemblance to picture jasper found anywhere else! so cool. Your thunderegg turned out top shelf, Im sure it looks even better in person. 3 years was worth the wait!
just goes to show you dont need all these expensive tools to make a rock look beautiful. If your on a budget, you get creative and you make it work just as well :)
Absolutely Mitch mate! Thank you!!! It was definitely worth the wait too 😉😁👍
This was amazing. Great video.
Thank you Tara!!
Awesome video, ingenious jig for polishing, shows with lateral thinking you don't need expensive machines, top job dude!!! 😃
Thank you mate!!! I’d love to take the credit but Pauly was the mastermind 🤪
Have a rad one brother!
So so gorgeous!!!
Thank you 🙏
Yep. Just Awesome
I love my rock Jessie! Its beautiful! You are one amazing human being! You have introduced me and my boys to the wonderful world of rockhounding! :)
Aye! Chantelle! I’m so glad you liked it 😁
How good is being out there finding the little treasures!
I use a vise and put the grinder in like a flat lap but I've been holding the grinder and rock in my hands, I'm going to try out the ways in this video too. Great video ❤
The way you described being a little person standing inside the rock. Your imagination was seeking Heaven. The Bible describes it as being made up of many layers of different precious stone.... go look ❤️🕊 Gates of pearl, streets of gold and read about the walls etc.
Great video 🥰 Loved Pauly’s idea 👍🏻
Oh I’m so glad you caught that Barby, thank you 🙏
I’ve been looking into those pads, thanks for the video
Hello from Colorado. The polished rocks turned out so beautiful. I don’t think you are a rookie anymore!
Heya from Queensland!!! Naw thanks, I’m kinda always a rookie. Always trying to learn… hopefully 😀
Those turned out really nice.
Cheers Jim mate!!! 👍👍
You always find the nicest rocks 😍. Very cool to watch how you guys get them looking nice and shiny.
Thank you Anna, much love from all of us over here 😊
Really great. Gets you in, doesn't it? I used to be in a lap club in Melbourne, then l went to NMIT and got my Diploma and my Advanced Diploma. Qualified now as a jeweller. Love precious stones too.
Wow thats so amazing waiting so long and how beautiful it comes out. Awesome
Thanks Vivid23 D. 😁
Just loving Pauly’s ingenuity on another way to polish the beauties that you all collect and enjoy so much, Jesse. They turned out to be so lovely. Nice specimens mates! 👏👏👏🥰👏👏👏
Yeah he’s got the know how, he’s such a good mate honestly Lizzy. Have an awesome week ahead my friend!
@@Rookie_Rockounding , Enjoy the rest of your week too, Maverick. Love to all! 🥰
Wow! That last piece is seriously amazing!! Killer set up pauly!
Thanks mate
Cheeeeeers brother. Honestly probably my favourite rock. I hope you’re keeping well mate. 🙏👊✨
Hiya Jessie, awesome awesome job on the stones and on the video, and nice job Pauly 👍, you both have beautiful stones.
I hope you and Pauly have a rad blessed day mate.
Cya! 😺🐟out!
Thannnnnkkkkk youuuuuuu Catfishh!!!! I’ve been terrible at getting back to people on here of late but just wanted to say thank you for all your support my friend! Thank you 😁
So good man!!!!
Super duet tworzycie😊piękności wam wychodzą gorąco pozdrawiam z Polski 😁
Dziękuję, przyjacielu! z Australii
I ordered me some of those polishing pads. I hope mine turn out as good as yous guys. Those looked AMAZING! Thundereggs look sooo good! But, my favorite was the agate palmstone you made for your friend. Great job guys! Loved the idea of the rig Pauly made too! Thanks for sharing this great video Jesse! You guys rock! Cheers, my friend 😁👍
Oh man Fayde! That’s exciting mate! I reckon you’ll do just great, it takes patience through the stages, but most of all, the first one. And second I reckon. I recommend some good music or a good podcast in the headphones and polish away happily.
Best of luck dude and let me know if you have ANY questions!
This my fine friend is one of those things looking at his ingenuity, you go wwwhhaattt! Why didn't I think of it! 🤯
Beautiful pieces bud! I will be pinching this set up😊 thank Pauley for sharing, even if he doesn't know. Great video!!
This is awesome!!
Thank YOU Mr. Greek Explorer! 🙏
Very nice!
very cool video thanks 😊
Very nice piece of polishing. Great vlog
Cheers Jayne 😊😊😊
Love this!!
😊
That was awesome 👌 I know what I'm doing today 😀
Before I ever found this page I did the same thing with those polishing pads that go on hand sanders - I love turquoise and turquoise is very sensitive to heat and working without water can burn and damage the turquoise - I learned this the hard way 😅😅😅
I've found out some of my finfernail tool can polish small rocks well. My square nail buffer gives tumbled rock a nice quick glossy finish
I am a huge fan of you and your amazing channel
ALl GORGEOUS!!!
Absolutely stunning peices ,I'm from Scotland ,so don't just trip over rocks like that,usually just half bricks and stuff ,fantastic work aswell,thankyou.
I learned and heard and want so cool thx guys
Great job amazing Ron Howard came out keep up the good work my friend
Thank you mate!
Such a great helpful video! You helped teach this nerdy girl a lot that I showcase in my sandhills mineral group on fb
Yes! Here’s to rock nerds!!!!!! 🤘
Hi Jess, a couple o& nice pieces that you and Paul have polished up nicely. I do remember you and Benny cutting those rocks and thinking at the time that the saw could leave some score marks in them though in the end they worked out really nicely. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
G’day mate!!!! Oh man, no you’re absolutely right, they were some super deep grooves 😖🤦♂️
I wouldn’t recommend it haha!
But thanks mate. Hope you’re keeping well and have a rad week ahead brother. Was talking to Pauly about you today! 😁
Very creative and what beautiful polishing great job 🍻
Thank you dude! Cheers my rock brother 🍻
That is one in a million beautiful rock I share your amazement ❤